Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: CCC 20 : Nagibatel vs Martinez
Date: Apr 14, 2024

#R1#
Martinez scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Javier Martinez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nagibatel will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Martinez scores with a jab.
Martinez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nagibatel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Martinez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nagibatel tried to counter with a leg kick but Martinez avoided it.#CL2#
Martinez rushes Nagibatel and presses him up against the cage.#BC#
Nagibatel breaks from the clinch.
Martinez has a takedown stuffed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nagibatel thows a leg kick but Martinez checks it #TD2#
and Martinez counters with a nice double leg into side control. Nagibatel won't be happy with that.
Martinez is looking to take a break and control but Nagibatel is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #T1##ES#
Nagibatel throws Martinez to one side and escapes!
Martinez shoots in for a double leg but Nagibatel sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.#CL2#
Martinez moves into the clinch.
Nagibatel stalling the fight.
Nagibatel stalling the fight.
Martinez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.#BC#
Nagibatel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Martinez is looking to clinch but Nagibatel is avoiding it. #CL2#
Martinez moves into the clinch successfully. #T2#
Martinez lands an elbow that stopped Nagibatel in his tracks for a moment.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Nagibatel takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Martinez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.#TD2#
Martinez has Nagibatel pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Martinez pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Nagibatel tumbling to the mat - Martinez dives into Nagibatel's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martinez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Martinez scoring with punches to the head and body.
Nagibatel is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Martinez is controlling him.
Martinez trying to control the position from guard on top but Nagibatel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Martinez won't allow Nagibatel to get back to his feet. #T3#
Nagibatel keeping moving, preventing Martinez from controlling successfully. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Nagibatel swats away the attempt to clinch by Martinez.
Nagibatel appears to be looking for a big counter.
Martinez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nagibatel.
Nagibatel misses with a two punch combination. #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Martinez checks a leg kick nicely.
Martinez tries to clinch there but Nagibatel circles away.
Nagibatel looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Martinez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nagibatel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Martinez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
As Martinez backs away, Nagibatel returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Lyoha Nagibatel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Javier Martinez.
A nice leg kick from Nagibatel, right into the meat of the thigh.
Martinez moves in looking to clinch but Nagibatel pushes him off.
Nagibatel circles away from the clinch attempt
and Nagibatel counters with an outside leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Lyoha Nagibatel will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Martinez wants to clinch.
Nagibatel stuffs the takedown attempt from Martinez. Martinez gets slowly back to his feet.
Martinez fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinez throws a looping overhand right but Nagibatel ducks down to avoid it.
Nagibatel tries to land a leg kick but Martinez saw it coming and moves away.
Nagibatel does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. #T1##CL2#
Martinez has taken the fight to the clinch.
Martinez throws an elbow that misses.
Nagibatel looking to stall.
Martinez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nagibatel is defending well for now.
Nagibatel stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Nagibatel dodges an elbow strike from Martinez. #BC#
Nagibatel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nagibatel scores with a jab to the head.
Martinez blocks a jab.
Nagibatel fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Martinez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Martinez goes for a double leg but Nagibatel avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Nagibatel continues to drive forward.#T2#
Nagibatel throws a low kick but Martinez moves out of range easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Martinez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nagibatel with a nice calf kick.
Nagibatel fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Martinez.
Nagibatel tried to score with a low kick but Martinez checks it.
Martinez misses with a straight left.
Nagibatel scores with a slapping inside leg kick.#T3#
Martinez checks a leg kick nicely.
Martinez tries to clinch but Nagibatel moves out of range.
Martinez tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Nagibatel counters with a nice low kick that buckles Martinez's knee momentarily.
Martinez is looking to clinch but Nagibatel is avoiding it.
Nagibatel fires out a quick counter leg kick but Martinez just manages to avoid it.
Martinez moves in looking to clinch but Nagibatel pushes him off.
Lyoha Nagibatel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nagibatel swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Martinez scores with a nice strike.#T4#
Nagibatel misses with a leg kick
and Martinez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Martinez shoots in looking for a takedown. Nagibatel tries to sprawl out of it but Martinez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Nagibatel manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Lyoha Nagibatel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Javier Martinez.
Nagibatel lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Martinez tries to clinch up
enabling Nagibatel to counter with a crisp jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Lyoha Nagibatel dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R3#
Martinez works the jab nicely.
Martinez tries to close the distance and clinch but Nagibatel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Nagibatel lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Martinez has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Martinez and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nagibatel misses with a leg kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Martinez! But no joy.
Nagibatel pivots, looking for a leg kick but Martinez is out of range and Nagibatel settles back down.
Nagibatel takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Lyoha Nagibatel is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nagibatel is looking to chop away at Martinez's legs.
Martinez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nagibatel.
Nagibatel is looking to counter punch.
Martinez tries to clinch but Nagibatel moves out of range.
Nagibatel feinted there with a counter leg kick.#T1#
Nagibatel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nagibatel fires out a quick counter leg kick but Martinez just manages to avoid it.
Nagibatel fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Martinez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Martinez moves in looking to clinch but Nagibatel pushes him off.
Nagibatel moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nagibatel misses with a low kick.
Martinez might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Nagibatel scoring well with a low kick there.
Nagibatel bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Martinez's head.
Nagibatel misses with a low kick.
Nagibatel throws a leg kick but Martinez moved away.#T2#
Martinez is looking to clinch but Nagibatel is avoiding it.
Nagibatel throws a leg kick but Martinez moved away.#CL2#
Martinez moves into the clinch successfully. #BC#
Nagibatel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nagibatel tries a low kick but Martinez avoids it.
Martinez throws a lazy right hand but Nagibatel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Martinez tries to clinch but Nagibatel moves out of range.
Nagibatel appears to be looking for a big counter.
Martinez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A jab from Martinez does it's job there.
Martinez wants to clinch
and Nagibatel counters with a leg kick.
Martinez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T3#
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Martinez checks a leg kick.
Martinez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Martinez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nagibatel. Nagibatel obviously looking to wear him down.
Martinez throws a hook to the side of Nagibatel's head but Nagibatel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Martinez checks the leg kick nicely there.
Martinez drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Nagibatel defends it well.
Nagibatel slips under a jab.
Nagibatel fires out a quick counter leg kick but Martinez just manages to avoid it.
Nagibatel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Martinez can do to turn this around?
Martinez lands with a cross. #T4#
Nagibatel pivots, looking for a leg kick but Martinez is out of range and Nagibatel settles back down.
Martinez tries to clinch up but Nagibatel circles away and keeps his distance.
Nagibatel swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Good exchange - Martinez coming out on top.
Martinez tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Nagibatel counters with a nice leg kick.
You can see that Martinez has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Martinez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nagibatel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Lyoha Nagibatel clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R4#
Nagibatel cracks Martinez with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nagibatel misses with a leg kick.
Martinez is looking to clinch.
Martinez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nagibatel moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Martinez checks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nagibatel throws a solid leg kick but Martinez takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Nagibatel.
Nagibatel throws out a leg kick but Martinez moves out of range and Nagibatel only half commits.
Martinez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nagibatel manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
As Martinez backs away, Nagibatel returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.#T1#
Nagibatel takes one on the button.
Martinez darts in looking for a takedown but Nagibatel gets double underhooks and turns Martinez into the cage.
Nagibatel half committed to a counter leg kick.
Nagibatel motions for Martinez to come forward. Nagibatel throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Martinez tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Nagibatel defends well and Martinez ends up having to push Nagibatel into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Martinez is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Nagibatel throws a hook but Martinez blocks it.
Nagibatel throws a leg kick that misses.
Nagibatel tries a low kick but Martinez avoids it.
Nagibatel circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nagibatel tried to counter with a leg kick but Martinez avoided it.#T2#
Nagibatel throws out a leg kick but Martinez moves out of range and Nagibatel only half commits.
Martinez is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Martinez wants to clinch.
Martinez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nagibatel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nagibatel will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
And Martinez tries to counter it with a takedown but Nagibatel pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Nagibatel circles away from the clinch attempt.
Martinez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Nagibatel.#T3#
Nagibatel circles away from the clinch attempt.
A little feinted left hand from Nagibatel on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nagibatel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nagibatel fires out a quick counter leg kick but Martinez just manages to avoid it.
Martinez looks to clinch
and Nagibatel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Martinez tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Nagibatel counters with an outside leg kick.
Martinez is looking to clinch but Nagibatel is avoiding it.
Nagibatel throwing a counter right hand but Martinez manages to avoid it.
Nagibatel lands with a thumping leg kick.
Martinez throws a lazy right hand but Nagibatel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.#TD2#
Martinez throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Nagibatel tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Martinez is in Nagibatel's guard.

Nagibatel kicks Martinez off and gets to his feet. #T4#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martinez is looking to clinch but Nagibatel is avoiding it.
Nagibatel stuffs the takedown attempt from Martinez. Martinez gets slowly back to his feet.
Nagibatel throws a big counter combination but Martinez scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Lyoha Nagibatel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Javier Martinez.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nagibatel.
Nagibatel fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Martinez.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nagibatel fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Martinez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Martinez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nagibatel manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Lyoha Nagibatel had his way with Javier Martinez in that round.
That's time! Nagibatel's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!#R5#
Martinez checks a leg kick.
Nagibatel throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Martinez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nagibatel throws a leg kick
enabling Martinez to counter with a crisp jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Martinez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nagibatel lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinez looks to land a right hand but Nagibatel moved out of range.
Martinez doesn't manage to clinch there - Nagibatel circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Nagibatel misses the target.#T1#
A slow jab from Nagibatel misses its intended target.
Martinez throws a hook but Nagibatel blocks it.
Nagibatel appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Martinez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nagibatel leaves Martinez with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nagibatel appears to be looking for a big counter.
Martinez is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
A big right from Martinez misses.
Nagibatel misses with a low kick.
Nagibatel fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.#T2#
Nagibatel moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Martinez doesn't manage to clinch there - Nagibatel circles away.
Nagibatel lands with a straight right. Martinez didn't see that one coming.
It looks like Nagibatel has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Nagibatel misses with a low kick as Martinez jumps back.
Martinez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily #KD#
and Nagibatel counters with a crisp one two that drops Martinez! Nagibatel thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Martinez to his feet! Martinez is in big trouble!#ROC#Martinez is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nagibatel fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Martinez to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Martinez looks to clinch but Nagibatel throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Martinez taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Lyoha Nagibatel!
Lyoha Nagibatel retains his middleweight title!
A relieved looking Lyoha Nagibatel thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: CCC 9: BartosiÅ„ski vs Kuznecov
Date: Mar 02, 2024

#R1#
Averescu avoids the clinch attempt nicely. #TD#
Martinez fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Averescu sprawls well initially but Martinez persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Martinez is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Martinez with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Averescu is trying to maintain the position but Martinez is very close to passing his half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinez seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T1#
Averescu wants to improve his position but Martinez is controlling well.
Martinez takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Martinez controlling the action here.
Martinez throwing shots but Averescu is blocking nicely.
Averescu trying to control here.
Martinez stops Averescu from getting back to his feet.
Martinez is figuring out what he wants to do next.#T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Averescu is looking to control Martinez's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Averescu avoid being mounted?
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Averescu tries to kick Martinez off but Martinez keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.#TD#
Martinez drives through with a takedown into Averescu's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Averescu is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Martinez is controlling him.
Averescu can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Martinez controls the pace.
Martinez throwing strikes from guard but Averescu blocks nicely. #T3#
Averescu is adopting a defensive guard.
Martinez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Averescu works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Martinez makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Martinez slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
We've been informed that Averescu has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Martinez landing with the ground and pound.
Martinez is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. #T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Martinez lands a couple of elbows.
Martinez scoring with punches to the head and body.
Martinez working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Averescu can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Martinez controls the pace.#ES2#
Averescu has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Martinez has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Martinez lands an elbow inside that Averescu shrugs off. #TD#
Martinez gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Averescu tries to kick Martinez off in order to stand up. Martinez Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Martinez controlling the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Javier Martinez dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R2#
Martinez scores with a hook.#CL#
Martinez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Martinez lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice elbow from Martinez. #CUT#It looks like Dan Averescu has been cut.
Martinez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Martinez slowing the pace effectively.
Martinez content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Martinez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Averescu can do to turn this around?#T1##TD#
Martinez has clasped his hands together around Averescu's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Martinez has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Averescu is trying to control Martinez's posture but Martinez avoids it.
Averescu is trying to buck Martinez off.
Martinez working away.
Martinez controlling from side mount.
Martinez looks up at the clock and then as Averescu takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Martinez smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Averescu is not in a great position here, taking some shots. #T2#
Martinez connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Averescu some visible discomfort.
Martinez wants to control but Averescu is keeping him busy.
Averescu is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Martinez has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Averescu struggling a bit here.
Martinez working the ground and pound from side control.
You can see the frustration on Averescu's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Javier Martinez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Martinez is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Martinez grinds an elbow into Averescu's temple. #T3#
Averescu taking a bit of punishment here - Martinez scoring with strikes.
Martinez working away.
Martinez lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Martinez lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Averescu is trying to control Martinez's posture but Martinez avoids it.
Martinez lands a few punches from side control.
Averescu wants to get back to his feet but Martinez drags him back down.
Averescu is trying to control Martinez's posture but Martinez avoids it.
Averescu is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Martinez lands a decent elbow from side control. #T4#
Martinez lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Averescu down.
Martinez scoring with punches and elbows.
Martinez lands a decent elbow from side control.
Martinez controlling from side mount.
Martinez trying to control the action but Averescu is working from the bottom.
Averescu can't do much from the bottom here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Martinez cracks Averescu with an elbow. That is naaassty.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Javier Martinez dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dan Averescu's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!#R3##CL#
Martinez rushes Averescu and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Martinez has Averescu pressed against the cage. #TD#
Martinez gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Martinez distracts Averescu with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Martinez prevents Averescu from getting back to his feet.
Martinez is working Averescu over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Martinez seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinez with a flurry of punches that miss. #T1#
Averescu controls Martinez momentarily but Martinez frees himself.
Martinez is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Averescu working a defensive guard here.
Martinez engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Averescu takes one on the chin but seems OK. #T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Averescu walks into a straight right hand from Martinez.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Martinez, as that shot connected.
Averescu circles away from the clinch attempt.
Averescu throws out a counter right but Martinez avoids it with no problem.
Martinez looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Averescu keeps the fight on the outside.#CL#
Martinez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #T3#
With the fighters up against the cage, Martinez throws an elbow but misses.
Martinez lands an elbow that stopped Averescu in his tracks for a moment.
Averescu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Martinez stalls.
Martinez just leaning against Averescu, taking a breather.
Averescu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Martinez crunches a lovely knee into Averescu's ribcage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Martinez lands an elbow inside that Averescu shrugs off.
Martinez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Martinez landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Averescu takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Martinez throws an elbow that misses. #T4#
Averescu blocks an elbow strike from Martinez.
Averescu takes an elbow to the forehead.
Martinez looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Martinez throws an elbow that misses.
Martinez will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Averescu up against the cage.
Dan Averescu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Martinez throws an elbow that misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Averescu wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Martinez throws an elbow that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Averescu taking a breather.

And that's the end of the fight!
Javier Martinez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Martinez has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:26
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:26
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Javier Martinez!
Our winner, Javier Martinez, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: CCC 6 : Soares vs Kovacs
Date: Feb 17, 2024

#R1#
Uso tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Martinez counters with a straight right hand.
Uso takes one to the chin there.#TD#
Martinez dives in and scores a takedown into Uso's guard.
Martinez controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Uso manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Martinez manages to get himself to full guard. #REVB#
Uso throws an elbow that misses. Martinez uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Uso's guard. Nice move by Martinez!#REVR#
Uso throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Uso throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Martinez controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Uso throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Uso can do anything to dispel that myth.
Martinez scoring with some ground and pound. #T1#
Martinez wants to control from the top but Uso keeps moving.
Martinez not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Martinez postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Uso throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Martinez content to stall in guard here.
Uso wants to sweep here but Martinez controlling him for the moment.
Martinez wants to control from the top but Uso keeps moving.
Uso trying to strike off his back.
Martinez trying to control the position from guard on top but Uso is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Uso tries to strike from the bottom. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Martinez is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Martinez trying to control the position from guard on top but Uso is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Martinez looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Martinez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Uso tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Martinez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Uso on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Uso tries to clinch up
letting Martinez counter with a right hand.
Uso gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Uso moves to clinch but Martinez breaks away
and Martinez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Uso closes the distance but Martinez moves to the side
and Martinez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Martinez is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Uso drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Uso wants to clinch but Martinez slips to the side
enabling Martinez to counter with a crisp jab. #T3#
Uso tries to clinch
and Martinez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Martinez is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.#CL#
Martinez instigates a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Uso.
Martinez lands an elbow just above Uso 's eye. #CUT#It looks like Jimmy Uso has been cut.
Martinez blocking some punches.
Martinez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Uso tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Martinez lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Martinez lands a nice elbow. #CUT#That has opened up Jimmy Uso's cut even more.
Martinez lands a damaging elbow.
Uso misses with a hook from the clinch.
Martinez lands an elbow that stopped Uso in his tracks for a moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martinez leaning against his opponent.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Martinez. #CUT#The cut above Jimmy Uso's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Martinez.
Uso swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Martinez is pushing Uso up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Martinez.
Martinez stalling in the clinch. #T4#
Martinez creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Uso's defenses. #CUT#Jimmy Uso's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jimmy Uso's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Javier Martinez!
Javier Martinez seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: Nfld live 57
Date: Jan 13, 2024

#R1#
Martinez scores with a nice right hand.
Martinez shoots in but no luck this time.
Martinez fails with a takedown attempt.
Nagibatel looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#CL#
Martinez darts in and clinches Nagibatel up against the cage.
Martinez displaying some good clinch control by pressing Nagibatel up against the cage.
Martinez throws an elbow that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinez wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Javier Martinez. That's going to take a lot out of him.#BC2#
Nagibatel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Martinez with a lazy takedown attempt
and Nagibatel counters with a nice uppercut.
Nagibatel misses with a head kick. #T1#
Martinez connects with a single shot there.#CL#
Martinez forces Nagibatel back against the cage and clinches.#BC2#
Nagibatel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Martinez lands with a cross.
Martinez throws a lazy uppercut
and Nagibatel counters with a lovely straight right hand!#CUT2#It looks like Javier Martinez has been cut.
Nagibatel closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Javier Martinez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martinez scores with a jab to the jaw.
Martinez misses with a hook. Nagibatel ducked under it nicely.
Nagibatel throws a head kick that misses
enabling Martinez to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Martinez has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.#T2#
Martinez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nagibatel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nagibatel is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Martinez scores with a nice right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martinez tries to clinch
and Martinez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Martinez lands a lovely overhand right.
Martinez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nagibatel.
Martinez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nagibatel.
Nagibatel swats away the attempt to clinch by Martinez.
Nagibatel walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.#T3#
Martinez is looking to clinch.
Nagibatel shapes to counter with a head kick.
Nagibatel rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Martinez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nagibatel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Martinez.
Nagibatel looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Martinez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nagibatel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nagibatel keeps the fight on the outside.
Nagibatel throws a fast counter high kick but Martinez manages to duck under it in time.
Martinez scores with a jab.
Martinez is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Martinez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Nagibatel swivels and escapes.
Nagibatel looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Nagibatel takes one to the side of the head. #T4#
Martinez lunges at Nagibatel with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Nagibatel's hand.
Martinez takes a kick to the side of the head.
Martinez has a takedown stuffed.
Nagibatel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Martinez throws out the jab.
Martinez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nagibatel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lyoha Nagibatel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nagibatel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
No luck for Martinez with that takedown attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Javier Martinez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Javier Martinez's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Martinez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Martinez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Martinez looks to land a left hand but Nagibatel moved out of range nicely.
Martinez tries to clinch up.
It seemed like Nagibatel was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Martinez fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinez jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Martinez lands with a cross.
Martinez throws a hook but Nagibatel blocks it.#T1#
Martinez moves in looking to clinch but Nagibatel pushes him off.
Nagibatel looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Martinez.
Martinez slips under a jab.
Martinez lands a jab to the nose.
A swing and a miss from Martinez.
Martinez lands a really nice looking cross but Nagibatel seems unphased. #KD2#
Nagibatel lands a big head kick that sends Martinez tumbling to the mat! Nagibatel takes a step backwards and waves Martinez back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC2#Martinez is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nagibatel takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Oh Martinez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Martinez blocks a head kick by Nagibatel. #T2#
Nagibatel throws a lazy head kick
and Martinez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Martinez seems to have got his legs back now.
Martinez misses with a hook.
Martinez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nagibatel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Martinez swings widly with a right hand
and Nagibatel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Martinez shoots for a takedown but Nagibatel saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Javier Martinez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice shot lands for Martinez.
Nagibatel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Martinez.
Nagibatel slips under a jab from Martinez.
Nagibatel throws out a counter right but Martinez avoids it with no problem.
Nagibatel tries a head kick but it misses. #T3#
Martinez throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Nagibatel's waist but Nagibatel gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Martinez off to one side.
Martinez looks to land a left hand but Nagibatel moved out of range nicely.
Martinez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nagibatel.
Nagibatel moves out of range of the strikes.
Martinez is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A head kick by Nagibatel misses
and Martinez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nagibatel misses with a looping left.
Martinez thuds his right hand into Nagibatel's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.#CL#
Martinez clinches up with Nagibatel and pushes him back against the cage.#T4#
Martinez misses with an elbow over the top.
Nagibatel blocks an elbow strike.
Martinez throws an elbow but it misses.
Martinez is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Martinez stalling in the clinch.
Martinez looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nagibatel is pressed up against the cage. Martinez has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Nagibatel down to the mat. Nagibatel avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Nagibatel on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Martinez throws a hook but Nagibatel avoids it easily.#TD#
Martinez drives through with a takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martinez prevents Nagibatel from getting back to his feet.
Martinez controls from within his opponent's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Javier Martinez will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Javier Martinez's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3#
Martinez misses with a hook.
Nagibatel closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nagibatel throws an overhand right that lands on Martinez's shoulder, as Martinez tries to avoid the shot.
Martinez blocks a jab.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Martinez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Nagibatel sprawls well. Nagibatel wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Martinez gets slowly back to his feet.#T1#
Martinez lands a lovely overhand right.
Nagibatel looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Javier Martinez is winning the standup battle so far.
Nagibatel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Martinez.
Nagibatel throws a shot from downtown. Martinez moves away and avoids it.
Martinez doesn't manage to clinch there - Nagibatel circles away.
Martinez cracks Nagibatel with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Martinez missing with a left hand there. Nagibatel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #T2#
Martinez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nagibatel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nagibatel looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Martinez shoots in for a takedown but Nagibatel shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Javier Martinez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Martinez lands with a right hand.
Nagibatel slips a straight right by Martinez.
Martinez misses with a hook. Nagibatel ducked under it nicely.
Martinez misses with a straight left.
Martinez lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A telegraphed right hand from Martinez misses the target. #T3#
Nagibatel takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Martinez dives in for a single leg takedown but Nagibatel sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Nagibatel is looking for the big counter here.#BC2#
Nagibatel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Martinez loads up on a big right hand but Nagibatel slips the punch.
Nagibatel throws out a counter right but Martinez avoids it with no problem.
Martinez lands with a straight right. Nagibatel didn't see that one coming.#TD#
Martinez closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Nagibatel's guard.

Nagibatel scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Nagibatel ducks under a wild hook from Martinez.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Martinez is looking to clinch but Nagibatel is avoiding it.
Nagibatel throws a big counter head kick but Martinez avoids it with no problem.
Nagibatel takes one on the chin but seems OK. #T4#
Martinez fails to land the takedown.
Nagibatel throws out a counter right but Martinez avoids it with no problem.
A telegraphed right hand from Nagibatel misses the target. #CL#
Martinez pushes Nagibatel up against the cage in a clinch.
Martinez is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Martinez prevents a body shot from Nagibatel.
Lyoha Nagibatel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nagibatel misses with a punch on the inside.
Nagibatel has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Martinez creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Martinez pushes off an throws an elbow but Nagibatel leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Martinez lands a nice elbow. #CUT#It looks like Lyoha Nagibatel has been cut.
Nagibatel misses with a body punch.
Martinez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

And that's the end of the fight!
Javier Martinez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Martinez, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Javier Martinez!
Our winner, Javier Martinez, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: Nfld live 46
Date: Sep 30, 2023

#R1#
Nagibatel misses with a low kick.
Martinez has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Martinez lands a lovely overhand right.
Nagibatel swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Martinez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nagibatel.
Martinez moves out of range of the body kick from Nagibatel.
Nagibatel ducks under a wild hook from Martinez.#TD2#
Martinez fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Nagibatel to the ground. Martinez is now in Nagibatel's guard.
Martinez stops Nagibatel from standing up.
Martinez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nagibatel is looking to stand up but Martinez isn't so interested in that idea.
Martinez is looking to work some ground and pound but Nagibatel has wrist control.
Martinez slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up. #T1#
Martinez throws a big right hand that misses.
Nagibatel can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Martinez controls the pace.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Martinez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Nagibatel wants to stand but Martinez is controlling the position. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Nagibatel fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Martinez is out of range.
Martinez moves out of range of the leg kick from Nagibatel.
Martinez checks a leg kick nicely.
Nagibatel looks to score with a jab to the body but Martinez is just out of range.
Martinez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nagibatel.
Martinez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.#T2#
Nagibatel throws a low kick but it's checked well by Martinez.
Nagibatel throws a body kick that misses #TD2#
and Martinez counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Martinez.
Martinez throwing strikes but missing.
Martinez trying to control the position from guard on top but Nagibatel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Martinez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Nagibatel keeping moving, preventing Martinez from controlling successfully.
Martinez prevents Nagibatel from getting back to his feet. #T3#
Martinez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Martinez trying to control the position from guard on top but Nagibatel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#TD2#
Nagibatel gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Martinez to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Martinez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nagibatel avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. #ES#
Nagibatel kicks Martinez off and gets to his feet. #CL2#
Martinez has closed the distance and engaged Nagibatel in a clinch. #T4#
Nagibatel misses with a punch to the body.
Martinez lands an elbow inside. #CUT2#It looks like Lyoha Nagibatel has been cut.
Nagibatel lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nagibatel throws a punch but it's blocked by Martinez.
Nagibatel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Martinez throws an elbow but it misses.
Nagibatel scores with a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martinez stalling in the clinch but Nagibatel improves position.
Nagibatel has a couple of punches blocked by Martinez.
Nagibatel takes an elbow to the temple.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Martinez is looking to control Nagibatel's arms but Nagibatel gets an underhook and turns him. Now Martinez has his back to the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Martinez lands with a short shot to the head.
Nagibatel misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Javier Martinez will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Lyoha Nagibatel's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2##TD2#
Martinez scores with a takedown into Nagibatel's guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Martinez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nagibatel keeping moving, preventing Martinez from controlling successfully.
Nagibatel being controlled here, momentarily.
Nagibatel wants to stand up but Martinez is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#T1#
Martinez controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. #ES#
The fighters are working up against the cage. Nagibatel manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Martinez just misses with a elbow thrown towards Nagibatel's brow. #TD2#
Martinez has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Nagibatel clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Martinez just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Martinez missing with punches from the back. #T2#
I would not like to be Nagibatel right now.
Nagibatel is trying to stand back up.
Martinez misses with a punch to the head.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Martinez throwing wild punches that miss their target. #T3#
Nagibatel is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Martinez.
Martinez struggling to land strikes to the head as Nagibatel covers up.
Martinez is looking to control Nagibatel but Nagibatel is wriggling around and keeping busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#ES#
Martinez has his opponent's back but Nagibatel is looking to stand. He manages to get to his feet and shakes off Martinez.
Nagibatel connects with an inside leg kick.
Nagibatel throws a leg kick that is checked#CL2#
and Martinez counters by moving into the clinch.
Nagibatel blocks the elbow strike.
Martinez blocks an uppercut. #T4#
Martinez blocks an uppercut.
Come on Martinez - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Martinez throws an elbow that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Martinez just misses with a elbow thrown towards Nagibatel's brow. #TD2#
Martinez has clasped his hands together around Nagibatel's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martinez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nagibatel keeps working.
Martinez working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Nagibatel is working to avoid the ground and pound but Martinez connects with a decent elbow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Martinez creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Nagibatel sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Nagibatel defending against the ground and pound.
Martinez lands a nice forearm strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Javier Martinez will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Lyoha Nagibatel's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R3#
Nagibatel attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nagibatel goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nagibatel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Martinez.#TD2#
Martinez closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Nagibatel throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Nagibatel throws a nice inside leg kick. #TD2#
Martinez looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Nagibatel!

