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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Aurelius Schultes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oberyn Martell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Lethal high kicks
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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
10 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aurelius Schultes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Oberyn Martell!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Alexandre Firmino and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schultes lands with a thumping leg kick.
Schultes connects with a high kick.
Martell misses with a body kick.
Martell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Martell fails in his attempt to clinch.
An inside leg kick from Martell misses.
Martell just misses with a punch to the body.
Horrible takedown by Schultes or perhaps it was just good defense by Martell which made him look bad.
Martell looks to land a left hand but Schultes moved out of range nicely.
Schultes misses with a head kick.
Schultes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Martell.
Schultes takes a swing at Martell's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schultes shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Martell sprawls well. Martell wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Schultes gets slowly back to his feet.
Martell is looking to land body kicks.
Oberyn Martell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martell scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Martell takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Martell missing with a left hand there. Schultes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Schultes throws a body kick that misses.
Schultes looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Martell tries to clinch but Schultes is having none of it.
Martell moves into range and clinches up with Schultes.
A short left from Martell.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martell with a knee to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Martell.
Come on Schultes - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Schultes lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Martell prevents Schultes from breaking the clinch.
Schultes holding his opponent close, against the cage.
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!
Martell blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Martell.
Schultes pressing his opponent against the cage.
Martell using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Schultes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A nice left hand lands by Martell.
Schultes prevents a body shot from Martell.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martell lands with a light punch inside.
Schultes misses with some punches.
Schultes trying to control the position but instead, Martell has worked for underhooks and has pushed Schultes into the cage.
Schultes avoiding damage as Martell throws knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Martell scores with a nice short uppercut.
Martell lands a nice uppercut.
Schultes wants to get back to striking at distance but Martell won't allow it.
Martell holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Martell as Schultes tries to tie him up.
A short left from Martell.
Schultes lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Martell backwards.
Martell creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schultes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Schultes slips under a jab from Martell.
Martell lands a leg kick that knocks Schultes off balance momentarily.
Schultes takes one to the side of the head.
Martell tries to score with a low kick but Schultes moves his leg out of the way.
Schultes throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Martell misses with a wild body shot.
Oberyn Martell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Martell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Martell slips a straight right by Schultes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martell throws out a loose jab but Schultes uses good head movement to avoid it.
A jab from Schultes misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oberyn Martell dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Martell moves out of range of the strikes.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Schultes. Martell shrugs it off though.
Schultes throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Martell stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Schultes, right into the meat.
Martell misses with a low kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Martell.
Schultes is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Aurelius Schultes is winning the standup battle so far.
Martell throws a leg kick but Schultes sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Martell is looking to score with low kicks.
Martell scores with a nice body kick.
Martell throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Schultes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Martell thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martell misses with a body kick.
Martell drives through and clinches with Schultes against the cage.
Martell pushes off an throws an elbow but Schultes leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Martell tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Martell struggles to land a body shot inside as Schultes controls his hands.
Martell lands a body punch in the clinch.
Schultes avoiding damage.
Martell putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Schultes in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Schultes misses with a body punch.
Schultes looking to stall.
Schultes is working for takedown but Martell is calmly controlling the position for now.
Martell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Schultes's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schultes tries a body shot but Martell blocks it.
Schultes breaks the clinch.
Schultes moves out of range as Martell strikes.
Martell is looking to score with low kicks.
Sloppy strikes from Schultes. Those never looked like landing.
Schultes thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Martell if he has to take too many more of those.
Martell is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Schultes.
Martell lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martell tests Schultes's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Martell misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Schultes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Martell throws a half hearted mid kick.
Martell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martell swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Schultes is defended easily by Martell.
Martell throws a push kick but Schultes slaps the foot to one side.
Schultes lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Martell at a distance.
Martell fails with an attempt to clinch.
Martell takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Martell tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Schultes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Schultes bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Martell's head.
Martell tries to land a front kick but Schultes steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schultes wants to land a leg kick but Martell is out of range.
Good work by Schultes as he checks the leg kick.
Martell tried to score with a low kick but Schultes checks it.
Martell throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Schultes lands a nice shot that snaps Martell's head back.
Schultes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Martell misses the target.
Martell listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Schultes moves out of range as Martell strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martell tries to land a front kick but Schultes steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A head kick misses from Schultes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oberyn Martell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Martell moves into the clinch successfully.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Martell working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Martell digs a right hand into Schultes's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Schultes's gas tank.
Martell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Martell misses with a punch on the inside.
Martell lands a nice elbow.
Martell tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Martell lands a hook that snaps the head of Schultes backwards.
Schultes blocks an uppercut.
Martell blocks an uppercut.
Schultes takes an elbow to the forehead.
Martell looking to throw knees to the head but Schultes is blocking nicely.
Schultes is trying to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schultes has had enough of the clinch but Martell keeps him there for the moment.
Martell tries to land knees in the clinch but Schultes avoids the damage to the body.
Martell lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Schultes.
Schultes blocks an uppercut.
Martell missing with knees to the body.
Martell misses with the head strike.
Martell works on Schultes's body with a couple of short punches.
Schultes is looking to control Martell's arms but Martell gets an underhook and turns him. Now Schultes has his back to the cage.
Martell unloads a knee to the mid-section. Schultes lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Schultes tries to break free but Martell pushes him back against the cage.
Schultes tries to work over Martell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A shot in the inside from Martell.
Schultes is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Martell is keeping busy.
Martell misses with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schultes wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Schultes tries a body shot but Martell blocks it.
Schultes wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Martell prevents Schultes from breaking the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Martell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Martell is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Schultes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Martell's elbow.
Schultes prevents a body shot from Martell.
Martell stalling the fight.
Martell tries a body shot but Schultes blocks it.
Schultes tries to throw a body punch but Martell avoids it by throwing Schultes back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Martell.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Schultes.
Martell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Martell letting Schultes take a breather here.
Martell has a couple of punches blocked by Schultes.
Schultes stalling against the cage.
Martell pushes off an throws an elbow but Schultes leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Martell lands a hook that snaps the head of Schultes backwards.
Schultes slowing the pace effectively.
Schultes is trying to maintain a safe position but Martell gets an underhook and turns Schultes into the cage.
Martell tries a knee to the head but Schultes blocks it.
Martell trying to land knees to the body.
Martell digs a right hand underneath Schultes's ribcage. Schultes let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Oberyn Martell is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martell lands a shot to the body.
Schultes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Martell utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Aurelius Schultes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A head punch on the inside from Martell fails to land.
Martell unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schultes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Martell tries to land knees in the clinch but Schultes avoids the damage to the body.
Oberyn Martell seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Martell lands a nice elbow.
Martell trying to land knees to the body.
Schultes blocks an elbow strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martell throws a punch but it's blocked by Schultes.
Schultes looking to stall.
Nice body punch from Martell.
And that's the end of the fight!
Oberyn Martell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Martell has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oberyn Martell!
An out of breath Oberyn Martell thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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hype
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FIGHT
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