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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Carmelo Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nolan Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martin has chosen War - The Sick Puppies as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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170 lbs
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179 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carmelo Sanchez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nolan Martin!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martin swings widly with a right hand
and Sanchez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Martin throws an off balance right hand
letting Sanchez counter with a right hand.
Martin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sanchez counters with a nice uppercut.
Martin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sanchez can pounce on him.
Martin throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sanchez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Martin swings widly with a right hand
and Sanchez counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Nolan Martin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martin uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sanchez has time to react.
Martin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Martin has his takedown stuffed
and Sanchez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sanchez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Martin swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sanchez counters with a nice leg kick.
Martin throws a right hand that misses
and Sanchez counters with a leg kick.
Sanchez lands with a nice body kick.
Sanchez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez throws a shot to the body.
Martin dives in and grabs Sanchez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sanchez pushes down on Martin's head and hops out.
Sanchez throws a head kick that half lands.
Martin swings widly with a right hand
and Sanchez counters with a slapping leg kick.
Sanchez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Martin.
Martin throws a combination that misses
and Sanchez counters with a leg kick.
Martin throws a poor cross that misses
and Sanchez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Martin swings widly with a right hand
letting Sanchez counter with a right hand.
A head kick by Martin misses
and Sanchez counters with a low kick, right behind Martin 's knee.
Martin throws a leg kick
and Sanchez counters with a leg kick.
Martin misses with a hook
and Sanchez counters with a thumping low kick.
Martin looks gassed!
Sanchez throws a front kick that sends Martin stumbling back into the cage.
Martin throws a poor cross that misses
and Sanchez counters with an outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Martin misses with a hook
and Sanchez counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Sanchez throws a quick inside leg kick.
A low kick from Martin misses
and Sanchez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Martin thinking.
Sanchez misses with a low kick.
Martin misses with a body punch
and Sanchez counters with a nice leg kick.
Sanchez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Martin misses with a shot to the body
and Sanchez counters with an inside leg kick.
Sanchez feints and then cracks Martin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Martin down.
Sanchez feints and then cracks Martin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Martin down.
Carmelo Sanchez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Martin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
An inside leg kick lands from Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a leg kick but Martin sees it coming and moves out of range.
Martin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Martin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sanchez 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 Martin has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Martin and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Martin throws a poor cross that misses
and Sanchez counters with a nice leg kick.
Sanchez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a nice head kick!
Sanchez fakes the leg kick and cracks Martin in the body.
Sanchez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sanchez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A head kick from Sanchez lands but Martin takes it in his stride.
Sanchez throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sanchez scoring well with a low kick there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sanchez.
A shot to the body from Martin misses
and Sanchez counters with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanchez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sanchez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sanchez misses with a low kick as Martin jumps back.
Sanchez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sanchez connects with a solid leg kick.
Martin swings widly with a right hand
and Sanchez counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Sanchez tries a low kick but Martin avoids it.
Sanchez fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Martin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sanchez lands with a kick to the ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Martin misses with a left hand
and Sanchez counters with a left to the body.
A shot to the liver by Sanchez. Beautiful body shot.
Martin misses with a left hand
and Sanchez counters with a nice low kick that buckles Martin's knee momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carmelo Sanchez dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Martin takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Carmelo Sanchez is winning the standup battle so far.
Martin swings widly with a right hand
and Sanchez finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Sanchez misses with a head kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Sanchez.
Martin throws a leg kick
and Sanchez finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Martin throws a poor cross that misses
and Martin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Martin throws a poor cross that misses
letting Sanchez counter with a right hand.
Martin throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sanchez counters with a good low kick that Martin was not able to check.
Martin walks forward, straight into a front kick from Sanchez.
Sanchez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Martin.
Martin is breathing heavily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sanchez.
Sanchez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanchez cracks the inside of Martin's front leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez throws a nice inside leg kick.
A shot to the body from Martin misses
and Sanchez counters with a good, hard body kick but Martin shrugs it off.
Martin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sanchez scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sanchez lands a head kick!
Sanchez scores with a punch to the head.
Sanchez lands with a kick to the ribs.
Sanchez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Martin's calf.
Martin throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Sanchez counters with a right hand to the body.
Sanchez is looking to slow Martin down with leg kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Martin misses with a hook to the body
and Sanchez counters with a nice body kick.
Martin has his takedown stuffed
and Sanchez counters with a nice low kick that buckles Martin's knee momentarily.
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!
Sanchez lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Nice cross by Sanchez.
