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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cedric Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martinez is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Black Eyed Peas - I Gotta Feeling. Jose Martinez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cedric Daniels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Jose Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, John Mangel and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinez misses with a wild body shot.
Daniels uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Martinez.
Martinez scores with a hook.
Martinez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Martinez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Martinez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Martinez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Daniels lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Martinez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Daniels blocks a body shot from Martinez.
A head punch on the inside from Martinez fails to land.
Martinez scores with a shot to the side of Daniels's head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Martinez.
Martinez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Martinez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Martinez tries to work over Daniels's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Daniels wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Martinez has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martinez scores with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Martinez tries to throw a body punch but Daniels avoids it by throwing Martinez back against the cage.
Daniels can't break the clinch.
Martinez can't find room to land a body shot as Daniels controls the action.
Martinez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Martinez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Daniels manages to break the clinch.
Martinez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Daniels throws the left hand but Martinez avoids the punch easily.
Daniels throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Martinez misses with a wild body shot.
Daniels throws a nice outside leg kick.
Daniels throws a jab when Martinez was well out of range.
Martinez throws a right and a left that Daniels avoids nicely.
A combination from Martinez does no damage.
Martinez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Daniels manages to avoid it.
Martinez throws a shot from downtown. Daniels moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez cracks a nice hook into Daniels's ribs.
Sloppy strikes from Martinez. Those never looked like landing.
Daniels throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Martinez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Daniels scores with the left hand. Martinez knows he should have avoided that one.
Martinez takes one to the side of the head.
Martinez lands a slapping body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Daniels has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Martinez finds it's way round the side to connect with Daniels's head.
Martinez just misses with a punch to the body.
Martinez misses with a two punch combination.
Daniels thows a body shot but no joy.
Martinez misses the body punch
enabling Daniels to counter with a crisp jab.
Daniels tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Martinez was well out of range. Poor timing from Daniels.
Daniels throws the left hand but Martinez avoids the punch easily.
Daniels fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Martinez manages to avoid it.
Martinez cracks Daniels with a good jab.
Daniels throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jose Martinez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martinez lands a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez tries to clinch but Daniels is having none of it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Martinez!
Martinez misses with a wild body shot.
Martinez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Martinez is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Daniels rather than just go for the knockout.
Daniels wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Martinez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Daniels manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Martinez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Daniels manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Daniels avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Martinez misses with a right hand
and Daniels counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Martinez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Daniels avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Martinez misses with an uppercut.
Martinez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Daniels moves away.
Daniels lands with a good body shot.
Martinez wants to clinch.
Daniels listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Daniels waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Martinez.
Martinez scores with a shot to the body.
Martinez on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Daniels waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Martinez.
Daniels cracks a nice hook into Martinez's ribs.
Martinez wants to clinch.
Daniels throws a looping overhand right but Martinez ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Daniels works Martinez's body with a nice hook.
Martinez throws a looping overhand right but Daniels ducks down to avoid it.
Martinez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Daniels throws out the jab.
Martinez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Martinez dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Daniels connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Daniels does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Martinez scores with a crisp jab that stopped Daniels in his tracks.
Daniels takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Martinez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Martinez misses with a punch to the body.
Daniels breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Martinez connects with a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Martinez misses the target.
Daniels slips under a jab from Martinez.
Martinez throws out a loose jab but Daniels uses good head movement to avoid it.
Martinez throws a jab when Daniels was well out of range.
Daniels keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Martinez.
Daniels misses the shot to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short uppercut from Martinez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Daniels.
Daniels lands a left hand that snaps the head of Martinez backwards.
Martinez struggles to land a body shot inside as Daniels controls his hands.
Daniels is trying to force a seperation but Martinez has the dominant position.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Martinez as Daniels tries to tie him up.
Martinez throws a punch but it's blocked by Daniels.
Martinez misses with some punches.
Daniels displaying some good clinch control by pressing Martinez up against the cage.
Martinez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Martinez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Daniels backwards.
Daniels breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Daniels throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Martinez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Martinez gets a clinch.
Daniels prevents a body shot from Martinez.
Daniels doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Martinez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Daniels wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Martinez has him pressed against the cage.
Martinez can't find room to land a body shot as Daniels controls the action.
Martinez prevents Daniels from breaking the clinch.
Martinez has a couple of punches blocked by Daniels.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Daniels's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Daniels misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Martinez.
Martinez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Daniels, pushing him back against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Martinez.
Martinez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Martinez throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Martinez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jose Martinez seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Martinez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Daniels looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Daniels blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Martinez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Daniels prevents a body shot from Martinez.
Martinez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Daniels has had enough of the clinch but Martinez keeps him there for the moment.
Martinez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Daniels backwards.
Martinez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Martinez can't find room to land a body shot as Daniels controls the action.
Daniels is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Martinez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez has a couple of punches blocked by Daniels.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Martinez.
Martinez misses with a body punch.
Daniels has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Martinez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Daniels backwards.
Daniels blocks a body shot from Martinez.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martinez tries to throw a body punch but Daniels avoids it by throwing Martinez back against the cage.
Martinez tries to throw a body punch but Daniels avoids it by throwing Martinez back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Martinez.
Martinez can't find room to land a body shot as Daniels controls the action.
Daniels blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Daniels blocks an uppercut.
Martinez digs a right hand into Daniels's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Daniels's gas tank.
Martinez lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Martinez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Some wild striking there from Martinez.
Daniels takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Daniels swings for the body but Martinez moves out of range.
Martinez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Daniels lands with a right hand.
Daniels pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big left from Daniels misses.
Martinez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Daniels to score with a decent uppercut.
Martinez moves into the clinch.
Martinez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Martinez struggles to land a body shot inside as Daniels controls his hands.
Good body shot from Martinez.
Martinez working aggressively here.
Daniels blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Martinez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A jab from Daniels misses.
Martinez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Daniels avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Martinez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Daniels manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice defenses there by Martinez.
Daniels fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Martinez darts in trying to clinch
and Daniels counters with a nice body shot.
Martinez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Daniels.
Martinez doesn't manage to clinch there - Daniels circles away.
Daniels digs a good body shot into Martinez's ribs.
Martinez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Daniels misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Martinez.
A punch combination from Martinez misses.
Martinez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Daniels.
Jose Martinez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Martinez darts in and clinches Daniels up against the cage.
Martinez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Daniels blocks a body shot from Martinez.
Martinez lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cedric Daniels has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Martinez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Daniels backwards.
Daniels is trying to break the clinch but Martinez has him pressed against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martinez lands a shoulder strike.
Daniels wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Martinez.
Daniels tries to break free but Martinez pushes him back against the cage.
Daniels's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Martinez throws a hook but Daniels blocks it.
Martinez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Daniels misses with the combination.
Martinez lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Martinez.
Martinez has Daniels up against the cage in a clinch.
Martinez misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels wants to break the clinch but can't.
A nice right hand lands inside from Martinez.
Daniels tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Martinez misses with the head strike.
Daniels lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Daniels goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Daniels misses with the head strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Daniels tries a knee to the head but Martinez blocks it.
Martinez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Daniels throws a head punch that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jose Martinez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Martinez 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jose Martinez!
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hype
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