Nagibatel throws Martinez to one side and escapes!
This has been an exciting period of action!#TD2#
Martinez looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Nagibatel!
Nagibatel is trying to buck Martinez off.#T1#
Martinez wants to control but Nagibatel is keeping him busy.
Nagibatel tries to escape but Martinez is in control.
An elbow from Martinez crashes against the mat.
Nagibatel is not content to let Martinez control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Martinez in side control, throwing shots but Nagibatel defends. #T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The strikes coming from Martinez are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Javier Martinez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Martinez misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Martinez trying to control the action but Nagibatel is working from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
A low kick from Nagibatel is predictable there
and Martinez counters with a straight right hand.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Martinez crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Nagibatel - the referee stops the clock and Martinez gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Nagibatel. Martinez manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.#TD2#
Martinez closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Nagibatel to the mat! Nagibatel manages to get full guard.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Nagibatel manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Nagibatel lands a nice shot to the body.
Martinez looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Martinez looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Martinez lands a nice elbow. #T3#
Martinez lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Martinez throws an elbow but misses.
Nagibatel working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Martinez misses with an elbow strike.
Martinez is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Nagibatel is keeping busy.#TD2#
Martinez lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Nagibatel wants to stand back up but Martinez manages to pass into side control.
Nagibatel is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Martinez is controlling him well.
Martinez is looking to take a break and control but Nagibatel is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #T4#
Nagibatel defending against the ground and pound.
Nagibatel is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Martinez is controlling him well.
Martinez is chipping away with strikes.
Nagibatel defending against the ground and pound.
Martinez is chipping away with strikes.
Martinez misses with the ground and pound.
Martinez grinds an elbow into Nagibatel's temple.
Martinez is looking to take a break and control but Nagibatel is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Lyoha Nagibatel did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Lyoha Nagibatel's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R4#
Nagibatel tries to land a front kick but Martinez steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Martinez wants to clinch.
Martinez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Martinez throws out a counter right but Nagibatel avoids it with no problem.
Nagibatel fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nagibatel buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nagibatel misses with a body punch
and Martinez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nagibatel pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A punch lands to the side of Nagibatel 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nagibatel is looking to wear down Martinez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Martinez checks the leg kick nicely there.
Good exchange - Martinez coming out on top.#T1#
Martinez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Good leg kick by Nagibatel.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nagibatel.
Martinez tests Nagibatel's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nagibatel lands with a thumping leg kick. #TD2#
Martinez shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Nagibatel napping and manages to drive through into side control!

Nagibatel sneaks out the side door and pushes Martinez away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Martinez has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nagibatel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nagibatel shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nice uppercut there from Martinez.#T2#
Martinez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nagibatel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nagibatel lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nagibatel throws a body punch but Martinez moves out of range.
Nagibatel fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Martinez is out of range.
The crowd cheers as Martinez lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nagibatel doesn't seem phased though.
A jab lands there for Martinez.
An inside leg kick lands from Nagibatel.
Nagibatel throws a body shot but no joy.
Lyoha Nagibatel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nagibatel throws a front kick aimed at Martinez's knee but Martinez avoids it well.
Nagibatel looks to throw a body kick
and Martinez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Martinez bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Nagibatel's head backwards.#T3#
Nagibatel gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Martinez.
Nagibatel blocks a jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Nagibatel.
Martinez checks a leg kick. #TD2#
Martinez closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Martinez lands in his opponent's guard.
Martinez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nagibatel is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Martinez scores with a decent looking elbow strike.#T4#
Martinez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Martinez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Martinez stops Nagibatel from standing up.
Martinez throwing strikes but missing. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Martinez.
Nagibatel tries to move into range but Martinez moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lyoha Nagibatel is winning the standup battle so far.
Nagibatel misses with a body kick.
It seemed like Martinez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Martinez dips to his left and cracks Nagibatel with an uppercut!
Martinez thuds his right hand into Nagibatel's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Javier Martinez dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Lyoha Nagibatel's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!#R5#
Martinez listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Martinez might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Nagibatel throws a shot to the body.
Nagibatel on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Martinez catches Nagibatel with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nagibatel looks for the body kick but Martinez saw that one coming.
Nagibatel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Martinez.
Nagibatel lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Martinez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nagibatel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nagibatel appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nagibatel throws a wild body kick that Martinez sees coming a mile off.
Martinez changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Nagibatel shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nagibatel finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt. #T1#
Martinez throws a poor cross that misses
and Nagibatel counters with a good low kick that Martinez was not able to check.
Martinez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nagibatel.
Martinez wants to counter with a clinch but Nagibatel pushes him away.
Martinez checks the leg kick.
Nagibatel fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Martinez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nagibatel. That's going to slow Martinez down.
Martinez tries to clinch up but Nagibatel circles away and keeps his distance.#TD2#
Martinez feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Martinez controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Martinez postures up in Nagibatel's guard and throws a big left but Nagibatel blocks it. #T2#
Nagibatel wants to stand and escape but Martinez is having none of it.
Martinez is looking to work some ground and pound but Nagibatel has wrist control.
Martinez prevents Nagibatel from getting back to his feet.
Martinez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nagibatel works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Martinez throwing strikes but missing. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Nagibatel will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A little jabbing left from Martinez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Martinez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nagibatel throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.#CL2#
Martinez darts in and clinches Nagibatel up against the cage.#TD2#
Martinez has hold of one of Nagibatel's legs. Nagibatel is fighting the takedown attempt but Martinez gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Martinez distracts Nagibatel with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.#T3#
Martinez wants to control from the top but Nagibatel keeps moving.
Martinez is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Martinez won't allow Nagibatel to get back to his feet. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Lyoha Nagibatel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Nagibatel throws out a leg kick but Martinez moves out of range and Nagibatel only half commits.
A low kick from Nagibatel misses #TD2#
and Martinez counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Nagibatel!
Martinez grinds an elbow into Nagibatel's temple.
Martinez scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Nagibatel to see if he's OK.
Lyoha Nagibatel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The referee asks Martinez politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Martinez prefers to stall for the moment though.
Martinez working the ground and pound from side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Martinez lands some shots froms side control.
Martinez wants to control but Nagibatel is keeping him busy.

And that's the end of the fight!
Javier Martinez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Martinez has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 46:49
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 46:49
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Javier Martinez!
Javier Martinez is the new middleweight champion!
A victorious Javier Martinez thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: Nfld live 43
Date: Sep 02, 2023

#R1#
Girard steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Martinez.
Martinez misses with a looping right.#CL#
Martinez pushes Girard up against the cage in a clinch.
Martinez stalling against the cage.
Girard blocks the elbow strike.
Girard is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Girard can't break the clinch.
Girard tries to stall but Martinez uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Martinez misses with an elbow over the top.
The referee is keeping an eye on Martinez - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Martinez lands an elbow just above Girard 's eye. #CUT#It looks like Gaultier Girard has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Girard blocks an elbow strike.
Girard blocks an elbow strike from Martinez.
Martinez has Girard pressed against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Martinez.
Girard is trying to pull guard but Martinez has him pressed against the cage.#T1#
Martinez looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Martinez seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Martinez displaying some good clinch control by pressing Girard up against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Javier Martinez.
Martinez lunges at Girard with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Girard's hand.
Martinez connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Girard fails with the takedown.#CL#
Martinez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #T2#
Martinez holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Martinez misses with an elbow strike. #BC2#
Girard breaks from the clinch.
Martinez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Girard's hands.
Girard dives in and grabs Martinez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Martinez pushes down on Girard's head and hops out.
Javier Martinez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gaultier Girard.#CL#
Martinez clinches up with Girard and pushes him back against the cage.
Martinez stalling against the cage.
Martinez leaning his opponent against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Martinez throws an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Martinez just misses with a elbow thrown towards Girard's brow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
With the fighters up against the cage, Martinez throws an elbow but misses.
Martinez pushes off an throws an elbow but Girard leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Martinez just misses with a elbow thrown towards Girard's brow. #T3#
Girard tries to pull guard but Martinez holds him up against the cage and eventually Girard drops back down to his feet.
Martinez displaying some good clinch control by pressing Girard up against the cage.
Martinez throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Girard jumps guard but Martinez stands there with Girard around his waist. Girard gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Martinez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Martinez misses with an elbow over the top.
Martinez stalling against the cage.
Girard avoids the elbow strike from Martinez, against the cage.
Martinez creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Martinez misses with an elbow strike.
Girard blocks the elbow strike.
Martinez comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Girard blocks an elbow strike.#T4#
Martinez has Girard pressed against the cage.
Martinez lands an elbow just above Girard 's eye.
With the fighters up against the cage, Martinez throws an elbow but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Martinez.
Martinez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Martinez just misses with a elbow thrown towards Girard's brow.
A bit of stalling here from Martinez.
Martinez creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Martinez throws an elbow but it misses.
Martinez wants a takedown but no success here.
Martinez displaying some good clinch control by pressing Girard up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Girard avoids a wild elbow strike from Martinez.
Martinez slows down the pace here.
Martinez gets underhooks to prevent Girard's takedown attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Javier Martinez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gaultier Girard's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Girard misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Martinez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Girard can do to turn this around?
Girard looks for the body kick but Martinez saw that one coming.
Girard gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Girard has his takedown stuffed
and Martinez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Girard takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nice sprawl there from Martinez as Girard shoots in.
Javier Martinez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gaultier Girard.
Girard tries for a takedown but Martinez circles away easily
letting Martinez counter with a right hand. #ROC#Girard is rocked!#CL#
Martinez rushes Girard and presses him up against the cage.
Girard is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinez misses with an elbow over the top.
Martinez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Girard is looking to break free of the clinch but Martinez has double underhooks. #T1#
Martinez avoiding damage.
Martinez lands an elbow inside that Girard shrugs off.
Girard is still on wobbly legs! Can Martinez finish him?
Martinez creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Girard! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Martinez.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Javier Martinez!
Our winner, Javier Martinez, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: SPFT #2
Date: Jul 23, 2023

#R1#
Martinez scores with a nice right hand.
Vieira throws out a loose jab but Martinez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Martinez's corner calls for a 1-2. Martinez obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. #CL#
Martinez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #BC#
Martinez breaks from the clinch.
Donk. Martinez catches Vieira right on the button with a cross.
Martinez misses with an uppercut
and Vieira counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Vieira scores with a nice strike.
Eli Vieira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL#
Martinez closes the distance and clinches.
Vieira avoids the elbow strike from Martinez, against the cage. #BC2#
Vieira breaks the clinch.
Martinez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vieira sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#CL#
Martinez gets a clinch.
Martinez gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. #CUT#It looks like Eli Vieira has been cut.
Vieira dodges an elbow strike from Martinez.
Martinez trying to land knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Martinez takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Martinez prevents Vieira from breaking the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Martinez just misses with a elbow thrown towards Vieira's brow. #T1#
Vieira taking a breather.
Martinez slowing the pace effectively.
Martinez stalling in the clinch but Vieira improves position.
With the fighters up against the cage, Martinez throws an elbow but misses.
Martinez creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. #BC2#
Vieira's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL#
Martinez closes the distance and clinches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Vieira avoids the elbow strike from Martinez, against the cage.
Vieira controlling the action here for a moment.
Martinez looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Vieira dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.#BC2#
Vieira's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vieira jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Martinez avoids the body shot from Vieira.
Vieira lands a nice looking body shot. #T2#
Nice straight punches there by Vieira. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Vieira.
Vieira misses with a body shot.
Vieira avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vieira connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Vieira misses with a right hand
and Martinez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vieira throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Martinez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #CL#
Martinez instigates a clinch.
Vieira avoids a wild elbow strike from Martinez.
Vieira avoids the elbow strike from Martinez, against the cage.
Vieira dodges an elbow strike from Martinez.
Martinez lands an elbow that stopped Vieira in his tracks for a moment. #BC2#
Vieira manages to break the clinch.
A left lands for Vieira.#CL#
Martinez rushes Vieira and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Martinez prevents Vieira from breaking the clinch.#T3#
Vieira is looking to break free of the clinch but Martinez has double underhooks.
Vieira is trying to stall.
Martinez taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Martinez has Vieira pushed against the cage.
Martinez dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Martinez pushes off an throws an elbow but Vieira leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Vieira avoids a wild elbow strike from Martinez.#BC2#
Vieira manages to break the clinch. #CL2#
Vieira has Martinez up against the cage in a clinch.
Vieira slowing the pace effectively.
Martinez looking to slow down the pace here.
Martinez misses with an elbow strike.
Vieira avoiding damage.
Vieira avoids the elbow strike from Martinez, against the cage. #T4#
Martinez slows down the pace here.
Vieira avoids the elbow strike from Martinez, against the cage. #BC2#
Vieira pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vieira looks to land a right hand but Martinez moved out of range.
Martinez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vieira throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Martinez to counter with a crisp jab.
Vieira misses with a hook to the body
and Martinez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vieira lands with a good body shot.
Vieira is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Martinez rather than just go for the knockout.
Vieira lands a jab to Martinez's midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vieira swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vieira keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vieira throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vieira keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Martinez.
Martinez lands a lovely overhand right.
Vieira jabs Martinez right on the nose. Martinez blinks but takes it well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Javier Martinez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Eli Vieira's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Martinez misses the shot to the body.
Martinez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#CL2#
Vieira darts in and clinches Martinez up against the cage.
Martinez creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Vieira is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Martinez lands a nice elbow.
Martinez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Martinez looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Javier Martinez has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Martinez throws an elbow but it misses.
Vieira trying to control the position but instead, Martinez has worked for underhooks and has pushed Vieira into the cage.
Vieira stalls.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinez lands a damaging elbow. #BC2#
Vieira manages to break the clinch.
Nice shot by Vieira.
Vieira throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Martinez to counter with a crisp jab.
Martinez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vieira can do to turn this around?#T1#
Vieira misses the body punch
and Vieira takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vieira slips under a jab from Martinez.
Eli Vieira seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vieira throws a body punch but Martinez moves out of range.
Martinez throwing a counter right hand but Vieira manages to avoid it.
Vieira throws a good cross that connects. #CL2#
Vieira closes the distance and clinches.
Martinez throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Martinez is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Martinez is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Vieira is keeping busy.
Martinez can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Martinez lands a shoulder strike.
Martinez throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Vieira dodges an elbow strike from Martinez.
Vieira pressing his opponent against the cage.
Vieira displaying some good clinch control by pressing Martinez up against the cage.
Vieira blocks the elbow strike. #T2#
Martinez comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Vieira avoids a wild elbow strike from Martinez.
With the fighters up against the cage, Martinez throws an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Martinez just misses with a elbow thrown towards Vieira's brow.
Nice elbow from Martinez.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vieira blocks an elbow strike from Martinez.
Vieira is trying to maintain a safe position but Martinez gets an underhook and turns Vieira into the cage.
Vieira blocks an elbow strike from Martinez.
Vieira stalling in the clinch but Martinez improves position.
Martinez stalling the fight. #BC2#
Vieira's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vieira throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Martinez. #CL#
Martinez closes the distance and pushes Vieira back into the cage.
Martinez stalling.
Martinez misses with an elbow over the top.
Vieira is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.#T3#
Martinez misses with an elbow strike.
Martinez misses with an elbow over the top.
Martinez misses with an elbow over the top.
Vieira dodges an elbow strike from Martinez.
Martinez throws an elbow that misses.
Vieira avoiding damage.
Martinez slowing the pace effectively.
Martinez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Vieira - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Martinez lands an elbow inside that Vieira shrugs off.
Vieira trying to stall but Martinez improves his position.
Martinez comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. #CUT#That has opened up Eli Vieira's cut even more.
Vieira stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Vieira looking to stall.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Eli Vieira.
Vieira tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Martinez was well out of range. Poor timing from Vieira.#T4#
A cross from Martinez lands.#CL2#
Vieira gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Martinez lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Vieira blocks an elbow strike.
Vieira stalling against the cage.
Vieira taking a breather.
Martinez lands a nice elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Vieira as Martinez tries to tie him up.
Vieira is trying to stall.
Martinez creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Vieira is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Martinez is keeping busy.
Vieira dodges an elbow strike from Martinez.
Vieira takes an elbow to the forehead.
Vieira blocks an elbow strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Javier Martinez dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Eli Vieira's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Vieira takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing. #CL#
Martinez gets a clinch.
Martinez misses with an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Martinez just misses with a elbow thrown towards Vieira's brow.
Martinez looking to slow down the pace here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Martinez just misses with a elbow thrown towards Vieira's brow.
Vieira stalls.
Martinez misses with an elbow over the top.
Vieira wants to stall.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Vieira is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Martinez has denied him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vieira wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Martinez has him pressed against the cage.
Vieira takes an elbow to the forehead.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Martinez throws an elbow that misses.
Martinez throws an elbow that misses.
Martinez comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. #ROC#Vieira is rocked!#T1#
Martinez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Vieira is still on wobbly legs! Can Martinez finish him?
Martinez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Vieira seems to have recovered his senses.
Vieira is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Martinez is keeping busy.
Vieira looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Vieira is trying to stall.
Martinez is trying to maintain a safe position but Vieira gets an underhook and turns Martinez into the cage.#BC2#
Vieira breaks the clinch.
Vieira misses with a left hand
and Martinez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Martinez misses with a wild body shot.
Vieira scores with a jab.
Martinez scores with a sloppy right hand. Vieira should have avoided that one.
Left hook, right uppercut from Vieira. #CL#
Vieira tries to keep at a distance but Martinez has taken the fight into the clinch.
Vieira is struggling to control the position.#T2#
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Martinez looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Vieira avoids the elbow strike from Martinez, against the cage.
Martinez misses with an elbow strike. #BC2#
Vieira breaks the clinch.
It looks like Martinez has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Vieira in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice cross by Vieira.
Vieira has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Martinez finds it's way round the side to connect with Vieira's head. #CL2#
Vieira clinches up against the cage.
Martinez is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Martinez throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Vieira is trying to stall.
Martinez throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Martinez is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. #T3#
Martinez pushes off an throws an elbow but Vieira leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Martinez taking a breather.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.#BC2#
Vieira's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vieira keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Martinez.
Vieira misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Martinez.
Martinez is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Vieira fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Martinez manages to avoid it.
Martinez misses with a hook. Vieira ducked under it nicely.
Vieira follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Martinez tries to stall but Vieira uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Martinez is trying to maintain a safe position but Vieira gets an underhook and turns Martinez into the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Vieira dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Martinez misses with an elbow strike.
A short left from Martinez. #T4#
Martinez dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Martinez is trying to maintain a safe position but Vieira gets an underhook and turns Martinez into the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Martinez. #CUT#The cut above Eli Vieira's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls for Vieira to work.
Martinez misses with an elbow over the top.
Vieira stalling the fight.
Martinez misses with an elbow over the top.
Vieira tries to stall but Martinez uses the opportunity to gain a better position. #BC2#
Vieira breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vieira misses with the combination.
An attempted straight right counter from Martinez misses the target.
Vieira lands a jab.
Eli Vieira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vieira misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Martinez counters with a stiff right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Javier Martinez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Martinez, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Javier Martinez!
During a confident post fight interview, Javier Martinez thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: Nfld live 36
Date: Jun 24, 2023

#R1#
Averescu misses with an uppercut. Martinez saw that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Martinez. Averescu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Averescu throws a right and a left that Martinez avoids nicely.
Martinez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Averescu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Averescu throws a right and a left that Martinez avoids nicely.
Averescu shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. #CL2#
Averescu clinches up with Martinez and pushes him back against the cage.
Martinez lands an elbow that stopped Averescu in his tracks for a moment. #CUT#It looks like Dan Averescu has been cut.
Martinez throws an elbow that misses.
Averescu avoids a wild elbow strike from Martinez.
Martinez throws an elbow but it misses.
Averescu blocks an elbow strike.
Averescu wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Martinez has him pressed against the cage.
Martinez content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Averescu avoids the elbow strike from Martinez, against the cage.
Martinez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.#T1#
Martinez throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Martinez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Martinez keeps control of Averescu as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Averescu wants to break free but Martinez has control.
Martinez misses with an elbow strike.
Martinez is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Averescu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Martinez is defending well for now.
Averescu tries to land knees in the clinch but Martinez avoids the damage to the body.
Martinez throws an elbow but it misses.
Averescu is trying to break the clinch but Martinez has him pressed against the cage.
Averescu avoids the elbow strike from Martinez, against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Martinez.
Averescu has a couple of punches blocked by Martinez.
Martinez comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Martinez pushes off an throws an elbow but Averescu leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.#T2#
Averescu dodges an elbow strike from Martinez.
Averescu avoids a wild elbow strike from Martinez.
Martinez stalling the fight.
Martinez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Martinez content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Martinez throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Martinez managing to block the knees to the body from Averescu.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Martinez just misses with a elbow thrown towards Averescu's brow.
Martinez lands an elbow that stopped Averescu in his tracks for a moment. #CUT#That has opened up Dan Averescu's cut even more.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Averescu being controlled against the cage.
Martinez lands an elbow just above Averescu 's eye.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Martinez just misses with a elbow thrown towards Averescu's brow.
Averescu blocks the elbow strike. #T3#
Averescu avoids a wild elbow strike from Martinez.
Averescu avoids the elbow strike from Martinez, against the cage.
Martinez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Averescu blocks an elbow strike.
Averescu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Martinez misses with an elbow strike.
Martinez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Averescu blocks an elbow strike from Martinez.
Martinez creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Averescu is trying to force a seperation but Martinez has the dominant position.
Martinez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Martinez misses with an elbow over the top.
Averescu misses with a punch on the inside.
Martinez pushes off an throws an elbow but Averescu leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Averescu as Martinez tries to tie him up.
Averescu blocks the elbow strike. #T4#
Martinez lands a right hand.
Averescu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Martinez.
Martinez throws an elbow but it misses.
Martinez misses with an elbow strike.
Martinez stalls.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Martinez just misses with a elbow thrown towards Averescu's brow.
Nice elbow from Martinez. #CUT#The cut above Dan Averescu's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Averescu blocks the elbow strike.
Martinez misses with an elbow over the top.#TD#
Martinez has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Averescu clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martinez missing with punches from the back.
Martinez trying to control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Javier Martinez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dan Averescu's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Averescu fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Martinez on the side of the head.
Martinez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Averescu was well out of range. Poor timing from Martinez.
Averescu swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The fighters circling - Martinez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Averescu looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#CL2#
Averescu moves into the clinch successfully.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Martinez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Martinez lands a nice elbow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Martinez throws an elbow but misses.
Averescu blocks an elbow strike from Martinez.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Martinez.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Dan Averescu's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Javier Martinez!
Javier Martinez decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: H1
Date: May 28, 2023

