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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jose Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derek Vinyard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martinez comes to the cage accompanied by Black Eyed Peas - I Gotta Feeling. Vinyard has chosen Here comes the pain as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
11 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jose Martinez! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Derek Vinyard! The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Wesley Smith.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Martinez cracks a nice hook into Vinyard's ribs.
Vinyard drives through and clinches with Martinez against the cage.
Martinez letting Vinyard take a breather here. Martinez gets through Vinyard's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Nice body punch from Martinez. A nice glancing elbow lands by Vinyard.
Vinyard escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Martinez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Vinyard. Vinyard obviously looking to wear him down.
Martinez looks to land a left hand but Vinyard moved out of range nicely. Martinez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vinyard throws out the jab. Martinez swings widly with a right hand
and Vinyard counters with a good low kick that Martinez was not able to check. An inside leg kick lands from Vinyard. Vinyard throws a right hand that misses
and Martinez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Vinyard thinking. Vinyard thows a leg kick but Martinez checks it and Martinez counters with a nice uppercut. The fighters circling - Martinez throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Vinyard misses with an attempted mid kick.
Martinez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Vinyard's hands.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Vinyard lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Martinez has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Martinez and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Martinez misses with a wild body shot. Martinez checks a leg kick. Martinez throws a series of strikes that have Vinyard backpedaling.
Vinyard wants to clinch. Vinyard throws a leg kick but Martinez moved away. Vinyard misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Vinyard scores with a four punch combination!

It looks like Jose Martinez has been cut. Martinez scores with a hook to the body. Vinyard takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Martinez throws a poor cross that misses
and Vinyard counters with a slapping leg kick.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Martinez misses with an uppercut. Martinez staying out of range there. Vinyard cracks Martinez with a good jab. Martinez scores with a jab to the jaw. Martinez checks a low kick from Vinyard. Vinyard tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. A jab from Martinez misses. Vinyard walks into a stiff left hand from Martinez. Vinyard tries to clinch up. Vinyard walks into a left hand. Vinyard misses with a low kick.
Martinez throws a series of punches but Vinyard avoids them all with ease. Martinez throws a predictable looking body shot
and Vinyard counters with an outside leg kick.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Martinez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vinyard.
Martinez throws a nice looking combination but Vinyard bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Martinez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Vinyard. Martinez takes a swing at Vinyard's ribcage but misses. Martinez checks a leg kick nicely. Martinez misses with a lunging right hand
and Martinez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Vinyard throws a nice inside leg kick. A jab from Vinyard misses. Vinyard feints and then cracks Martinez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Martinez down. Martinez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Martinez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Vinyard counters with a series of strikes. Martinez will be more careful next time no doubt.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Martinez throws a lazy uppercut
and Vinyard counters with a body kick. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Martinez throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Martinez scores with a jab to the body. Martinez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vinyard was well out of range. Poor timing from Martinez. A head kick misses from Vinyard. Martinez moves out of range as Vinyard throws a body kick.
Martinez tries to move into range but Vinyard moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Vinyard pivots, looking for a leg kick but Martinez is out of range and Vinyard settles back down. Decent striking displayed by Vinyard there. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Martinez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Vinyard finds it's way round the side to connect with Martinez's head. Vinyard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Martinez.
Vinyard thows a leg kick but Martinez checks it enabling Martinez to counter with a crisp jab. And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Derek Vinyard dominated that round. The cut man is working on Jose Martinez's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Martinez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vinyard throws out a leg kick but Martinez moves out of range and Vinyard only half commits. Vinyard throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Martinez to counter with a crisp jab. Martinez pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Vinyard back to the cage. Martinez follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver. Vinyard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Martinez.
Vinyard jabbing away but nothing is landing. Vinyard wants to clinch. Martinez checks a low kick from Vinyard. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Martinez misses with a right hand and Vinyard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Martinez misses with a left hand and Vinyard counters with a thumping low kick. Vinyard misses with a low kick as Martinez jumps back.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Martinez throws a body punch but Vinyard moves out of range. Martinez keeps the fight on the outside. Martinez misses with a body shot.
Vinyard throws a leg kick but Martinez checks it. Martinez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Vinyard counters with an inside leg kick. A head kick misses from Vinyard. Martinez ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Vinyard scores with a shot to the body.
Martinez looks to land a left hand but Vinyard moved out of range nicely. Vinyard scores with a push kick. Vinyard misses with a looping right. Martinez scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Vinyard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Martinez swats him away and circles back towards the center. Martinez scores with a jab to the head.