Martin throws a leg kick
and Sanchez counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Martin misses with a combination
and Sanchez counters with a slapping leg kick.
A good leg kick by Sanchez.
Sanchez fakes the leg kick and cracks Martin in the body.
Sanchez takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez tries a head kick but it misses.
Martin throws an off balance right hand
and Sanchez counters with a nice leg kick.
Sanchez lands a head kick. Martin smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Martin needs to keep his hands up - Sanchez had a free shot at his head there.
Sanchez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Martin can do to turn this around?
Sanchez throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sanchez, right into the meat.
Martin misses with an uppercut
and Sanchez counters with a thumping low kick.
A low kick from Martin is predictable there
and Sanchez counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Martin might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Sanchez has got the better of the exchanges.
Good leg kick by Sanchez there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sanchez lands with a thumping leg kick.
Good leg kick by Sanchez there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Martin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez connects with a single shot there.
Sanchez throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanchez clobbers Martin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sanchez lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sanchez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Martin throws a poor cross that misses
and Sanchez counters with an inside leg kick.
Martin misses with a right hand
enabling Sanchez to counter with a crisp jab.
A low kick from Martin misses
and Sanchez counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Sanchez connects with a leg kick. Martin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sanchez lands with a kick to the ribs.
Martin checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sanchez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carmelo Sanchez dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sanchez feints and then cracks Martin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Martin down.
Martin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sanchez counters with a thumping low kick.
Sanchez goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Sanchez slaps away a takedown attempt from Martin, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Martin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sanchez counters with a leg kick.
Martin misses with a body punch
and Sanchez counters with a nice kick to the body.
Sanchez throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Sanchez connects with a solid leg kick.
Sanchez fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Martin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Martin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sanchez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Martin's hands.
Martin throws a lazy uppercut
and Sanchez counters with a good low kick that Martin was not able to check.
Martin throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sanchez counters with a low kick, right behind Martin 's knee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Sanchez.
Sanchez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sanchez lands with a thumping leg kick.
Martin misses with a lunging right hand
and Sanchez counters with an inside leg kick.
Martin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sanchez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Martin.
A head kick from Sanchez lands but Martin takes it in his stride.
Sanchez tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Martin is able to avoid easily.
Martin misses with a hook to the body
and Sanchez makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Martin with a poor takedown
and Sanchez counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Sanchez throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Sanchez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Martin walks forward, straight into a front kick from Sanchez.
Sanchez tries a head kick but it misses.
Martin misses with a left hand
and Sanchez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sanchez throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martin misses with a double jab
and Sanchez counters with a nice low kick that buckles Martin's knee momentarily.
Martin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sanchez. Sanchez obviously looking to wear him down.
Martin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sanchez counters with a nice leg kick.
Sanchez lands a nice looking body kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Sanchez. Martin shrugs it off though.
Martin has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Sanchez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sanchez.
Martin takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Martin throws a left and a right that both miss
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Martin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sanchez lands a front kick.
Sanchez throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Sanchez lands a leg kick that knocks Martin off balance momentarily.
Sanchez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Martin. That did some damage!
Sanchez lands with a cross.
Martin takes a kick to the side of the head.
A low kick from Martin misses
and Sanchez counters with a nice low kick that buckles Martin's knee momentarily.
Martin misses with a left hand
and Sanchez makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Martin misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Sanchez counters with a thumping low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin misses with a double jab
and Sanchez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Martin thinking.
Martin throws a lazy uppercut
and Sanchez counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Sanchez lands a nice shot to the body.
Martin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Martin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sanchez at a distance.
Martin misses with a takedown attempt
and Sanchez counters with a stiff right hand.
Carmelo Sanchez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nolan Martin.
Sanchez lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sanchez throws a leg kick but Martin moved away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sanchez lands a head kick!
Sanchez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carmelo Sanchez clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Martin keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sanchez throws out a leg kick but Martin moves out of range and Sanchez only half commits.
Martin throws a poor cross that misses
and Sanchez counters with a nice low kick that buckles Martin's knee momentarily.
Sanchez lands with a thumping leg kick.
Martin checks a leg kick.
Donk. Martin catches Sanchez right on the button with a cross.
Sanchez will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Martin misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Martin swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sanchez counters with a good low kick that Martin was not able to check.
Martin with a poor takedown
and Sanchez counters with a low kick, right behind Martin 's knee.
Martin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Martin is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Martin throws a leg kick
and Sanchez counters with a nice leg kick.
Sanchez connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sanchez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Martin misses with an uppercut
and Sanchez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Martin throws a lazy uppercut
and Sanchez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sanchez pushes Martin away with a front kick.
