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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Diogo Martins (ranked 267 p4p, 255 weight class) and Mamed Khalidovic (ranked 34 p4p, 32 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Martins might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Monte Tiene Garabato. Khalidovic is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Зима-мама 25/17. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Diogo Martins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Mamed Khalidovic!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Saam Ante and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khalidovic moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nice sprawl there from Martins as Khalidovic shoots in.
Khalidovic moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Khalidovic scores with the left hand. Martins knows he should have avoided that one.
We've been told by Martins's head coaches at Kaptajnernes Træningscenter that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Martins tries to close the distance and clinch up but Khalidovic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Martins throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Khalidovic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A punch combination from Martins misses.
Martins throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Khalidovic throws a low kick, looking for Martins's leg but Martins calmly moves out of range.
Khalidovic throws a half hearted mid kick.
Khalidovic moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Martins slips under a jab.
Martins bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Khalidovic's head.
Khalidovic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Khalidovic digs a good hook to Martins's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martins wants to clinch.
Khalidovic tests Martins's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Khalidovic connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Martins momentarily.
Martins connects with a looping right hand.
A big left from Khalidovic misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martins avoids the body shot from Khalidovic.
Khalidovic jabs at Martins's body.
Khalidovic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Martins throws out the jab.
Khalidovic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Martins.
Martins waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Khalidovic.
A swing and a miss from Khalidovic.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Khalidovic working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Khalidovic drops down looking for an ankle pick but Martins pulls his leg out and moves away.
Khalidovic lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Martins throws a head kick but Khalidovic moves out of range.
Martins throws a head kick that misses.
Martins drives through and clinches with Khalidovic against the cage.
Martins tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Martins pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Martins.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Khalidovic.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martins is pressed up against the cage. Khalidovic has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Martins down to the mat. Martins avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Diogo Martins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mamed Khalidovic.
Khalidovic walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Martins checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Martins tries to clinch but Khalidovic is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khalidovic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Khalidovic rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Martins moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Martins lands with an uppercut that bounces Khalidovic off the cage and back into range.
Khalidovic misses with an attempted mid kick.
Martins has closed the distance and engaged Khalidovic in a clinch.
Martins stalling.
Khalidovic breaks from the clinch.
Khalidovic swings for the body but Martins moves out of range.
Martins tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Khalidovic manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Khalidovic tries a head kick but it misses.
Martins moves away from the strike by Khalidovic.
Khalidovic tried to score with a low kick but Martins checks it.
Diogo Martins is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Khalidovic tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Martins is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Khalidovic.
Martins tries to clinch but Khalidovic is having none of it.
Martins has managed to clinch.
Khalidovic jumps guard but Martins turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Khalidovic manages to break the clinch.
Martins is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Martins connects with a solid leg kick.
Martins has managed to clinch.
Khalidovic on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khalidovic is trying to pull guard but Martins turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Khalidovic lands a hook that snaps the head of Martins backwards.
Khalidovic blocks a body shot from Martins.
Khalidovic tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Martins just stands there and leans against the cage.
Khalidovic lands a left hand.
Khalidovic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Martins missing with knees to the body.
Martins tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Martins looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Martins tries a knee to the head but Khalidovic blocks it.
Khalidovic can't break the clinch.
Khalidovic looking to stall.
Khalidovic wants a takedown.
Martins landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Khalidovic swings wildly with an uppercut but Martins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Martins utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Martins with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Khalidovic wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Khalidovic drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Martins gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khalidovic on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Khalidovic is looking to take this one to the mat.
Khalidovic takes a knee right on the jaw!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martins lands a nice uppercut.
Martins lands a hook that snaps the head of Khalidovic backwards.
Martins lands a nice uppercut.
Khalidovic swings wildly with an uppercut but Martins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khalidovic throws a head punch that misses.
Martins crunches a lovely knee into Khalidovic's ribcage.
Martins softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Martins softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Martins scores with a nice short uppercut.
Khalidovic gets control of Martins's arms and successfully pulls guard. Khalidovic will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Martins wants to get up but he can't break Khalidovic's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Martins passes Khalidovic's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Martins stands up out of the half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Diogo Martins dominated that round.
That's time! Martins's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Martins on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Khalidovic tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Khalidovic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Khalidovic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Khalidovic tries to land a leg kick but Martins saw it coming and moves away.
Mamed Khalidovic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Martins listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Khalidovic throws a chopping leg kick but Martins manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Khalidovic throws a low kick but Martins avoids it.
Khalidovic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Martins.
Diogo Martins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Khalidovic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Khalidovic lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Martins circles away quickly and effectively.
Martins appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Martins.
Khalidovic changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Martins moves in looking to clinch but Khalidovic pushes him off.
Martins tries to close the distance and clinch but Khalidovic swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Martins throws a jab when Khalidovic was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martins tries to clinch up.
Martins throws a shot from downtown. Khalidovic moves away and avoids it.
Martins looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A telegraphed right hand from Khalidovic misses the target.
Khalidovic takes one on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khalidovic looks to land a right hand but Martins moved out of range.
Martins doesn't manage to clinch there - Khalidovic circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khalidovic throws a shot to the body.
Martins throws a head kick but Khalidovic moves out of range.
Khalidovic misses with a looping left.
Nice uppercut there from Khalidovic.
A good leg kick by Martins.
Martins staying out of range there.
Martins pushes Khalidovic up against the cage in a clinch.
Khalidovic pulls guard successfully.
Khalidovic working a defensive guard here.
Martins slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Khalidovic controls Martins momentarily but Martins frees himself.
Khalidovic is looking to cinch up a triangle. Martins throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Khalidovic's body to avoid the submission. Khalidovic has instead reached around Martins's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Khalidovic arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Mamed Khalidovic!
Mamed Khalidovic decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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hype
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