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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kai Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Imran Shaah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shaah is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Time to Say Goodbye. Kai Martinez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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184 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
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180 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Brawler
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kai Martinez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Imran Shaah!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinez scores a takedown into full mount!
Shaah is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Martinez looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Martinez thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Martinez lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Martinez thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Martinez misses with a head shot.
Shaah is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Martinez with the ground and pound from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaah is trying to stand up.
Shaah bucks up and throws Martinez to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Shaah looks to land a right hand but Martinez moved out of range.
Martinez forces Shaah back against the ropes and clinches.
Shaah changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Martinez fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Shaah throws a right and a left that Martinez avoids nicely.
A punch combination from Shaah misses.
Shaah keeps the fight on the outside.
Shaah shoots in for a takedown but Martinez shows good takedown defense.
Shaah looks gassed!
Shaah shoots for a double leg takedown but Martinez sprawls well. He's pushed Shaah's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kai Martinez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Imran Shaah.
Shaah misses with a takedown
and Martinez counters with a one-two to the body.
Martinez drops Shaah with a nice combination! Martinez dives into Shaah's guard, looking to finish!
It looks like Imran Shaah has been cut.
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!
Shaah avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Martinez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaah utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Martinez throws a big right hand that misses.
Martinez throws a big right hand that misses.
Martinez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Martinez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Shaah works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Shaah wants to get back to his feet but Martinez is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Martinez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Martinez tries for a takedown. No joy.
Martinez goes for a takedown attempt but Shaah pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Shaah with a nice cross.
A telegraphed right hand from Shaah misses the target.
Martinez shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Martinez was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaah is trying to stand.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Shaah in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Martinez postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Shaah looks a forlorn figure.
Martinez has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Shaah is trying to stand up.
Shaah takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The referee warns Shaah that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Martinez thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez won't let Shaah get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Shaah wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Martinez.
Martinez working the ground and pound effectively.
Martinez raining down shots from the mount!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martinez pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Martinez thowing shots but they're missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kai Martinez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Imran Shaah's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Martinez tries to clinch up.
Shaah misses with a double jab
and Martinez counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Martinez drops down looking for an ankle pick but Shaah pulls his leg out and moves away.
Shaah shoots in for a takedown but Martinez shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A combination from Martinez does no damage.
Martinez slips under a jab from Shaah.
Martinez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Shaah throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Martinez counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Martinez.
Martinez gets underhooks to prevent Shaah's takedown attempt.
Shaah drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Martinez gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Kai Martinez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Imran Shaah.
Martinez is trying to drag Shaah to the mat but Shaah just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Martinez goes for a takedown attempt but Shaah pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Martinez closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Shaah to the mat! Shaah manages to get full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Shaah is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Martinez is controlling him.
Martinez throws and elbow that misses. Shaah uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Martinez's guard. Nice move by Shaah!
Shaah postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Shaah throws a big right hand that misses.
Shaah landing with the ground and pound.
Martinez working for a triangle but Shaah defends it easily.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Shaah postures up and lands a big shot to Martinez's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Shaah gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Shaah throwing strikes but missing.
Martinez working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Shaah doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Shaah manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Shaah with a nice head shot there.
Shaah is in close to Martinez's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Shaah throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaah wants to pass the guard but Martinez is keeping the position.
Martinez throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Martinez is looking for a triangle but Shaah pushes his legs off easily.
Shaah with a nice head shot there.
Shaah working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Shaah is looking to work some ground and pound but Martinez has wrist control.
Martinez is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Shaah is in close to Martinez's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shaah postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Shaah working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Martinez's head.
Martinez looking for a guillotine here but Shaah defends easily.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Shaah lands a couple of digs.
Shaah must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Shaah working some strikes from top position.
Martinez looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Shaah's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Martinez had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Shaah defends it easily.
Shaah with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Kai Martinez will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Imran Shaah's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Martinez slips a straight right by Shaah.
Shaah throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shaah shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
BOOM! Shaah connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Shaah pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Shaah raining down shots from the mount!
Martinez is looking to improve his position but Shaah isn't that keen on the idea.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Shaah with a couple of short strikes.
Shaah connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A nice elbow there by Shaah.
Shaah thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Martinez is working to get back to half guard.
Shaah breaks from Martinez's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez tries to reverse the position but Shaah maintains control.
Shaah is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Shaah scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Martinez?
Martinez really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Martinez is working hard here to advance position.
Shaah has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Martinez's face.
Martinez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Shaah lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Shaah working Martinez over with strikes here.
Martinez is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Shaah in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Imran Shaah has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez is looking to improve his position but Shaah isn't that keen on the idea.
Shaah with shots to the head and body - Martinez looks very uncomfortable down there.
Shaah lands with some strikes.
Shaah fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Shaah prevents Martinez from getting the reversal.
Shaah working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Kai Martinez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Shaah thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Martinez manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Shaah lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Martinez actively working from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaah slips a nice elbow through Martinez's hands, connecting with Martinez's forehead.
Martinez tries to roll over but Shaah keeps him under control.
Shaah working Martinez over with strikes.
Martinez is looking to improve his position.
Shaah missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Martinez is looking for a sweep. Shaah is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Martinez staying out of range there.
Shaah misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Martinez shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Shaah's head.
Shaah is trying to stand back up but Martinez is controlling him
Shaah blocking the ground and pound attempt from Martinez.
Martinez prevents Shaah from standing back up.
Martinez thows a huge punch but Shaah dodges it nicely.
Martinez throwing shots but Shaah is blocking nicely.
Ground and pound from Martinez.
And that's the end of the fight!
Imran Shaah comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Martinez 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kai Martinez!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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