#R1#
Martinez lands with a cross.
Halkias misses with a jab, cross combination.
Martinez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Halkias was well out of range. Poor timing from Martinez.
Halkias only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Halkias tries a head kick but it misses.
Martinez sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Martinez bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nice shot lands for Martinez.
Halkias takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Martinez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Halkias.
Halkias looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Halkias throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Martinez drops his hands momentarily and Halkias takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A solid body kick from Halkias.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Halkias bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Halkias uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Martinez.
Halkias takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Good standup being displayed there by Martinez as he connects with a hook.
Halkias connects with a body shot that sends Martinez's belly button to the back.
Martinez missing with a left hand there. Halkias was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Halkias looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.#T1#
Martinez throws a right hand that misses
and Halkias counters with a good low kick that Martinez was not able to check.
Martinez throws a hook to the side of Halkias's head but Halkias sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Martinez takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Martinez blocks a jab.
Martinez throwing a counter right hand but Halkias manages to avoid it.
Halkias has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Halkias misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Martinez.
Halkias misses with a body kick.
Halkias uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Martinez.
Martinez misses with a straight left.
Martinez walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Halkias throws a right and a left that Martinez avoids nicely.
Martinez swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Martinez is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Halkias swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Halkias motions for Martinez to come forward. Halkias throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A big left from Halkias misses. #CL2#
Halkias gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Halkias fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Martinez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land. #T2#
A short left from Halkias.
Halkias blocks the elbow strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martinez lands a nice elbow.
Martinez throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Martinez can't break the clinch.
Halkias tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Martinez is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Halkias is keeping busy.
Martinez looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Martinez lands an elbow just above Halkias 's eye. #CUT#It looks like Stavros Halkias has been cut.
Halkias blocks the elbow strike.
Halkias misses with a short punch on the inside.
Martinez throws an elbow but it misses.
Martinez throws an elbow that misses.
Halkias has a couple of punches blocked by Martinez.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Halkias blocks an elbow strike.
Halkias blocks the elbow strike.
Halkias lands a nice uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Halkias throws a head punch that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Stavros Halkias will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Stavros Halkias's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Martinez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Martinez on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Stavros Halkias seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fighters circling - Halkias throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Martinez takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Halkias misses with a head kick.
Halkias gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Halkias scores with a crisp jab that stopped Martinez in his tracks.
Martinez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Halkias can pounce on him.
Good work by Martinez as he checks the leg kick.
Martinez is looking to counter the offense by Halkias and move into the clinch.
Martinez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Halkias works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Martinez. Halkias does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stavros Halkias seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Martinez moves into range and connects with a jab.
Halkias lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Martinez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Halkias momentarily.
Martinez walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.#T1#
Halkias lands a nice leg kick that just misses Martinez's sensitive parts.
Halkias ducks under a wild hook from Martinez.
Martinez misses with a body shot.
Halkias misses with a straight left.
The fighters circling - Martinez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Martinez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Martinez connects with the punch.
Martinez throws a hook but Halkias blocks it.
Halkias misses with a left hand
and Martinez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Halkias tries to land a front kick but Martinez steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Martinez throws a hook but Halkias avoids it easily.
Martinez misses the shot to the body.
A little jabbing left from Halkias on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Halkias is looking to land body kicks.
Halkias throws the kick towards the body but Martinez avoids it.
Halkias's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Martinez connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Halkias scrambles back to his feet.#T2#
A big left from Halkias misses.
Halkias avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Halkias digs a good body shot into Martinez's ribs.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Halkias misses with a right hand
and Martinez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Halkias waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Martinez.
Martinez was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Halkias throws a sloppy head kick
and Martinez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A decent looking cross lands there for Halkias.
Halkias misses with a body shot.
Martinez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Halkias swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Halkias lands a nice leg kick that just misses Martinez's sensitive parts.
Martinez throws a big shot that misses.
Halkias feints a counter leg kick.
Halkias throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Halkias scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Halkias looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Halkias lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Halkias is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Stavros Halkias showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Stavros Halkias's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Halkias lands with a kick to the temple. Martinez shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Halkias moves into range and connects with a jab.
Halkias bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Halkias only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Halkias buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Halkias fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Martinez manages to avoid it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Halkias.
Halkias lands a body shot.
Halkias misses with a head kick.
Martinez is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Martinez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters circling a little - Halkias finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Halkias throws a wild body kick that Martinez sees coming a mile off.
Halkias misses with a straight right.
Halkias blocks a jab.
Halkias pulls out of a head kick attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Halkias explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.#T1#
Halkias misses with a few strikes there.
Martinez moves out of range of the strikes.
Halkias tries to work over Martinez's front leg with a kick but Martinez checks it.
Halkias lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Halkias misses the jab.
Halkias rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Martinez counters with a left to the body.
Halkias throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Halkias takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Halkias looks to land a right hand but Martinez moved out of range.
Martinez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Halkias has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Halkias misses with a leg kick
and Martinez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Halkias throws a right hand that misses
letting Martinez counter with a right hand.
Halkias turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Stavros Halkias is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Halkias takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Martinez scores with a jab to the body.
Halkias misses with a right hand
and Martinez counters with a nice uppercut.
A slow jab from Martinez misses its intended target. #T2#
A low kick from Halkias is predictable there
and Martinez counters with a straight right hand.#ROC#Halkias is rocked!
Halkias avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Halkias throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Martinez swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Martinez lands an overhand right.
Halkias is still on wobbly legs! Can Martinez finish him?
It looks like Martinez has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Martinez throws a shot from downtown. Halkias moves away and avoids it.
The crowd cheers as Martinez lands an impressive looking overhand right. Halkias doesn't seem phased though.
Halkias drops his guard momentarily, allowing Martinez to crack him with a picture perfect lead left hook! Boom! Down goes Halkias! Oh, he's in big trouble - I don't like his chances here as the referee's count reaches 5. 6,7,8,9...10! He's out! Martinez takes it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Javier Martinez!
Javier Martinez seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: Nfld FN 40
Date: Apr 27, 2023

#R1#
Tarlah misses with a lunging right hand
and Martinez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tarlah moves forwards but Martinez connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Martinez is defended easily by Tarlah.
Martinez dives in and grabs Tarlah's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tarlah pushes down on Martinez's head and hops out.
A jab from Tarlah misses.
The fighters circling - Tarlah throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A big left from Tarlah misses.
Martinez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tarlah.
Balink Tarlah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martinez shoots in but no luck this time.
Balink Tarlah has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Javier Martinez.
Tarlah tries to clinch up.
Tarlah rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Martinez counters with a straight right hand.#CL#
Tarlah clinches up with Martinez and pushes him back against the cage.
Martinez gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Tarlah.
Tarlah changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Martinez fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Martinez lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range. #T1#
Martinez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.#TD2#
Martinez looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Tarlah!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Tarlah parries the strikes from Martinez easily there. Martinez is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Tarlah to escape.
Tarlah is trying to improve his position.
Tarlah manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Tarlah lands strikes from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tarlah with the ground and pound but Martinez uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Tarlah with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tarlah working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Martinez keeping moving, preventing Tarlah from controlling successfully. #T2#
Tarlah loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tarlah working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tarlah throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Martinez is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Tarlah is controlling him.
Martinez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tarlah missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tarlah throws a big elbow that misses.
Tarlah throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Martinez looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.#T3#
Tarlah working some strikes from top position.
Tarlah wants to control from the top but Martinez keeps moving.
Tarlah with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tarlah postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Tarlah is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Martinez's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Tarlah takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Martinez jabs Tarlah right on the nose. Tarlah blinks but takes it well.
Tarlah throws a lazy uppercut #TD2#
and Martinez counters with a single leg into guard. Tarlah didn't expect that.
Martinez postures up in Tarlah's guard and throws a big left but Tarlah blocks it.
Martinez stays in close to Tarlah's body and controls the position. #T4#
Martinez wants to control from the top but Tarlah keeps moving.
Tarlah is adopting a defensive guard.
Tarlah is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
Tarlah lands with a punch from half guard.
Martinez makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Martinez.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tarlah forces his way into half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Javier Martinez will probably get the nod.
That's time! Tarlah's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
A big left from Tarlah misses.
Tarlah throws a lazy right hand but Martinez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Martinez lands a jab to the nose.
A slow jab from Tarlah misses its intended target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Martinez! But no joy.
Martinez slips under a jab.
Martinez feints the counter takedown.
Javier Martinez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Martinez lands with an uppercut that bounces Tarlah off the cage and back into range.#TD2#
Martinez fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Tarlah to the ground. Martinez is now in Tarlah's guard.
Martinez postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Martinez showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Martinez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Martinez looking to sit in guard and control but Tarlah gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Tarlah throws a strike but Martinez rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB##T1#
Tarlah keeping moving, preventing Martinez from controlling successfully.
Tarlah utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Martinez throws a strike but Tarlah rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
Tarlah looking to sit in guard and control but Martinez gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
Tarlah lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Martinez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. #T2#
Tarlah throwing strikes from guard but Martinez blocks nicely.
Tarlah keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Martinez's head.
Martinez seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Martinez looking for a sweep. Not yet Martinez, not yet.
Tarlah throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Martinez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Balink Tarlah overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tarlah loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Martinez keeping moving, preventing Tarlah from controlling successfully.
Tarlah is really struggling to control Martinez but he's trying to hold on to the position.#T3#
Our spies down at at Tran MMA Gym inform us that Martinez has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Tarlah wants to pass the guard but Martinez is keeping the position.
Tarlah throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Martinez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tarlah accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tarlah throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Martinez works some decent striking defense from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Tarlah's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Martinez connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tarlah scrambles back to his feet.
Tarlah swings widly with a right hand
and Martinez counters with a nice uppercut.
Tarlah throws a lazy uppercut
and Martinez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#T4#
Martinez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Martinez darts in looking for a takedown but Tarlah gets double underhooks and turns Martinez into the cage.
Martinez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tarlah throws a combination that misses
enabling Martinez to counter with a crisp jab.
Balink Tarlah is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A big left from Tarlah misses.
Tarlah jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tarlah jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Martinez with a jab.
Tarlah throws a jab when Martinez was well out of range.
Tarlah throws a right hand that misses
letting Martinez counter with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#TD2#
Martinez looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Martinez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Martinez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Martinez winds up and cracks Tarlah with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Javier Martinez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3#
Martinez scores with a jab. Tarlah acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Tarlah throws a lazy uppercut
letting Martinez counter with a right hand.
Martinez scores with a jab.
Martinez tries for a takedown but Tarlah sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tarlah misses with a right hand
and Martinez counters with a straight right hand.
The fighters circling - Tarlah throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It seemed like Martinez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tarlah is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Good shot there by Martinez.
Tarlah throws out a loose jab but Martinez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Martinez moves into range and connects with a jab.
Tarlah rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Martinez counter with a right hand. #ROC2#Tarlah is rocked!
Tarlah tries to move into range but Martinez moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Oh Tarlah is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tarlah throws a jab when Martinez was well out of range.#TD2#
Martinez fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Tarlah to the ground. Martinez is now in Tarlah's guard.
Tarlah being controlled here, momentarily.
Martinez loads up on a big left hand. Tarlah felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Martinez looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Tarlah can't hide his disappointment, as Martinez celebrates the victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Javier Martinez!
A very excited looking Javier Martinez made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: SSG 113 Hlervu vs Kyng
Date: Mar 05, 2023

184 cm
26 yrs
190 lbs

188 cm
30 yrs
200 lbs

Jack

Martinez

This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 7 losses; Cactus Jack! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 5 losses; Javier Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Paulo Santos and Daniel Cesar.

The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Martinez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jack sprawls well. Jack wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Martinez gets slowly back to his feet.#CL2#
Martinez moves into the clinch.
Martinez looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Jack is looking to take this one to the mat.
Martinez is looking to take this one to the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinez tries to score a body lock takedown but Jack shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Cactus Jack has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Javier Martinez.
Martinez goes for a takedown attempt but Jack pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
We've been told by Jack's head coaches at Blacksmith MMA Gym ðŸ‡ºðŸ‡² that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.#TD2#
Martinez looking to score a takedown here. Jack is defending well but Martinez drives through and ends up in Jack's guard.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Jack (0) vs (2) Martinez#T1##SUB#
Jack working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Martinez doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Martinez manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Martinez stopping the sweep attempt from Jack.
Martinez controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. #SUB#
Jack is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Martinez slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. #SUB#
Jack has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Martinez should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Jack has tightened it up now! Martinez should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Cactus Jack!
Our winner, Cactus Jack, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: SSG 105 Shaver vs Waterman
Date: Feb 12, 2023

188 cm
30 yrs
200 lbs

189 cm
19 yrs
220 lbs

Martinez

Kyng

This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 4 losses; Javier Martinez! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 10 wins and 4 losses; Tanner Kyng!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Dean Styles and Reed Andrews.

The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.#CL2#
Kyng closes the distance and pushes Martinez back into the cage.
Kyng wants a takedown but no success here. #TD#
Martinez has clasped his hands together around Kyng's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Martinez (4) vs (0) Kyng
Kyng is looking for a sweep.
Kyng struggling a bit here.
Martinez definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.#SUB#
Martinez is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Kyng is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Martinez tries for a kimura but Kyng is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Martinez working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. #SUB#
Martinez is trying to get an arm triangle but Kyng is defending well. #T1##SUB#
Martinez tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Martinez is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Kyng's shoulder. That is not cool.
Kyng sneaks back into half guard.
Martinez looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. #T2##SUB#
Martinez is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg. #SUB#
Martinez is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kyng sees it coming and defends easily.
Kyng keeping hold of Martinez's head, controlling as best he can.
Let's hope that Kyng has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.#T3##SUB#
Martinez is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kyng has managed to free his arm - good work.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Martinez looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Kyng trying to control but Martinez postures up.
Kyng is refusing to be controlled, as Martinez sits in half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Kyng manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Kyng is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Martinez won't allow Kyng to sweep him here. #T4##SUB#
Martinez drops back, looking for a kneebar! Kyng looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Kyng looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Kyng!
Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Martinez (4) vs (4) Kyng
Kyng slows the pace down.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T5#
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Kyng.#T6#
Martinez gets back to half guard.
Martinez won't allow Kyng to pass to mount.
Kyng is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Kyng prevents Martinez from improving his position.#T7#
Kyng with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Kyng tries to pass the half guard into mount. Martinez knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Kyng keeps trying to improve his position.
Martinez works his way to full guard. Good work.
Martinez pulls Kyng in to control the position.
Kyng slips nicely into half guard.
Kyng slows the pace down in half guard. #T8#
Martinez has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kyng is working away from the top position though.
Martinez wants to get back to full guard.
Kyng trying to control the pace.
Kyng is looking to pass Martinez's guard but actually Martinez recovers to full guard.
Martinez can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kyng controls the pace.#T9#
Martinez trying to control the position here.
Kyng stays in close to Martinez's body and controls the position.
Kyng trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #T10#
Kyng passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Score +3 for passing guard: Martinez (4) vs (7) Kyng
Kyng takes a little break here. Martinez wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.#T11##T12#
Kyng's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Yet more stalling tactics from Kyng.#T13#
Martinez is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Kyng staying calm.#T14#
Kyng is continuing to stall.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

And that's the end of the fight!
Kyng wins on points by 7 to 4.
A relieved looking Tanner Kyng thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: SSG 101 Hlervu vs Banner
Date: Feb 05, 2023

187 cm
23 yrs
217 lbs

188 cm
30 yrs
200 lbs

Rhodeo

Martinez

This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 6 losses; Dusty Rhodeo! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 3 losses; Javier Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Leandro Rodrigues and Edson Gomes.

The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.#TD2#
Rhodeo gets caught flat footed, as Martinez shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Rhodeo (0) vs (2) Martinez
Rhodeo trying to keep a closed guard but Martinez is proving a slippery customer. #SUB#
Rhodeo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Martinez can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Martinez is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.#SUB#
Rhodeo pushes a forearm under Martinez's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Martinez is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dusty Rhodeo!
Dusty Rhodeo decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: Stepping Stone 95
Date: Jan 22, 2023

188 cm
30 yrs
200 lbs

183 cm
19 yrs
191 lbs

Martinez

Shaver

This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 2 losses; Javier Martinez! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 14 wins and 11 losses; Beaver Shaver!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Thiago Cunha and Mauricio Rocha.

The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Martinez is trying hard to land a takedown here. Shaver sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. #CL#
Martinez gets in close and instigates a clinch. #TD#
Martinez works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Martinez (2) vs (0) Shaver#SUB2#
Shaver is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Martinez is aware though and is defending well.
Martinez definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Shaver is trying to keep Martinez in close.
Martinez trying to control the position from guard on top but Shaver is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Martinez controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Shaver wants to sweep here but Martinez controlling him for the moment.
Martinez knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Shaver on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shaver is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Martinez (2) vs (2) Shaver#T1#
Martinez wants to improve his position but Shaver is controlling well.
Shaver content to control rather than advance.
Shaver wants to control but Martinez is keeping him busy.
Shaver trying to pass the guard but Martinez defending well.
Shaver trying to control the action but Martinez is working from the bottom. #T2#
Shaver perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Let's hope that Shaver has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Shaver wants to free his trapped foot but Martinez is holding on for dear life with his legs. #T3#
Shaver is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Martinez is not content to let Shaver control the position.
Shaver controlling the action here.
Martinez tries to roll over but Shaver keeps him under control.#T4#
Martinez is trying to maintain the position but Shaver is very close to passing his half guard.
Shaver trying to control from half guard but Martinez is working away.
Shaver is controlling the pace. #SUB2#
Shaver is working for a kimura but Martinez is defending it quite comfortably.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T5#
Shaver perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Shaver trying to control from half guard but Martinez is working away.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Shaver in particular looking to stall.
Shaver is looking to take a break and control but Martinez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #T6#
Shaver trying to mount his opponent but Martinez defends it.
Martinez controlling the position well.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.#SUB2#
Shaver looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique. #T7#
Martinez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Martinez is working hard here to advance position.
Shaver controlling the action here.#T8#
Shaver trying to mount his opponent but Martinez defends it.
Shaver sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Martinez is trying to maintain the position but Shaver is very close to passing his half guard.
Shaver looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. #T9#
Martinez is not content to let Shaver control the position.
Martinez tries to roll over but Shaver keeps him under control.
Well, if Shaver is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Martinez is looking for a sweep. Shaver is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#T10#
Shaver is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Martinez!
Score +3 for passing guard: Martinez (2) vs (5) Shaver#SUB2#
Shaver goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Martinez turns into him and now he's in Shaver's guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Martinez (4) vs (5) Shaver#SUB#
Martinez drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Shaver manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Martinez has Shaver in his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Martinez (4) vs (7) Shaver
Shaver trying to control but Martinez is working from the bottom. #T11#
Martinez is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Shaver pushes down on Martinez's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Shaver keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Shaver tries to pass to full mount but Martinez defends it. #T12#
Shaver is keen to just control but Martinez is a slippery customer.
Shaver is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Shaver is pressing down on Martinez's thigh, looking to free his foot. Martinez is holding on for now. #T13#
Shaver trying to control from half guard but Martinez is working away.
Shaver wants to free his trapped foot but Martinez is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Martinez is not content to let Shaver control the position.
Shaver looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Martinez desperately trying to maintain half guard. #T14#
Martinez tries to roll over but Shaver keeps him under control.
Shaver content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shaver wins on points by 7 to 4.
Beaver Shaver thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: Stepping Stone 91
Date: Jan 08, 2023

219 cm
18 yrs
285 lbs

188 cm
29 yrs
200 lbs

Smooth

Martinez

Event: Stepping Stone 83
Date: Dec 18, 2022

190 cm
25 yrs
192 lbs

188 cm
29 yrs
200 lbs

Laulhere

Martinez

This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 5 losses; Henri Laulhere! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Javier Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Eddie Farnsworth and Columbo Gatti.

Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Martinez slaps away a takedown attempt from Laulhere, before circling back to the center of the mat.#TD2#
Martinez drives through with a takedown into Laulhere's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Laulhere (0) vs (2) Martinez
Laulhere keeping moving, preventing Martinez from controlling successfully.
Martinez showing good wrestling skills to control the position. #SUB#
Martinez got a little sloppy there for a moment and Laulhere has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Martinez has managed to get both his arms back between Laulhere's legs - danger averted.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinez sitting in guard, not really doing much. #T1#
Laulhere looking for a sweep. Not yet Laulhere, not yet.
Martinez is stalling in the full guard.
Martinez wants to control from the top but Laulhere keeps moving.
Laulhere seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.#T2#
Laulhere looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Laulhere has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Martinez wants to control from the top but Laulhere keeps moving. #SUB#
Laulhere had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Martinez defends it easily.
Martinez trying to control the position from guard on top but Laulhere is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB2#
Martinez drops back looking for a leg! Laulhere is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Laulhere manages to kick Martinez off! Martinez jumps back into Laulhere's guard. #T3#
Martinez trying to control but Laulhere is working from the bottom.
Martinez looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Martinez not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Martinez trying to control but Laulhere is working from the bottom. #SUB2#
Martinez drops back looking for a leg! Laulhere is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Laulhere manages to kick Martinez off! Martinez jumps back into Laulhere's guard.
Martinez must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.#T4##SUB#
Laulhere escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Martinez gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Laulhere can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Martinez controls the pace.#SUB#
Laulhere has his foot on Martinez's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Martinez works his way back into a safe position though.
Martinez seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up. #SUB#
Laulhere is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Martinez trying to control the position from guard on top but Laulhere is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T5#
Martinez controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Martinez trying to control but Laulhere is working from the bottom.
Martinez engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. #SUB2#
Martinez drops back looking for a leg! Laulhere is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Laulhere manages to kick Martinez off! Martinez jumps back into Laulhere's guard.
Martinez stopping the sweep attempt from Laulhere.#T6#
Martinez content to stall in guard here.
Laulhere managing to control the position.
Martinez wants to control from the top but Laulhere keeps moving.
Laulhere is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Laulhere (2) vs (2) Martinez
Martinez is holding on to half guard well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Laulhere is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Martinez as he works his way to full guard. #T7#
Laulhere looking to sit in guard and control but Martinez gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Laulhere (2) vs (4) Martinez
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Martinez trying to control the position from guard on top but Laulhere is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Martinez showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Laulhere trying to keep a closed guard but Martinez is proving a slippery customer.
Martinez is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Martinez trying to control but Laulhere is working from the bottom. #T8#
Laulhere looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Martinez trying to control but Laulhere is working from the bottom.
Laulhere looking for a sweep. Not yet Laulhere, not yet.
Laulhere can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Martinez controls the pace.#SUB2#
Martinez is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Laulhere is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Laulhere has escaped and now he's on top!
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Laulhere (4) vs (4) Martinez
Martinez looking for a sweep. Not yet Martinez, not yet. #T9#
Laulhere trying to control the position from guard on top but Martinez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Laulhere is pushing down on Martinez's leg trying to pass to half guard. Martinez is fighting to maintain full guard but Laulhere has managed to sneak the leg through.
Laulhere trying to control from half guard but Martinez is working away.
Martinez gets full guard.
Laulhere tries to free his leg and advance position but Martinez is retaining full guard.
Laulhere wants to control from the top but Martinez keeps moving.
Laulhere slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Score +3 for passing guard: Laulhere (7) vs (4) Martinez#T10#
Martinez tries to buck Laulhere off but Laulhere is having none of it.#SUB#
Laulhere swings around for an armbar but Martinez sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Laulhere's guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Laulhere (7) vs (6) Martinez
Martinez stopping the sweep attempt from Laulhere.
Laulhere is breathing heavily.#SUB2#
Martinez drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Martinez jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Martinez wants to control from the top but Laulhere keeps moving.
Martinez content to stall in guard here.
Laulhere keeping moving, preventing Martinez from controlling successfully. #T11#
Martinez showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Laulhere keeping moving, preventing Martinez from controlling successfully.
Martinez is stalling in the full guard.
Martinez trying to control the position from guard on top but Laulhere is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Laulhere looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #T12#
Laulhere manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Martinez manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Laulhere (9) vs (6) Martinez
Laulhere wants to control from the top but Martinez keeps moving.
Martinez keeping full guard, as Laulhere tries to pass.
Martinez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Laulhere trying to control but Martinez is working from the bottom.
Laulhere tries to free his leg and advance position but Martinez is retaining full guard.
Laulhere is working hard here to advance position.#T13#
Martinez pulls Laulhere in to control the position.
Laulhere wants to pass the guard but Martinez is keeping the position.
Laulhere is looking to pass into half guard but Martinez pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Martinez is in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Laulhere (9) vs (8) Martinez
Laulhere is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Martinez trying to control the position from guard on top but Laulhere is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T14#
Martinez controlling from the top position.
Laulhere is trying to control the position but Martinez postures up.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Laulhere holds on and takes a little breather. #SUB2#
Martinez drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Laulhere dives on top into guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Laulhere (11) vs (8) Martinez
Martinez is pulling down on Laulhere's head to control his posture.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Laulhere trying to control but Martinez is working from the bottom.
Laulhere looking to pass the guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Laulhere takes the fight on points by 11 to 8.

Event: Flair 65
Date: Dec 02, 2022

#R1#
Martinez throws a shot from downtown. Grigoryan moves away and avoids it.
Grigoryan misses with a kick to the body.
Grigoryan just misses with a punch to the body.
Martinez has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Deep waters in the buildup to the fight.#TD#
Martinez shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Martinez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Grigoryan defending well though.
Grigoryan is trying is best to control the position here.
Martinez is trying to control. Grigoryan wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Martinez not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grigoryan wants to control but Martinez is keeping busy.
Martinez thows a huge punch but Grigoryan dodges it nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T1#
Grigoryan trying to hold on to Martinez's head to control him but Martinez postures up.
Martinez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Grigoryan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Grigoryan is controlling Martinez's trapped leg to prevent Martinez from advancing to side control.
Martinez not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Grigoryan keeping hold of Martinez's head, controlling as best he can.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Grigoryan looks to land a combination but Martinez avoids it well.
Grigoryan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Martinez throws a hook but Grigoryan avoids it easily.#TD#
Martinez feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Grigoryan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Grigoryan wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Martinez looking to sit in guard and control but Grigoryan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
Grigoryan wants to get up but he can't break Martinez's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Grigoryan prevents Martinez from getting back to his feet. #ES#
Martinez pushes Grigoryan off and scrambles back to his feet.
Daniel Grigoryan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T3#
Grigoryan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Grigoryan throws a push kick but Martinez slaps the foot to one side.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Grigoryan. Martinez shrugs it off though.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Grigoryan.
Martinez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Grigoryan throws the kick towards the body but Martinez avoids it.
Martinez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Grigoryan slips a jab from Martinez.
Martinez throws a jab but it's blocked by Grigoryan.
Nice defenses there by Grigoryan.
Martinez misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Grigoryan to counter with a crisp jab.
Grigoryan throws a nice looking combination but Martinez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A little feinted left hand from Martinez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nice straight punches there by Martinez. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Martinez.#TD#
Grigoryan gets caught napping as Martinez dives in and scores a takedown. Grigoryan manages to retain guard.#T4#
Martinez is looking to work some ground and pound but Grigoryan has wrist control.
Grigoryan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Martinez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Grigoryan pulls Martinez in to control the position.
Martinez landing with the ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grigoryan working a defensive guard here.
Grigoryan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Martinez trying to control the position from guard on top but Grigoryan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Javier Martinez dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Grigoryan lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Martinez backs up against the cage.
Grigoryan misses with a kick to the body
and Martinez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Grigoryan throws a push kick but Martinez slaps the foot to one side.
Martinez dodges the punch combination from Grigoryan.
Martinez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Grigoryan can do to turn this around?
Grigoryan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.#TD#
Martinez feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Grigoryan has Martinez pulled in close to control his posture.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Martinez's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Martinez looking to sit in guard and control but Grigoryan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grigoryan has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Martinez is proving hard to escape from. #T1##SU2#
Grigoryan gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent. #TD#
Martinez closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Grigoryan's guard.
Grigoryan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Martinez.
Grigoryan working a defensive guard here.
Martinez scoring with punches to the head and body.
Grigoryan seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Martinez looking to control the position here, rather than advance. #T2#
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Grigoryan holds on and takes a little breather.
Martinez throws a strike but Grigoryan rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
Grigoryan wants to stand and escape but instead Martinez has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. #REVR#
Grigoryan is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Martinez stands up over Grigoryan, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. #T3#
Grigoryan is controlling Martinez's posture.
Martinez postures up and lands a big shot to Grigoryan's brow.
Martinez working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Grigoryan's head.
Grigoryan pulls Martinez in close to prevent any damage.
Martinez slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Javier Martinez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Martinez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. #T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Martinez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Martinez stays in close to Grigoryan's body and controls the position.
Martinez working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Martinez throws a big elbow that misses.
Martinez works over Grigoryan with some ground and pound from guard.
Grigoryan controls Martinez momentarily but Martinez frees himself.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Martinez makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Martinez cracks Grigoryan with a solid left hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Javier Martinez dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Martinez moves out of range as Grigoryan throws a body kick.
Grigoryan gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Martinez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Grigoryan misses with a kick to the body
and Martinez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Daniel Grigoryan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Grigoryan looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Grigoryan throws a combination that misses
and Martinez counters with a straight right hand.
Grigoryan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Grigoryan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#TD#
Martinez closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Martinez landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grigoryan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Martinez.
Grigoryan keeping hold of Martinez's head, controlling as best he can.
Martinez thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. #T1#
Grigoryan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Martinez.
Martinez throwing shots but Grigoryan is blocking nicely.
Martinez scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Grigoryan trying to control from the bottom.
Grigoryan has hold of Martinez's hands but Martinez slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Grigoryan trying to control but Martinez postures up.
Martinez is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Grigoryan gets back to full guard. #T2#
Martinez postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Martinez makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Martinez scoring with some ground and pound.
Martinez trying to control the position from guard on top but Grigoryan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Martinez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Martinez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Grigoryan is trying to control the position but Martinez postures up.
Grigoryan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Martinez connects with a couple of short punches.#T3#
Martinez postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Martinez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Martinez connects with a couple of short punches.
Martinez landing some decent shots from guard.
Grigoryan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Martinez postures up in Grigoryan's guard and throws a big left but Grigoryan blocks it.
Martinez postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Grigoryan keeping moving, preventing Martinez from controlling successfully.
Grigoryan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Martinez. #T4#
Martinez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Grigoryan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Martinez throws a big shot that misses.
Grigoryan misses with a series of wild punches. #TD#
Martinez feints and as Grigoryan raises his hands in defense, Martinez changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Martinez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Daniel Grigoryan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Martinez is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Martinez is looking to work some ground and pound but Grigoryan has wrist control.
Grigoryan controlling the position.
Martinez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Javier Martinez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Martinez, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Javier Martinez!
Javier Martinez retains his heavyweight title!
Javier Martinez seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: Flair 62
Date: Nov 11, 2022

