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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between AJ Styles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugo Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hugo Martinez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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155 lbs
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155 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, AJ Styles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hugo Martinez!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Reed Andrews and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Styles scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Styles throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Styles missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Styles 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.
Styles stops Martinez from getting back to his feet.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Styles lands with a punch from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Martinez on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Styles scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Styles seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Styles throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Styles prevents Martinez from standing back up.
Styles 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.
Styles 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.
Martinez wants to get back to his feet.
Styles is nestled in close to Martinez, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Styles stops Martinez from getting back to his feet.
Martinez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Styles. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Martinez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Martinez gets full guard.
Styles throwing strikes but missing.
Styles with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Styles throwing strikes but missing.
Styles scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Martinez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Styles postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Martinez escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Styles gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Styles with a nice head shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Styles landing some decent shots from guard.
Styles prevents Martinez from getting back to his feet.
Styles chips away with some ground and pound.
Styles got a little sloppy there for a moment and Martinez has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Styles has managed to get both his arms back between Martinez's legs - danger averted.
Martinez looks gassed!
Styles lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Styles postures up and lands a big shot to Martinez's brow.
Martinez working for a triangle but Styles defends it easily.
Styles connects with a couple of short punches.
Styles chips away with some ground and pound.
Styles with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Styles postures up and lands a big shot to Martinez's brow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Styles passes Martinez's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Styles scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Styles is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Styles scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Styles takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Martinez has hold of Styles's hands but Styles slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Martinez kicks Styles off and gets back to his feet.
Styles throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Martinez was covering up waiting for the punch and Styles finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Styles landing some decent shots from guard.
Styles scoring with some ground and pound.
Styles lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Martinez is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Styles keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Martinez's head.
Styles chips away with some ground and pound.
Styles is in close to Martinez's body, working some short punches and elbows.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Styles stops Martinez from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Styles working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Martinez's head.
Styles is working Martinez over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Styles is working Martinez over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Styles scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Martinez wants to sweep here but Styles controlling him for the moment.
Styles is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Styles postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Styles won't allow Martinez to get back to his feet.
Styles forces his way into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
AJ Styles dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Styles looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Martinez tries to clinch up.
Styles shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Martinez defends it nicely.
Styles looks for a takedown but Martinez sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for AJ Styles. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Martinez throws a series of strikes that have Styles backpedaling.
Martinez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Styles closes this distance looking for a takedown but Martinez circles away.
Martinez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Martinez moves into range and clinches up with Styles.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Martinez manages to break the clinch.
Styles shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Martinez but Martinez pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Styles shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Martinez defends it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Styles 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Martinez displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Martinez stuffs the takedown attempt from Styles. Styles gets slowly back to his feet.
A solid body kick from Martinez.
Hugo Martinez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A chopping leg kick lands by Martinez.
Martinez throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Martinez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Styles avoids a punch combination nicely.
Styles avoids a punch combination nicely.
Martinez looks to land a combination but Styles avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez looks to land a combination but Styles avoids it well.
Martinez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Martinez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Styles circles away quickly and effectively.
Styles shoots in for a double leg but Martinez sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Martinez tries to close the distance and clinch but Styles swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Martinez lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Martinez throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Martinez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Martinez leaves Styles with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Styles tries to keep at a distance but Martinez has taken the fight into the clinch.
Martinez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Martinez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Martinez scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A nice combination there by Martinez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez lands a jab-cross combination.
Styles shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Martinez working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Styles doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Styles manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
AJ Styles overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Styles's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Styles drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Styles jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Styles slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Styles lands some shots froms side control.
Styles in side control lands a decent elbow.
Martinez taking punishment in the form of punches.
Styles works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Styles prevents Martinez from escaping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Styles scoring with punches and elbows.
Martinez is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Styles is putting a hurting on Martinez here, landing some big shots from side control.
Martinez takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Martinez on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Styles working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martinez is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Styles has just dragged him back down to the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Styles lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Styles is chipping away with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hugo Martinez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Styles's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Martinez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Styles misses with a head kick.
Nice sprawl there from Martinez as Styles shoots in.
Martinez throws a leg kick which misses Styles's front leg but catches the back leg as Styles tries to avoid it.
Martinez swinging wildly here.
Martinez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Martinez working hard to break the clinch.
Styles has clasped his hands together around Martinez's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Styles lands some shots froms side control.
Martinez tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
The referee is taking a good look at Martinez as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Styles!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Styles working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Martinez is doing well to defend. Styles seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Martinez is forced to tap and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). AJ Styles!
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energy
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hype
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