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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leo Nunez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nunez comes to the cage accompanied by Anxiety. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as James Martin enters the cage!
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183 cm
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195 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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182 cm
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185 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Leo Nunez! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Martin! The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Martin dodges the punch combination from Nunez.
Nunez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from Martin does it's job there. Nunez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Nunez misses with a double jab.
Martin shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Nunez as he avoids it easily. Martin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nunez lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like James Martin has been cut. Nunez misses with a wild combination.
Martin throws a right and a left that Nunez avoids nicely. Nunez throws a head kick but Martin moves out of range.
Martin is looking to clinch. James Martin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Some wild striking there from Nunez.
Nunez keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. Martin looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. Leo Nunez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Martin.
That's one minute gone in the round. Martin shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Nunez as he jumps to the side. A nice inside leg kick there by Martin. That's going to slow Nunez down. Nunez misses with a double jab.
The fighters circling - Martin throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Martin looks for a takedown but Nunez sprawls well. Martin is looking to clinch but Nunez is avoiding it.
Nunez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Martin moves out of range of the strikes. Nice cross by Nunez. Nunez works the jab nicely. Nunez scores with a nice head shot. Martin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nunez.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Nunez pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Nunez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Martin moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Nunez stuffs the takedown attempt from Martin. Martin gets slowly back to his feet. Nunez throws a right hand that Martin ducks under and follows up with a left that Martin also avoids with ease. Nunez looks to land a combination but Martin avoids it well. Leo Nunez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Martin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Martin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nunez counters with a one-two to the body. This has been an exciting period of action! Martin misses with a takedown and Nunez counters with a one-two to the body. Martin looks gassed! Martin avoids the head kick by Nunez.
Nunez misses with a wild combination.
Martin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Nice jab there from Nunez. Jab from Nunez. Nunez misses with a wild combination.
Martin shoots and misses and Nunez counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Nunez drops Martin with a right and a left! Nunez comes rushing in but Martin regains his composure and manages to keep Nunez in guard.
Martin is rocked!
That has opened up James Martin's cut even more. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Nunez sitting in guard, not really doing much. Martin is still in real trouble! Can Nunez finish him? Nunez tries to free his leg and advance position but Martin is retaining full guard. Martin seems to have recovered his senses. Martin can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Nunez controls the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Nunez gets to his feet. Martin looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son! This has been an exciting period of action! Nunez scores with a one two! Martin had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. Martin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nunez. Nunez tries to bum rush Martin with a series of wild strikes but Martin uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Nunez misses with the combination.
Nunez lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. Nunez works over Martin's head and body with a nice combination. Nunez throws a one two combo.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nunez. Martin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Martin moves forwards but Nunez connects with a nice, crisp jab. Martin fails with a takedown attempt from distance. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leo Nunez dominated that round. The cut man is working on James Martin's cut. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nunez misses with a combination
and Martin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Nunez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Nunez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Martin momentarily.
Martin blocks a head kick by Nunez.
Martin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Martin takes a kick to the body and keeps moving. Leo Nunez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Nunez throws a series of punches but Martin avoids them all with ease. Nunez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Martin manages to avoid it. Nunez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nunez scores with a jab. Martin is breathing heavily. Martin blocks a head kick by Nunez.
Martin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Nunez throws a nice looking combination but Martin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Leo Nunez is winning the standup battle so far. No joy there for Martin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round. Nunez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Martin. Martin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Martin has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him. Nunez throws a series of punches but Martin moves out of range. Nunez scores with a three punch combo!
Nunez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nunez swats away the attempt to clinch by Martin. Martin tries to clinch but Nunez moves out of range. Nunez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Martin can do to turn this around? Nunez works the jab nicely. A bone on bone clash there as Nunez blocks the leg kick.
Nunez misses with a series of wild punches.
Nunez circles away from the clinch attempt and Nunez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Nunez paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Nunez lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The cut above James Martin's eye is starting to cause him problems now. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Nunez throws a right hand that Martin ducks under and follows up with a left that Martin also avoids with ease. Martin slips a jab and a cross from Nunez.
Nunez connects with a right hand. Martin shakes it off. Nunez throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Nunez misses with a double jab.
Martin doesn't succeed with the takedown and Nunez counters with a straight right hand. Nunez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Nunez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nunez is working the combinations to good effect here. Nice body punch from Nunez. Martin is trying desperately to land a takedown but Nunez is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Martin.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Nunez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Martin circles away quickly and effectively. Nunez throws a nice looking combination but Martin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Nunez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Martin holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. Nunez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nunez displaying some good clinch control by pressing Martin up against the cage. Nunez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nunez content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Nunez is trying to break the clinch but Martin has him pressed against the cage. Nunez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Nunez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Martin shoots in looking for a takedown. Nunez tries to sprawl out of it but Martin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Nunez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Martin avoids the body shot from Nunez.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Martin tries to grapple but his opponent circles and Nunez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Nunez connects with the punch. Martin misses with a looping left. Nunez scores with the left hand. Martin knows he should have avoided that one. Martin closes the distance looking to clinch and Nunez counters with a left to the body. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Martin is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Martin takes one on the button.
James Martin's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters. A punch combination from Nunez misses. Nunez thows a body kick. Martin tries to catch it but that hurt him. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leo Nunez dominated that second round. The cut man is working on James Martin's cut. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Nunez lands with a nice combination. Martin backs away looking to recover. Martin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Nunez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Martin circles away quickly and effectively. Martin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Nunez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Martin misses with a takedown attempt and Nunez counters with a one-two to the body. Nunez throws a sloppy head kick and Martin moves out of range easily. Nunez catches Martin with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Martin throws a head kick that Nunez semi-blocks.
Martin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nunez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Martin takes a shot right to the bread basket. Martin takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nunez lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Nunez. Martin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Nunez throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Martin. Nunez throws a right and a left that Martin avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round. Nunez connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Martin tumbling to the canvas! Nunez pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Martin was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Leo Nunez!
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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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