#R1#
Grigoryan misses with a body kick.
Martinez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Grigoryan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Grigoryan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice body kick there by Grigoryan.
Grigoryan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Martinez circles away quickly and effectively.
An attempted straight right counter from Martinez misses the target.
Martinez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Grigoryan.
Grigoryan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Martinez circles away quickly and effectively.
Grigoryan misses with a kick to the body.
Martinez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Grigoryan counters with a body kick.
Grigoryan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Martinez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.#TD#
Martinez changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Grigoryan looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martinez looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Grigoryan is avoiding damage well.
Grigoryan struggling a bit here.#T1#
Sloppy strikes there by Martinez.
Grigoryan wants to control but Martinez postures up.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Martinez looking to control but instead Grigoryan has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Grigoryan taking some punishment here, with Martinez in his half guard.
Grigoryan wants to control but Martinez is keeping busy.
Ground and pound from Martinez. #T2#
Martinez thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Grigoryan's head.
Martinez lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Grigoryan wants to control but Martinez is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Martinez looks to land a strike but Grigoryan avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Grigoryan seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Martinez throws a big elbow that misses.
Grigoryan pulls Martinez in close to his closed guard and prevents Martinez from doing any damage or advancing position.
Martinez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Martinez postures up in Grigoryan's guard and throws a big left but Grigoryan blocks it. #T3#
Martinez slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Grigoryan explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Martinez moves out of range of the body kick.#TD#
Martinez looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Grigoryan is controlling Martinez's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Grigoryan trying to control from the bottom.
Martinez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Grigoryan defending well though.
Martinez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Grigoryan manages to get to full guard. #T4#
Grigoryan is trying to control the position but Martinez postures up.
Martinez controlling from the top position.
Martinez definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Martinez throws a big elbow that misses.
Martinez throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Grigoryan is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Javier Martinez dominated that round.
That's time! Martinez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Martinez looks to score with a jab to the body but Grigoryan is just out of range.
Grigoryan moves forwards but Martinez connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A combination from Martinez does no damage.
Grigoryan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Martinez looks to land a left hand but Grigoryan moved out of range nicely.
Despite the aggression on Grigoryan's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.#TD#
Martinez shoots in and gets a takedown into Grigoryan's guard.
Grigoryan seems keen to control Martinez's posture.
Martinez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Grigoryan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Martinez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinez is working Grigoryan over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Martinez trying to control the position from guard on top but Grigoryan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Martinez throws a big right hand that misses. #T1#
Grigoryan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Grigoryan has his hands on Martinez's head, controlling the position.
Martinez scoring with some ground and pound.
Martinez trying to control but Grigoryan is working from the bottom.
Grigoryan controlling the position.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.#TD#
Martinez feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.#T2#
Grigoryan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grigoryan is trying to control the position but Martinez postures up.
Grigoryan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Martinez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Grigoryan is adopting a defensive guard.
Martinez controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Martinez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. #T3#
Grigoryan working a defensive guard here. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Martinez moves forwards but Grigoryan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Grigoryan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Martinez.
Daniel Grigoryan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#TD#
Martinez drives through with a takedown into guard.
Grigoryan keeping moving, preventing Martinez from controlling successfully.
Grigoryan is pulling down on Martinez's head to control his posture.
Martinez wants to control from the top but Grigoryan keeps moving.
Grigoryan is controlling Martinez's posture.#T4#
Martinez trying to control the position from guard on top but Grigoryan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Martinez is really struggling to control Grigoryan but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Martinez distracts Grigoryan with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Grigoryan is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Martinez is looking to work some ground and pound but Grigoryan has wrist control.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Martinez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Grigoryan can do to turn this around?
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Grigoryan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Martinez throws a combination. Grigoryan tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Javier Martinez dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
A jab from Martinez misses.
Martinez throws a jab but it's blocked by Grigoryan.
It seemed like Grigoryan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Grigoryan explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.#TD#
Martinez looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Grigoryan!
Grigoryan is looking to regain half guard here but Martinez keeps moving and retains side control.
Grigoryan is trying to control Martinez's posture but Martinez avoids it.
Grigoryan defending against the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinez creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Grigoryan sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Grigoryan defending against the ground and pound.
You can see the frustration on Grigoryan's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.#T1#
Martinez tries to advance to mount but Grigoryan denies him.
Grigoryan tries to bench press Martinez off him but Martinez keeps the position.
Martinez in side control lands a decent elbow.
Martinez throwing strikes but Grigoryan manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Javier Martinez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#SU2#
Grigoryan decides to stand back up. Grigoryan steps back and let's Martinez get back to his feet.
Grigoryan lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt! #T2#
Grigoryan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Martinez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Grigoryan.
Martinez cracks Grigoryan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Martinez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grigoryan.
Martinez attempts a counter takedown but Grigoryan avoids it well and moves away.
Martinez fails to land with a series of punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Grigoryan.
Martinez moves out of range of the body kick from Grigoryan.
Martinez tries to counter by clinching up but Grigoryan breaks away and moves out of range.
Martinez walks into a jab.
Grigoryan throws a hook but Martinez avoids it easily.
Martinez appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Grigoryan throws a combination that misses
and Martinez counters with a stiff right hand.
Martinez connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Martinez defending well as Grigoryan loads up on a big left hand.
Grigoryan misses with an attempted mid kick.
Martinez moves out of range of the body kick.
Daniel Grigoryan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#T3#
Martinez clobbers Grigoryan with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Martinez moves out of range of the body kick from Grigoryan.
Grigoryan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.#TD#
Martinez feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Martinez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Grigoryan is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Martinez trying to control but Grigoryan is working from the bottom.
Martinez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Grigoryan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Grigoryan wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Grigoryan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#T4#
Martinez looking to sit in guard and control but Grigoryan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
Grigoryan is fighting to break Martinez's control of his arms but Martinez is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Grigoryan is standing up over Martinez. Martinez looks to escape but Grigoryan dives into side control.
Daniel Grigoryan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#SUB2#
Grigoryan working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Javier Martinez.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Martinez, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Javier Martinez!
Javier Martinez retains his heavyweight title!
A relieved looking Javier Martinez thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: Flair 59
Date: Oct 14, 2022

#R1#
Martinez misses with a combination
and Chaelsson counters with a straight right hand.
Chaelsson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Martinez throws a combination that misses
and Chaelsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Martinez lands with an overhand left.
Martinez misses with a left hand
and Martinez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Martinez has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Deep waters in the buildup to the fight.
Martinez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Martinez scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A slow jab from Martinez misses its intended target.
Martinez connects with a jab.
Chaelsson dodges the punch combination from Martinez.
Chaelsson throws out a counter right but Martinez avoids it with no problem.#T1#
Chaelsson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Martinez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Martinez misses the target.
Chaelsson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Martinez misses with a looping left.
Chaelsson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Martinez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chaelsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Martinez.
Chaelsson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Martinez throws a right and a left that Chaelsson avoids nicely.
Martinez misses with a left hand
enabling Chaelsson to counter with a crisp jab.
Chaelsson slips a straight right by Martinez.
Martinez pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Chaelsson back to the ropes. Martinez follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.#T2#
Chaelsson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Martinez.
Chaelsson slips a straight right by Martinez.
A little jabbing left from Chaelsson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
No joy there for Martinez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
It seemed like Chaelsson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Chaelsson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martinez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Martinez scores with a nice head shot.
Chaelsson slips a jab from Martinez.
Chaelsson throws out a counter right but Martinez avoids it with no problem.
Martinez throws a hook but Chaelsson avoids it easily.
Chaelsson slips a straight right by Martinez.
Martinez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.#T3#
Chaelsson slips a jab and a cross from Martinez.
Chaelsson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Martinez loads up on a big right hand but Chaelsson slips the punch.
Chaelsson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Martinez lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Chaelsson backs up against the ropes.
Chaelsson defending well as Martinez loads up on a big left hand.
Danga de danga de dang - Martinez scores with a four punch combination!
Martinez misses with a hook
and Chaelsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Martinez misses with a wild combination.
Chaelsson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Martinez throws a shot from downtown. Chaelsson moves away and avoids it.
Chaelsson throws out a counter right but Martinez avoids it with no problem.
Martinez misses with a right hand
and Martinez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #T4#
Martinez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It seemed like Chaelsson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Martinez throws a right and a left that both miss.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Martinez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Chaelsson throws out a counter right but Martinez avoids it with no problem.
A looping hook to the body misses from Martinez. Chaelsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Martinez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Martinez misses with a left hand
and Chaelsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Martinez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chaelsson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chaelsson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A punch lands to the side of Chaelsson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Chaelsson defending well as Martinez loads up on a big left hand.
Chaelsson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Martinez connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Chaelsson scrambles back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Javier Martinez dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Martinez cracks a nice hook into Chaelsson's ribs.
Martinez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chaelsson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A little jabbing left from Chaelsson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Javier Martinez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martinez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Chaelsson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Martinez throws an off balance right hand
enabling Chaelsson to counter with a crisp jab.
Martinez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Martinez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Martinez misses with a hook to the body
and Chaelsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinez lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Martinez bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Chaelsson's head backwards.
Patrick Chaelsson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Martinez misses with an uppercut
and Chaelsson counters with a straight right hand.#T1#
Martinez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Chaelsson counters with a nice uppercut.
Martinez misses with a right hand
and Martinez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Martinez misses with a right hand
and Chaelsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Martinez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chaelsson.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Martinez here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Martinez throws a shot from downtown. Chaelsson moves away and avoids it.
Martinez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Chaelsson counter with a right hand.
Javier Martinez is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice shot lands for Martinez.
Martinez scores with a one two! Chaelsson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Martinez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.#T2#
Chaelsson defending well as Martinez loads up on a big left hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Martinez misses the target.
Chaelsson throws out a counter right but Martinez avoids it with no problem.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A combination from Martinez does no damage.
A little jabbing left from Chaelsson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Martinez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Chaelsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Martinez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chaelsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Martinez.
Martinez misses with a wild combination.
Chaelsson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
No joy there for Martinez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Chaelsson drops his hands momentarily and Martinez takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Martinez misses with a hook
and Chaelsson counters with a nice uppercut. #T3#
Martinez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Martinez throws the left hand but Chaelsson avoids the punch easily.
The fighters circling - Martinez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Martinez misses with an uppercut. Chaelsson saw that one coming.
Martinez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Martinez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chaelsson throws out a counter right but Martinez avoids it with no problem.
Martinez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chaelsson can do to turn this around?
Martinez throws a hook but Chaelsson blocks it.
A jab from Martinez misses.
Chaelsson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Martinez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air. #T4#
Martinez misses with a combination
and Chaelsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Martinez throws a jab but it's blocked by Chaelsson.
Chaelsson throws out a counter right but Martinez avoids it with no problem.
Martinez misses with a right hand
and Chaelsson counters with a straight right hand.
Martinez throws a predictable looking body shot
and Chaelsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chaelsson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Martinez throws out the jab.
A little jabbing left from Chaelsson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Martinez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chaelsson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Martinez misses with a body shot.
Chaelsson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Javier Martinez dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Martinez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Martinez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The fighters circling - Martinez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Martinez looks to score with a jab to the body but Chaelsson is just out of range.
A little jabbing left from Chaelsson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Martinez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chaelsson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It seemed like Chaelsson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Martinez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Chaelsson! But no joy.
Chaelsson slips a jab from Martinez.
Martinez throws a lazy uppercut
and Chaelsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Chaelsson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Chaelsson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Chaelsson defending well as Martinez loads up on a big left hand.
Chaelsson throws out a counter right but Martinez avoids it with no problem.
Martinez misses with a combination
and Chaelsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#T1#
Martinez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chaelsson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Martinez throws a body punch but Chaelsson moves out of range.
Chaelsson blocks a jab.
Martinez misses with a right hand
and Chaelsson counters with a straight right hand.
Martinez misses with a left hand
letting Chaelsson counter with a right hand.
Martinez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A telegraphed right hand from Martinez misses the target.
Chaelsson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Martinez swings away with a body shot that misses
and Chaelsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Martinez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chaelsson moves away.#T2#
Martinez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chaelsson throws out a counter right but Martinez avoids it with no problem.
Martinez misses with a right hand
and Chaelsson counters with a straight right hand.
Martinez throws a right hand that Chaelsson ducks under and follows up with a left that Chaelsson also avoids with ease.
Martinez throws an off balance right hand
and Chaelsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice uppercut there from Martinez.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martinez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Chaelsson counters with a stiff right hand.
A shot to the body from Martinez misses
and Martinez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Martinez connects with a single shot there.
Martinez throws a hook but Chaelsson avoids it easily.#T3#
Martinez misses with a looping right.
Chaelsson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Martinez misses with an uppercut
and Chaelsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice defenses there by Chaelsson.
Martinez misses with a body punch
and Chaelsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chaelsson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Martinez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Martinez misses with a lunging right hand
and Chaelsson counters with a nice uppercut.
Martinez cracks Chaelsson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Martinez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Chaelsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Martinez throws out a powerful jab.#T4#
Martinez misses with an uppercut. Chaelsson saw that one coming.
A little jabbing left from Chaelsson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Chaelsson staying out of range there.
Martinez swinging wildly here.
A little jabbing left from Chaelsson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big left from Martinez misses.
Martinez connects with a crisp jab.
Martinez swings widly with a right hand
and Chaelsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Martinez lands a nice shot that snaps Chaelsson's head back.
Patrick Chaelsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Martinez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chaelsson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Javier Martinez.
Well Martinez has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Javier Martinez!
Javier Martinez retains his heavyweight title!
Javier Martinez seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Patrick Chaelsson was interviewed post fight and said 'WTF???'.

Event: Flair 56
Date: Sep 17, 2022

#R1#
Dickson throws the left hand but Martinez avoids the punch easily.#TD#
Martinez gets a double leg takedown into Dickson's guard.
Martinez chips away with some ground and pound.
Martinez scoring with some ground and pound.
Dickson wants to get back to his feet but Martinez is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Martinez distracts Dickson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Martinez controls from within his opponent's guard.
Martinez definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Martinez makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinez chips away with some ground and pound.
Martinez scoring with punches to the head and body.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Martinez with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.#T1#
Martinez makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Martinez might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Martinez postures up and lands a big shot to Dickson's brow.
Martinez is in close to Dickson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Dickson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Martinez's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Martinez working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Dickson's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Martinez lands a couple of elbows.
Martinez scoring with punches to the head and body.
Martinez is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Martinez is in close to Dickson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Martinez's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Dickson is trying to control the position but Martinez postures up.
Martinez cracks Dickson with a solid left hand.
Martinez working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Dickson's head.
Dickson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.#T2#
Martinez is stalling in the full guard.
Martinez lands a couple of digs.
Martinez postures up and lands a big shot to Dickson's brow.
Martinez scoring with some ground and pound.
Martinez working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Dickson's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martinez postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Dickson covers up, he's hurt! Martinez keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Martinez and the ref steps in to end the fight! Martinez can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Javier Martinez!
A less than humble Javier Martinez misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.

Event: Flair 55
Date: Sep 10, 2022

#R1#
Thomas slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.#CUT2#It looks like Javier Martinez has been cut.
Thomas misses with a looping right.
Jab by Martinez.
Thomas on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Martinez slips under a jab.
Thomas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Thomas tries to move into range but Martinez moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Thomas looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Jax Thomas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thomas swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Martinez counters with a nice uppercut.
Thomas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Martinez.
Nice shot lands for Martinez.
Thomas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Martinez circles away quickly and effectively.
Martinez definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Martinez.
Thomas gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Martinez.
Martinez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Thomas throws a right hand that misses
and Martinez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #ROC#Thomas is rocked!
Martinez closes the distance and catches Thomas with a lead hook that drops him to the canvas! Thomas is clearly dazed and struggling here! 3,4,5,6,7 and Thomas is up to his feet but the referee has called it off! Thomas is still far too wobbly and he's not going to allow the fight to continue! Martinez takes it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Javier Martinez!
Javier Martinez is the new heavyweight champion!
In his post fight interview, Javier Martinez started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

Event: Flair 52
Date: Aug 12, 2022

#R1#
Thomas takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Martinez lands a jab.
Martinez lands a jab to the head. #TD#
Martinez closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Thomas did well to prevent Martinez getting side control.
Martinez will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Martinez stops Thomas from getting back to his feet.
Martinez throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Thomas to regain full guard.
Martinez throws a strike but Thomas rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB##SU2#
Thomas gets to his feet. Martinez looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Nice sprawl there from Martinez as Thomas shoots in.
This has been an exciting period of action!#TD#
Martinez closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Martinez lands in his opponent's guard.
Martinez throwing strikes but missing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Martinez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. #T1#
Martinez trying to control but Thomas is working from the bottom.
Martinez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Martinez controlling from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Martinez trying to control but Thomas is working from the bottom.
Martinez throwing strikes from guard but Thomas blocks nicely.
Martinez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Thomas works some decent striking defense from the bottom. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Martinez trying to control the position from guard on top but Thomas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Martinez lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Thomas tries for a takedown but Martinez sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Martinez half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Thomas closes this distance looking for a takedown but Martinez circles away.
Martinez appears to be looking for a big counter.
Javier Martinez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jax Thomas.
Martinez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.#TD#
Martinez shoots in and bounces Thomas off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Martinez controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Martinez's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Thomas looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Martinez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Thomas works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Martinez has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.#T3#
Martinez wants to control from the top but Thomas keeps moving.
Martinez content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Martinez definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.#SU#
Thomas is working an open guard so Martinez takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Martinez keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Martinez thuds his right hand into Thomas's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Thomas tries for a takedown but Martinez sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.#TD2#
Thomas fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Martinez sprawls well initially but Thomas persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Thomas tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Martinez.
Martinez trying to hold on to Thomas's head to control him but Thomas postures up. #T4#
Thomas tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Martinez.
Thomas is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.#SU2#
Thomas decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet. #TD#
Martinez shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Martinez was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Martinez working the body and head with strikes.
Martinez wants to control but Thomas is keeping him busy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Javier Martinez dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R2#
Martinez sizes up Thomas with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Martinez is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Thomas misses with a takedown
and Martinez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Martinez lands a jab to Thomas's midsection.
Javier Martinez is winning the standup battle so far.
Thomas misses with a takedown
and Martinez counters with a lovely straight right hand!#TD#
Martinez manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Thomas on his heels. He'll look to pass Thomas's guard now, I'm sure.
Martinez throwing strikes from guard but Thomas blocks nicely.
Martinez slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thomas avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. #T1#
Thomas being controlled here, momentarily.
Martinez working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Thomas's head.
Martinez throwing strikes but missing.
Martinez is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Martinez wants to control from the top but Thomas keeps moving.
Martinez lands a couple of digs.#T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.#ES2#
Thomas scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Thomas with a lazy takedown attempt
and Martinez counters with a three punch combo that has Thomas backing up. Thomas nods at Martinez to acknowledge the strikes.
Javier Martinez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jax Thomas.
Thomas changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Martinez tries to avoid it but Thomas manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Martinez to the ground. Martinez escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Thomas shoots in and drives through. Martinez sprawls well.
Martinez appears to be looking for a big counter.
Martinez is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Thomas is breathing heavily.
Thomas tries for a takedown but Martinez circles away easily
and Martinez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Thomas takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Martinez swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Thomas.
Thomas with a lazy takedown attempt
and Martinez counters with a series of strikes. Thomas will be more careful next time no doubt. #ROC#Thomas is rocked!#TD#
Martinez drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Thomas is still in real trouble! Can Martinez finish him?
A big shot lands for Martinez! That's hurt Thomas! Will he recover? Martinez fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Javier Martinez!
Javier Martinez retains his light heavyweight title!
After the fight, Javier Martinez was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

Event: Flair 50
Date: Jul 22, 2022

#R1#
Martinez takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie. #TD2#
Martinez throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Grigoryan tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Martinez is in Grigoryan's guard.
Martinez trying to control the position from guard on top but Grigoryan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Grigoryan is pulling down on Martinez's head to control his posture.
Martinez stopping the sweep attempt from Grigoryan.
Grigoryan has his hands on Martinez's head, controlling the position.
Grigoryan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grigoryan has Martinez pulled in close to control his posture.
Grigoryan continues to stall.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.#T1#
Martinez trying to control but Grigoryan is working from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Martinez has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.#TD2#
Martinez bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Martinez sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Grigoryan is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Martinez working the strikes but Grigoryan uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Martinez not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Martinez thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Grigoryan's head.
Grigoryan wants to control but Martinez is keeping busy.
Grigoryan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Martinez.
Martinez missing with the ground and pound from half guard. #T2#
Grigoryan is doing well to control the position and prevent Martinez from advancing to side control.
Martinez wants to take a breather but Grigoryan is having none of it.
Grigoryan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Martinez.
Martinez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Grigoryan regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Martinez.
Grigoryan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Martinez.
Grigoryan has Martinez pulled in close to control his posture. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Martinez takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Grigoryan scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.#T3#
A jab from Martinez does it's job there.
Grigoryan misses with a wild body shot.
Martinez connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Both fighters circling a little - Grigoryan finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Martinez takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Daniel Grigoryan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#TD2#
Martinez closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Martinez lands in his opponent's guard.
Grigoryan is adopting a defensive guard.#T4#
Grigoryan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Grigoryan is pulling down on Martinez's head to control his posture.
Grigoryan has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Grigoryan's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#TD2#
Martinez throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Grigoryan tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Martinez is in Grigoryan's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Javier Martinez dominated that round.
That's time! Grigoryan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Martinez avoids a kick to the body.
Grigoryan slips under a jab from Martinez.
Martinez scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A slow jab from Martinez misses its intended target.
Grigoryan is looking to land body kicks.
Martinez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A solid body kick from Grigoryan.
Martinez moves out of range of the body kick.
Grigoryan misses with a looping left.
Martinez throws a lazy right hand but Grigoryan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Grigoryan throws a hook but Martinez avoids it easily.
Grigoryan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Martinez moves out of range of the body kick.
Martinez lands with an overhand left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD2#
Martinez feints and as Grigoryan raises his hands in defense, Martinez changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Grigoryan looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Martinez is in close to Grigoryan's body, working some short punches and elbows.#T1#
Martinez with a nice head shot there.
Martinez won't allow Grigoryan to sweep him here.
Grigoryan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Martinez trying to control the position from guard on top but Grigoryan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Grigoryan pulls Martinez in to control the position.
Martinez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
The crowd cheers as Martinez lands an impressive looking overhand right. Grigoryan doesn't seem phased though.
Grigoryan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Martinez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A slow jab from Martinez misses its intended target.
Martinez on the wrong end of a kick to the body. #T2#
Grigoryan throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Grigoryan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Martinez jabs Grigoryan right on the nose. Grigoryan blinks but takes it well.
Grigoryan throws a wild body kick that Martinez sees coming a mile off.#TD2#
Martinez is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Grigoryan's half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grigoryan is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Martinez throws a strike but Grigoryan avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Martinez postures up.
Grigoryan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Grigoryan is trying to keep Martinez in close.
Martinez must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Grigoryan is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control. #T3#
More hug and hope from Grigoryan.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#TD2#
Martinez drives through with a takedown into guard.
Grigoryan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Martinez working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Grigoryan's head.
Martinez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Martinez wants to control from the top but Grigoryan keeps moving. #T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Martinez postures up.
Martinez preventing the sweep.
Javier Martinez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Martinez throws a big elbow that misses.
Martinez throwing strikes from guard but Grigoryan blocks nicely.
Martinez distracts Grigoryan with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Martinez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Grigoryan fails to land with a series of punches.
Grigoryan moves out of range of the strikes.
Martinez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Grigoryan scores with a nice body kick.
Martinez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Grigoryan half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Javier Martinez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Grigoryan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. #TD2#
Martinez throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Grigoryan was covering up waiting for the punch and Martinez finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Martinez keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Grigoryan's head.
Martinez throws an elbow that misses. Grigoryan uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Martinez's guard. Nice move by Grigoryan!#REVR#
Grigoryan tries to stand but Martinez is controlling from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grigoryan prevents Martinez from getting back to his feet. #T1##SU#
Grigoryan stands up and waves to Martinez to follow him.
Grigoryan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Martinez has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Grigoryan.
Martinez misses with a wild combination.
Grigoryan tries to counter with a takedown but Martinez is quick to defend against it.
Martinez on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Grigoryan pushes Martinez away with a front kick.#TD2#
Martinez shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Grigoryan napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Martinez lands an elbow.
Grigoryan manages to get back to half guard.
Grigoryan is doing well to control the position and prevent Martinez from advancing to side control.
Martinez is looking to take a break and control but Grigoryan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #T2#
Martinez lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Martinez connects with a nice short shot to Grigoryan's temple.
Martinez is trying to control the action in half guard but Grigoryan is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Grigoryan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Martinez.
Grigoryan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Martinez.
Martinez trying to control from Grigoryan's half guard. Grigoryan has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Martinez's corner is telling him to maintain position.#T3#
Martinez scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Martinez is working Grigoryan over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Grigoryan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Martinez is one step ahead there. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
No joy there for Martinez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Grigoryan throws a body kick that misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Grigoryan.
Martinez misses with a two punch combination.
Martinez moves out of range of the strikes.
Grigoryan throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Grigoryan scores with a kick to the midsection.
Grigoryan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Martinez.
Grigoryan throws a wild body kick that Martinez sees coming a mile off.
Martinez moves out of range of the body kick from Grigoryan. #T4#
Martinez tries to bum rush Grigoryan with a series of wild strikes but Grigoryan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Grigoryan digs a good hook to Martinez's body.
A jab from Grigoryan finds it's way through Martinez's defenses.
Grigoryan throws a body shot but no joy.
Martinez cracks Grigoryan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martinez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Martinez might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Grigoryan scores with a hook.
Grigoryan misses with a body punch
and Martinez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Grigoryan slips under a jab from Martinez.
Martinez takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Martinez moves out of range of the body kick from Grigoryan.
Martinez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Daniel Grigoryan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A combination from Martinez does no damage.
Grigoryan misses with a double jab.
Grigoryan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Grigoryan looks for the body kick but Martinez saw that one coming.
Grigoryan is looking to land body kicks.
Martinez changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Daniel Grigoryan.
I think Martinez has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Javier Martinez! Javier Martinez retains his light heavyweight title!
Javier Martinez spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.

