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Event:
TWGC 26 (155lbs, D4): Amsterdam Qualifier - Round 1
Date: Oct 17, 2019 |
Coming up we have a lightweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Saito Seiryu (ranked 6102 p4p, 0 weight class) and JJ Martinez (ranked 23329 p4p, 634 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the lightweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Saito Seiryu! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; JJ Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paul Aken and Nard Betker.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Seiryu swats away the attempt to clinch by Martinez.
Martinez moves into the clinch successfully.
Martinez tries to pull guard but Seiryu holds him up against the cage and eventually Martinez drops back down to his feet.
Martinez drops down looking for an ankle pick but Seiryu pulls his leg out and moves away.
Seiryu moves into the clinch.
Seiryu prevents a takedown attempt there.
Saito Seiryu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of JJ Martinez.
Martinez jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Seiryu walks away with a smile on his face. Martinez gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seiryu has managed to clinch.
Seiryu drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Martinez tries to pull guard but Seiryu won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Seiryu pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Seiryu tries for a takedown but Martinez manages to get underhooks.
Seiryu has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Martinez is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Martinez tries to pull guard but Seiryu won't allow it.
Martinez is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Seiryu to keep the fight standing.
Martinez jumps guard but Seiryu stands there with Martinez around his waist. Martinez gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Martinez looking for a takedown.
Martinez changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Seiryu fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Seiryu really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Seiryu darts in and clinches Martinez up against the cage.
Seiryu has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Martinez avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Seiryu has hold of one of Martinez's legs. Martinez is fighting the takedown attempt but Seiryu gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Seiryu (2) vs (0) Martinez
Seiryu stopping the sweep attempt from Martinez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Martinez wants to improve his position but instead Seiryu has moved into half guard.
Seiryu stalling.
Seiryu seems to be working for a kimura but Martinez defends the submission attempt.
Martinez tries to roll over but Seiryu keeps him under control.
Martinez is trying to maintain the position but Seiryu is very close to passing his half guard.
Martinez is trying to control but Seiryu manages to pass to mount!
Score +3 for passing guard: Seiryu (5) vs (0) Martinez
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Seiryu controlling from mount.
Martinez is trying desperately to improve position.
Seiryu has hold of Martinez's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Martinez manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Seiryu wants to take his opponent's back but Martinez doesn't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Seiryu tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Seiryu looking to secure an arm triangle but Martinez defends it well.
Martinez is just holding on here. Seiryu manages to take his back.
Score +3 for taking back: Seiryu (8) vs (0) Martinez
Seiryu not allowing Martinez to control his hands.
Seiryu really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Martinez.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Martinez showing good submission defense here.
Martinez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Seiryu. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Martinez is looking to escape here. Oh dear - Seiryu has locked on a rear naked choke here! Martinez is tapping out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Saito Seiryu! |
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Event:
RR #5
Date: Oct 13, 2019 |
#R1##CL#
Martinez rushes Swain and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Martinez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Swain blocks an uppercut.
Swain doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Swain blocking some punches.
Swain blocking some punches.
A hook to the body from Martinez.
Martinez throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Swain.
Swain managing to block the knees to the body from Martinez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinez has a couple of punches blocked by Swain.
Martinez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Swain.
Martinez really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Swain is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Swain working hard to break the clinch.#T1#
Martinez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Martinez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Martinez misses with the head strike.
Martinez misses with a punch to the body.
Martinez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Martinez misses with a punch on the inside.
Martinez tries to land a knee to the head but Swain blocks with his arms.
Swain lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Martinez or not.
Swain dodges an elbow strike from Martinez.
Swain has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A short body shot lands from Swain as the two fighters clinch.
Martinez missing with knees to the body.
#T2#
Martinez throws a head punch that misses.
Martinez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Swain looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Swain tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Martinez avoids it.
Swain tries to circle away but Martinez has him pinned against the ropes.
Martinez prevents Swain from breaking the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Martinez fails to land.
Martinez throws an elbow but it misses.
Swain tries to circle away but Martinez has him pinned against the ropes.
Martinez lands with a right to the head.
