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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Swole Ricky Martin (ranked 28 p4p, 108 weight class) and Joey Faolin (ranked 5 p4p, 15 weight class). Faolin has chosen It Ain’t a Crime by House of Pain as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Swole Ricky Martin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joey Faolin!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A telegraphed right hand from Martin misses the target.
The crowd cheers as Martin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Faolin doesn't seem phased though.
Faolin tries to clinch there but Martin circles away.
Martin misses with a straight left.
Martin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Faolin steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Martin. That one must have hurt.
Martin darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Martin slips a straight right by Faolin.
Faolin throws a series of punches but Martin moves out of range.
Faolin thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martin lands an overhand right.
Faolin on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Faolin tries to close the distance and clinch but Martin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Joey Faolin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martin rushes Faolin and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A hook to the body from Martin.
Martin struggles to land a body shot inside as Faolin controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin missing with knees to the body.
Martin can't find room to land a body shot as Faolin controls the action.
Martin tries to work over Faolin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
I was talking to Martin's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Martin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Faolin's elbow.
Faolin looking to throw knees to the head but Martin is blocking nicely.
Faolin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Martin throws a punch but it's blocked by Faolin.
Faolin lands with a left to the head.
Martin blocks a body shot from Faolin.
Faolin working aggressively here.
Faolin has a couple of punches blocked by Martin.
Martin tries to work over Faolin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Martin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Faolin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Faolin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Martin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Martin slows down the pace here.
Martin avoiding damage as Faolin throws knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faolin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Faolin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Martin loads up on a big right hand but Faolin slips the punch.
Martin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Faolin's sensitive parts.
Faolin keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Faolin tries to clinch but Martin moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and Martin tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Faolin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Faolin throws out a loose jab but Martin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Martin wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Faolin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Martin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Faolin's jab looks to have found its range, popping Martin under the eye.
Faolin pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Martin back to the cage. Faolin follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Martin attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Martin just misses with a punch to the body.
Faolin throws a hook but Martin avoids it easily.
Martin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Faolin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Martin - that will leave a mark!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faolin with a nice cross.
Faolin misses with a hook. Martin ducked under it nicely.
Martin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Faolin tries to counter by closing the distance.
Faolin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Faolin misses with a lunging right hand
and Martin counters with a low kick, right behind Faolin 's knee.
Faolin misses with a straight right.
Martin throwing a counter right hand but Faolin manages to avoid it.
Faolin swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Martin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Faolin throws a lazy right hand but Martin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Martin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Faolin moves away from the strike by Martin.
Martin misses with a body shot.
Faolin misses with an uppercut. Martin saw that one coming.
A leg kick checked by Faolin.
Faolin wants to counter with a clinch but Martin pushes him away.
Faolin tries to clinch but Martin moves out of range.
Faolin loads up on a big right hand but Martin slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin tries to score with a low kick but Faolin moves his leg out of the way.
Faolin misses with a lunging right hand
and Faolin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Martin moves away from the strike by Faolin.
Martin is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Faolin.
Martin feints and then cracks Faolin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Faolin down.
Faolin misses with an uppercut. Martin saw that one coming.
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!
Faolin throws out a loose jab but Martin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Martin throws a wild body kick that Faolin sees coming a mile off.
Faolin misses with a right hand
and Martin counters with a body kick.
Martin misses with a hook. Faolin ducked under it nicely.
Faolin misses with a double jab
and Martin counters with a nice leg kick.
Martin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Faolin's jab looks to have found its range, popping Martin under the eye.
Faolin moves into the clinch successfully.
Martin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Faolin missing with knees to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Swole Ricky Martin will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nice uppercut there from Faolin.
Martin scores with a crisp jab that stopped Faolin in his tracks.
Martin connects with the punch.
Martin connects with a leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Martin.
Martin misses with a looping left.
We've been informed that Faolin has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Faolin tries to move into range but Martin moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Faolin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Faolin misses with a looping right.
Martin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Swole Ricky Martin is winning the standup battle so far.
Faolin ducks under a wild hook from Martin.
Martin connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Martin misses with a looping left.
Martin lands a jab to the nose.
Martin tries to clinch up.
Faolin misses with a jab, cross combination.
A little feinted left hand from Martin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Faolin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faolin throws a series of punches but Martin moves out of range.
Faolin checks a leg kick nicely.
Faolin throws a looping overhand right but Martin ducks down to avoid it.
Nice shot lands for Martin.
Faolin misses with a straight left.
Faolin blocks a head kick by Martin.
Faolin misses with an uppercut.
Martin went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Martin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Faolin.
A nice inside leg kick there by Martin. That's going to slow Faolin down.
Faolin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Martin seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
A big right from Faolin misses.
It looked like Martin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Faolin uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Martin has time to react.
