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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Blue Belt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keith Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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256 lbs
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288 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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
11 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Blue Belt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Keith Martin!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Richard Clark and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belt slips a jab from Martin.
Belt misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Belt drops his hands momentarily and Martin takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Belt showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Martin.
Martin throws an overhand right that lands on Belt's shoulder, as Belt tries to avoid the shot.
Martin catches Belt with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Martin is looking to chop away at Belt's legs.
Belt shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Martin as he avoids it easily.
Belt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Martin throws out the jab.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Belt is defended easily by Martin.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Blue Belt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A jab from Martin misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belt tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Martin swivels and escapes.
Belt shoots in but Martin avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Martin looks to land a left hand but Belt moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin misses with a double jab.
Martin scores with a hook to the body. Belt takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Belt dives in and scores a takedown into Martin's guard.
Martin looking for a sweep. Not yet Martin, not yet.
Belt throws a big right hand that misses.
Belt in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Belt lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
It looks like Keith Martin has been cut.
Belt working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Martin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Martin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Belt scoring with some ground and pound.
Belt postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Belt looking to pass the guard.
Belt throwing strikes but missing.
Martin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belt scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Belt throwing strikes from guard but Martin blocks nicely.
Martin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Martin wants to stand up but Belt is controlling him.
Belt tries to free his leg and advance position but Martin is retaining full guard.
Martin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Martin is looking to stand up but Belt isn't so interested in that idea.
Belt thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Belt trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Belt landing with the ground and pound.
Martin trying to keep a closed guard but Belt is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belt in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Belt accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Martin wants to stand and escape but Belt is having none of it.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Belt 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.
Martin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Belt is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Martin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Belt throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Martin wants to stand up but Belt is controlling him.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Belt shoots in looking for a takedown but Martin manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Belt's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Belt staying out of range there.
Belt tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Martin swivels and escapes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belt defending well as Martin loads up on a big left hand.
Keith Martin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Belt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Martin throws out the jab.
Martin misses with a hook. Belt ducked under it nicely.
Martin misses with a straight left.
Keith Martin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Martin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Martin blocks the body kick.
Belt dives in for a single leg takedown but Martin sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Martin breaks the clinch.
Martin misses with a hook.
Martin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Belt moves away.
Martin displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Belt.
Belt walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A jab from Martin does it's job there.
Martin connects with the punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Belt shoots in and drives through. Martin sprawls well.
Belt looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Belt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keith Martin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Keith Martin's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Martin cracks Belt with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Martin throws a jab when Belt was well out of range.
Some wild striking there from Martin.
Martin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A big right from Martin misses.
Belt moves in looking to clinch but Martin pushes him off.
Martin throws a right and a left that Belt avoids nicely.
No luck for Belt with that takedown attempt.
Belt moves away from the strike by Martin.
A slow jab from Martin misses its intended target.
Martin 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.
Martin misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belt tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Martin swivels and escapes.
Martin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Blue Belt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Belt blocks a jab.
Horrible takedown attempt by Belt or perhaps it was just good defense by Martin, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Blue Belt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jab, jab by Martin - just one landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belt throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Martin's waist but Martin gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Belt off to one side.
Belt has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Belt there as he acknowledges the shot.
A head kick misses from Belt.
Martin moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Martin misses with a looping left.
Martin connects with a jab.
Martin lands with a nice body punch.
Martin lands with a right hand.
A big left from Martin misses.
Martin fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Martin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martin throws out a loose jab but Belt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Martin connects with a crisp jab.
Martin lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Martin.
Martin stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Martin wants it to stay on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Martin.
Nice defenses there by Belt.
Nice defenses there by Belt.
Belt tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Martin swivels and escapes.
Martin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Belt manages to avoid it.
Martin misses with a body shot.
Belt showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Martin.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Belt.
Martin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Belt moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Martin just misses with a punch to the body.
Martin throws a body punch but Belt moves out of range.
Martin swings for the body but Belt moves out of range.
Belt tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Martin swivels and escapes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin lands a glancing blow to the side of Belt's head.
Belt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Martin.
Belt throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Martin's waist but Martin gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Belt off to one side.
Martin misses the shot to the body.
Martin misses with a right hand
and Belt counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Martin wants to stand and escape but Belt is having none of it.
Martin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Martin is pulling down on Belt's head to control his posture.
Belt loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Belt postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Belt 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.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Belt accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Belt trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Belt throwing strikes from guard but Martin blocks nicely.
Martin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belt throwing strikes but missing.
Belt throws a big right hand that misses.
Martin trying to control the position here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Martin is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Belt postures up in Martin's guard and throws a big left but Martin blocks it.
Martin is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Belt is controlling him.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Martin getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Belt slips under a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keith Martin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Keith Martin's cut.
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!
Belt ducks under a wild hook from Martin.
Martin looks to score with a jab to the body but Belt is just out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Martin darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Martin clobbers Belt with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Martin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Belt on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Belt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Martin.
Belt wants to clinch.
Belt ducks right into an uppercut from Martin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belt scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Belt is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Martin has escaped the position, nice work there.
An elbow from Belt crashes against the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belt working the head and body with strikes.
Martin wants to get back to his feet.
Belt wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Martin, who protects the arm well.
Belt thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Belt in side control, throwing shots but Martin defends.
Belt is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Martin has escaped the position, nice work there.
Belt is trying to get an arm triangle but Martin is defending well.
Martin is looking to regain half guard here but Belt keeps moving and retains side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belt wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Martin, who protects the arm well.
An elbow from Belt crashes against the mat.
Martin is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Belt is controlling him well.
Martin manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Martin gets back to full guard.
Belt postures up in Martin's guard and throws a big left but Martin blocks it.
Belt postures up in Martin's guard and throws a big left but Martin blocks it.
Martin wants to sweep but no luck.
Belt lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Belt forces his way into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belt lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Belt is looking for a kimura here.
Martin trying to control from the bottom.
Martin pushes Belt off but Belt dives into side control.
Martin is looking to regain half guard here but Belt keeps moving and retains side control.
Belt works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
That has opened up Keith Martin's cut even more.
Belt tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Belt has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Martin is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Belt asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belt is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Martin has escaped the position, nice work there.
Belt fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Martin is trying to get back to his feet.
Martin tries to bench press Belt off him but Belt keeps the position.
Belt sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Martin is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Belt throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Martin is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Belt's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Blue Belt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Belt prevents Martin from improving his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Blue Belt showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Martin 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keith Martin!
A victorious Keith Martin thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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