Martinez has a couple of punches blocked by Swain.
Martinez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Swain.
Martinez tries to throw a body punch but Swain avoids it by throwing Martinez back against the ropes. #T3#
Martinez controlling the action here for a moment.
Martinez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Swain's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Martinez fails to land.
Martinez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Swain blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Martinez has a couple of punches blocked by Swain.
Martinez has a couple of punches blocked by Swain.
Martinez working aggressively here.
Martinez has a couple of punches blocked by Swain.
Martinez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
#T4#
Martinez misses with a punch on the inside.
Martinez swings wildly with an uppercut but Swain uses good head movement to avoid it.
Swain lands a nice uppercut.
Martinez working aggressively here.
Martinez misses with a body punch.
Martinez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Swain avoids it.
Martinez scores with a shot to the side of Swain's head.
Martinez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Swain avoids it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Martinez tries to throw a body punch but Swain avoids it by throwing Martinez back against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Martinez.
Swain blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
JJ Martinez dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Martinez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Swain is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Martinez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Swain swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Martinez tries to clinch
and Swain counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Swain scores with a kick to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Martinez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Swain is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Martinez with a body shot.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
JJ Martinez has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Swain pushes Martinez back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Swain has had enough of the clinch but Martinez keeps him there for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Swain wants to break the clinch but can't.
Swain wants to break the clinch but can't.
Martinez keeps control of Swain as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Martinez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Swain can do to turn this around?#T1#
Martinez misses with the head strike.
Martinez struggles to land a body shot inside as Swain controls his hands.
Martinez working aggressively here.
Martinez misses with the head strike.
Martinez lands a right hand.
Martinez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Martinez swings wildly with an uppercut but Swain uses good head movement to avoid it.
Martinez swings wildly with an uppercut but Swain uses good head movement to avoid it.
Swain blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Martinez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
#T2#
Martinez throws a head punch that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Martinez.
Martinez throws an elbow but it misses.
Martinez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Swain blocks it with crossed arms.
Martinez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Swain avoiding damage as Martinez throws knees to the body.
Martinez tries to land knees in the clinch but Swain avoids the damage to the body.
Martinez tries a body shot but Swain blocks it.
Martinez misses with some punches.
Swain is trying to break the clinch but Martinez has him pressed against the ropes.
Swain can't break the clinch.
Swain tries to circle away but Martinez has him pinned against the ropes.#T3#
Martinez misses with a punch on the inside.
Martinez misses with some punches.
Martinez misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Martinez fails to land.
Martinez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Swain.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Martinez.
Swain tries to break the clinch but Martinez is controlling the position.
Martinez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Swain's efforts to push away.
Martinez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Swain prevents a body shot from Martinez. #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Swain blocks an uppercut.
Martinez missing with knees to the body.
Martinez tries to work over Swain's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Swain blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Martinez trying to land knees to the body.
Martinez lands a shoulder strike.
Martinez has a couple of punches blocked by Swain.
Martinez leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Swain is trying to break the clinch but Martinez is controlling him.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Swain blocks a body shot from Martinez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
JJ Martinez dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3#
Martinez tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Swain manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Martinez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Swain swats away the attempt to clinch by Martinez.
A little jabbing left from Swain on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Martinez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Martinez wants to clinch up but Swain keeps it at a distance.
Swain cracks Martinez with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Martinez tries to clinch but Swain is having none of it. #CL#
Martinez pushes Swain up against the ropes in a clinch.
Martinez has Swain pressed against the ropes, preventing Swain from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Martinez misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Swain avoids it.
Still in the clinch, Martinez scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Swain.
Martinez scores with a nice hook to the head.#T1#
Martinez tries to work over Swain's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Martinez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Martinez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Martinez misses with a punch on the inside.
Martinez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Martinez scores with a shoulder strike.
Martinez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Swain is defending well for now.
Martinez misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Martinez fails to land.
Martinez misses with a punch on the inside.
Martinez tries to work over Swain's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #T2#
Swain lands a nice knee to the body.
Swain tries to circle away but Martinez has him pinned against the ropes.