Martin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Faolin.
Faolin's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Martin connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Faolin scrambles back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Faolin throws a hook to the side of Martin's head but Martin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Martin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martin scores with a jab to the body.
Faolin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Martin counters with a nice uppercut.
Faolin throws a jab but it's blocked by Martin.
Faolin punishes Martin's body with a nice straight punch.
Faolin throws an overhand right that lands on Martin's shoulder, as Martin tries to avoid the shot.
Faolin wants to clinch.
Faolin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A big right from Faolin misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Faolin tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Martin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Faolin dodges the punch combination from Martin.
Faolin lands with an uppercut that bounces Martin off the cage and back into range.
Faolin drives through and clinches with Martin against the cage.
Faolin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Martin backwards.
Faolin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Martin avoids it.
Martin misses with a punch to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Martin.
Martin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Martin misses with a body punch.
Martin avoiding damage as Faolin throws knees to the body.
Martin cracks Faolin with a nice body shot.
Faolin has a couple of punches blocked by Martin.
Martin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin circles away from the clinch attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Faolin ducks under a wild hook from Martin.
Sloppy strikes from Faolin. Those never looked like landing.
Faolin misses with a hook
and Martin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Martin ducks under a wild hook from Faolin.
Martin is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Martin lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Martin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Faolin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Martin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Faolin's sensitive parts.
Faolin drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Martin drives through and clinches with Faolin against the cage.
Faolin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Martin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Faolin backwards.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Martin.
Martin misses with a punch to the body.
Faolin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Martin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Swole Ricky Martin dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Martin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Faolin's sensitive parts.
An inside leg kick from Martin misses.
Faolin swings widly with a right hand
and Martin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A nice leg kick from Martin, right into the meat of the thigh.
Faolin lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Martin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Faolin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Martin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Faolin is looking to clinch.
Faolin wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martin throws the left hand but Faolin avoids the punch easily.
Martin looks to land a left hand but Faolin moved out of range nicely.
Faolin throws a lazy uppercut
and Martin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Faolin thinking.
Faolin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Martin - just one landing.
Faolin walks into a jab.
Martin blocks a jab.
Martin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Faolin.
Faolin 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.
Faolin walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Faolin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Martin circles away quickly and effectively.
Faolin connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Martin throws the left hand but Faolin avoids the punch easily.
Faolin wants to counter the offense by Martin and move into the clinch position.
Faolin scores with a one two! Martin had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Faolin looks to land a combination but Martin avoids it well.
Martin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martin misses with a hook. Faolin ducked under it nicely.
Martin throws a jab when Faolin was well out of range.
Faolin tries to counter by closing the distance.
Faolin misses with a series of wild punches.
A little feinted left hand from Martin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Faolin checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Martin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A swing and a miss from Faolin.
Faolin throws a hook but Martin avoids it easily.
Faolin slips under a jab from Martin.
Faolin throws an off balance right hand
and Faolin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Faolin clinches up against the cage.
Martin has Faolin pushed against the cage.
Martin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Faolin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Faolin crunches a lovely knee into Martin's ribcage.
Faolin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Martin prevents a body shot from Faolin.
Faolin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Faolin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Martin avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin tries to work over Faolin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Martin can't find room to land a body shot as Faolin controls the action.
Martin tries to work over Faolin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Faolin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Martin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Martin blocks a body shot from Faolin.
Faolin prevents a body shot from Martin.
A short right from Faolin.
Joey Faolin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Martin lands a left hand.
Martin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Faolin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Faolin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Martin digs a right hand into Faolin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Faolin's gas tank.
Faolin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Martin manages to break the clinch.
Martin clobbers Faolin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Faolin misses with a looping left.
Martin looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Faolin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Martin circles away quickly and effectively.
Jab from Martin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Faolin misses with the combination.
Faolin misses with a left hand
and Martin moves into the clinch.
Martin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Faolin's elbow.
Martin scores with a hook to the body.
Martin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Martin digs a right hand into Faolin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Faolin's gas tank.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Martin.
Faolin blocks a body shot from Martin.
Martin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Faolin's elbow.
Martin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Faolin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Faolin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Martin avoids it.
Faolin trying to land knees to the body.
Martin misses with a body punch.
Martin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Martin struggles to land a body shot inside as Faolin controls his hands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Swole Ricky Martin did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Faolin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Joey Faolin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Faolin ducks under a wild hook from Martin.
Faolin wants to counter with a clinch but Martin pushes him away.
Faolin misses with an uppercut. Martin saw that one coming.
Martin thuds his right hand into Faolin's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Martin cracks Faolin with a right hand to the side of the head.
Martin connects with an inside leg kick.
Faolin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Martin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Martin throws a quick counter kick to the body but Faolin avoids it.