A lazy left from Vinyard finds it's target. Martinez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Martinez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vinyard moves away. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Martinez checks a leg kick. Vinyard throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena. Martinez misses with a jab to the body
and Vinyard counters with a nice low kick that buckles Martinez's knee momentarily. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. A head kick from Vinyard lands but Martinez takes it in his stride. Martinez connects with a body shot that sends Vinyard's belly button to the back. Vinyard misses with a right hand and Martinez counters with a three punch combo that has Vinyard backing up. Vinyard nods at Martinez to acknowledge the strikes. Vinyard misses with a low kick.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Vinyard keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Martinez. Martinez swings widly with a right hand
and Vinyard counters with an inside leg kick. Vinyard swings and misses with a shot to the body and Vinyard takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Vinyard uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Martinez. Martinez checks a low kick from Vinyard. Martinez misses with a hook to the body
and Vinyard counters by clinching up. Martinez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right handed body shot lands from Martinez.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vinyard creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Vinyard misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vinyard misses with some punches.
Vinyard looking to throw knees to the head but Martinez is blocking nicely.
Martinez struggles to land a body shot inside as Vinyard controls his hands.
Vinyard throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Martinez tries to break the clinch but Vinyard is controlling the position. Vinyard lands with a left to the head. Martinez tries to throw a body punch but Vinyard avoids it by throwing Martinez back against the cage. Vinyard stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Martinez tries a body shot but Vinyard blocks it.
Vinyard escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
 That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vinyard gets in close and instigates a clinch. Vinyard unloads a knee to the mid-section. Martinez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Martinez cracks Vinyard with a nice body shot. Vinyard lands with a short shot to the head. Vinyard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vinyard tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Martinez swings wildly with an uppercut but Vinyard uses good head movement to avoid it. Vinyard has Martinez pressed against the cage, preventing Martinez from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Vinyard is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. Martinez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vinyard's elbow. Nice body punch from Vinyard - that landed with a thud.
A short left from Martinez. Vinyard lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Vinyard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. A clash of legs there as Martinez blocks the low kick. A big right from Vinyard misses. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Martinez lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Martinez connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Vinyard misses with a head kick.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Derek Vinyard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Jose Martinez'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.
Martinez misses with a series of wild punches.
Vinyard throws a chopping leg kick but Martinez manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Vinyard takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Vinyard defending well as Martinez loads up on a big left hand. Martinez throws a hook but Vinyard avoids it easily. Martinez misses with a few strikes there.
Martinez throws a sloppy body shot
and Vinyard counters with a lovely straight right hand! We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Vinyard avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vinyard looks to land a combination but Martinez avoids it well. Martinez avoids the head kick by Vinyard.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Vinyard misses with a low kick.
Martinez throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Martinez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Vinyard. Martinez shrugs it off though. Vinyard takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Vinyard throws a body punch but Martinez moves out of range. Vinyard tries to clinch there but Martinez circles away.
Martinez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vinyard circles away quickly and effectively. Vinyard doesn't manage to clinch there - Martinez circles away.
Martinez throws a sloppy body shot
and Vinyard counters with a body kick that stops Martinez in his tracks momentarily. Martinez swings and misses with a shot to the body and Vinyard counters with a good low kick that Martinez was not able to check. Martinez tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Vinyard swings away with a leg kick that misses. Martinez avoids the head kick by Vinyard.
An inside leg kick from Vinyard misses. Martinez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Vinyard stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Martinez misses with a wild body shot. Derek Vinyard seems to be getting the better of the standup. Vinyard throws a chopping leg kick but Martinez manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Martinez ducks under a wild hook from Vinyard. Vinyard throws a leg kick that misses. Vinyard misses the jab. Martinez lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Vinyard has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Martinez lands a nice hook to Vinyard's body. Vinyard takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Martinez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vinyard. Vinyard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Martinez misses with a shot to the body and Vinyard counters with an outside leg kick.
Martinez checks a low kick from Vinyard. A punch lands to the side of Vinyard 's head but he takes it in his stride. Vinyard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Martinez swats him away and circles back towards the center. Vinyard throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Martinez counter with a right hand. Martinez throws a shot to the body.
Martinez throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Vinyard throws a right hand that misses
and Martinez counters with a left to the body. Vinyard throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. Martinez checks the leg kick. Martinez is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Martinez keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
No joy there for Martinez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Martinez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vinyard was well out of range. Poor timing from Martinez. Vinyard is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Martinez misses with a wild combination.
Martinez misses the shot to the body. The fighters circling - Vinyard throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Vinyard misses with a body kick. Martinez lands a right hook to the body.
Vinyard throws a head kick but Martinez moves out of range.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Derek Vinyard really dominated that round. The cut man is working on Jose Martinez'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.
Vinyard walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Martinez checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. Vinyard dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Martinez. That did some damage! A kick lands to the mid section there for Vinyard. Martinez will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body. Martinez scores with a nice strike. Vinyard connects with a crisp jab. Martinez throws an off balance right hand
and Vinyard counters with a good low kick that Martinez was not able to check. Vinyard misses with a straight right. Martinez connects with a body shot that sends Vinyard's belly button to the back. Vinyard tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Martinez walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Vinyard throws a leg kick but Martinez sees it coming and moves out of range. Martinez swats away the attempt to clinch by Vinyard.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Vinyard slips under a jab. Martinez just misses with a punch to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Vinyard. Martinez staying out of range there. Vinyard misses with a head kick.