Martinez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Martinez has Swain pressed against the ropes, preventing Swain from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Martinez tries to land knees in the clinch but Swain avoids the damage to the body.
Martinez throws a punch but it's blocked by Swain.
Martinez swings wildly with an uppercut but Swain uses good head movement to avoid it.
Martinez has a couple of punches blocked by Swain.
Martinez swings wildly with an uppercut but Swain uses good head movement to avoid it.
Swain blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.#T3#
Swain blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Martinez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Swain tries to circle away but Martinez has him pinned against the ropes.
Swain blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Martinez swings wildly with an uppercut but Swain uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Martinez - that landed with a thud.
Martinez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Martinez misses with some punches.
Martinez throws a head punch that misses.
Martinez swings wildly with an uppercut but Swain uses good head movement to avoid it. #T4#
Martinez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Swain blocking some punches.
Martinez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Martinez has Swain pressed against the ropes, preventing Swain from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Swain wants to break free but Martinez has control.
#BC2#
Swain pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Martinez tries to clinch but Swain is having none of it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Swain misses with a body kick.
JJ Martinez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL#
Martinez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Swain wants to break free but Martinez has control.
Alex Swain has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Martinez throws a head punch that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
JJ Martinez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Martinez, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... JJ Martinez!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 19, 2019 |
#R1#
Jozic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Martinez takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Jozic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Martinez doesn't manage to clinch there - Jozic circles away.
Martinez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jozic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
#CL2#
Martinez has closed the distance and engaged Jozic in a clinch.
Jozic is trying to push Martinez away but Martinez has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.#TD#
Jozic drags the fight down to the ground.
#SU2#
Martinez gets to his feet - Jozic follows without any prompting.
Martinez tries to clinch but Jozic is having none of it.
Jozic lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Martinez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD#
Jozic looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.#ES2#
Martinez manages to escape and get back to his feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martinez moves out of range as Jozic strikes.
Martinez with the counter takedown but Jozic avoids it easily.
Jozic misses with a head kick.
#T1#
Jozic misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jozic lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Jozic misses with a wild combination.
Martinez blocks a head kick by Jozic.
Martinez drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Jozic defends it well.#CL2#
Martinez gets a clinch.
Jozic blocks a body shot from Martinez.
Jozic tries to pull guard but Martinez holds him up against the cage and eventually Jozic drops back down to his feet.
Jozic jumps guard but Martinez stands there with Jozic around his waist. Jozic gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Jozic is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Martinez misses with a punch to the body.
Jozic is stalling here.
Jozic blocks an elbow strike from Martinez.
#T2#
Martinez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Martinez throws a punch but it's blocked by Jozic.
Martinez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jozic wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rafael Jozic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Martinez looking to throw knees to the head but Jozic is blocking nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Martinez fails to land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Martinez.
A short right from Martinez on the inside.
Jozic wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Martinez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Martinez fails to land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#TD#
Jozic tightens his grip and picks Martinez up, before dumping him to the ground. Martinez manages to land in guard.
Jozic prevents Martinez from getting back to his feet.
Martinez is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Martinez is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.#T3#
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Martinez can do anything to dispel that myth.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jozic is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Jozic stops Martinez from standing up. #T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Jozic controls from within his opponent's guard. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#CL2#
Martinez closes the distance and pushes Jozic back into the cage.
Martinez swings wildly with an uppercut but Jozic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jozic blocks an uppercut.
Martinez misses with the head strike.
#BC#
Jozic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Martinez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Martinez tries to close the distance and clinch but Jozic swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jozic throws a head kick that half lands.
JJ Martinez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martinez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jozic throws a body punch but Martinez moves out of range.
Martinez tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
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 Rafael Jozic will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Martinez fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Martinez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Martinez moves in looking to clinch but Jozic pushes him off.
Martinez fails with an attempt to clinch.
#CL2#
Martinez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jozic, pushing him back against the cage.
Martinez misses with a punch on the inside.
Jozic goes for a takedown attempt but Martinez pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Martinez tries to close the distance and clinch but Jozic swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jozic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jozic circles away from the clinch attempt.