Event: Flair 48
Date: Jul 01, 2022

#R1#
Terranova looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Martinez ducks under a wild hook from Terranova.
Martinez throws a right hand that Terranova ducks under and follows up with a left that Terranova also avoids with ease.
Terranova lunges at Martinez with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Martinez's hand.
Martinez looks to land a right hand but Terranova moved out of range.
Terranova misses with a hook.
Terranova lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Terranova throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Terranova tries to work over Martinez's front leg with a kick but Martinez checks it.
Terranova scores with a jab to the jaw.
Terranova lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.#TD2#
Martinez looking to score a takedown here. Terranova is defending well but Martinez drives through and ends up in Terranova's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Terranova controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Martinez cracks Terranova with a solid left hand.
Martinez postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Terranova is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
Terranova tries to stand but can't do so whilst Martinez controls his leg. #T1#
Martinez wants to get back to full guard.
Terranova wants to stand but Martinez has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now. #SU#
Terranova stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Martinez to get to his feet.
Terranova fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Martinez shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Terranova eats them both and turns towards Martinez to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Martinez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Terranova. Terranova obviously looking to wear him down.
Terranova throws a chopping leg kick but Martinez manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Terranova waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Martinez.
Martinez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nice cross by Martinez.
Terranova throws a solid leg kick but Martinez takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Terranova.#T2##TD2#
Martinez drives through with a takedown into Terranova's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Terranova striking off his back but it's not causing Martinez any problems.
Martinez preventing the sweep.
Martinez trying to control the position from guard on top but Terranova is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Martinez postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Terranova is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Terranova looking to hit a scissor sweep but Martinez is one step ahead there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martinez trying to control but Terranova is working from the bottom. #T3#
Martinez is fighting to break Terranova's control of his arms but Terranova is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Martinez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Terranova.
Martinez cracks Terranova with a right hand to the side of the head.
Martinez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Terranova.
Martinez misses with a series of wild punches.
Terranova chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Terranova pivots, looking for a leg kick but Martinez is out of range and Terranova settles back down. #TD2#
Martinez looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Terranova utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Terranova is pulling down on Martinez's head. It's preventing any offense from Martinez, at least for the moment.
Martinez told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.#T4#
Terranova working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Martinez.
Martinez throws a big elbow that misses.
Martinez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Terranova is trying to keep Martinez in close.
Terranova keeping moving, preventing Martinez from controlling successfully.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Terranova is trying to keep Martinez in close. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Martinez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.#TD2#
Martinez fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Terranova sprawls well initially but Martinez persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Martinez is thwarting Terranova's attempts to control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Javier Martinez dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Terranova throws a leg kick
and Martinez counters with a straight right hand.
Martinez avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Terranova tries to land a leg kick but Martinez saw it coming and moves away.
Terranova throws a leg kick but Martinez moved away.#TD2#
Martinez fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Terranova sprawls well initially but Martinez persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Terranova missing with punches from the bottom.
Terranova avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Martinez.
Terranova is staying active underneath Martinez, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Terranova wants to control but Martinez is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Martinez throwing shots but Terranova is blocking nicely. #T1#
Terranova flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Martinez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Terranova.
Terranova scores with a leg kick.
Martinez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Good standup being displayed there by Martinez as he connects with a hook.#TD2#
Martinez gets the takedown into side control.
Terranova dodges the ground and pound from Martinez.
Terranova struggling a bit here.
Terranova is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Martinez's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Terranova is controlling Martinez's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Martinez lands strikes from half guard.#T2#
Terranova gets back to full guard.
Terranova is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Terranova looking to control.
Martinez must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Martinez wants to control from the top but Terranova keeps moving.
Martinez with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Martinez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Terranova pulls Martinez in to control the position. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#T3#
Terranova closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A chopping leg kick lands by Terranova.
Terranova fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Martinez checks it well.
Terranova connects with a jab.
Martinez has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Martinez checks the leg kick.
Martinez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Martinez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Terranova momentarily.
Ciro Terranova is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Martinez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Terranova. Terranova obviously looking to wear him down.
Martinez checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Terranova chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Martinez throws a lazy right hand but Terranova sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Terranova blocks a jab.
Martinez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.#TD2#
Martinez looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Javier Martinez has got the better of the ground game so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Terranova is looking to control Martinez's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Terranova avoid being mounted?#T4#
Terranova is concentrating on defense, preventing Martinez from advancing position.
Terranova blocking the ground and pound attempt from Martinez.
Terranova is trying to maintain the position but Martinez is very close to passing his half guard.
Terranova is concentrating on defense, preventing Martinez from advancing position.
Martinez thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Terranova is holding on to half guard well.
Terranova trying to control here. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Terranova slips a jab from Martinez.
Terranova ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Martinez looks to land a combination but Terranova avoids it well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Javier Martinez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
Terranova throws a leg kick but Martinez checks it.
Terranova misses with a low kick.
Martinez looks to throw the jab but Terranova is out of range.
Terranova fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Terranova tried to score with a low kick but Martinez checks it.
Martinez misses with a right hand
and Terranova counters with an inside leg kick.
Martinez goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Terranova fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Martinez is out of range.
Martinez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Martinez checks a low kick from Terranova.#TD2#
Martinez fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Terranova to the ground. Martinez is now in Terranova's guard.
Terranova trying to control the position here.
Martinez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Terranova works some decent striking defense from the bottom. #T1#
Martinez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Terranova controlling the position.
Terranova controls Martinez momentarily but Martinez frees himself.
Martinez trying to control the position from guard on top but Terranova is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Martinez checks the leg kick nicely there. #TD2#
Martinez shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Martinez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. #T2#
Martinez thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Terranova's head.
Terranova is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Terranova is looking for a sweep. Martinez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Terranova trying to control but Martinez postures up.
Martinez working the head and body with strikes.
Martinez is thwarting Terranova's attempts to control the position.
Terranova is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.#T3#
Terranova is holding on to half guard well.
Terranova wants to improve his position but Martinez is controlling well.
Terranova is trying to maintain the position but Martinez is very close to passing his half guard.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Terranova misses with an uppercut.
It seemed like Martinez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Martinez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Terranova.
Terranova half committed to a counter leg kick.
Martinez might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Martinez checks the leg kick nicely there.
Martinez throws a lazy right hand but Terranova sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Martinez throws a jab when Terranova was well out of range.
Martinez misses the shot to the body.
A clash of legs there as Martinez blocks the low kick.#T4#
A low kick from Terranova misses
and Martinez counters with a series of strikes. Terranova will be more careful next time no doubt.
Martinez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The fighters circling - Martinez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Terranova staying out of range there.
Terranova misses with a low kick.
Terranova fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Martinez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Terranova counters with a nice leg kick.
Terranova throws a leg kick but Martinez checks it.
Terranova throws a jab when Martinez was well out of range.
Terranova misses with a low kick as Martinez jumps back.#TD2#
Martinez darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Ciro Terranova has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Martinez is looking to stall here but Terranova recovers full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Javier Martinez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Martinez has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Javier Martinez! Javier Martinez retains his light heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Javier Martinez rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.

Event: Flair 44
Date: Jun 10, 2022

#R1#
Terranova throws a leg kick but Martinez checks it.
Martinez misses with a hook. Terranova ducked under it nicely.
Martinez throws a jab when Terranova was well out of range.#TD#
Martinez shoots in and bounces Terranova off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Terranova throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Terranova is pulling down on Martinez's head to control his posture.
Terranova lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Martinez has a closed guard, preventing Terranova from standing up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SU2#
Terranova stands and steps away. Martinez gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
A nice leg kick lands there from Terranova. #T1#
Terranova scores with a leg kick.
Martinez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Terranova with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Terranova with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Martinez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there. #TD#
Martinez closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Terranova keeping his opponent close.
Martinez working the body and head with strikes.
Martinez tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Martinez working away.
Martinez looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Terranova is avoiding damage well.
Martinez fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Terranova tries to bench press Martinez off him but Martinez keeps the position. #T2#
Martinez landing a few strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martinez working away.
Terranova avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Martinez.
Martinez throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Terranova is not content to let Martinez control the position.
Terranova sneaks back into half guard.
Terranova regains full guard. Nicely done. #T3#
Terranova is pulling down on Martinez's head to control his posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Terranova is trying to keep Martinez in close.
Terranova throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Terranova pulls Martinez in close to prevent any damage. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Terranova slips under a jab.
Martinez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Terranova throws a leg kick which misses Martinez's front leg but catches the back leg as Martinez tries to avoid it. #T4#
Terranova fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Martinez.
Terranova fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Martinez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.#TD#
Martinez decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Terranova trying to hold on to Martinez's head to control him but Martinez postures up.
Terranova controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Martinez blocks the strikes from Terranova.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Javier Martinez will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Martinez connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Martinez lands a nice shot that snaps Terranova's head back.
Martinez misses with an uppercut. Terranova saw that one coming.
Terranova connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Terranova throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Martinez is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Terranova looks to land a left hand but Martinez moved out of range nicely.
Terranova pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Terranova on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Martinez misses with an uppercut.
Terranova thumps Martinez with a low kick.
Martinez throws a shot from downtown. Terranova moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab from Terranova.
Martinez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Terranova. Terranova obviously looking to wear him down.
Terranova lands a nice leg kick that just misses Martinez's sensitive parts.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A good leg kick by Terranova.
Terranova ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.#T1#
Terranova throws a leg kick but Martinez sees it coming and moves out of range.
Terranova moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Terranova ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Martinez misses with a series of wild punches.
A nice leg kick lands there from Terranova.
Martinez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Terranova.
Terranova takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ciro Terranova is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A nice leg kick from Terranova, right into the meat of the thigh.
Terranova fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.#TD#
Martinez closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Terranova quickly recovers to half guard.
Terranova gets full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Terranova controlling Martinez's posture.
Martinez trying to control but Terranova is working from the bottom. #T2#
Terranova pulls Martinez in close to his closed guard and prevents Martinez from doing any damage or advancing position.
Martinez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Martinez lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Martinez is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Terranova trying to strike off his back.
Terranova is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Martinez trying to control but Terranova is working from the bottom. #T3#
Martinez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Martinez postures up.
Terranova looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Martinez is working Terranova over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Martinez cracks Terranova with a solid left hand.
Martinez throws an elbow that misses. Terranova uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Martinez's guard. Nice move by Terranova!#REVB#
Terranova wants to stand and escape but instead Martinez has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. #REVR#
Terranova is adopting a defensive guard.#T4#
Martinez working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Martinez trying to control but Terranova is working from the bottom.
Martinez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Terranova seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Terranova trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Terranova wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Terranova is trying to keep Martinez in close.
Martinez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Terranova works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Javier Martinez dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.#R3##TD#
Terranova gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Martinez to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Terranova is pulling down on Martinez's head to control his posture.
Martinez throws a big right hand that misses.
Terranova working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Martinez.
Terranova controls Martinez momentarily but Martinez frees himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Terranova has control of Martinez's left arm, preventing Martinez from doing any damage. #T1#
Terranova trying to control the position. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Martinez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Martinez looks to land a combination. Terranova sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Martinez gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Terranova.
Terranova gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Martinez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Martinez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Martinez swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Terranova.
Martinez is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Terranova ducks under a wild hook from Martinez.
Terranova connects with a crisp jab. #TD#
Martinez closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Martinez lands in his opponent's guard.
Javier Martinez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Terranova controlling the position.#T2#
Martinez throws a big right hand that misses.
Terranova not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Terranova looking to hit a scissor sweep but Martinez is one step ahead there.
Martinez controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Martinez with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Terranova wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Martinez wants to control from the top but Terranova keeps moving. #T3#
Martinez is fighting to break Terranova's control of his arms but Terranova is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Martinez postures up in Terranova's guard and throws a big left but Terranova blocks it.
Martinez scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Martinez wants to control from the top but Terranova keeps moving.
Terranova seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Terranova moves away from the strike by Martinez.
Terranova fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Martinez.#T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.#TD#
Martinez feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Martinez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Martinez trying to control the position from guard on top but Terranova is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Terranova striking off his back but it's not causing Martinez any problems.
Terranova has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Terranova tries to strike from the bottom.
Terranova is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Ciro Terranova has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Terranova striking off his back but it's not causing Martinez any problems.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Martinez lands a couple of elbows.

And that's the end of the fight!
Javier Martinez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Martinez, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Javier Martinez!
Javier Martinez retains his light heavyweight title!
Javier Martinez spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.

Event: Legendary Fight Night
Date: May 21, 2022

#R1#
Grigoryan dives in for a single leg takedown but Martinez sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Grigoryan shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Martinez as he jumps to the side. #CL#
Martinez moves into the clinch.
Martinez lands an elbow that stopped Grigoryan in his tracks for a moment. #BC#
Martinez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #TD#
Martinez shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Grigoryan's guard.
Grigoryan is pulling down on Martinez's head to control his posture.
Martinez throws a big elbow that misses.
Grigoryan is pulling down on Martinez's head. It's preventing any offense from Martinez, at least for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinez trying to control the position from guard on top but Grigoryan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Martinez with a flurry of punches that miss. #T1#
Martinez being controlled here momentarily.
Martinez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Martinez is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Deep waters that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Grigoryan controlling the position.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Martinez looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Grigoryan changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A big left from Martinez misses.
Martinez keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Javier Martinez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Grigoryan.
Grigoryan tries for a takedown but Martinez sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Grigoryan shoots in looking for a takedown. Martinez tries to sprawl out of it but Grigoryan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Martinez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. #T2#
Nice sprawl there from Martinez as Grigoryan shoots in.
It looked like Martinez was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Grigoryan.
Martinez lands with a nice body punch.
Grigoryan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Martinez circles away.
Martinez tries to score a power double leg takedown but Grigoryan sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Martinez somewhat.
Martinez slaps away a takedown attempt from Grigoryan, before circling back to the center of the mat.
An attempted straight right counter from Martinez misses the target.
Grigoryan dives in and grabs Martinez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Martinez pushes down on Grigoryan's head and hops out.
Martinez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Grigoryan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Grigoryan closes the distance and clinches up with Martinez, looking for a takedown. Grigoryan pushes Martinez against the cage but Martinez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Martinez throwing a counter right hand but Grigoryan manages to avoid it.
Grigoryan shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Martinez sprawls well. Martinez wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Grigoryan gets slowly back to his feet.#CL#
Martinez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Martinez misses with an elbow over the top.#T3#
Grigoryan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Martinez effectively controlling the action here.
Grigoryan blocks an elbow strike.
Martinez putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Grigoryan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Grigoryan stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Grigoryan wants to stall.
Grigoryan stalling in the clinch but Martinez improves position.
Grigoryan wants to stall.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Martinez takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Martinez comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Martinez missing with knees to the body.
Martinez just leaning against Grigoryan, taking a breather.
Martinez misses with an elbow strike. #TD#
Martinez has hold of one of Grigoryan's legs. Grigoryan is fighting the takedown attempt but Martinez gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.#T4#
Grigoryan is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Grigoryan seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Martinez wants to get back to his feet.
Martinez won't allow Grigoryan to pass to mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Javier Martinez dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Grigoryan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Grigoryan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Martinez as he avoids it easily.
Grigoryan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Martinez's waist but Martinez gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Grigoryan off to one side.
Javier Martinez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Grigoryan.
Grigoryan shoots in for a takedown but Martinez shows good takedown defense.
Grigoryan shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Martinez counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Martinez. No joy for Grigoryan on that attempt. #CL#
Grigoryan tries to keep at a distance but Martinez has taken the fight into the clinch.
Grigoryan blocks an elbow strike.
Martinez gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. #CUT#It looks like Daniel Grigoryan has been cut.
Grigoryan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Martinez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Martinez comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Grigoryan stalling the fight.
Grigoryan wants to stall.
Martinez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land. #T1#
Martinez manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Grigoryan blocks an elbow strike.
Grigoryan tries to stall but Martinez uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Grigoryan just leaning against Martinez, taking a breather.
With the fighters up against the cage, Martinez throws an elbow but misses.
Grigoryan struggles to land a body shot inside as Martinez controls his hands. #BC#
Martinez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Grigoryan shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Martinez as he jumps to the side.
Grigoryan is trying hard to land a takedown here. Martinez sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Grigoryan goes for a double leg but Martinez avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Martinez continues to drive forward.
Grigoryan shoots in but Martinez avoids the takedown attempt easily.#TD#
Grigoryan gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Martinez to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Grigoryan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T2#
Grigoryan has momentary wrist control but Martinez slips an elbow through the middle.
Martinez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Martinez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Grigoryan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Martinez.
Martinez trying to control the position from guard on top but Grigoryan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Grigoryan is adopting a defensive guard.
Grigoryan controls Martinez momentarily but Martinez frees himself. #T3#
Martinez is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Martinez working some strikes from top position.
Martinez's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Martinez scoring with punches to the head and body.
Martinez postures up in Grigoryan's guard and throws a big left but Grigoryan blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Martinez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Javier Martinez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Martinez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Martinez is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Grigoryan keeping moving, preventing Martinez from controlling successfully. #T4#
Martinez is in close to Grigoryan's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Martinez throws an elbow that misses. Grigoryan uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Martinez's guard. Nice move by Grigoryan!#REVB#
Grigoryan tries to free his leg and advance position but Martinez is retaining full guard.
Martinez can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Grigoryan controls the pace.
Grigoryan's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Javier Martinez dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Daniel Grigoryan's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
Grigoryan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.#TD#
Martinez closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Martinez lands in his opponent's guard.
Grigoryan has Martinez pulled in close to control his posture.
Martinez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Grigoryan can do to turn this around?
Martinez lands a couple of decent looking shots.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinez is fighting to break Grigoryan's control of his arms but Grigoryan is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Martinez stopping the sweep attempt from Grigoryan.
Martinez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. #T1#
Martinez is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Grigoryan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Martinez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Grigoryan has his hands on Martinez's head, controlling the position. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Grigoryan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Martinez as he avoids it easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Grigoryan.
Javier Martinez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Grigoryan.
Martinez slaps away a takedown attempt from Grigoryan, before circling back to the center of the mat.#TD#
Martinez shoots in and bounces Grigoryan off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Grigoryan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. #T2#
Martinez cracks Grigoryan with a solid left hand.
Martinez wants to control from the top but Grigoryan keeps moving.
Grigoryan has Martinez pulled in close to control his posture.
Martinez scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Martinez looking to sit in guard and control but Grigoryan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
Martinez keeping full guard, as Grigoryan tries to pass. #T3#
Grigoryan stays in close to Martinez's body and controls the position.
Martinez is adopting a defensive guard.
Grigoryan sitting in guard here, content to control. #ES#
The fighters are working up against the cage. Martinez manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.#T4#
Martinez being controlled against the cage.
Martinez is trying to drag Grigoryan to the mat but Grigoryan just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Grigoryan tries to throw a body punch but Martinez avoids it by throwing Grigoryan back against the cage.
Grigoryan blocks the elbow strike.
Javier Martinez has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Grigoryan wants to stall.
Grigoryan effectively controlling the action here.
Daniel Grigoryan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Martinez being controlled against the cage.
Grigoryan continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Martinez looking to slow down the pace here.
Grigoryan is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Martinez is keeping busy.

And that's the end of the fight!
Javier Martinez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Martinez has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Javier Martinez!
Javier Martinez is the new light heavyweight champion!
Javier Martinez bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

Event: FLAIR BASH
Date: May 06, 2022

#R1#
Camacho misses the shot to the body.
Camacho misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Martinez.
Camacho throws a poor cross that misses
and Martinez counters with a stiff right hand.
Camacho throws a shot from downtown. Martinez moves away and avoids it.
Camacho throws a poor cross that misses
and Martinez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice body punch from Martinez.
Martinez stuffs the takedown.
Martinez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Martinez lands a body shot.
Martinez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Martinez misses with the combination.
Martinez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Martinez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Martinez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Camacho avoids the body shot from Martinez.
Camacho feints a counter leg kick.
Camacho fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Martinez bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Camacho's head backwards.
Camacho has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.#T1#
Camacho tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Camacho looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Martinez seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Javier Martinez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Martinez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Camacho doesn't seem bothered though.
Martinez scores with a punch to the head.
Camacho misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Martinez counters with a lovely shot to the body.
We've been told by Martinez's head coaches at Deep waters that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Martinez defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Camacho.
Javier Martinez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Macho Camacho.
Camacho throws a sloppy head kick and Martinez moves out of range easily.
Martinez seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Martinez avoids the body shot from Camacho.
Camacho fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Martinez avoids it really well and circles away.
Martinez is looking to wear down Camacho with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Martinez blocks a head kick by Camacho.
Martinez lands a jab to Camacho's midsection.
Martinez lands a body shot.
Martinez lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martinez throws a right and a left that both miss.#T2#
Martinez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Camacho misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Good exchange - Martinez coming out on top.
Camacho takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Martinez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Camacho looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Martinez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Camacho misses with a takedown attempt - Martinez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Camacho doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Martinez keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Camacho throws a head kick but Martinez moves out of range.
Martinez lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. #CL#
Martinez clinches up with Camacho and pushes him back against the cage.
Martinez lands a nice elbow. #CUT#It looks like Macho Camacho has been cut.#T3#
Martinez prevents the takedown attempt.
Martinez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Camacho misses with a short punch on the inside.
Martinez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Come on Martinez - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Martinez just leaning against Camacho, taking a breather.
Camacho is looking for a takedown.
Stalling in the clinch from Martinez. #TD#
Martinez works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard. #SUB2#
Camacho working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Martinez doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Martinez manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Martinez stays in close to Camacho's body and controls the position.
Martinez with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.#SUB2#
Camacho is active off his back here, looking for submissions. #T4#
Martinez with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.#SUB2#
Martinez got a little sloppy there for a moment and Camacho has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Martinez has managed to get both his arms back between Camacho's legs - danger averted.
Martinez postures up and lands a big shot to Camacho's brow.
Martinez landing with the ground and pound.
Martinez slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up. #SUB2#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Camacho had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Martinez defends it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Martinez is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. #CUT#That has opened up Macho Camacho's cut even more.
Martinez with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Javier Martinez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Macho Camacho's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Martinez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Martinez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Martinez moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.#CUT#The cut above Macho Camacho's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Martinez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Camacho.
Camacho doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Martinez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Camacho tries for a takedown but Martinez circles away easily#CL#
and Martinez counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Camacho lands a nice shot to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Camacho fails to land.
Camacho struggles to land a body shot inside as Martinez controls his hands.
Camacho wants to take the fight to the mat but Martinez manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Javier Martinez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Macho Camacho.#BC#
Martinez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Camacho manages to avoid it.
Martinez lands a jab.
Camacho shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Martinez defends it nicely.#CL#
Martinez pushes Camacho up against the cage in a clinch.#T1#
Camacho trying to land knees to the body. #BC#
Martinez breaks from the clinch.
Camacho has his takedown stuffed
and Martinez counters with a right hand to the body.
Martinez slaps away a takedown attempt from Camacho, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Martinez lands with a nice combination. Camacho backs away looking to recover.
Camacho throws a head kick that misses.
Martinez scores with a jab. Camacho acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Camacho walks into a straight right hand from Martinez.
Camacho takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Martinez lands with a nice combination. Camacho backs away looking to recover.#CUT#Macho Camacho's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head kick misses from Camacho.
Martinez swings for the body but Camacho moves out of range. #T2#
Camacho fails with an attempt to clinch.
Martinez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Camacho can do to turn this around?
Martinez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Martinez's jab looks to have found its range, popping Camacho under the eye.
Javier Martinez is winning the standup battle so far.
Martinez shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Camacho eats them both and turns towards Martinez to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Camacho lands a high kick!
Martinez throws a right and a left that Camacho avoids nicely.
Martinez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Martinez digs a good body shot into Camacho's ribs.
Camacho throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Martinez counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Martinez lands with a good body shot.
Camacho shoots and misses
enabling Martinez to counter with a crisp jab.
Martinez uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Martinez looks to land a combination but Camacho avoids it well.
Martinez stalks Camacho and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Camacho's face. Camacho staggers backwards, shaken.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Macho Camacho's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Javier Martinez!
Javier Martinez was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

