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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nolan Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ace Ventura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martin comes to the ring accompanied by War - The Sick Puppies. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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180 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nolan Martin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ace Ventura!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martin tries to clinch up but Ventura circles away and keeps his distance.
Martin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Ventura paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ventura throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ventura circles away from the clinch attempt.
Martin shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ventura sprawls well. Ventura wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Martin gets slowly back to his feet.
Ventura's corner calls for a 1-2. Ventura obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
It looks like Nolan Martin has been cut.
A leg kick checked by Ventura.
Martin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ventura throws a jab when Martin was well out of range.
Martin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ventura closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ventura working the body and head with strikes.
The strikes coming from Ventura are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Martin can't do much from the bottom here.
Martin is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Ventura's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Ventura trying to pass the guard but Martin defending well.
Martin moves into full guard.
Martin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Martin is on top in guard.
Ventura keeping moving, preventing Martin from controlling successfully.
Ventura working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Martin doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Martin manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Martin advances to half guard.
Martin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ventura's head.
Martin is thwarting Ventura's attempts to control the position.
Ventura moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Ventura throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ace Ventura dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nolan Martin's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ventura avoids a kick to the body.
Martin tries to clinch up but Ventura circles away and keeps his distance.
Martin tries to clinch there but Ventura circles away.
Martin tries to clinch there but Ventura circles away.
Ventura fails with the takedown.
Martin tries to close the distance and clinch but Ventura swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martin lands with a slapping head kick.
Martin tries to clinch but Ventura is having none of it.
Martin throws a right and a left that Ventura avoids nicely.
Martin is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ventura circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nolan Martin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Martin tries to clinch but Ventura moves out of range.
Martin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Martin!
Martin wants to clinch up but Ventura keeps it at a distance.
Martin misses with a shot to the body
and Ventura counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Martin!
Ventura sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Martin really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ventura working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Ventura avoids the attempt from Martin to control.
Martin is trying to escape the mount.
Martin is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Ventura scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Martin?
Martin is looking to get to half guard.
Martin tries to hold on but Ventura postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ace Ventura showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Nolan Martin's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Martin takes a swing at Ventura's ribcage but misses.
Martin throws a right and a left that Ventura avoids nicely.
Martin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Ventura paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Martin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ventura counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ventura misses with a straight right.
Martin is looking to clinch but Ventura is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martin throws and low kick but Ventura moves out of range easily.
Ventura misses with a jab, cross combination.
Martin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ventura.
Martin wants to clinch
and Ventura counters with a nice uppercut.
Nolan Martin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin darts in trying to clinch
and Ventura counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Ventura.
Ventura pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Martin is keeping the position for now.
Martin looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ventura slips nicely into half guard.
Martin regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Ventura.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ventura is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Ventura postures up.
Martin is pulling down on Ventura's head to control his posture.
Martin is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Martin looking for a sweep. Not yet Martin, not yet.
Ventura is pushing down on Martin's leg trying to pass to half guard. Martin is fighting to maintain full guard but Ventura has managed to sneak the leg through.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ace Ventura really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nolan Martin's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Martin wants to clinch up but Ventura keeps it at a distance.
No joy there for Martin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ventura misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Martin.
Martin misses with a takedown attempt
and Martin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Martin moves in looking to clinch but Ventura pushes him off.
Martin uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ventura has time to react.
Martin swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ventura cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Martin tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ventura counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Horrible takedown by Ventura or perhaps it was just good defense by Martin which made him look bad.
Martin throws a combination that misses
and Ventura counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good exchange - Ventura coming out on top.
Ventura avoids the body shot from Martin.
Martin gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ventura.
Martin tries to clinch there but Ventura circles away.
Ventura swats away the attempt to clinch by Martin.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Martin.
Ventura might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Martin closes the distance but Ventura moves to the side
and Ventura counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Martin's guard now.
Ventura trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ventura prevents Martin from getting back to his feet.
Ventura pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Martin is keeping the position for now.
Martin is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Martin looking to control but Ventura passes into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ventura performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ventura not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ace Ventura dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Nolan Martin's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Martin throws a sloppy head kick and Ventura moves out of range easily.
Martin tries to clinch up
and Ventura counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Martin!
Martin wants to control but Ventura is having none of it.
Ace Ventura has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ventura with a couple of short strikes.
Ventura thowing shots but they're missing.
Ventura lands a heavy elbow.
Martin really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Ace Ventura is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ventura in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Martin wants to hold on but Ventura pushes him away.
Martin really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Martin is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Ventura sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's two 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.
Martin wants to control but Ventura is having none of it.
Ventura looking to finish with strikes here!
Martin is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Ventura content just to control the position here.
Martin is squirming around, avoiding Ventura's attempts to control the action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ace Ventura comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ventura 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 45:50
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 45:50
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ace Ventura!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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