Martinez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jozic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
As Martinez looks to move away, Jozic throws a big counter combo but Martinez just gets out of the way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Martinez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Martinez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jozic manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Martinez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Martinez wants to clinch up but Jozic keeps it at a distance.#T1#
Jozic throws a head kick but Martinez moves out of range.
Martinez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jozic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
#TD#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Jozic. #SUB#
Jozic tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Martinez wants to get back to his feet but Jozic drags him back down.#T2#
Martinez tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Jozic controlling the pace for now.
You get the feeling that Martinez really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Rafael Jozic overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#SUB#
Jozic looking for a guillotine from mount but Martinez is having none of it.
Jozic controlling the pace for now.
Martinez is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Jozic punishing his opponent with strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martinez is in a horrible position here. Jozic smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
#T3#
Martinez trying desperately to get to his feet.
Jozic content just to control the position here.
Martinez is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Jozic looking to finish Martinez with some ground and pound. This is bad for Martinez!
Martinez really wants to buck Jozic off and get back to his feet.
Jozic sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Martinez tries to buck Jozic off but he can't manage it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T4#
Jozic sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Martinez squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jozic cracks Martinez with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Jozic content just to control the position here.
Jozic has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafael Jozic dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Jozic thumps Martinez with a low kick.
Jozic moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Jozic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jozic half committed to a counter leg kick.#CL2#
Martinez clinches with his opponent.
Martinez misses with some punches.
Jozic is trying to maintain a safe position but Martinez gets an underhook and turns Jozic into the cage.
Jozic is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Martinez has a couple of punches blocked by Jozic.
Martinez misses with a punch on the inside.
Jozic blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Jozic fails to land.
Martinez has a couple of punches blocked by Jozic.
Jozic tries to score a body lock takedown but Martinez shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Martinez misses with some punches.
#T1#
Martinez lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jozic blocking some punches.
Jozic on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jozic jumps guard but Martinez turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Martinez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jozic is defending well for now.
Martinez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jozic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Martinez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jozic.
Martinez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jozic avoids it.#BC#
Jozic breaks the clinch.
Martinez swats away the attempt to clinch by Jozic.
Jozic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Martinez wants to clinch
and Jozic counters with a good low kick that Martinez was not able to check. #T2##TD#
Jozic shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Martinez's guard.
Jozic controlling from the top position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jozic's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Martinez wants to stand up but Jozic is controlling him. #T3##SU#
Jozic stands up from guard. Let's bang!
JJ Martinez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jozic misses with a head kick.
Martinez tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Martinez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jozic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A slapping body kick lands there for Jozic.
A head kick misses from Jozic.
Martinez doesn't manage to clinch there - Jozic circles away.
Martinez wants to clinch.
Martinez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Martinez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jozic swats him away and circles back towards the center. #CL2#
Martinez rushes Jozic and presses him up against the cage.
Jozic is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. #T4#
Martinez tries a body shot but Jozic blocks it.
#BC#
Jozic manages to break the clinch.
Martinez wants to clinch.#CL2#
Martinez clinches.
Jozic stalling against the cage.
Jozic goes for a takedown attempt but Martinez pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rafael Jozic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Martinez tries to clinch but Jozic is having none of it.
Jozic motions for Martinez to come forward. Jozic throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Martinez with the counter takedown but Jozic avoids it easily.
JJ Martinez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rafael Jozic is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jozic throws a sloppy head kick and Martinez moves out of range easily.
Martinez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jozic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rafael Jozic showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jozic, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rafael Jozic!
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Event:
AKT 4
Date: Jul 20, 2019 |
#R1#
Martinez moves in looking to clinch but Tui pushes him off.
Tui seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Martinez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Martinez tries to clinch up.
Martinez tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Tui connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Martinez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tui definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.#CL2#
Tui gets tackled into the ropes by Martinez. Martinez maintains the clinch.
Tui blocking some punches.
Martinez tries to work over Tui's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Martinez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tui blocks it with crossed arms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Martinez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Martinez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Martinez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
#T1#
Tui tries to break the clinch but Martinez is controlling the position.