Event: Flair 38
Date: Apr 09, 2022

#R1#
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Terranova lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Martinez has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Martinez and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Martinez tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Terranova throws a leg kick which misses Martinez's front leg but catches the back leg as Martinez tries to avoid it.
Martinez checks a leg kick. #CL#
Martinez rushes Terranova and presses him up against the cage.
Our sources have told us that Martinez has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Martinez has a couple of punches blocked by Terranova.
Terranova on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Martinez just misses with a elbow thrown towards Terranova's brow.
Martinez misses with the head strike.
Martinez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Martinez.
Martinez misses with an elbow over the top.#BC2#
Terranova manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinez throws an off balance right hand
and Terranova connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#CL#
Martinez rushes Terranova and presses him up against the cage.
Martinez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Martinez controlling the action here for a moment.
Terranova takes an elbow to the temple. #T1#
Martinez throws an elbow but it misses.
Martinez dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Martinez holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Martinez gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Terranova prevents a body shot from Martinez. #BC2#
Terranova pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Terranova misses with a low kick.
Martinez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Terranova.
Terranova defending well as Martinez loads up on a big left hand.
Martinez throws a jab but it's blocked by Terranova.
Terranova lands with a thumping leg kick.
Terranova throws a leg kick that misses.
Terranova fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
An inside leg kick from Terranova misses.
Martinez avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A nice inside leg kick there by Terranova. That's going to slow Martinez down. #T2#
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Terranova lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Martinez has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Martinez and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.#CL#
Martinez pushes Terranova up against the cage in a clinch.
Martinez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Martinez has had enough of the clinch but Terranova keeps him there for the moment.
Martinez misses with an elbow strike.
Martinez throws an elbow but it's blocked. #BC2#
Terranova breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A good leg kick by Terranova.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#CL#
Martinez forces Terranova back against the cage and clinches.
Terranova avoids a wild elbow strike from Martinez.
Terranova avoids the elbow strike from Martinez, against the cage.
Martinez stalling in the clinch but Terranova improves position.
Martinez has Terranova pushed against the cage.
Terranova avoids a wild elbow strike from Martinez.#TD#
Martinez has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Terranova is trying to keep an underhook but Martinez manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Terranova throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Martinez knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Terranova on the ground.
Terranova keeping control of the position. #T3#
Terranova keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Terranova trying to control from the bottom.
Martinez not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Terranova is looking to control Martinez's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Terranova avoid being mounted?
Terranova keeping control of the position.
Terranova has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Terranova trying to hold on to Martinez's head to control him but Martinez postures up.
Terranova has his hands clasped together around Martinez's back. He's all about the action.
Martinez winds up and cracks Terranova with a swinging punch to the side of the head. #T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Terranova is not content to let Martinez control the position.
Terranova wants to control but Martinez is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Terranova desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Terranova's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Martinez connects with a nice short shot to Terranova's temple.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Terranova is not content to let Martinez control the position.
Terranova punching from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Javier Martinez dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2##TD#
Martinez throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Terranova was covering up waiting for the punch and Martinez finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Terranova pulls Martinez in close to his closed guard and prevents Martinez from doing any damage or advancing position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Martinez postures up.
Terranova might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Martinez haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Martinez distracts Terranova with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinez is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Terranova not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Terranova trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Martinez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Terranova managing to control the position. #T1#
Terranova working a defensive guard here.
Martinez throws an elbow that misses. Terranova uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Martinez's guard. Nice move by Terranova!#REVB##SU2#
Terranova stands and steps away. Martinez gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Martinez gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Terranova.
Terranova with a nice calf kick.
Ciro Terranova is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Terranova moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ciro Terranova seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Martinez misses with a wild combination.
Terranova dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Martinez. That did some damage!#T2#
A good leg kick by Terranova. #CL#
Martinez gets a clinch.
Terranova being controlled against the cage.
Terranova avoids a wild elbow strike from Martinez.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Martinez just misses with a elbow thrown towards Terranova's brow.
Martinez looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Martinez pushes off an throws an elbow but Terranova leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Martinez creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Terranova's defenses.
Martinez landing some nice looking knees to the body. #BC2#
Terranova pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#TD#
Martinez gets the takedown into side control. #T3#
Martinez is looking to take a break and control but Terranova is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Martinez works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Terranova struggling a bit here.
Martinez wants to control but Terranova is keeping him busy.
Terranova wants to control but Martinez postures up.
Martinez trying to control the action but Terranova is working from the bottom.
Terranova defending against the ground and pound. #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Martinez trying to control the position but Terranova is working away.
Martinez working away.
Martinez throws a strike aimed at the side of Terranova's head but Terranova avoids it well.
Terranova throws up a few punches.
Terranova parries the strikes from Martinez easily there. Martinez is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Terranova to escape.
Terranova is looking to reverse the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Martinez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Terranova keeps working.
Terranova is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Javier Martinez dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R3##TD#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Terranova enables Martinez to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Terranova manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Terranova looking to control.
Terranova has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Terranova looking to control.
Terranova lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB##SU2#
Terranova gets to his feet. Martinez looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An inside leg kick lands from Terranova.
The fighters circling - Martinez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Terranova uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Martinez.
Terranova avoids the body shot from Martinez.
Martinez keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Jab, jab by Terranova - just one landing. #T1#
Martinez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Terranova.
Martinez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Terranova sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Martinez throws a jab when Terranova was well out of range.#CL#
Martinez has taken the fight to the clinch.
Martinez throws an elbow but it misses.
Martinez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Martinez misses with an elbow over the top.
Martinez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Terranova can do to turn this around?#BC2#
Terranova manages to break the clinch.
Terranova throws a big shot that misses.
Martinez was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Terranova does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
The fighters circling - Terranova throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Martinez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Terranova was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Good exchange - Martinez coming out on top.#CL#
Martinez moves into the clinch.#BC2#
Terranova manages to break the clinch. #CL#
Martinez drives through and clinches with Terranova against the cage.
Terranova blocks the elbow strike. #T2#
Martinez tries to land knees in the clinch but Terranova avoids the damage to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!#BC2#
Terranova breaks the clinch.
Terranova attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Martinez checks a leg kick.
Terranova attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.#TD#
Martinez scores with a takedown into Terranova's guard.
Terranova trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Terranova trying to keep a closed guard but Martinez is proving a slippery customer.
Martinez is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Terranova throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Martinez postures up and lands a big shot to Terranova's brow.
Terranova doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Terranova striking off his back. #T3#
Martinez trying to control but Terranova is working from the bottom.
Martinez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Terranova working a defensive guard here.
Terranova looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Martinez preventing the sweep.
Martinez postures up in Terranova's guard and throws a big left but Terranova blocks it. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.#CL#
Martinez takes the fight into the clinch.
Martinez is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. #BC2#
Terranova breaks from the clinch. #T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Terranova wants to land a leg kick but Martinez is out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Terranova.
Terranova with a nice calf kick.
Martinez throws a series of punches but Terranova moves out of range.
Terranova throws a quick inside leg kick.
Terranova lands an overhand right.#TD#
Martinez looking to score a takedown here. Terranova is defending well but Martinez drives through and ends up in Terranova's guard.
Terranova has his hands on Martinez's head, controlling the position.
Terranova looking for a sweep. Not yet Terranova, not yet.
Terranova throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Terranova trying to strike off his back.
Terranova keeping moving, preventing Martinez from controlling successfully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Javier Martinez clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R4#
Terranova tries to work over Martinez's front leg with a kick but Martinez checks it.
Martinez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A decent looking cross lands there for Martinez.
Terranova throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Terranova chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Martinez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Terranova throws a leg kick
and Martinez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Martinez checks a leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Martinez. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Martinez.
Terranova turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Terranova shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Terranova throws a leg kick which misses Martinez's front leg but catches the back leg as Martinez tries to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Terranova throws a looping overhand right but Martinez ducks down to avoid it.
Terranova with the inside leg kick.
Terranova clobbers Martinez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Martinez just misses with a punch to the body.
Ciro Terranova seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Terranova throws a leg kick but Martinez sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Terranova dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Martinez. That did some damage!#T1#
Martinez checks a low kick from Terranova.
Terranova throws a quick inside leg kick.
Martinez throws the left hand but Terranova avoids the punch easily.
Terranova defending well as Martinez loads up on a big left hand.
No joy there for Martinez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Martinez checks a leg kick.
Terranova shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Terranova attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Good work by Martinez as he checks the leg kick.
Terranova uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Martinez.
Terranova dodges the punch combination from Martinez.
That kick from Terranova tenderised Martinez's leg. Martinez is trying to keep his angry face on.
Martinez is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Martinez bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Terranova throws a low kick but Martinez moves out of range easily.
Terranova moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. #T2#
Terranova tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Martinez tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
An inside leg kick from Terranova misses.
Good work by Martinez as he checks the leg kick.#CL#
Martinez clinches.
Martinez is trying to stall.
Terranova blocks an elbow strike.#BC#
Martinez breaks from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martinez checks a leg kick nicely.
A low kick lands for Terranova. #TD#
Martinez fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Terranova sprawls well initially but Martinez persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Terranova is trying to control but can't.
Martinez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Martinez trying to control from half guard but Terranova is working away. #T3#
Terranova is trying to control but can't.
Terranova is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Terranova misses with some strikes from the bottom.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Martinez working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Martinez wants to control but Terranova is keeping him busy.
Martinez scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Terranova trying to control from the bottom.
Martinez is trying to control. Terranova wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. #T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Terranova controlling the position well.
Martinez trying to control from Terranova's half guard. Terranova has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Martinez being controlled here momentarily.
Martinez postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Terranova throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Martinez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Martinez scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Terranova will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Javier Martinez will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!#R5#
A nice inside leg kick there by Terranova. That's going to slow Martinez down.
That kick from Terranova tenderised Martinez's leg. Martinez is trying to keep his angry face on.
A low kick from Terranova misses
and Martinez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
An inside leg kick lands from Terranova.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Martinez checks a leg kick.
Terranova wants to slow Martinez down by chopping away at his legs.
Martinez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Terranova can pounce on him.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Martinez checks a leg kick.
Martinez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Terranova takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Martinez is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.#CL#
Martinez pushes Terranova up against the cage in a clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Terranova is struggling to control the position.#T1#
Martinez looking to slow down the pace here.
Martinez looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Terranova blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Martinez looking to slow down the pace here.#BC2#
Terranova manages to break the clinch. #TD#
Martinez scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Terranova wants to control but Martinez postures up.
Terranova looks to move to half guard but instead Martinez has passed into mount! Damn!#T2#
Martinez with the ground and pound from mount.
Terranova is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Martinez cracks Terranova with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Martinez avoids the attempt from Terranova to control.
Javier Martinez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Terranova is bucking up trying to escape but Martinez cracks him with another couple of good strikes.#T3#
Martinez scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Terranova?
Terranova flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Terranova is bucking up trying to escape but Martinez cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Terranova is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Terranova working to try and regain half guard.
Terranova tries to hold on but Martinez postures up.
Martinez blocks Terranova's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Terranova tries to hold on but Martinez postures up.#T4#
Terranova throwing hammer fists to the chest of Martinez. What's that going to do exactly?
Terranova wants to hold on but Martinez pushes him away.
Terranova is in a horrible position here. Martinez smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Terranova tries to lock up and control but Martinez gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Terranova is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Martinez is staying active.
Martinez lands a nice shot to the head.
Ciro Terranova has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Terranova tries to hold on but Martinez pushes him away.
Martinez has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Terranova's face.
Martinez blocks Terranova's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Javier Martinez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Martinez, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 50:45
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 50:46
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Javier Martinez!
Javier Martinez was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

Event: Flair 36
Date: Mar 26, 2022

#R1#
Martinez moves into range and connects with a jab.
Mrkela misses with a takedown attempt - Martinez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mrkela gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Mrkela definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A right-left combo lands from Martinez.
Mrkela walks into a stiff left hand from Martinez.
Mrkela with a poor takedown
and Martinez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Martinez lunges at Mrkela with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mrkela's hand.
Mrkela walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#CL2#
Martinez pushes Mrkela up against the cage in a clinch.
Martinez is pressed up against the cage. Mrkela has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Martinez down to the mat. Martinez avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mitar Mrkela. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Martinez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mrkela's hands.
Martinez looks to land a combination. Mrkela sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Mrkela takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.#T1#
Mrkela looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Mrkela closes the distance and clinches up with Martinez, looking for a takedown. Mrkela pushes Martinez against the cage but Martinez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Martinez lands a jab to the head.
Martinez misses with a wild combination.
Mrkela changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Martinez misses with a wild combination.
Martinez jabs at Mrkela's body.
Mrkela shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Martinez lands a head shot.
Mrkela takes a body punch but keeps moving. #T2#
Mrkela gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Martinez.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mrkela drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Mrkela takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders. #CL2#
Martinez moves into the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Martinez.
Knees in the clinch landing for Martinez.
Mrkela is breathing heavily.#BC2#
Martinez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Martinez lands with a right hand. #ROC2#Mrkela is rocked!
Mrkela with a poor takedown
and Martinez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Martinez clobbers Mrkela with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Oh Mrkela is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mrkela glances at the clock... BAM! Martinez nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Mrkela crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Mrkela is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Javier Martinez!
Javier Martinez spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.

Event: Flair 34
Date: Mar 12, 2022

#R1##CL#
Tate tries to keep at a distance but Martinez has taken the fight into the clinch.#TD#
Martinez turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Tate taking a bit of punishment here - Martinez scoring with strikes. #SU#
Martinez decides to stand up, so the ref orders Tate to his feet.
Javier Martinez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tate throws a right hand that Martinez ducks under and follows up with a left that Martinez also avoids with ease.
A little feinted left hand from Martinez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Martinez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.#CL2#
Martinez tries to keep at a distance but Tate has taken the fight into the clinch.
Martinez content to slow the pace in the clinch. #BC#
Martinez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tate throws a wild combination but nothing lands. #CL#
Martinez moves into the clinch.
Martinez creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tate's defenses. #CUT#It looks like William Tate has been cut.#TD#
Martinez has hold of one of Tate's legs. Tate is fighting the takedown attempt but Martinez gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Martinez chips away with some ground and pound.
Martinez is stalling in the full guard.
Martinez scoring with some ground and pound. #T1#
Martinez works over Tate with some ground and pound from guard.
Martinez scoring with punches to the head and body.
Martinez postures up and lands a big shot to Tate's brow. #SU#
Martinez gets to his feet - Tate follows without any prompting. #CL2#
Tate clinches with his opponent. #TD#
Martinez has clasped his hands together around Tate's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Martinez working the ground and pound.
Martinez scoring with punches and elbows.
Martinez cracks Tate with a big right hand but Tate just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go. #ROC#Tate is rocked!
Martinez scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Tate is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Martinez can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Javier Martinez!
In his post fight interview, Javier Martinez started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

Event: Slavic FL 13: Herojam Slava
Date: Mar 03, 2022

#R1#
Martinez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but IronSide manages to avoid it.#CL2#
Martinez closes the distance and clinches.
Martinez is stalling here.
Martinez slows down the pace here.
Martinez continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.#BC2#
Martinez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
IronSide throws a wild combination but nothing lands. #CL#
IronSide moves into range and clinches up with Martinez.
IronSide working hard to break the clinch.
Martinez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinez lands a nice elbow. #CUT2#It looks like Bjorn IronSide has been cut.
Martinez stalling in the clinch but IronSide improves position.
IronSide takes a knee to the side of the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Martinez.
Martinez keeps control of IronSide as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. #T1#
Martinez avoiding damage.
Martinez gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
IronSide takes an elbow to the temple. #CUT2#Bjorn IronSide's cut is getting worse.
Martinez slows down the pace here. #BC2#
Martinez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
IronSide on the wrong end of a nice jab.#CUT2#Bjorn IronSide's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Martinez lands a jab.#ROC2#IronSide is rocked!
Sloppy strikes from Martinez. Those never looked like landing. #KD2#
Martinez cracks IronSide with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! IronSide looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Martinez finish him?
Oh IronSide is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martinez fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked IronSide out cold! Brutal finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Javier Martinez!
Javier Martinez bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

Event: Slavic FL 9
Date: Feb 07, 2022

#R1#
Martinez throws a head kick that misses.
OConnor gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.#CUT2#It looks like William OConnor has been cut.
Martinez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Martinez throws a head kick that misses. #CL2#
Martinez rushes OConnor and presses him up against the ropes.#BC2#
Martinez manages to break the clinch.
Martinez throws a head kick but OConnor moves out of range.
OConnor tries to counter by clinching up but Martinez breaks away and moves out of range.
OConnor takes one to the side of the head.
OConnor tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Martinez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Martinez tries a head kick but it misses.
Martinez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
OConnor blocks a head kick by Martinez.
OConnor is looking to counter the offense by Martinez and move into the clinch.
OConnor blocks a head kick by Martinez.
Martinez throws a sloppy head kick and OConnor moves out of range easily.
OConnor thinks about countering with a head kick.
Martinez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick. #T1#
Martinez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Martinez looks winded!#CL2#
Martinez clinches.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, OConnor just misses with a elbow thrown towards Martinez's brow.
OConnor takes an elbow to the forehead.
OConnor misses with a knee to the head.
Our sources have told us that OConnor has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Martinez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from OConnor. #BC2#
Martinez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Martinez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
OConnor tries to counter by clinching up but Martinez breaks away and moves out of range.#CL#
OConnor clinches up against the ropes.
OConnor managing to block the knees to the body from Martinez. #BC2#
Martinez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Martinez throws a head kick that misses.
Martinez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Javier Martinez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
OConnor moves in looking to clinch but Martinez pushes him off.#CL2#
Martinez closes the distance and pushes OConnor back into the ropes.
Martinez utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
OConnor throws an elbow but it misses. #T2#
OConnor is trying to break free.
OConnor tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Knees to the body from OConnor.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, OConnor just misses with a elbow thrown towards Martinez's brow. #BC2#
Martinez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
OConnor ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
OConnor seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
OConnor takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing. #CL2#
Martinez has taken the fight to the clinch.
OConnor throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
OConnor throws an elbow but it's blocked. #BC2#
Martinez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Martinez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Martinez throws a head kick but OConnor moves out of range.
OConnor seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
OConnor displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Martinez throws out the jab.
OConnor blocks a head kick by Martinez.
OConnor tries to counter by clinching up but Martinez breaks away and moves out of range.
OConnor tries to close the distance and clinch up but Martinez swats him away and circles back towards the center. #T3#
Martinez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by OConnor.
OConnor seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Martinez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
As Martinez tries to get set, OConnor tries to push him back and clinch up but Martinez manages to avoid the attempt.#CL2#
Martinez moves into the clinch.
OConnor misses with a knee to the head.
Martinez lands an elbow inside.
Martinez misses with an elbow strike.
Martinez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
OConnor throws an elbow but it misses.
OConnor lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Martinez avoids a wild elbow strike from OConnor.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Martinez just misses with a elbow thrown towards OConnor's brow.
Martinez pushes off an throws an elbow but OConnor leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
OConnor avoiding damage as Martinez throws knees to the body.
OConnor blocks an elbow strike.
Nice elbow from OConnor.
OConnor working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch. #BC2#
Martinez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
OConnor avoids the head kick by Martinez. #T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#CL2#
Martinez instigates a clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Martinez.
OConnor missing with knees to the body.
OConnor lands an elbow just above Martinez 's eye.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Martinez obliges.#BC#
OConnor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sloppy strikes from Martinez. Those never looked like landing.
Martinez thuds his right hand into OConnor's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Martinez pulls out of a head kick attempt. #CL2#
Martinez clinches with his opponent.
OConnor throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Martinez avoids a wild elbow strike from OConnor.#TD2#
Martinez gets a trip takedown into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Martinez blocks the strikes from OConnor.
OConnor is looking to improve his position. #SUB#
OConnor looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Javier Martinez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on William OConnor's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Martinez throws the left hand but OConnor avoids the punch easily.
OConnor is looking to counter the offense by Martinez and move into the clinch.
Martinez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Martinez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Martinez misses with a head kick.
OConnor tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Martinez manages to circle out of the way.
Martinez sizes up OConnor with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. #ROC2#OConnor is rocked!
Javier Martinez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Martinez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oh OConnor is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Martinez swats away the attempt to clinch by OConnor.
Martinez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
OConnor seems to have got his legs back now.#CL2#
Martinez clinches up with OConnor and pushes him back against the ropes.
Martinez pushes off an throws an elbow but OConnor leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
OConnor takes an elbow to the temple.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, OConnor just misses with a elbow thrown towards Martinez's brow.
OConnor lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC2#
Martinez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
OConnor moves in looking to clinch but Martinez pushes him off.#CL2#
Martinez moves into range and clinches up with OConnor.#BC2#
Martinez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!#CL2#
Martinez clinches up with OConnor and pushes him back against the ropes.#T1#
Martinez avoids a wild elbow strike from OConnor.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Martinez lands an elbow inside that OConnor shrugs off. #CUT2#William OConnor's cut is getting worse.
A nice glancing elbow lands by OConnor.
OConnor throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Martinez blocks it with crossed arms.
OConnor misses with an elbow strike.
Martinez has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. OConnor seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Martinez can turn it around.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
OConnor pushes off an throws an elbow but Martinez leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.#BC2#
Martinez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
OConnor on the wrong end of a nice hook.
OConnor blocks a head kick by Martinez.
And OConnor counters with a quick kick to the body but Martinez blocks it.
Martinez is breathing heavily.
OConnor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Martinez throws a lazy head kick #CL#
and OConnor counters by clinching up.
Martinez avoids the elbow strike from OConnor, against the ropes. #BC2#
Martinez manages to break the clinch.
Martinez throws a head kick but OConnor moves out of range.
Martinez lands a hook that stumbles OConnor back into the ropes. Martinez follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping OConnor to the canvas! Martinez pounces and lands several unanswered shots - OConnor has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Javier Martinez!
Javier Martinez bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

Event: NRC 9
Date: Jan 22, 2022

#R1##CL#
Martinez forces Leopoldo back against the cage and clinches.#BC#
Martinez breaks the clinch.
Martinez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Martinez throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Martinez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Martinez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Leopoldo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Leopoldo throws a jab but it's blocked by Martinez.
A slow jab from Leopoldo misses its intended target.
Leopoldo blocks a head kick by Martinez.
Leopoldo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Martinez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Leopoldo avoids the head kick by Martinez.
Martinez throws a head kick that misses.
Leopoldo misses with an uppercut.
Leopoldo throws a hook to the side of Martinez's head but Martinez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've been told by Martinez's head coaches at Deep waters that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Martinez misses with a head kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Martinez throws a head kick that misses.
Leopoldo misses the jab.
Martinez misses with a two punch combination.
A slow jab from Leopoldo misses its intended target.
Martinez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Martinez misses with a head kick.
Martinez is breathing heavily.
Martinez defending well as Leopoldo loads up on a big left hand.
Leopoldo looks to land a left hand but Martinez moved out of range nicely.
Martinez misses with a head kick. #T1#
Leopoldo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A slow jab from Leopoldo misses its intended target.
Leopoldo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Martinez.
Leopoldo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Martinez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Leopoldo.
Martinez looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Leopoldo blocks a head kick by Martinez.
Leopoldo takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Leopoldo throws out a loose jab but Martinez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Leopoldo looks to land a left hand but Martinez moved out of range nicely.
Martinez throws a counter high kick but Leopoldo was just alert enough to avoid it.
Leopoldo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A big right from Leopoldo misses.
Martinez lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Leopoldo misses with a straight right.
Leopoldo looks to land a left hand but Martinez moved out of range nicely.
Martinez works Leopoldo's body with a nice hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martinez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Leopoldo misses with a straight right.
Martinez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Martinez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Martinez with a hook.
Martinez slips under a jab from Leopoldo.
Leopoldo takes one to the side of the head. #T2#
Martinez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Martinez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Martinez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Leopoldo moves away.
Leopoldo throws a jab when Martinez was well out of range.
Martinez throws a head kick but Leopoldo moves out of range.
Martinez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Martinez was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Martinez throws a head kick but Leopoldo moves out of range. #CL#
Martinez has closed the distance and engaged Leopoldo in a clinch.
Martinez throws an elbow that misses.
Martinez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Leopoldo.
Martinez taking a breather.
Martinez has Leopoldo pressed against the cage.
Martinez tries to circle away but Leopoldo has him pinned against the cage.
Leopoldo managing to block the knees to the body from Martinez. #BC#
Martinez breaks from the clinch. #T3#
Martinez throws a head kick that misses.
Leopoldo takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Leopoldo dodges the punch combination from Martinez.
Martinez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Leopoldo throws out the jab.
Martinez staying out of range there.
Leopoldo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Martinez moves out of range as Leopoldo strikes.
Leopoldo misses with an uppercut. Martinez saw that one coming.
Martinez moves out of range of the strikes.
Martinez is looking to counter punch.
Martinez moves out of range of the strikes.
Leopoldo misses with a hook.
Martinez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Leopoldo looks to land a left hand but Martinez moved out of range nicely.
Martinez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Martinez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Leopoldo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Martinez.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Leopoldo looks to throw the jab but Martinez is out of range.
Leopoldo misses with a straight left.
Martinez blocks a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leopoldo throws a jab but it's blocked by Martinez.
A big right from Leopoldo misses. #T4#
Martinez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Leopoldo.
Martinez tries a head kick but it misses.
Leopoldo throws a hook but Martinez avoids it easily.
A big right from Leopoldo misses.
Martinez throws a head kick but Leopoldo moves out of range.
Leopoldo looks to land a left hand but Martinez moved out of range nicely.
A swing and a miss from Leopoldo.
Martinez is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Leopoldo.
Martinez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Leopoldo throws out the jab.
Leopoldo throws a lazy right hand but Martinez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Martinez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A big right from Leopoldo misses.
Martinez throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Leopoldo's head.
Martinez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Leopoldo.
Martinez slips under a jab.
Martinez thinks about countering with a head kick.
Martinez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Leopoldo.
Martinez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Leopoldo blocks a head kick by Martinez.
Leopoldo missing with a left hand there. Martinez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Leopoldo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Leopoldo throws a big shot that misses.
Martinez throws a head kick that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Javier Martinez dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Leopoldo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Leopoldo thows a left - swing and a miss!
A head kick misses from Martinez.
Leopoldo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Martinez.
Martinez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Leopoldo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Martinez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Leopoldo.
Leopoldo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Martinez is looking for a counter combo.
Leopoldo misses the jab.
Martinez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Leopoldo.
A head kick misses from Martinez.
Martinez plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Leopoldo thows a left - swing and a miss! #CL#
Martinez clinches with his opponent.
Leopoldo keeps control of Martinez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Martinez lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Martinez.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#BC#
Martinez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Leopoldo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Leopoldo might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Leopoldo missing with a left hand there. Martinez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A quick step to the side and Martinez tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.#T1#
Martinez moves out of range as Leopoldo strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Martinez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Martinez slips a straight right by Leopoldo.
Leopoldo misses with a hook.
Martinez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Martinez throws a head kick but Leopoldo moves out of range.
Leopoldo throws the left hand but Martinez avoids the punch easily.
Martinez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Martinez ducks under a wild hook from Leopoldo.
Leopoldo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing. #KD#
Martinez lands a big head kick that sends Leopoldo tumbling to the mat! Martinez takes a step backwards and waves Leopoldo back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC#Leopoldo is rocked!
Javier Martinez is winning the standup battle so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martinez slips under a jab.
Leopoldo is still on wobbly legs! Can Martinez finish him?
Leopoldo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Martinez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Leopoldo can do to turn this around?
Martinez drops Leopoldo with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Leopoldo! Martinez dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Javier Martinez!
In his post fight interview, Javier Martinez started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

Event: NRC 5: Christmas Eve
Date: Dec 24, 2021

#R1#
Byrne showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Martinez. #CL#
Martinez has closed the distance and engaged Byrne in a clinch.
Byrne misses with a punch on the inside.
Martinez lands an elbow inside. #CUT#It looks like Ronan Byrne has been cut.
Byrne throws a head punch that misses. #BC#
Martinez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Byrne has a takedown stuffed.#TD2#
Byrne shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Martinez napping and manages to drive through into side control!