Martinez lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Martinez. Vinyard throws a chopping leg kick but Martinez manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Vinyard misses with a low kick. Martinez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vinyard manages to avoid it. Martinez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vinyard moves away. Martinez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Martinez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vinyard moves away. Martinez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Martinez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Vinyard misses with a lunging right hand
and Martinez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Martinez throws out a powerful jab. Vinyard bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. A kick lands to the mid section there for Vinyard. Martinez misses the shot to the body. Martinez scores with a jab. Vinyard acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Vinyard has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Vinyard connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Martinez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Vinyard counters by clinching up.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Martinez managing to block the knees to the body from Vinyard.
Martinez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Vinyard displaying some good clinch control by pressing Martinez up against the cage.
Martinez manages to break the clinch.
Vinyard tries a head kick but it misses.
Vinyard throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. Vinyard misses with a body shot.
Martinez misses with a right hand and Vinyard counters with a big head kick but Martinez shrugs it off. Martinez lands a jab to the nose. Vinyard throws a left and a right that both miss
and Vinyard takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Martinez scores with a shot to the body.
Martinez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vinyard throws a leg kick which misses Martinez's front leg but catches the back leg as Martinez tries to avoid it.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Martinez misses with a hook
and Vinyard makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Vinyard keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Martinez cracks Vinyard with an open hand slap. Vinyard avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vinyard lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A right-left combo lands from Vinyard. Vinyard tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Martinez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Martinez misses with a straight right. Martinez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Martinez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Derek Vinyard dominated that fourth round. The cut man is working on Jose Martinez's cut. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Vinyard scores with a nice right hand.
Vinyard avoids the body shot from Martinez.
Martinez misses with a straight left. Martinez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vinyard throws a right and a left that both miss. Vinyard throws a low kick but it's checked well by Martinez. Martinez throws a hook but Vinyard blocks it. Vinyard tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Martinez throws a right hand that misses
and Vinyard counters by clinching up. Vinyard prevents a body shot from Martinez. Vinyard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vinyard keeps control of Martinez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Martinez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Martinez. Martinez is leaning against Vinyard and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Martinez breaks the clinch.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Martinez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Vinyard looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Martinez lands with a nice body punch. Martinez throws a jab but it's blocked by Vinyard. Vinyard tries to land a leg kick but Martinez saw it coming and moves away.
A nice combination there by Martinez.
Vinyard wants to clinch but Martinez slips to the side and Martinez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Martinez throws a looping overhand right but Vinyard ducks down to avoid it. Vinyard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Martinez lands a nice looking body shot.
Martinez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vinyard moves away. Vinyard looks to land a body kick but Martinez moved away. Jose Martinez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Martinez swings and misses with a shot to the body and Vinyard counters with a slapping leg kick. Martinez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vinyard.
Vinyard throws a sloppy head kick and Martinez moves out of range easily. Vinyard lands a head kick!
Martinez swings widly with a right hand
and Vinyard counters with a leg kick. Martinez swings away with a body shot that misses
and Martinez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Martinez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vinyard moves away. Vinyard doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Martinez misses with the combination.
Vinyard is looking to clinch but Martinez is avoiding it.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Martinez looks to score with a jab to the body but Vinyard is just out of range. Vinyard takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Martinez misses with a lunging right hand
and Vinyard holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. Martinez leaning his opponent against the cage. Vinyard tries to stall but Martinez uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Martinez scores with a hook to the body. Vinyard will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Martinez up against the cage. Martinez is trying to break the clinch but Vinyard has him pressed against the cage. Derek Vinyard seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Vinyard tries to work over Martinez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Vinyard missing with knees to the body.
Vinyard utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Vinyard working some nice short punches in the clinch. Martinez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vinyard backwards. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Vinyard. Vinyard lands on the inside with an uppercut. Martinez blocks a body shot from Vinyard. Martinez lands a right hand. Martinez has had enough of the clinch but Vinyard keeps him there for the moment. Vinyard lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Martinez or not.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Martinez. Vinyard throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vinyard is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell? Martinez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Martinez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Vinyard backwards. Martinez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Martinez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Derek Vinyard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Vinyard throws a lazy right hand but Martinez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Martinez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Martinez is looking to wear down Vinyard with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. Vinyard takes a body punch but keeps moving. Vinyard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Martinez connects with a body shot. Martinez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vinyard manages to avoid it. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Martinez lands a lovely overhand right. This has been an exciting period of action! Martinez just misses with a punch to the body.
Martinez looks to score with a jab to the body but Vinyard is just out of range.
And that's the end of the fight! Jose Martinez showed his dominance in that final round. Well Vinyard 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 George Francis scores the fight 46:49 Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 46:49 Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Derek Vinyard! Derek Vinyard retains his middleweight title!
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