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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Isaac Handfast (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Handfast comes to the cage accompanied by Korn ft. Skrillex - Get up. Isaac Handfast could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Carlos Martinez's chin.
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153 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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190 cm
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153 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Very confident |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Isaac Handfast!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Carlos Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Handfast dodges the punch combination from Martinez.
Martinez lands with a shot to the body.
Martinez circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Martinez to counter with a crisp jab.
Handfast fails in his attempt to clinch.
Martinez misses with a body kick.
Carlos Martinez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Handfast looks to clinch
and Martinez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Martinez lands with a kick to the ribs.
Martinez with a hook.
Handfast motions for Martinez to come forward. Handfast throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Handfast shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Martinez defends it nicely.
Martinez connects with an inside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Martinez. That's going to slow Handfast down.
Martinez lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Handfast takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Handfast avoids the head kick by Martinez.
Handfast looks for the body kick but Martinez saw that one coming.
Martinez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Handfast was well out of range. Poor timing from Martinez.
Handfast throws a series of punches but Martinez avoids them all with ease.
Martinez paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Handfast takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Martinez misses with a hook
and Handfast counters by clinching up.
Handfast lands a knee to the body.
Handfast tries to land a knee to the head but Martinez blocks with his arms.
Handfast crunches a lovely knee into Martinez's ribcage.
Martinez misses with a punch to the body.
Handfast breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Handfast moves into the clinch.
Martinez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Handfast backwards.
Martinez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Handfast unloads a knee to the mid-section. Martinez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Handfast jumps guard and drags Martinez to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Handfast bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Martinez's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Handfast wants to stand but Martinez is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez is working an open guard so Handfast takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Martinez cracks the inside of Handfast's front leg.
Handfast tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Martinez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Handfast closes the distance and pushes Martinez back into the cage.
Handfast can't find room to land a body shot as Martinez controls the action.
Martinez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Handfast blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Martinez tries a body shot but Handfast blocks it.
Handfast tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Martinez misses with a punch on the inside.
Handfast blocks a body shot from Martinez.
Martinez lands a shot to the body.
Martinez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Martinez can't break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Handfast breaks the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Handfast looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Martinez has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Handfast wants to clinch up but Martinez keeps it at a distance.
Martinez just misses with a punch to the body.
A thudding body kick lands there by Martinez!
Martinez attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A big left from Martinez misses.
Handfast is looking to clinch but Martinez is avoiding it.
Handfast clinches up with Martinez and pushes him back against the cage.
Martinez takes a knee right on the jaw!
Martinez misses with the head strike.
Martinez throws a head punch that misses.
Handfast pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Martinez is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Martinez throws a wild body kick that Handfast sees coming a mile off.
Martinez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Handfast has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Martinez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Handfast drives through and clinches with Martinez against the cage.
Martinez misses with the head strike.
Martinez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Handfast looking to slow down the pace here.
Martinez can't find room to land a body shot as Handfast controls the action.
Handfast prevents a body shot from Martinez.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Handfast with a knee to the head.
It looks like Carlos Martinez has been cut.
Martinez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Martinez throws a head punch that misses.
Martinez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Martinez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Martinez is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Handfast putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Martinez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The referee calls for Handfast to work.
Handfast prevents a body shot from Martinez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Isaac Handfast will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Carlos Martinez's cut.
That's time! Handfast's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Martinez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Handfast's sensitive parts.
Handfast fails with an attempt to clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Martinez.
Handfast closes the distance and pushes Martinez back into the cage.
Handfast using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Handfast misses with a knee strike.
Martinez misses with the head strike.
Handfast blocks an uppercut.
Handfast misses with a knee strike.
Martinez tries to break the clinch but Handfast is controlling the position.
Martinez struggles to land a body shot inside as Handfast controls his hands.
Martinez misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Martinez on the inside.
Martinez lands a shot to the body.
Martinez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Martinez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Handfast.
Martinez letting Handfast take a breather here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Martinez misses with a punch on the inside.
Martinez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Martinez tries to throw a body punch but Handfast avoids it by throwing Martinez back against the cage.
Come on Handfast - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Handfast landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Handfast breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Handfast uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Martinez.
Handfast has taken the fight to the clinch.
Handfast escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Handfast looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Handfast tries to close the distance and clinch up but Martinez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Martinez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Martinez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Handfast looks for the body kick but Martinez saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Martinez connects with a single shot there.
Handfast wants to clinch up but Martinez keeps it at a distance.
Handfast takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Handfast fails in his attempt to clinch.
Handfast tries to clinch but Martinez moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Handfast doesn't manage to clinch there - Martinez circles away.
Handfast tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Handfast dives in and grabs Martinez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Martinez pushes down on Handfast's head and hops out.
Martinez looks for the body kick but Handfast saw that one coming.
Handfast wants to clinch.
Handfast stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Martinez.
Martinez keeps the fight on the outside.
Handfast has Martinez up against the cage in a clinch.
Handfast prevents a body shot from Martinez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Martinez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Martinez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Handfast landing knees to the body.
Handfast blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Handfast crunches a lovely knee into Martinez's ribcage.
Handfast scores a nice knee to the body.
Handfast is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Martinez tries to throw a body punch but Handfast avoids it by throwing Martinez back against the cage.
Martinez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Handfast's elbow.
Handfast lands a good knee to the midsection. Martinez won't want to take too many of those.
Handfast will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Handfast blocking some punches.
Handfast landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Martinez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Martinez fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez misses with a body punch.
Handfast blocks an uppercut.
Handfast digs a right hand into Martinez's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Martinez's gas tank.
Martinez is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Handfast crunches a lovely knee into Martinez's ribcage.
Handfast unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Handfast jerks Martinez's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Martinez drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Handfast goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Handfast because Martinez was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Isaac Handfast!
Our winner, Isaac Handfast, 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.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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