Faolin tries to close the distance and clinch but Martin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Martin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Faolin.
Faolin throws a poor cross that misses
and Martin counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Faolin.
Good leg kick by Martin.
Martin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Faolin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin gets tackled into the cage by Faolin. Faolin maintains the clinch.
Martin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Faolin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Faolin tries to bum rush Martin with a series of wild strikes but Martin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Martin delivers a nice body kick.
Martin thuds his shin into the meat of Faolin's side.
Martin loads up on a big right hand but Faolin slips the punch.
Faolin scores with a nice head shot.
Faolin looks to clinch
and Martin counters with a stiff right hand.
Martin with a hook.
Faolin wants to clinch up but Martin keeps it at a distance.
Faolin moves out of range of the strikes.
Martin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Faolin tries to clinch but Martin is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Faolin.
Martin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Faolin can do to turn this around?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Faolin swings widly with a right hand
and Martin moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Martin.
Faolin throws a head punch that misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Martin.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Martin for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Martin.
A short uppercut from Martin.
Faolin tries a body shot but Martin blocks it.
Good body shot from Martin.
Martin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Faolin.
Faolin is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Martin is leaning against Faolin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Martin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Faolin.
Martin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Martin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Faolin on the side of the head.
Faolin misses with a shot to the body
and Faolin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin lands with a hook. Faolin tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Faolin tries to clinch up but Martin circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice shot by Martin.
Faolin with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Martin to score with a decent uppercut.
Faolin throws a jab when Martin was well out of range.
Faolin throws a shot from downtown. Martin moves away and avoids it.
As Faolin backs away, Martin returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Faolin throws a lazy uppercut
and Martin counters with a slapping leg kick.
Martin connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Faolin momentarily.
Martin throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Martin throws a leg kick which misses Faolin's front leg but catches the back leg as Faolin tries to avoid it.
Faolin takes a jab right on the kisser.
Faolin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Martin closes the distance and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Faolin managing to block the knees to the body from Martin.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Martin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Martin lands a body shot in the clinch.
Martin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Faolin misses with some punches.
Martin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Martin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Martin struggles to land a body shot inside as Faolin controls his hands.
Nice body punch from Martin.
Faolin blocks a body shot from Martin.
Faolin scores with a shot to the side of Martin's head.
A hook to the body from Martin.
Faolin lands with a light punch inside.
Martin misses with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Martin.
Faolin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Martin lands a nice shot to the body.
Martin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Swole Ricky Martin had his way with Joey Faolin in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Martin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Faolin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Martin thumps Faolin with a low kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Martin.
Faolin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Martin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Martin dodges the punch combination from Faolin.
A chopping leg kick lands by Martin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Faolin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Martin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Faolin misses the jab.
Nice jab there from Faolin.
A low kick lands for Martin.
Faolin has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Martin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin avoids the body shot from Faolin.
A punch combination from Faolin misses.
Martin gets a clinch.
Martin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Martin tries to work over Faolin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Martin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Faolin looking to throw knees to the head but Martin is blocking nicely.
Faolin misses with a knee to the head.
Martin pushes Faolin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Faolin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Martin avoids it.
Faolin looking to throw knees to the head but Martin is blocking nicely.
Martin misses with a punch to the body.
Faolin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Martin prevents a body shot from Faolin.
Martin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Faolin putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Martin in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Faolin misses with a punch on the inside.
Faolin throws a punch but it's blocked by Martin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Martin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Faolin doesn't seem bothered though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Faolin slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Martin. Faolin shrugs it off though.
Martin moves into the clinch.
Martin lands with a light punch inside.
Martin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Faolin lands with a light punch inside.
Martin content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Faolin has a couple of punches blocked by Martin.
Faolin can't find room to land a body shot as Martin controls the action.
Martin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Faolin's elbow.
A hook to the body from Martin.
Martin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Martin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Martin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Faolin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Faolin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Martin avoids it.
Faolin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Martin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Faolin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Martin pushes Faolin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Faolin is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Martin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Martin misses with a body punch.
Martin gets through Faolin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Martin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Martin breaks the clinch.
Martin lands a front kick.
A jab from Faolin misses.
Faolin darts in trying to clinch
and Martin counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin scores with a jab to the head.
Martin connects with a solid leg kick.
Faolin misses with the combination.
Faolin misses with the combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Faolin misses with a lunging right hand
and Martin counters with a straight right hand.
Martin connects with a leg kick.
A solid body kick from Martin.
Martin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Faolin.
Martin takes the fight into the clinch.
Martin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Faolin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Martin is defending well for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Swole Ricky Martin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Martin has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 50:45
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 50:45
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Swole Ricky Martin!
Swole Ricky Martin retains his light heavyweight title!
A victorious Swole Ricky 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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C |
G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
74% |
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