Tui is trying to push Martinez away but Martinez has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Martinez throws a head punch that misses.
Martinez working aggressively here.
Martinez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tui's elbow.
Tui can't break the clinch.
Martinez tries to land knees in the clinch but Tui avoids the damage to the body.
Martinez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tui avoids it.
Tui blocks an elbow strike.
Tui blocks an uppercut.
Martinez misses with some punches.
Martinez is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.#T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Tui dodges an elbow strike from Martinez.
Martinez working aggressively here.
Tui has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Martinez tries a body shot but Tui blocks it.
Tui wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Martinez has him pressed against the ropes.
Martinez working aggressively here.
Tui blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Martinez fails to land.
Martinez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Martinez misses with a punch on the inside.
Tui managing to block the knees to the body from Martinez.
Tui can't break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
JJ Martinez dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Martinez tries to clinch but Tui is having none of it.
Teo Tui is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tui circles away from the clinch attempt
and Tui counters with a lovely straight right hand!#CL2#
Martinez moves into the clinch successfully.
Martinez scores with a nice hook to the head.
Martinez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Martinez misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tui.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinez misses with a punch on the inside.
Tui is looking to break free of the clinch but Martinez has double underhooks.
Tui blocking some punches.
Martinez throws a punch but it's blocked by Tui. #T1#
Tui blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Martinez.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tui.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Martinez.
Martinez misses with the head strike.
Martinez swings wildly with an uppercut but Tui uses good head movement to avoid it.
Martinez tries a knee to the head but Tui blocks it.
Martinez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tui.
Martinez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tui's elbow.
Tui blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Martinez misses with a hook from the clinch. #T2#
Tui is trying to break the clinch but Martinez is controlling him.
Martinez working aggressively here.
JJ Martinez seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Martinez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Martinez has a couple of punches blocked by Tui.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Martinez.
Martinez throws a head punch that misses.
Martinez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tui blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tui blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Martinez tries a body shot but Tui blocks it.
Tui blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
JJ Martinez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R3#
Martinez tries to close the distance and clinch but Tui swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #CL2#
Martinez rushes Tui and presses him up against the ropes.
Martinez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tui backwards.
Tui blocking some punches.
Martinez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tui is defending well for now.
Martinez works on Tui's body with a couple of short punches.
Martinez pushes Tui back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tui blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Martinez struggles to land a body shot inside as Tui controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tui blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Martinez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tui avoiding damage as Martinez throws knees to the body.
Martinez tries to land a knee to the head but Tui blocks with his arms.
#T1#
Martinez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tui can't break the clinch.
Martinez gets through Tui's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Martinez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Martinez tries to land knees in the clinch but Tui avoids the damage to the body.
Martinez misses with some punches.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Martinez just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tui's brow.
Martinez missing with knees to the body.
Tui wants to break free but Martinez has control.
Martinez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Martinez missing with knees to the body.
Tui wants to get back to striking at distance but Martinez won't allow it.
#T2#
Tui on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tui blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tui prevents a body shot from Martinez.
Tui tries to circle away but Martinez has him pinned against the ropes.
Martinez swings wildly with an uppercut but Tui uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tui is trying to break the clinch but Martinez is controlling him.
Martinez misses with some punches.
Martinez working aggressively here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Martinez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Martinez swings wildly with an uppercut but Tui uses good head movement to avoid it.
Teo Tui has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Martinez misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
JJ Martinez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Martinez winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 26:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 26:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... JJ Martinez!
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Event:
QFC Tournament 922 Round 1
Date: Jul 04, 2019 |
#R1#
Martinez darts in trying to clinch#TD2#
and Tyson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Martinez won't be happy with that.
Tyson happy to just control the position for now. #SUB2#
Tyson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Martinez is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Martinez is pushing Tyson's head away, looking to escape. Tyson manages to hold on to the position though.
Tyson slows the pace down.
Tyson advances nicely into full mount.
Tyson controlling the position easily from mount. #SUB2#
Tyson is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Tyson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). God Tyson!
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