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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gorka Carerre (ranked 4004 p4p, 3932 weight class) and Jackson Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good in bed |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gorka Carerre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jackson Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Martinez. No joy for Carerre on that attempt.
Carerre has closed the distance and engaged Martinez in a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Martinez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Carerre successfully pulls guard.
Martinez being controlled here momentarily.
Carerre looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Martinez wants to stand and escape but instead Carerre has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carerre gets to his feet. Martinez looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Martinez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Carerre doesn't seem bothered though.
Martinez swings for the body but Carerre moves out of range.
Martinez looks to land a combination but Carerre avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carerre moves into the clinch.
Martinez is trying to force a seperation but Carerre has the dominant position.
Carerre manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Carerre manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Carerre tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Martinez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Martinez is trying to push Carerre away but Carerre has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Martinez wants to get back to striking at distance but Carerre won't allow it.
Martinez is trying to break the clinch but Carerre is controlling him.
Martinez is looking to break free of the clinch but Carerre has double underhooks.
Carerre has Martinez pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Carerre pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Martinez tumbling to the mat - Carerre dives into Martinez's guard.
Carerre loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Martinez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Carerre. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carerre content to stall in guard here.
Martinez working a defensive guard but Carerre manages to pass into side control anyway.
Carerre is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez wants to get back to his feet but Carerre is dominant here and he's now got Martinez's back!
Martinez defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Carerre's arms.
Carerre has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Carerre biding his time, controlling Martinez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Carerre is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Martinez defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Carerre somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Carerre is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Carerre is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Martinez defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gorka Carerre dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Carerre shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Martinez but Martinez pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Martinez lands an overhand right.
Carerre takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Carerre misses with a series of wild punches.
Martinez throws a counter combo.
Sloppy strikes from Martinez. Those never looked like landing.
Carerre tries a head kick but it misses.
Gorka Carerre is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Carerre closes the distance and clinches.
Carerre tries to break the clinch but Martinez is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carerre prevents Martinez from breaking the clinch.
Carerre is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Martinez can do to turn this around?
Carerre wants a takedown but no success here.
A frustrated look appears on Martinez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Carerre decides to pull guard.
Carerre has Martinez pulled in close to control his posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carerre bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Martinez's guard.
Carerre drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Carerre jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Carerre content to stall in guard here.
Carerre working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Carerre not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Carerre drops back looking for a leg! Martinez is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Martinez manages to kick Carerre off! Carerre jumps back into Martinez's guard.
Carerre controls from within his opponent's guard.
Carerre is pushing down on Martinez's leg trying to pass to half guard. Martinez is fighting to maintain full guard but Carerre has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carerre stands up out of the half guard.
Martinez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Carerre goes for a double leg but Martinez avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Martinez continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gorka Carerre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Carerre tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Martinez just stands there and leans against the cage.
Martinez working hard to break the clinch.
Carerre is trying to push Martinez away but Martinez has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Carerre pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Martinez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Martinez is trying to push Carerre away but Carerre has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Martinez can't break the clinch.
Martinez is breathing heavily.
Martinez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Martinez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Martinez is trying to break the clinch but Carerre has him pressed against the cage.
Martinez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Martinez avoids a kick to the body.
Martinez stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Martinez wants it to stay on the feet.
Martinez throws a series of punches but Carerre avoids them all with ease.
Martinez slaps away a takedown attempt from Carerre, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Carerre throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Jackson Martinez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A punch combination from Martinez misses.
Carerre forces Martinez back against the cage and clinches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Martinez wants to get back to striking at distance but Carerre won't allow it.
Carerre wants to take the fight to the mat but Martinez manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Carerre jumps guard but Martinez stands there with Carerre around his waist. Carerre gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Gorka Carerre will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Martinez lands a high kick!
Martinez feints a jab promting Carerre to slip. Martinez then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Carerre slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Martinez displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Carerre looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Martinez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Martinez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Martinez scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
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!
Carerre has Martinez up against the cage in a clinch.
Martinez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Martinez tries to circle away but Carerre has him pinned against the cage.
Martinez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Martinez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carerre pulls guard.
Carerre controlling Martinez's posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Martinez got a little sloppy there for a moment and Carerre has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Martinez has managed to get both his arms back between Carerre's legs - danger averted.
Carerre working for a triangle but Martinez defends it easily.
Martinez wants to get up but he can't break Carerre's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Carerre is looking for a triangle but Martinez pushes his legs off easily.
Martinez wants to stand but Carerre is controlling his posture from full guard.
Carerre bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Martinez's guard.
Carerre controls from within his opponent's guard.
Martinez is looking to stand back up but Carerre counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Martinez.
Carerre trying to control the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carerre works his way into side control.
Carerre is trying to get an arm triangle but Martinez is defending well.
Carerre wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Martinez, who protects the arm well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Martinez seems a little lost for a moment, as Carerre dominates the positioning.
Carerre decides to stand back up.
Carerre tries to score a power double leg takedown but Martinez sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Carerre somewhat.
Jackson Martinez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Martinez throws a combination that misses
and Carerre counters with a series of strikes. Martinez will be more careful next time no doubt.
It looks like Jackson Martinez has been cut.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Martinez avoids a kick to the body.
Martinez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Carerre changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Jackson Martinez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gorka Carerre is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Carerre moves into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jackson Martinez.
I think Carerre has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gorka Carerre!
Jackson Martinez was interviewed post fight and said 'The better fighter on the day won, i'll take this one on the chin and move on.'.
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