Martinez explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Martinez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Byrne shoots for a takedown but Martinez saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Martinez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Byrne. #CL#
Martinez moves into the clinch successfully.
Martinez lands a body punch. #BC#
Martinez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL#
Martinez moves into range and clinches up with Byrne.
A head punch on the inside from Byrne fails to land. #T1##BC#
Martinez manages to break the clinch.
Martinez lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Byrne looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Martinez is fending him off so far but Byrne persists. Nope, Martinez circles away and we're back to standing.
Martinez seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Javier Martinez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ronan Byrne.
Byrne misses with a takedown
and Martinez counters with a two punch combo. #CL#
Martinez instigates a clinch.
Martinez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Martinez just misses with a elbow thrown towards Byrne's brow.
Byrne tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice elbow from Martinez.
Byrne tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #BC#
Martinez breaks the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Byrne showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Martinez.
Martinez leaves Byrne with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.#CL#
Martinez rushes Byrne and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Byrne misses with the head strike.
Martinez lands an elbow just above Byrne 's eye. #T2##BC#
Martinez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Byrne fails with the takedown.
Martinez throws a one two combo. #CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Byrne misses with a hook from the clinch.
Martinez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Martinez blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #BC#
Martinez breaks the clinch.
Byrne fails with the takedown#CL#
and Martinez counters by moving into the clinch.
Byrne has a couple of punches blocked by Martinez.
Byrne tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Martinez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. #BC#
Martinez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Martinez throws a right and a left that Byrne avoids nicely.
Byrne feints the counter takedown.
Byrne shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Martinez as he avoids it easily.
Byrne closes the distance and clinches up with Martinez, looking for a takedown. Byrne pushes Martinez against the cage but Martinez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.#T3#
Byrne dodges the punch combination from Martinez.
Martinez connects with a nice looking jab. #CL#
Martinez closes the distance and clinches.#BC#
Martinez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice uppercut lands for Martinez. That snapped Byrne's head back.
Byrne avoids a punch combination nicely.
Left hook, right uppercut from Martinez. #ROC#Byrne is rocked!
No luck for Byrne with that takedown attempt.
Martinez throws a big counter combination but Byrne scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Byrne is still on wobbly legs! Can Martinez finish him?
Martinez lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Byrne can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Martinez and Byrne drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Martinez.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Javier Martinez!
After the fight, Javier Martinez was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 25, 2021

#R1##TD#
Martinez closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Wilva wants to control but Martinez postures up.
Martinez cracks Wilva with a big right hand but Wilva just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Martinez works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Martinez working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Martinez works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Martinez is chipping away with strikes.
Wilva parries the strikes from Martinez easily there. Martinez is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Wilva to escape.
Wilva tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Martinez cracks Wilva with a big elbow.
Martinez lands a nice forearm strike.
A lull in the action here.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Martinez scores with punches from side control.
Martinez lands some shots froms side control.#T1#
Check out the look on Martinez's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Martinez throws an elbow but Wilva slips to the side and avoids it well.
Martinez scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Wilva to see if he's OK.
Wilva is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wilva trying his best to control but Martinez has mounted him.
Martinez landing strikes, looking to finish!
Wilva is looking to get to half guard.
Martinez connects with a couple of good shots from mount. #ROC#Wilva is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Martinez is landing with some decent strikes but Wilva is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Wilva is still in real trouble! Can Martinez finish him?
Martinez unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Wilva wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Martinez celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Javier Martinez!
Javier Martinez decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 22, 2021

#R1##CL#
Martinez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Martinez lands a damaging elbow.
Sukarman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Martinez lands an elbow just above Sukarman 's eye. #CUT#It looks like Sutarjo Sukarman has been cut.
Martinez lands a good knee to the midsection. Sukarman won't want to take too many of those.#BC#
Martinez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Martinez looks to land a combination. Sukarman sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.#ROC#Sukarman is rocked!#CL#
Martinez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sukarman is still on wobbly legs! Can Martinez finish him?
A short right hand to the side of the head by Martinez.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#BC#
Martinez breaks from the clinch.
Martinez lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Sukarman is looking to close the distance but Martinez sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Sukarman crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Sukarman is OK because that was naaaaaasty!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Javier Martinez!
A very excited looking Javier Martinez rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
In defeat, Sutarjo Sukarman stepped up to the mic, saying 'Next i'll win'.

Event: CMMA 169 Fudd v Pavlovic
Date: Oct 10, 2021

#R1#
Martinez cracks a nice hook into Thorsen's ribs.#TD#
Thorsen scores with a takedown into Martinez's guard.
Thorsen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Thorsen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Thorsen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Martinez has his hands on Thorsen's head, controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thorsen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Thorsen has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thorsen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Thorsen is looking to work some ground and pound but Martinez has wrist control.
Martinez looking for a sweep. Not yet Martinez, not yet. #T1#
Thorsen controls from within his opponent's guard.
Thorsen trying to control but Martinez is working from the bottom.
Thorsen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Martinez misses with a series of wild punches.
Thorsen misses with a looping left.
Thorsen darts in looking for a takedown but Martinez gets double underhooks and turns Thorsen into the cage.
Thorsen letting Martinez take a breather here.#TD#
Thorsen pulls Martinez into guard.
Martinez wants to control from the top but Thorsen keeps moving. #T2#
Thorsen has his hands on Martinez's head, controlling the position.
Martinez sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Martinez wants to stand but Thorsen is controlling his posture from full guard.
Martinez wants to control from the top but Thorsen keeps moving.
Martinez throws an elbow that misses. Thorsen uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Martinez's guard. Nice move by Thorsen!#REVR##T3#
Martinez is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Thorsen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Martinez is pulling down on Thorsen's head to control his posture.
Thorsen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Thorsen lands a couple of digs.
Thorsen is looking to work some ground and pound but Martinez has wrist control.
Thorsen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. #T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Thorsen throws a big right hand that misses.
Thorsen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Martinez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Thorsen has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Thorsen is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Thorsen throws an elbow that misses. Martinez uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Thorsen's guard. Nice move by Martinez!#REVB#
Thorsen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Martinez throws an elbow that misses. Thorsen uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Martinez's guard. Nice move by Thorsen!#REVR#
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Thorsen lands a couple of digs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Anders Thorsen dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2##TD#
Thorsen drives through with a takedown into Martinez's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Martinez can do anything to dispel that myth.
Thorsen is looking to work some ground and pound but Martinez has wrist control.
Martinez looking for a sweep. Not yet Martinez, not yet.
Martinez is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thorsen working some strikes from top position.
Thorsen wants to pass the guard but Martinez is keeping the position.
Thorsen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thorsen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Thorsen lands a couple of elbows.
Thorsen postures up in Martinez's guard and throws a big left but Martinez blocks it. #T1#
Martinez wants to sweep but no luck.
Anders Thorsen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Thorsen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Martinez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Martinez keeping moving, preventing Thorsen from controlling successfully.
Thorsen postures up in Martinez's guard and throws a big left but Martinez blocks it.
Martinez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Martinez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Thorsen. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Thorsen throws a shot from downtown. Martinez moves away and avoids it.
Thorsen throws a jab when Martinez was well out of range.#TD#
Thorsen drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Thorsen throws a big right hand that misses.
Martinez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. #T2#
Martinez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Martinez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Martinez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Martinez looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Thorsen works over Martinez with some ground and pound from guard.
Thorsen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Martinez can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Thorsen controls the pace.
Thorsen trying to control but Martinez is working from the bottom. #T3##REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Thorsen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thorsen shoots in for a takedown but Martinez shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Martinez unleashes a big counter combination but Thorsen bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Thorsen with a poor takedown
and Martinez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
An inside leg kick from Thorsen misses.
Thorsen fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anders Thorsen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thorsen misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Martinez to counter with a crisp jab.
Jab from Thorsen.
Javier Martinez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thorsen misses with a hook
and Martinez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Thorsen throws a low kick but Martinez avoids it.
Thorsen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Thorsen cracks Martinez with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.#T4##CL2#
Martinez moves into the clinch successfully.
Knees in the clinch landing for Martinez.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martinez lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Thorsen.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thorsen takes an elbow to the temple.
Martinez digs a right hand underneath Thorsen's ribcage. Thorsen let out a lung full of air as it connected.#BC2#
Martinez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thorsen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Martinez scores with a jab to the body.#KD2#
Martinez lands a left and a right that send Thorsen crashing to the mat, dazed. Martinez thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!#CUT2#It looks like Anders Thorsen has been cut.
Martinez moves into range and connects with a jab. #KD2#
Martinez feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Thorsen sprawling to the canvas! Thorsen rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Martinez finish him?! #ROC2#Thorsen is rocked!
Thorsen ducks into an uppercut from Martinez and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Javier Martinez!
A very excited looking Javier Martinez rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.

Event: CMMA 154 Harrison v Ferguson
Date: Sep 05, 2021

#R1#
Martinez misses with a straight right.
Javier Martinez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Martinez misses.
Porter takes a jab right on the kisser.
Porter moves forwards but Martinez connects with a nice, crisp jab.#TD#
Martinez shoots in and gets a takedown into Porter's guard.

Porter has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Martinez has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
A knee to the head by Porter. #CUT2#It looks like Javier Martinez has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martinez lands a nice elbow. #TD2#
Porter pulls guard effortlessly.
Martinez landing with the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Martinez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Martinez preventing the sweep.
Martinez stands up over Porter, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Martinez lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.#T1#
Martinez slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Martinez has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Martinez scoring with some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Martinez's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Porter is trying to control the position but Martinez postures up.
Martinez throwing strikes but missing.
Martinez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Martinez working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Martinez trying to control the position from guard on top but Porter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Porter holds on and takes a little breather.
Martinez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. #T2#
Martinez throws an elbow that misses. Porter uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Martinez's guard. Nice move by Porter!#REVB#
Porter sitting in guard here, content to control.
Porter wants to control from the top but Martinez keeps moving.
Porter looking to sit in guard and control but Martinez gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Porter looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Porter working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Martinez.
Martinez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Martinez keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Porter's head.#T3#
Porter wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Porter trying to keep a closed guard but Martinez is proving a slippery customer.
Martinez throws a big right hand that misses.
Martinez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Porter keeping moving, preventing Martinez from controlling successfully.
Porter pulls Martinez in close to prevent any damage.
Martinez throwing strikes but missing.
Martinez is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Martinez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Martinez stands up over Porter, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T4#
Martinez throws an elbow that misses. Porter uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Martinez's guard. Nice move by Porter!#REVB#
Porter throwing strikes but missing.
Porter trying to control but Martinez is working from the bottom.
Porter stopping the sweep attempt from Martinez.
Porter wants to stand but Martinez is controlling his posture from full guard.
Porter is looking to work some ground and pound but Martinez has wrist control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Javier Martinez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Javier Martinez's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Martinez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Martinez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Porter is looking for the big counter here.
Martinez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Porter. Porter obviously looking to wear him down.
We've been informed that Porter has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Porter tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Martinez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Porter uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Martinez.
Martinez throws a right hand that Porter ducks under and follows up with a left that Porter also avoids with ease.#TD#
Martinez is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Porter's half guard.
Porter blocking the ground and pound attempt from Martinez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinez is thwarting Porter's attempts to control the position.
Martinez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Martinez not landing any meaningful shots this time. #T1#
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Martinez connects with a nice short shot to Porter's temple.
Martinez seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Martinez is trying to control the action in half guard but Porter is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Martinez takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Porter is refusing to be controlled, as Martinez sits in half guard.
Martinez perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Porter makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Porter.
Porter keeping moving, preventing Martinez from controlling successfully.
Martinez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Porter can do to turn this around?
Martinez looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Martinez postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.#T2#
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Porter is on top in guard. #REVB#
Porter wants to stand but Martinez has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Porter stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Martinez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Porter controls from within his opponent's guard.
Martinez has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall. #T3#
Porter missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Martinez controlling the position.#SU2#
Martinez is working an open guard so Porter takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.#TD#
Martinez drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Martinez throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.#T4#
Porter is letting Martinez control him for a moment. #ES2#
Porter bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!#CL#
Martinez has closed the distance and engaged Porter in a clinch. #TD#
Martinez works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martinez throws a strike but Porter rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
Porter trying to control the position from guard on top but Martinez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Martinez can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Porter controls the pace.
Porter preventing the sweep.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Javier Martinez will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Javier Martinez's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Porter scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Martinez fails to land with a series of punches.
Martinez misses with an uppercut. #TD#
Martinez closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Porter on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Martinez lands with a punch from half guard.
Martinez trying to control the action but Porter is working from the bottom.
Porter keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Porter pushes Martinez off looking to stand but Martinez dives back in and keeps control.
Porter wants to control but Martinez is keeping busy.
Martinez looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. #T1#
Martinez passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Porter!
Martinez working Porter over with strikes here.
Porter's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Martinez lands a big shot there that rocks Porter but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Martinez cracks Porter with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena. #ROC#Porter is rocked!
Martinez softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Porter is out cold! Martinez jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Javier Martinez!

Event: CMMA 145 Big Mouth v Marui
Date: Aug 15, 2021

#R1##CL#
Gonna Get Onya clinches up against the cage.
Gonna Get Onya wants to break free but Martinez has control. #BC#
Gonna Get Onya manages to break the clinch. #CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Martinez trying to control the position but instead, Gonna Get Onya has worked for underhooks and has pushed Martinez into the cage.#TD2#
Martinez works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Martinez working some strikes from top position.
Martinez trying to control the position from guard on top but Gonna Get Onya is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Martinez won't allow Gonna Get Onya to sweep him here.
Gonna Get Onya throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonna Get Onya looking to control.
Martinez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gonna Get Onya is trying to keep Martinez in close.
Gonna Get Onya is really struggling to control Martinez but he's trying to hold on to the position.#SUB#
Gonna Get Onya working for a triangle but Martinez defends it easily.
Martinez must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.#T1#
Martinez content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Martinez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gonna Get Onya. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Martinez postures up in Gonna Get Onya's guard and throws a big left but Gonna Get Onya blocks it.
Martinez trying to control the position from guard on top but Gonna Get Onya is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB#
Gonna Get Onya is looking for a triangle but Martinez pushes his legs off easily.
Martinez is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Gonna Get Onya controls Martinez momentarily but Martinez frees himself.
Gonna Get Onya has Martinez pulled in close to control his posture.
Gonna Get Onya is trying to keep Martinez in close.
Martinez stays in close to Gonna Get Onya's body and controls the position. #T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Gonna Get Onya keeping moving, preventing Martinez from controlling successfully.
Martinez won't allow Gonna Get Onya to get back to his feet.
Martinez makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Martinez controls from within his opponent's guard. #SUB#
Gonna Get Onya working for a triangle but Martinez defends it easily.
Martinez wants to control from the top but Gonna Get Onya keeps moving.
Gonna Get Onya trying to keep a closed guard but Martinez is proving a slippery customer.
Martinez landing some decent shots from guard. #T3#
Martinez with a nice head shot there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Gonna Get Onya is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gonna Get Onya is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gonna Get Onya keeping moving, preventing Martinez from controlling successfully.
Gonna Get Onya preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Martinez postures up. #SUB#
Gonna Get Onya is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Martinez has his hands clasped together but Gonna Get Onya extends and breaks Martinez's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Gonna Get Onya.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rona Gonna Get Onya!

Event: CMMA 136 Skellington v Switzer
Date: Jul 25, 2021

Javier Martinez really struggled with his weight cut for this fight. After coming in at 188.9, he had two hours to cut the additional weight. He was unable to do so and as a result, his fight with Vinny Baldelli was cancelled.

Event: CMMA84 Hallbjornsson Magomedov
Date: Feb 28, 2021

#R1#
Kennedy punishes Martinez's body with a nice straight punch.
Kennedy tries to move into range but Martinez moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.#CL2#
Martinez rushes Kennedy and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kennedy blocking some punches.
Martinez struggles to land a body shot inside as Kennedy controls his hands.
Kennedy lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Martinez or not.
Martinez tries to work over Kennedy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Martinez.
Martinez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kennedy obliges.
A short uppercut from Kennedy.
Nice elbow from Martinez.
Martinez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Martinez just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kennedy's brow.
Martinez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kennedy scores with a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kennedy avoids the elbow strike from Martinez, against the cage.
Kennedy lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty! #CUT#It looks like Javier Martinez has been cut.
Martinez looks winded!
A short right from Kennedy.
Kennedy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Martinezs head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Martinez.
We've been informed that Martinez has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Kennedy tries to land a knee to the head but Martinez blocks with his arms.
Kennedy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #T1#
Kennedy has Martinez pressed against the cage.
Martinez can't find room to land a body shot as Kennedy controls the action.
Kennedy presses Martinez against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kennedy stalling against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Kennedy.
Kennedy scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kennedy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kennedy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #BC#
Kennedy breaks the clinch.
Kennedy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kennedy throws an overhand right that lands on Martinez's shoulder, as Martinez tries to avoid the shot.
Martinez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kennedy was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Martinez closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Martinez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kennedy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#ROC#Martinez is rocked!
Martinez ducks under a wild hook from Kennedy.
Martinez is still on wobbly legs! Can Kennedy finish him?
Martinez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kennedy throws out the jab.
Martinez seems to have recovered his senses.#T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kennedy looks to land a left hand but Martinez moved out of range nicely.
Martinez throws out a counter right but Kennedy avoids it with no problem.
Kennedy throws a hook to the side of Martinez's head but Martinez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Martinez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Martinez throws the left hand but Kennedy avoids the punch easily.
Kennedy throws a body punch but Martinez moves out of range.
Kennedy looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Martinez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kennedy.
Martinez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kennedy misses with a straight right.
Kennedy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Martinez.#CL2#
Martinez drives through and clinches with Kennedy against the cage.
Martinez throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Martinez creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Martinez managing to block the knees to the body from Kennedy.
Kennedy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kennedy struggles to land a body shot inside as Martinez controls his hands. #T3#
Kennedy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kennedy lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right from Kennedy on the inside.
Kennedy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Martinez backwards.
Kennedy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kennedy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Martinez has him pressed against the cage.
Kennedy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Martinez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kennedy's elbow.
Kennedy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Martinez's elbow.
Kennedy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kennedy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Martinez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Martinez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Martinez tries a body shot but Kennedy blocks it.
Kennedy utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kennedy.
Martinez has a couple of punches blocked by Kennedy.
Martinez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kennedy lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Martinez or not.
Kennedy tries to land knees in the clinch but Martinez avoids the damage to the body.
Kennedy stalling against the cage. #T4#
Martinez misses with a punch on the inside.
Kennedy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martinez working aggressively here.
Martinez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kennedy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kennedy blocks an elbow strike from Martinez.
Kennedy pushes Martinez back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kennedy.
Kennedy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Martinez.
Kennedy scores with a shot to the side of Martinez's head. #BC#
Kennedy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A slow jab from Kennedy misses its intended target.
Martinez misses with a straight right.
Nice defenses there by Martinez.
Martinez misses with a hook.
Kennedy ducks under a wild hook from Martinez.
Kennedy throwing a counter right hand but Martinez manages to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Leonzar Kennedy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Javier Martinez's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Kennedy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Martinez throws out the jab.
Martinez misses with a straight right.
Kennedy throws a shot from downtown. Martinez moves away and avoids it.
Kennedy throws a right and a left that Martinez avoids nicely.
The crowd cheers as Martinez lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kennedy doesn't seem phased though.
Martinez looks to land a combination but Kennedy avoids it well.
Kennedy throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Martinez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kennedy swats away the attempt to clinch by Martinez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kennedy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kennedy lands an overhand right.
Javier Martinez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kennedy throws a looping overhand right but Martinez ducks down to avoid it.
Kennedy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Martinez can do to turn this around?
Kennedy throws out a loose jab but Martinez uses good head movement to avoid it. #T1#
Martinez lands a jab to the nose.
Kennedy scores with a crisp jab that stopped Martinez in his tracks.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kennedy.
Martinez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kennedy.
A big right from Martinez misses.
Martinez throws a lazy uppercut
and Kennedy counters with a monster hook and another for good measure! Martinez falls to the ground, out cold! Stick some heavy metal music over the top of that clip and it's one for the highlight makers!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Leonzar Kennedy!

Event: CMMA 62 Carter vs Horse
Date: Dec 27, 2020

#R1#
Bormier closes this distance looking for a takedown but Martinez circles away.
Martinez lands an overhand right.
A telegraphed right hand from Martinez misses the target.
Martinez feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bormiers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A right-left combo lands from Martinez.
Bormier misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bormier takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bormier darts in looking for a takedown but Martinez gets double underhooks and turns Bormier into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nathaniel Bormier. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Martinez lands a nice elbow. #CUT2#It looks like Nathaniel Bormier has been cut.
Martinez misses with a body punch.
Martinez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bormier backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martinez comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Martinez lands an elbow inside that Bormier shrugs off.
A right hook to the body lands for Martinez.
Bormier is breathing heavily.#T1#
Bormier is looking for a takedown.
Martinez cracks Bormier with a nice body shot.
Martinez misses with a punch to the body.
Martinez lands an elbow that stopped Bormier in his tracks for a moment. #CUT2#Nathaniel Bormier's cut is getting worse.
A short uppercut from Martinez.
Martinez misses with a body punch.
Martinez lands a shot to the body.
A short body shot lands from Martinez as the two fighters clinch.
Martinez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. #CUT2#Nathaniel Bormier's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Bormier takes a shot to the head.
Martinez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bormier backwards.
A short left from Martinez.
Good body shot from Martinez.
A left hand lands to the body for Martinez.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Martinez gets through Bormier's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Martinez comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Martinez creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bormier's defenses. #T2#
Martinez lands a body punch in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Martinez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Martinez scores with a nice hook to the head.#CUT2#Jeez, Nathaniel Bormier's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Martinez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Nathaniel Bormier's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Javier Martinez!

Event: CMMA 48 Marius vs Dinapoli
Date: Nov 08, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinez throws a lazy right hand but Gates sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Javier Martinez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martinez misses with a looping left.
We've been informed that Martinez has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Martinez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#CL2#
Martinez darts in and clinches Gates up against the cage.
Martinez misses with a punch on the inside.
Martinez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Martinez blocks an uppercut.
Martinez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Martinez lands a damaging elbow.
Gates misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gates misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinez tries a body shot but Gates blocks it.
Gates swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Martinez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gates gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Martinez.
Martinez misses with a hook to the ribs. #T1#
Martinez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gates backwards.
Martinez lands a body punch in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Martinez fails to land.
Martinez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Martinez scores with a shot to the side of Gates's head.
Martinez is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Gates lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Martinez can't find room to land a body shot as Gates controls the action.
Martinez misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gates.
Martinez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Martinez has a couple of punches blocked by Gates.
Martinez struggles to land a body shot inside as Gates controls his hands.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Martinez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gates's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Martinez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gates's elbow. #T2#
Martinez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Martinez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martinez misses with a punch to the body.
Martinez misses with a body punch.
Gates lands a left hand.
Martinez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Martinez misses with a punch to the body.
Martinez tries a body shot but Gates blocks it.
Martinez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gates.
Martinez lands a shoulder strike.
Gates blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Martinez tries to work over Gates's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gates tries to circle away but Martinez has him pinned against the cage.
Martinez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gates backwards.
Martinez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Martinez throws an elbow but it misses.
Martinez working aggressively here. #T3#
Gates taking a breather.
Martinez pushes Gates back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. #TD2#
Martinez has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Gates regains guard immediately.
Martinez stays in close to Gates's body and controls the position.
Martinez is in close to Gates's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Martinez throws a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gates utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Martinez won't allow Gates to sweep him here.
Martinez seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Martinez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. #T4#
Martinez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gates knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Martinez on the ground.
Martinez trying to control but Gates is working from the bottom.
Martinez is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gates has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gates there as he acknowledges the shot.
Martinez throws a hook to the side of Gates's head but Gates sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice straight punches there by Martinez. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Martinez.#CL2#
Martinez pushes Gates up against the cage in a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Martinez.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gates is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Martinez can't find room to land a body shot as Gates controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Javier Martinez dominated that round.
That's time! Gates's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Martinez scores with a sloppy right hand. Gates should have avoided that one.
A jab from Martinez misses.
Martinez thuds his right hand into Gates's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Martinez looks for the body kick but Gates saw that one coming.
Gates appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Martinez with a jab.
Donk. Martinez catches Gates right on the button with a cross.
Gates misses with a lunging right hand
letting Martinez counter with a right hand.
Gates ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gates on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Martinez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gates was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.#CL2#
Martinez darts in and clinches Gates up against the cage.#T1#
Gates is pushing Martinez up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Martinez scores with a shot to the side of Gates's head.
Gates misses with a punch on the inside.
Martinez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Martinez lands an elbow inside.
Gates prevents a body shot from Martinez.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gates.
Martinez lands a nice elbow. #CUT2#It looks like Charlie Gates has been cut.
Gates pushes Martinez back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Gates can't find room to land a body shot as Martinez controls the action.
Martinez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Javier Martinez seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Martinez looking for a takedown. #BC#
Gates breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Martinez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gates swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gates appears to be looking for a big counter.
Martinez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gates.#T2#
Gates staying out of range there.
Javier Martinez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gates swings away with a body shot that misses
and Martinez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Martinez cracks Gates with a right hand to the side of the head.
Some wild striking there from Martinez.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martinez takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Martinez tries to clinch up.
A little feinted left hand from Gates on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Martinez is looking to clinch but Gates is avoiding it.
Gates is looking to counter punch.
Horrible takedown attempt by Martinez or perhaps it was just good defense by Gates, which made it look bad.
It looked like Gates wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.#T3#
Martinez getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Martinez loads up on a big right hand but Gates slips the punch.
Gates is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Gates thuds a left hand into Martinez's body.
Gates steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Martinez.
Gates ducks right into an uppercut from Martinez.
Martinez lands with a straight right. Gates didn't see that one coming.
Gates swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Martinez lands with a hook. Gates tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. #T4#
Gates ducks under a wild hook from Martinez.
Martinez throws a lazy right hand but Gates sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Martinez misses with an uppercut. Gates saw that one coming.
Gates takes a swing at Martinez's ribcage but misses.
Gates slips under a jab from Martinez.
A jab from Martinez misses.
Gates slips under a jab.
Gates is looking to counter punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martinez connects with the punch.
Martinez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gates drops his hands momentarily and Martinez takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gates bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Javier Martinez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Charlie Gates's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Gates clobbers Martinez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Martinez misses with a right hand
and Gates counters with a series of strikes. Martinez will be more careful next time no doubt. #CL2#
Martinez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Martinez throws a punch but it's blocked by Gates.
Martinez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gates's elbow.
Martinez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Martinez lands a hook that snaps the head of Gates backwards.
Martinez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gatess head.
Martinez throws a punch but it's blocked by Gates.
Martinez wants a takedown but no success here.
Martinez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Martinez misses with a body punch.
Gates lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Gates tries a body shot but Martinez blocks it.
Martinez misses with an elbow over the top.#T1#
Martinez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gates throws a head punch that misses.
Martinez tries to throw a body punch but Gates avoids it by throwing Martinez back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Martinez.
Martinez lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Martinez lands with a right to the head.
Martinez lands a nice shot to the body.
Martinez lands a left hand.
Martinez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gates.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gates.
Gates struggles to land a body shot inside as Martinez controls his hands.
Gates is trying to maintain a safe position but Martinez gets an underhook and turns Gates into the cage.
Martinez struggles to land a body shot inside as Gates controls his hands.
Gates tries a body shot but Martinez blocks it.
Martinez tries to throw a body punch but Gates avoids it by throwing Martinez back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Gates. #T2#
Martinez can't find room to land a body shot as Gates controls the action.
Gates blocks a body shot from Martinez.
Martinez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Martinez tries to work over Gates's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A frustrated look appears on Gates's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Martinez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gates's elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gates misses with a punch on the inside.
Martinez tries a body shot but Gates blocks it.
Martinez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gates backwards.
Martinez misses with some punches.
Gates working aggressively here.
A short left from Martinez.
Martinez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gates's elbow.
Martinez tries to throw a body punch but Gates avoids it by throwing Martinez back against the cage.
Gates swings wildly with an uppercut but Martinez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Martinez stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T3#
Martinez lands an uppercut.
Martinez cracks Gates with a nice body shot.
Martinez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gates backwards.
Martinez tries to work over Gates's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Martinez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Martinez throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Martinez throws a head punch that misses.
Martinez digs a right hand underneath Gates's ribcage. Gates let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Martinez misses with a punch to the body.
Martinez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Martinez tries for a takedown. No joy.
Martinez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Martinez.
Martinez lands an elbow just above Gates 's eye.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Martinez.
Javier Martinez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T4#
Martinez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martinez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gates backwards.
Martinez pushes Gates back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Martinez looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Martinez drops down looking for an ankle pick but Gates pulls his leg out and moves away.
Charlie Gates has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Javier Martinez.
Martinez lands an overhand right.