Martin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nice body punch from Martin.
Sanchez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sanchez looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sanchez finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Martin blocks a head kick by Sanchez.
Martin shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sanchez pinned against the cage. Sanchez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Carmelo Sanchez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nolan Martin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez throws a leg kick that misses.
Martin misses with a hook
and Sanchez counters with a slapping leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Sanchez.
Martin has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Martin there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sanchez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Martin.
Martin is trying desperately to land a takedown but Sanchez is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Martin.
Martin misses with a takedown attempt
and Sanchez makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Martin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Martin moves out of range of the body kick from Sanchez.
Sanchez lands a nice looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin throws an off balance right hand
and Sanchez counters with a nice leg kick.
Martin tries to move into range but Sanchez moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sanchez.
Martin swings widly with a right hand
and Sanchez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sanchez misses with a low kick.
Martin swings widly with a right hand
and Sanchez counters with a good, hard body kick but Martin shrugs it off.
Martin swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Sanchez counter with a right hand.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sanchez 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 Martin has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Martin and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Martin misses with a left hand
letting Sanchez counter with a right hand.
Martin throws a leg kick
and Sanchez counters with a head kick. That will keep Martin thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Martin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Martin on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Martin misses with a lunging right hand
and Sanchez counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Martin misses with a lunging right hand
and Sanchez finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Sanchez connects with a leg kick. Martin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sanchez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sanchez throws a sloppy head kick and Martin moves out of range easily.
Martin throws a combination that misses
and Sanchez counters with a low kick, right behind Martin 's knee.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanchez scores with a kick to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanchez lands with a kick to the ribs.
Martin on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Martin blocks a head kick by Sanchez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carmelo Sanchez had his way with Nolan Martin in 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Martin throws a right hand that misses
and Sanchez counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Sanchez throws a low kick but Martin moves out of range easily.
Martin throws a right hand that misses
and Sanchez counters with a solid body kick.
Sanchez jabs Martin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Martin misses with a right hand
and Sanchez counters with a nice kick to the body.
Martin misses with a left hand
and Sanchez counters with a nice low kick that buckles Martin's knee momentarily.
Sanchez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Martin throws a lazy uppercut
and Sanchez counters with an inside leg kick.
Sanchez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sanchez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Martin with a lazy takedown attempt
and Sanchez counters with a nice body kick.
Martin is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Sanchez is looking to slow Martin down with leg kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sanchez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Martin's calf.
Sanchez thuds his shin into the meat of Martin's side.
Martin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sanchez scoring well with a low kick there.
Sanchez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Martin throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sanchez counters with a big head kick but Martin shrugs it off.
Sanchez getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Martin throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sanchez. That's going to slow Martin down.
Martin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sanchez counters with a nice leg kick.
Martin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sanchez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez connects with a solid leg kick.
Sanchez connects with an inside leg kick.
Sanchez cracks Martin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sanchez is looking to score with low kicks.
Sanchez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sanchez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sanchez scores with a leg kick.
Martin fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sanchez throws a nice looking combination but Martin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sanchez lands the left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin avoids the head kick by Sanchez.
Martin avoids the head kick by Sanchez.
Martin throws an off balance right hand
and Sanchez counters with a stiff right hand.
Sanchez connects with a leg kick. Martin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Martin misses with a two punch combination.
Martin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sanchez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A low kick from Martin is predictable there
and Sanchez makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Sanchez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sanchez wants to land a leg kick but Martin is out of range.
Sanchez tries to land a front kick but Martin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Martin throws a leg kick
and Sanchez counters with a low kick, right behind Martin 's knee.
Martin misses with a right hand
and Sanchez counters with a head kick. That will keep Martin thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin throws a lazy uppercut
and Sanchez counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Martin checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Martin misses with a hook
and Sanchez counters with a low kick, right behind Martin 's knee.
Sanchez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Martin misses with an uppercut
and Sanchez counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Martin checks the leg kick.
Sanchez digs a good body shot into Martin's ribs.
Sanchez throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Martin.
Martin misses with an uppercut
and Sanchez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Martin throws a leg kick
and Sanchez counters with an inside leg kick.
That kick from Sanchez tenderised Martin's leg. Martin is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nolan Martin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Carmelo Sanchez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Martin misses with an uppercut
and Sanchez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
Carmelo Sanchez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sanchez 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 50:40
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 50:41
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 50:40
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carmelo Sanchez!
Carmelo Sanchez retains his welterweight title!
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