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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ethan Clayton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Javier Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Clayton might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to I Want It All. Martinez comes into a darkened arena with his song building. ACDC - Are You Ready? kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Javier Martinez has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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280 lbs
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250 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ethan Clayton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Javier Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Eddie Farnsworth and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clayton closes the distance but Martinez moves to the side
and Martinez counters with a one-two to the body.
Clayton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Martinez moves away.
Martinez fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Clayton on the side of the head.
It looks like Ethan Clayton has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clayton scores with a punch to the head.
Martinez rushes Clayton and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Martinez lands an uppercut.
Martinez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Martinez.
Clayton connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Javier Martinez has been cut.
Martinez is trying to push Clayton away but Clayton has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Martinez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A nice right hand lands inside from Martinez.
A nice left hand lands by Martinez.
Clayton lands a hook to the side of the head.
Martinez has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Clayton avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Clayton blocks a body shot from Martinez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clayton struggles to land a body shot inside as Martinez controls his hands.
Martinez misses with some punches.
Martinez takes a knee to the side of the body.
Clayton landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Martinez looks gassed!
Clayton lands a knee to the body.
Clayton misses with some punches.
Clayton misses with a short punch on the inside.
Clayton digs a right hand into Martinez's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Martinez's gas tank.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Clayton scores with a shoulder strike.
Martinez tries to score a body lock takedown but Clayton shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Martinez avoiding damage as Clayton throws knees to the body.
Martinez drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ethan Clayton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Javier Martinez.
Clayton gets through Martinez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Clayton throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Clayton makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Clayton tries a body shot but Martinez blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clayton tries to stall but Martinez uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Martinez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Clayton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Martinez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Clayton lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Clayton tries to land a knee to the head but Martinez blocks with his arms.
Martinez misses with a punch on the inside.
Clayton tries to stall but Martinez uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Clayton throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Martinez struggles to land a body shot inside as Clayton controls his hands.
Martinez scores with a shoulder strike.
Clayton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Clayton.
Clayton misses with a punch to the body.
Martinez is working for takedown but Clayton is calmly controlling the position for now.
Martinez tries to throw a body punch but Clayton avoids it by throwing Martinez back against the cage.
Clayton unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Clayton tries to land a knee to the head but Martinez blocks with his arms.
Martinez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Clayton.
Clayton stops a takedown attempt from Martinez.
A hook to the body from Martinez.
Clayton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Clayton cracks Martinez with a nice body shot.
Clayton lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Clayton lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Martinez.
A short body shot lands from Clayton as the two fighters clinch.
A short left from Clayton.
Clayton working Martinez over with knees to the body.
Clayton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Martinez's elbow.
Clayton stalling in the clinch.
Martinez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Clayton's elbow.
Good body shot from Martinez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Martinez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Martinez can't find room to land a body shot as Clayton controls the action.
Martinez scores with a nice hook to the head.
Clayton prevents Martinez from breaking the clinch.
Clayton blocks a body shot from Martinez.
Martinez blocking some punches.
Clayton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Martinez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Clayton's elbow.
Clayton is looking to control Martinez's arms but Martinez gets an underhook and turns him. Now Clayton has his back to the cage.
Clayton misses with a body punch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Clayton.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Clayton connects with a nasty looking knee right to Martinez's face.
Martinez avoiding damage as Clayton throws knees to the body.
Clayton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Clayton looking to slow down the pace here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ethan Clayton dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Martinez throws a hook but Clayton avoids it easily.
Martinez misses with a wild body shot.
Clayton blocks a jab.
Martinez shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Clayton is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Martinez's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Martinez's back!
Clayton throwing strikes and Martinez squirms under the pressure, ending up mounted.
Clayton throws some wild stikes that Martinez manages to avoid easily.
Clayton can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Martinez is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clayton sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Clayton throwing strikes here but Martinez is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Clayton looking to control but Martinez is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Martinez is in a horrible position here. Clayton smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
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!
Clayton sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Clayton trying to control but Martinez is having none of it.
Martinez holds on for dear life, controlling Clayton's posture momentarily.
Clayton swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Martinez is now in Clayton's guard. A big mistake from Clayton there, giving up the dominant position!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez chips away with some ground and pound.
Martinez wants to control from the top but Clayton keeps moving.
Ethan Clayton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Clayton 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.
Clayton trying to keep a closed guard but Martinez is proving a slippery customer.
Martinez stopping the sweep attempt from Clayton.
Clayton is trying to keep Martinez in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Martinez in side control lands a decent elbow.
Martinez has knee on belly momentarily but Clayton bucks him off and regains half guard.
Martinez throws a strike but Clayton avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Martinez wants to pass the guard but Clayton is keeping the position.
Martinez thows a big elbow that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martinez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Clayton swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Clayton is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ethan Clayton dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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 get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Martinez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Clayton moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Clayton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Clayton throws a front kick aimed at Martinez's knee but Martinez avoids it well.
Martinez throws an overhand right that lands on Clayton's shoulder, as Clayton tries to avoid the shot.
Martinez takes a jab right on the kisser.
Martinez moves into range and clinches up with Clayton.
Martinez lands a body shot.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Clayton missing with knees to the body.
Martinez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Clayton is fighting off a takedown attempt but Martinez is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Clayton to the mat. Clayton regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Martinez preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez pushing down on Clayton's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Martinez wants to control but Clayton is keeping him busy.
Clayton regains full guard. Nicely done.
Martinez scoring with punches to the head and body.
Clayton is pulling down on Martinez's head. It's preventing any offense from Martinez, at least for the moment.
Clayton controls Martinez momentarily but Martinez frees himself.
Clayton is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Martinez is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Clayton 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Martinez advances to half guard.
Martinez slips a nice elbow through Clayton's hands, connecting with Clayton's forehead.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Clayton moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Martinez scoring with some ground and pound.
Martinez slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Martinez working away.
Martinez working the strikes but Clayton uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clayton wants to improve his position but Martinez is controlling well.
Martinez perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Martinez seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Clayton does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Clayton is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Martinez's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Martinez's back!
Martinez wants to escape the position but for the time being he's just trying to control the pace.
Javier Martinez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Martinez trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Clayton throwing sloppy strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clayton goes for a risky armbar from back mount and it's not paid off. Martinez escapes and is now in half guard on top.
Clayton makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Clayton.
Ethan Clayton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Martinez stopping the sweep attempt from Clayton.
Martinez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Clayton is keeping the position for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Javier Martinez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Clayton has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ethan Clayton!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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