And that's the end of the fight!
Javier Martinez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Martinez has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Javier Martinez!

Event: CMMA 35 Sharty vs Martinez
Date: Sep 27, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sharty misses with a takedown attempt
and Martinez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#CL2#
Martinez takes the fight into the clinch.
Good body shot from Martinez.
Sharty drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Martinez gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Martinez stalling against the cage.
Sharty has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Martinez throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Martinez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sharty or not.
Sharty tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Greg Sharty. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Martinez lands a body shot.
Sharty is breathing heavily.
Martinez lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Martinez lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sharty.
Martinez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Shartys head.
Martinez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Martinez lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Martinez.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A body shot lands from Martinez.
Martinez lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Martinez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sharty backwards.
A short right from Martinez on the inside. #CUT2#It looks like Greg Sharty has been cut.#T1#
A bit of stalling here from Martinez.
Martinez lands a nice uppercut.#ROC2#Sharty is rocked!
Martinez is leaning against Sharty and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Oh Sharty is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Martinez dips a shoulder and cracks Sharty with a mighty uppercut! Sharty falls back against the cage and Martinez unloads with a barrage of strikes! Sharty is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Martinez screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Javier Martinez!

Event: BFC 17: Garbrandt Vs. Liszorr
Date: Aug 07, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!#CL2#
Martinez closes the distance and clinches.
Martinez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jeans blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Martinez misses with the head strike.
Martinez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jeans tries a body shot but Martinez blocks it. #BC#
Jeans breaks from the clinch.
Martinez throws a shot from downtown. Jeans moves away and avoids it.
Jeans throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jeans throws out a leg kick but Martinez moves out of range and Jeans only half commits.
Martinez misses with a hook.
The fighters circle momentarily. Martinez darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jeans looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jeans appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.#TD2#
Martinez drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jeans takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Martinez scoring with punches from side control. #T1#
Martinez scoring with punches from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jeans tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Martinez wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Martinez working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Jeans taking a bit of punishment here - Martinez scoring with strikes.
Jeans is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Jeans on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jeans tries to get out of the position.
Jeans is not in a great position here, taking some shots. #CUT2#It looks like Indiana Jeans has been cut.
Martinez working the head with strikes. #ROC2#Jeans is rocked!
Martinez in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Jeans looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Martinez turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Javier Martinez!

Event: BFC 13: Olstein Vs. The Blade
Date: Jul 04, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reyes throws a head kick that misses #CL2#
and Martinez counters by clinching up.
Reyes wants to take the fight to the mat but Martinez manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Reyes digs a right hand into Martinez's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Martinez's gas tank.
Reyes tries to break the clinch but Martinez is controlling the position.
Reyes looking to stall.
With the fighters up against the cage, Reyes throws an elbow but misses.
Reyes looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Martinez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reyes throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land. #BC#
Reyes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Martinez staying out of range there.
Martinez is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.#T1#
Reyes misses with a body shot #CL2#
and Martinez counters by moving into the clinch.
Reyes is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Reyes tries to land knees in the clinch but Martinez avoids the damage to the body.
Reyes is trying to break the clinch but Martinez is controlling him.
A knee to the head by Reyes.
Martinez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Martinez.
Reyes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Martinez.
Reyes misses with a punch to the body.
Martinez has Reyes pressed against the cage, preventing Reyes from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Reyes throws a punch but it's blocked by Martinez.
Reyes tries to circle away but Martinez has him pinned against the cage.
Martinez misses with a hook to the ribs. #T2#
Reyes is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Martinez digs a right hand into Reyes's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Reyes's gas tank.
Martinez lands a body punch.
Reyes struggles to land a body shot inside as Martinez controls his hands.
Reyes is trying to break the clinch but Martinez has him pressed against the cage.
Martinez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Reyes's efforts to push away.
Reyes wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Martinez has him pressed against the cage.
Martinez is leaning against Reyes and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Martinez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Martinez cracks Reyes with a nice body shot.
Reyes tries to break free but Martinez pushes him back against the cage.#T3#
Reyes missing with knees to the body.
Reyes tries to stall but Martinez uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Reyes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Martinez avoids it.
Martinez avoiding damage as Reyes throws knees to the body.
Reyes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Reyes misses with a punch on the inside.
Martinez prevents a takedown attempt there.
Martinez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Martinez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Reyes taking a breather.
Martinez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Reyes backwards.
Reyes struggles to land a body shot inside as Martinez controls his hands. #T4#
Reyes can't break the clinch.
Martinez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reyes tries to circle away but Martinez has him pinned against the cage.
Martinez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Martinez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Martinez is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thiago Reyes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Reyes fails to pull guard.
Reyes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Martinez lands a shot to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Reyes is looking to break free of the clinch but Martinez has double underhooks.
Reyes lands a damaging elbow. #CUT#It looks like Javier Martinez has been cut.
Martinez scores with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Javier Martinez will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Javier Martinez's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Martinez moves forwards but Reyes connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Reyes misses with a right hand
and Martinez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Reyes throws a lazy head kick #CL2#
and Martinez counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Martinez.
Reyes looking to slow down the pace here.
Martinez avoids the elbow strike from Reyes, against the cage.
Reyes drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Martinez gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Martinez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Reyes or not.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinez lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Martinez. #T1#
A frustrated look appears on Reyes's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Martinez blocks an elbow strike from Reyes.
Martinez lands a body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Martinez.
Martinez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Reyes's efforts to push away.
Reyes is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Reyes just misses with a elbow thrown towards Martinez's brow.
Martinez is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Martinez misses with a hook to the ribs. #T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Reyes just misses with a elbow thrown towards Martinez's brow.
Reyes is trying to break the clinch but Martinez is controlling him.
Reyes missing with knees to the body.
Good body shot from Martinez.
Martinez avoiding damage as Reyes throws knees to the body.
Reyes's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Martinez avoids the elbow strike from Reyes, against the cage.
Martinez blocks the elbow strike.
Reyes is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Reyes wants a takedown.
Martinez is pressed up against the cage. Reyes has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Martinez down to the mat. Martinez avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thiago Reyes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reyes throws a sloppy head kick
letting Martinez counter with a right hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#T3#
Reyes throws a head kick that misses.
Reyes sets himself, and Martinez steps forward looking for the clinch! Reyes avoids it this time.
Reyes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Martinez moves away.
Reyes takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A head kick by Reyes misses #TD2#
and Martinez counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Martinez stays in close to Reyes's body and controls the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Reyes controlling Martinez's posture.
Martinez controlling from the top position.
Martinez working some strikes from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T4#
Martinez controlling from the top position.
Martinez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Reyes. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Martinez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Reyes is keeping the position for now.
Martinez with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Martinez looking to pass the guard.
Martinez is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Let's hope that Martinez has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Javier Martinez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Javier Martinez's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.#R3#
Reyes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Martinez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Martinez changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Reyes pushes Martinez away with a front kick.
We've been told by Reyes's head coaches at Brazilian Top Team + Ricardo Arona that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A low kick from Reyes is predictable there #TD2#
and Martinez counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground. #ES#
Reyes scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Reyes fails in his attempt to clinch. #CL2#
Martinez drives through and clinches with Reyes against the cage.
Martinez struggles to land a body shot inside as Reyes controls his hands.
Martinez blocks an elbow strike.
Reyes looking to slow down the pace here.
Reyes is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.#T1#
Martinez pushes Reyes back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Reyes jumps guard but Martinez stands there with Reyes around his waist. Reyes gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Martinez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Reyes tries to break free but Martinez pushes him back against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Reyes just misses with a elbow thrown towards Martinez's brow.
Reyes is trying to break the clinch but Martinez has him pressed against the cage.
Javier Martinez seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Reyes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Martinez.
Reyes missing with knees to the body.
Martinez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Reyes's efforts to push away.
A frustrated look appears on Reyes's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Reyes is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.#T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Reyes can't break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Reyes fails to land.
Reyes trying to control the position but instead, Martinez has worked for underhooks and has pushed Reyes into the cage.
Martinez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Reyes backwards.
Still in the clinch, Martinez scores with a nice short uppercut.
Martinez managing to block the knees to the body from Reyes.
Reyes is looking to control Martinez's arms but Martinez gets an underhook and turns him. Now Reyes has his back to the cage.
Reyes utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Reyes can't get the takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Martinez throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.#T3#
Martinez keeps control of Reyes as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Martinez lands a body shot.
Reyes letting Martinez take a breather here.
Reyes throws a head punch that misses.
Reyes drops down looking for an ankle pick but Martinez pulls his leg out and moves away.
Thiago Reyes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thiago Reyes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reyes thows a leg kick but Martinez checks it
and Martinez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Thiago Reyes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reyes on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A head kick by Reyes misses #CL2#
and Martinez counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Martinez blocks a body shot from Reyes.
Good body shot from Martinez. #T4#
Reyes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Martinez is defending well for now.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Martinez managing to block the knees to the body from Reyes.
Reyes is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Martinez is keeping busy.
Reyes missing with knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Martinez.
Reyes trying to land knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Martinez takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Reyes tries to land a knee to the head but Martinez blocks with his arms.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Martinez stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Javier Martinez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Reyes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Martinez managing to block the knees to the body from Reyes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Javier Martinez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Martinez has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:29
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Javier Martinez!

Event: BFC 7: Hammer vs. Mendoza
Date: May 23, 2020

#R1#
Martinez looks to land a left hand but Costello moved out of range nicely.
Costello tries to clinch up.
An attempted straight right counter from Martinez misses the target.
Costello fails with the takedown#CL#
and Martinez moves into the clinch.
Martinez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Costello wants to get back to striking at distance but Martinez won't allow it.
Costello is looking for a takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Costello throws an elbow but it misses.
Costello is trying to drag Martinez to the mat but Martinez just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Javier Martinez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Costello.
Costello prevents a body shot from Martinez. #T1#
Costello tries to score a body lock takedown but Martinez shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Costello is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A right hand to the body from Martinez.
Martinez misses with a punch to the body.
Costello is trying to break the clinch but Martinez has him pressed against the cage.
Martinez keeps control of Costello as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Both guys are working to get underhooks. #T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Martinez can't find room to land a body shot as Costello controls the action.
Martinez definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Martinez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Costello tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Martinez just stands there and leans against the cage.
Martinez tries to work over Costello's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Martinez struggles to land a body shot inside as Costello controls his hands.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Martinez.
Costello has Martinez pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Martinez manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Costello is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Costello is working for takedown but Martinez is calmly controlling the position for now.
Costello looks winded!#T3#
Martinez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Martinez tries to throw a body punch but Costello avoids it by throwing Martinez back against the cage.
Martinez struggles to land a body shot inside as Costello controls his hands.
Costello prevents a body shot from Martinez.
Costello tries a body shot but Martinez blocks it.
Martinez tries to throw a body punch but Costello avoids it by throwing Martinez back against the cage.
Martinez misses with a punch to the body.
Martinez tries to throw a body punch but Costello avoids it by throwing Martinez back against the cage.
Martinez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Costello is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Martinez gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.#T4#
Martinez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Martinez cracks Costello with a nice body shot.
Martinez struggles to land a body shot inside as Costello controls his hands.
Martinez throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Costello has Martinez pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Martinez manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Costello working hard to break the clinch.
Costello pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Javier Martinez dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2##CL#
Martinez forces Costello back against the cage and clinches.
Costello tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Martinez just stands there and leans against the cage.
Costello is trying to pull guard but Martinez turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Martinez lands with a left to the head.
Martinez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Costello can do to turn this around?
Martinez tries to throw a body punch but Costello avoids it by throwing Martinez back against the cage.
Costello has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Martinez seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Costello can turn it around.
Martinez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Costello is looking for a takedown.
Javier Martinez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Costello.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinez lands a body shot in the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Martinez as Costello tries to tie him up.
Martinez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #T1#
Costello wants a takedown.
Costello tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Costello goes for a takedown in the clinch but Martinez prevents it.
Costello is breathing heavily.
Costello tries to stall but Martinez uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Martinez can't find room to land a body shot as Costello controls the action.
Martinez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Costello tries for a takedown. No joy. #T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Costello fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Costello prevents a body shot from Martinez.
Costello tries for a takedown. No joy.
Martinez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Costello misses with a knee to the head.
Martinez struggles to land a body shot inside as Costello controls his hands.
Costello goes for a takedown attempt but Martinez pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Costello shoots and misses #TD#
and Martinez counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Martinez not doing much here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Costello on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. #T3#
Martinez controlling the action here.
Martinez seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Costello does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Martinez working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Costello is refusing to be controlled, as Martinez sits in half guard.
Martinez is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Martinez lands with a punch from half guard.
Martinez is keen to just control but Costello is a slippery customer.
Martinez is nestled in close to Costello, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Martinez stalling. #T4#
Martinez trying to control from Costello's half guard. Costello has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Costello keeping moving, preventing Martinez from controlling successfully.
Martinez sitting in guard here, content to control.
Costello keeping moving, preventing Martinez from controlling successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Costello can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Martinez controls the pace.
Martinez postures up.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Javier Martinez dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Costello wants to clinch#TD#
so Martinez counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Martinez stops Costello from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Martinez trying to control but Costello is working from the bottom.
Martinez is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Costello is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Martinez scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinez trying to control the position from guard on top but Costello is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Martinez sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Martinez trying to control the position from guard on top but Costello is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T1#
Martinez slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. #SUB2#
Costello is looking to cinch up a triangle. Martinez throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Costello's body to avoid the submission. Costello has instead reached around Martinez's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Costello arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Tony Costello!
Tony Costello spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.

Event: BFC 2: Wallace vs. Cole
Date: Apr 12, 2020

#R1##CL#
Hartel instigates a clinch.
Hartel is trying to break the clinch but Martinez is controlling him.
Hartel has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Martinez avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Hartel is looking to take this one to the mat.
Hartel looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alfonso Hartel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hartel goes for a takedown in the clinch but Martinez prevents it.
Hartel tries to pull guard but Martinez forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Hartel is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Hartel drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Martinez gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Martinez misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hartel drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hartel prevents a body shot from Martinez. #T1#
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Martinez slowing the pace effectively.
Hartel tries to score a body lock takedown but Martinez shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hartel tries for a takedown but Martinez manages to get underhooks.
Hartel changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Martinez fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Hartel misses with a wild body shot.
It seemed like Martinez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hartel throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Martinez's waist but Martinez gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hartel off to one side.
Martinez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Martinez leaves Hartel with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hartel is breathing heavily.
Martinez throws a hook to the side of Hartel's head but Hartel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Martinez missing with a left hand there. Hartel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hartel closes the distance looking to clinch #TD2#
and Martinez counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Martinez stalling away here and it's allowed Hartel to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Martinez being controlled here momentarily.
Hartel keeping moving, preventing Martinez from controlling successfully. #T3#
Hartel is controlling Martinez's posture.
Hartel keeping moving, preventing Martinez from controlling successfully.
Martinez is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.#T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Hartel dives in and grabs Martinez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Martinez pushes down on Hartel's head and hops out.
Martinez drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Hartel defends it well.
Hartel looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Martinez leaves Hartel with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Martinez tries to counter by closing the distance.
Hartel with a poor takedown #CL2#
and Martinez counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Martinez.
Hartel can't get the takedown.
Martinez tries to work over Hartel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Martinez misses with the head strike. #TD#
Hartel pulls guard successfully.
Hartel keeping moving, preventing Martinez from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Javier Martinez dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2##CL2#
Martinez clinches.
Hartel drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Martinez gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hartel changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Martinez fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Hartel shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Martinez as he jumps to the side.
Martinez drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Hartel defends it well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alfonso Hartel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hartel dives in and grabs Martinez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Martinez pushes down on Hartel's head and hops out.
Martinez drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Hartel defends it well.#CL2#
Martinez clinches up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Martinez fails to land. #T1#
Hartel fails to pull guard.
Hartel drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Martinez gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hartel is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Martinez tries to throw a body punch but Hartel avoids it by throwing Martinez back against the cage.
Hartel is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Martinez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hartel has Martinez pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Martinez manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Martinez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hartel's elbow.
Martinez tries a body shot but Hartel blocks it.
We've been informed that Martinez has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Martinez throws a punch but it's blocked by Hartel.
Hartel goes for a takedown attempt but Martinez pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance. #T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hartel misses with a takedown attempt #CL2#
and Martinez holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Hartel tries to score a body lock takedown but Martinez shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Martinez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hartel is trying to drag Martinez to the mat but Martinez just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Martinez misses with a punch to the body.
Martinez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Martinez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hartel tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Martinez smiles and moves away. #CL2#
Martinez pushes Hartel up against the cage in a clinch.#T3#
Martinez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hartel's elbow.
Martinez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hartel drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hartel fails to pull guard.
Hartel prevents a body shot from Martinez.
Martinez misses with a body punch.
Hartel is looking for a takedown.
Martinez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hartel is working for takedown but Martinez is calmly controlling the position for now.
Martinez misses with a hook to the ribs. #T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Martinez misses with a punch to the body.
Martinez tries to work over Hartel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hartel is trying to pull guard but Martinez turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Hartel letting Martinez take a breather here.
Hartel can't get the takedown.
Hartel has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Martinez after a bit of a struggle.
Martinez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Martinez prevents the takedown attempt.
Martinez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Martinez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hartel wants a takedown.
Martinez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Javier Martinez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
#R3##CL2#
Hartel gets tackled into the cage by Martinez. Martinez maintains the clinch.
Hartel is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Martinez gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Javier Martinez seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Martinez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hartel is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Martinez gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Hartel prevents a body shot from Martinez.
Martinez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Martinez prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alfonso Hartel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Martinez struggles to land a body shot inside as Hartel controls his hands.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hartel is trying to drag Martinez to the mat but Martinez just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Hartel tries to score a body lock takedown but Martinez shows good agility there to stay on his feet.#T1#
Hartel is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Martinez gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Martinez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Martinez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hartel blocks a body shot from Martinez.
Martinez misses with a punch to the body.
Martinez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hartel is trying to drag Martinez to the mat but Martinez just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Hartel looking for a takedown.
Martinez struggles to land a body shot inside as Hartel controls his hands.
Martinez struggles to land a body shot inside as Hartel controls his hands.
Hartel is trying to pull guard but Martinez turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.#T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Martinez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hartel tries to score a body lock takedown but Martinez shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Martinez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hartel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hartel looking for a takedown.
Hartel being controlled against the cage.
Martinez can't find room to land a body shot as Hartel controls the action.
Martinez working aggressively here.
Hartel blocks a body shot from Martinez.
Martinez can't find room to land a body shot as Hartel controls the action.
Hartel wants to get back to striking at distance but Martinez won't allow it. #T3#
Hartel tries for a takedown. No joy.
Martinez misses with a punch to the body.
Martinez struggles to land a body shot inside as Hartel controls his hands.
Hartel prevents a body shot from Martinez.
Martinez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Martinez misses with a punch to the body.
Hartel tries to pull guard but Martinez forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Hartel has Martinez pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Martinez manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Martinez is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Martinez tries to throw a body punch but Hartel avoids it by throwing Martinez back against the cage.
Martinez tries to work over Hartel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hartel is working for takedown but Martinez is calmly controlling the position for now.#T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hartel working hard to break the clinch.
Martinez stalling the fight.
Martinez misses with a body punch.
Martinez can't find room to land a body shot as Hartel controls the action.
Hartel drops down looking for an ankle pick but Martinez pulls his leg out and moves away.
Hartel slips a jab from Martinez.
Alfonso Hartel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hartel wants to clinch#TD2#
and Martinez counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Martinez.
Martinez trying to control but Hartel is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Javier Martinez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

And that's the end of the fight!
Javier Martinez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Martinez has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 25:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 25:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Javier Martinez!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 02, 2020

#R1#
Eleven shoots in but doesn't get the takedown #CL2#
and Martinez counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Martinez.
Martinez lands a body punch.
Eleven is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Martinez to keep the fight standing.#BC#
Eleven's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Eleven throws the left hand but Martinez avoids the punch easily.
Martinez tries to counter by closing the distance.
Eleven dives in for a single leg takedown but Martinez sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Martinez feints the counter takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Test Eleven. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Eleven slips a jab from Martinez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eleven lands a high kick! #CUT#
It looks like Javier Martinez has been cut.
Eleven fails with the takedown#CL2#
and Martinez counters by moving into the clinch. #T1#
Eleven wants to take the fight to the mat but Martinez manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Eleven tries to pull guard but Martinez holds him up against the cage and eventually Eleven drops back down to his feet.
Eleven is trying to break the clinch but Martinez has him pressed against the cage.
Eleven is trying to force a seperation but Martinez has the dominant position.
Martinez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Eleven's efforts to push away.
Martinez stalling the fight.
Eleven drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Martinez gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A short body shot lands from Martinez as the two fighters clinch. #T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Martinez misses with a hook to the ribs. #TD2#
Martinez has clasped his hands together around Eleven's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Martinez works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Martinez cracks Eleven with a big elbow.
Eleven is looking to reverse the position.
Martinez landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Eleven tries to bench press Martinez off him but Martinez keeps the position.
Martinez landing a few strikes.
Martinez working the head and body with strikes.
Eleven is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Martinez in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Martinez is chipping away with strikes. #T3#
Eleven is trying to improve his position.
Martinez working the head with strikes.
Martinez working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Martinez slows the pace down.
Martinez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Martinez working the head and body with strikes.
Martinez lands a few punches from side control.
The referee asks Martinez politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Martinez prefers to stall for the moment though.
Martinez cracks Eleven with a big elbow.
Martinez working the head with strikes.
Eleven is positioning himself to get back to half guard. #T4#
Martinez scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Eleven to see if he's OK.
Martinez is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Eleven will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Eleven is trying to improve his position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Martinez is working Eleven over with some ground and pound from side control.
Martinez looks up at the clock and then as Eleven takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Martinez smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Check out the look on Martinez's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Eleven takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Martinez working the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Martinez landing a few strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A lull in the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Javier Martinez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Javier Martinez's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Eleven shoots in for a takedown but Martinez shows good takedown defense.
Eleven tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Martinez swivels and escapes.
Eleven misses with a wild combination.
Martinez tries to counter with a clinch but Eleven shakes him off and moves away.
Eleven fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Test Eleven. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Martinez circles away from the clinch attempt#TD2#
and Martinez counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinez seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Eleven is trying to control the position from the bottom. #T1#
Martinez is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Martinez distracts Eleven with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Martinez postures up and lands a big shot to Eleven's brow.
Martinez postures up and lands a big shot to Eleven's brow.
Martinez slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Eleven knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Martinez on the ground.
Martinez keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Eleven's head.
Martinez seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Martinez connects with a couple of short punches.
Martinez with a nice head shot there.
Martinez's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Eleven is looking to stand up but Martinez isn't so interested in that idea.
Martinez cracks Eleven with a solid left hand.#T2#
Martinez slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Martinez keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Eleven's head.
Eleven wants to sweep here but Martinez controlling him for the moment.
Martinez showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Martinez's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Martinez is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Martinez controls from within his opponent's guard.
Martinez connects with a couple of short punches.#T3##SUB#
Eleven is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Martinez stays in close to Eleven's body and controls the position. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Eleven fails in his attempt to clinch.
Martinez tries to counter by closing the distance.
Eleven shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Martinez as he avoids it easily.
Martinez tries to counter with a clinch but Eleven shakes him off and moves away.
Eleven fakes the leg kick and cracks Martinez in the body.
Eleven fails with the takedown#CL2#
and Martinez counters by clinching up.
Eleven is trying to pull guard but Martinez turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.#T4#
Eleven looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Eleven misses with a knee strike.
Martinez lands with a right to the head.
Eleven prevents a body shot from Martinez.
Martinez leaning against his opponent.
Eleven is trying to maintain a safe position but Martinez gets an underhook and turns Eleven into the cage.
Martinez lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A body shot lands from Martinez.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
With the fighters up against the cage, Eleven throws an elbow but misses.
Eleven jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Martinez walks away with a smile on his face. Eleven gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Javier Martinez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Javier Martinez's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R3#
Eleven with a poor takedown #CL2#
and Martinez moves into the clinch.
Eleven jumps guard but Martinez turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Martinez misses with a punch to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Martinez - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Martinez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Eleven is trying to pull guard but Martinez turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Test Eleven. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Eleven wants to break the clinch but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinez blocks the elbow strike.
Martinez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Martinez's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Eleven fails to pull the fight into his guard. #T1#
Eleven wants a takedown.
Eleven tries to break the clinch but Martinez is controlling the position.
Martinez scores with a hook to the body.
Martinez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Martinez effectively controlling the action here.
Eleven is trying to stall.
Martinez can't find room to land a body shot as Eleven controls the action. #T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Martinez scores with a shot to the side of Eleven's head.
Eleven is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Martinez lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Martinez struggles to land a body shot inside as Eleven controls his hands.
Martinez scores with a hook to the body.#BC#
Eleven breaks from the clinch.
Martinez ducks under a wild hook from Eleven.
A lazy body kick from Eleven #TD2#
so Martinez counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility. #T3#
Martinez is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Martinez distracts Eleven with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Eleven has momentary wrist control but Martinez slips an elbow through the middle.
Martinez scoring with some ground and pound.
Eleven being controlled here, momentarily.
Javier Martinez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Martinez is working Eleven over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Martinez controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Martinez stands and throws Eleven's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Martinez in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows. #T4#
Martinez takes a little break here. Eleven wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Martinez lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Eleven down.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Martinez cracks Eleven with an elbow. That is naaassty.
A lull in the action here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Test Eleven has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Javier Martinez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Martinez is working Eleven over with some ground and pound from side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Javier Martinez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Martinez winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Javier Martinez!

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