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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Blundetto (ranked 5209 p4p, 0 weight class) and Malakei Martin (ranked 5185 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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161 lbs
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165 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Very confident |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Anthony Blundetto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 2, fighting out of The Island, Malakei Martin!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Daniel Franklin and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martin throws a quick inside leg kick.
Blundetto dives in and grabs Martin's left leg, looking for a takedown. Martin pushes down on Blundetto's head and hops out.
Martin ducks under a wild hook from Blundetto.
Blundetto takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Blundetto wants to clinch
and Martin counters with a one-two to the body.
Martin lands a nice looking kick to the body. Blundetto takes a step back to recover.
Martin stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Martin wants it to stay on the feet.
Martin lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Blundetto closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Martin did well to prevent Blundetto getting side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martin is trying to get back to full guard.
Blundetto is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blundetto passes to full mount!
Martin regains half guard.
Blundetto missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Blundetto content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Martin moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Martin has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Blundetto can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Blundetto has passed into half guard!
Blundetto is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Martin has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Blundetto is working away from the top position though.
Blundetto wants to pass to mount but Martin is defending the position.
Martin trying to control from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin is trying is best to control the position here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Martin manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Blundetto wanted to stand there but Martin had control of the position.
Martin had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Blundetto defends it easily.
Blundetto tries to free his leg and advance position but Martin is retaining full guard.
Blundetto postures up.
Blundetto sitting in guard here, content to control.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Blundetto would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Blundetto throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Martin is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Blundetto with a body shot.
Blundetto darts in trying to clinch
and Martin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Blundetto thinking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Blundetto.
Martin lands a high kick!
Blundetto on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Blundetto 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 Blundetto off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anthony Blundetto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blundetto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Martin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Martin throws a counter combo.
Martin scores with a kick to the midsection.
Martin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Blundetto misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Martin to counter with a crisp jab.
Blundetto with a lazy takedown attempt
and Martin counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blundetto takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Blundetto throws a leg kick
and Martin counters with a series of strikes. Blundetto will be more careful next time no doubt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Malakei Martin dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A lazy body kick from Blundetto
and Martin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Anthony Blundetto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Martin moves out of range as Blundetto throws a body kick.
Martin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Martin keeps the fight on the outside.
Malakei Martin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Blundetto on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Martin. Martin obviously looking to wear him down.
Blundetto bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Martin tries to bench press Blundetto off him but Blundetto keeps the position.
Martin can't do much from the bottom here.
Blundetto throws an elbow but Martin slips to the side and avoids it well.
Blundetto has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Martin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blundetto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Martin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Martin blocks a head kick by Blundetto.
Martin scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
An inside leg kick from Blundetto misses.
Martin connects with a high kick.
Blundetto throws a head kick but Martin moves out of range.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Martin enables Blundetto to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Martin manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Blundetto is looking to stand up but Martin won't let him.
Blundetto postures up.
Martin working a defensive guard but Blundetto manages to pass into side control anyway.
Martin is breathing heavily.
Martin is being controlled here.
Martin manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin trying to hold on to Blundetto's head to control him but Blundetto postures up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blundetto throwing shots but Martin is blocking nicely.
Blundetto missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Blundetto with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Martin is looking to improve his position.
Blundetto is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Martin is just riding it out for now. Blundetto eventually gives up the hold.
Martin wants to control but Blundetto is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blundetto tries to stand but can't do so whilst Martin controls his leg.
Blundetto content to control rather than advance.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Martin misses with a series of wild punches.
Blundetto wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Blundetto is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Martin's half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blundetto takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Martin is pressing down on Blundetto's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Blundetto wants to get up but he can't break Martin's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Blundetto trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Blundetto postures up in Martin's guard and throws a big left but Martin blocks it.
Blundetto controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Blundetto sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Martin's guard.
Blundetto scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Blundetto stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Blundetto dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Martin drives through and clinches with Blundetto against the cage.
Blundetto looking for a takedown.
Martin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Martin lands a nice uppercut.
Blundetto is trying to maintain a safe position but Martin gets an underhook and turns Blundetto into the cage.
Blundetto gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Martin.
Martin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martin catches Blundetto with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Blundetto takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Martin scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Martin thumps Blundetto with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin misses with a few strikes there.
Martin scores with a head kick.
Martin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Martin lands with a kick to the ribs.
Blundetto looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Blundetto misses with an attempted mid kick.
Blundetto throws a head kick but Martin moves out of range.
Martin throws a nice head kick!
Martin throws a head kick that Blundetto semi-blocks.
Martin lands a jab-cross combination.
Blundetto shoots in looking for a takedown. Martin tries to sprawl out of it but Blundetto keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Martin manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anthony Blundetto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blundetto shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Martin pinned against the cage. Martin gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Martin unleashes a big counter combination but Blundetto bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Martin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Blundetto fails with an attempt to clinch.
Martin now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Blundetto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Martin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blundetto doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Blundetto takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Martin plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Danga de danga de dang - Martin scores with a four punch combination!
Blundetto tries to clinch up
and Martin counters with a straight right hand.
Blundetto misses with a takedown
letting Martin counter with a right hand.
Blundetto fails with an attempt to clinch.
Martin slaps away a takedown attempt from Blundetto, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blundetto drives through with a takedown into Martin's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blundetto has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Martin is proving hard to escape from.
Martin is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Martin wants to sweep but no luck.
Martin looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Martin being controlled here, momentarily.
Anthony Blundetto overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Blundetto postures up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Malakei Martin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 Winston Alpacca scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Malakei Martin!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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