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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between sai haki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). sai haki 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, sai haki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jose Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
haki fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Martinez lands a nice hook to haki's body. haki takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
haki looks for a takedown but Martinez sprawls well.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Martinez enables haki to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Martinez manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Martinez is trying to keep haki in close.
haki could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Martinez has control of haki's left arm, preventing haki from doing any damage.
haki trying to control but Martinez is working from the bottom.
haki stopping the sweep attempt from Martinez.
Martinez trying to control the position.
haki slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
sai haki has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Good shot there by Martinez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from Martinez.
Martinez lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A right-left combo lands from Martinez.
Martinez lands with a cross.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from haki is defended easily by Martinez.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for sai haki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
haki closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Martinez makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Martinez.
haki trying to control but Martinez is working from the bottom.
Martinez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
haki sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of sai haki.
haki moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jose Martinez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Martinez cracks haki with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
haki tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Martinez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Martinez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
haki has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Martinez finds it's way round the side to connect with haki's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Danga de danga de dang - Martinez scores with a four punch combination!
Martinez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
haki drives through with a takedown into guard.
haki's corner is telling him to maintain position.
haki is breathing heavily.
haki has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
haki wants to control from the top but Martinez keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez trying to keep a closed guard but haki is proving a slippery customer.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of sai haki.
Martinez lands a jab to haki's midsection.
haki gets the takedown into side control.
Martinez manages to get back to half guard.
Martinez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
haki is looking for a kimura but Martinez is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for haki to get the leverage.
haki prevents Martinez from improving his position.
Martinez is refusing to be controlled, as haki sits in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
haki prevents Martinez from improving his position.
haki perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
haki prevents Martinez from improving his position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
haki trying to control from half guard but Martinez is working away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
We're going to have a standup here because sai haki wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Martinez scores with a jab.
Martinez jabs haki right on the nose. haki blinks but takes it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jose Martinez will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Martinez lands an overhand right.
Martinez stuns haki with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Martinez jabs at haki's body.
haki closes the distance and clinches up with Martinez, looking for a takedown. haki pushes Martinez against the cage but Martinez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jab from Martinez.
haki will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
haki looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Martinez is fending him off so far but haki persists. Nope, Martinez circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for sai haki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Martinez scores with a nice right hand.
Martinez scores with a shot to the body.
sai haki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Martinez closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Martinez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Martinez!
Martinez lands with a shot to the body.
Martinez lunges at haki with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by haki's hand.
Martinez stuns haki with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Martinez scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
haki's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Martinez connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! haki scrambles back to his feet.
Jose Martinez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Martinez scores with the left hand. haki knows he should have avoided that one.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
haki takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Martinez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Martinez scores with a jab. haki acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Martinez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. haki doesn't seem bothered though.
Martinez will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits hakis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Martinez is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Martinez bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Martinez connects with a nice looking jab.
Martinez scores with a one two! haki had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
haki has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from haki there as he acknowledges the shot.
Martinez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. haki doesn't seem bothered though.
haki doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
haki takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jose Martinez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martinez connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
haki doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Martinez catches haki with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Martinez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Martinez jabs haki to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Martinez has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Martinez swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by haki.
haki takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Martinez, as that shot connected.
haki is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Martinez.
Martinez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
haki shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Martinez as he avoids it easily.
haki looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Martinez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez lands a jab to the nose.
Martinez pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces haki back to the cage. Martinez follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Martinez lands a right hook to the body.
A lazy left from Martinez finds it's target.
Martinez digs a good body shot into haki's ribs.
The crowd cheers as Martinez lands an impressive looking overhand right. haki doesn't seem phased though.
haki takes a jab right on the kisser.
Martinez cracks haki with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
haki shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Martinez jabs haki right on the nose. haki blinks but takes it well.
haki shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Martinez as he avoids it easily.
Martinez tests haki's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Martinez scores with a jab.
haki drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
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!
Martinez trying to keep a closed guard but haki is proving a slippery customer.
Martinez can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as haki controls the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez controlling haki's posture.
haki might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
haki trying to control the position from guard on top but Martinez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
haki with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Martinez to score with a decent uppercut.
Martinez stuffs the takedown attempt from haki. haki gets slowly back to his feet.
Martinez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping haki at a distance.
haki on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
haki fails with a takedown attempt.
haki on the wrong end of a nice 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.
Martinez cracks haki with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez connects with a single shot there.
haki doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Martinez lands an overhand right.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as haki checks a leg kick.
Martinez lands a nice hook to haki's body. haki takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Martinez scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Martinez's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Martinez duly obliges.
Martinez cracks haki with an open hand slap.
Martinez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A decent looking cross lands there for Martinez.
haki shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Martinez avoids a series of strikes thrown by haki.
Martinez is in all sorts of trouble here.
Martinez tries to hold on but haki postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
haki controlling from the full mount.
haki tries to control but Martinez wriggling away.
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 referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
haki shoots in but no luck this time.
Martinez lands a nice looking body shot.
Martinez misses with a wild combination.
Martinez throws a series of strikes that have haki backpedaling.
Martinez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Martinez lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
haki ducks right into an uppercut from Martinez.
Nice shot by Martinez.
Martinez darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Horrible takedown by haki or perhaps it was just good defense by Martinez which made him look bad.
Martinez digs a good body shot into haki's ribs.
haki throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Martinez's waist but Martinez gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing haki off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for sai haki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Martinez lands a nice looking body shot.
haki on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A shot to the liver by Martinez. Beautiful body shot.
Donk. Martinez catches haki right on the button with a cross.
Martinez lands with a nice combination. haki backs away looking to recover.
Martinez lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's one minute gone in the round.
haki walks into a stiff left hand from Martinez.
Martinez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Martinez catches haki with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Martinez lands a nice shot to the body.
Martinez scores with a one two! haki had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Martinez cracks haki with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
haki shoots in looking for a takedown. Martinez tries to sprawl out of it but haki keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Martinez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Martinez closes the distance and lands a one-two.
haki gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Martinez works the jab nicely.
haki shoots in but no luck this time.
haki on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Martinez throws a shot to the body.
Martinez lands the left hand.
Martinez lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Martinez scores with a punch to the head.
haki gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Martinez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez scores with a body shot.
haki shoots in looking for a takedown. Martinez tries to sprawl out of it but haki keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Martinez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Martinez's jab looks to have found its range, popping haki under the eye.
Martinez lunges at haki with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by haki's hand.
haki is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Martinez's half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
haki wants to lay and pray for a moment but Martinez keeps working.
Martinez is positioning himself well to prevent haki advancing to mount.
Martinez trying to control here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
haki wants to lay and pray for a moment but Martinez keeps working.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
haki gets cracked there but stands up to it.
haki shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
haki takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Horrible takedown by haki or perhaps it was just good defense by Martinez which made him look bad.
Martinez scores with a nice head shot.
haki looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Martinez is fending him off so far but haki persists. Nope, Martinez circles away and we're back to standing.
Martinez lands a jab-cross combination.
haki drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
sai haki overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
haki trying to control but Martinez is working from the bottom.
Martinez throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Martinez can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as haki controls the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
haki trying to control but Martinez is working from the bottom.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Jose Martinez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of sai haki.
Nice uppercut lands for Martinez. That snapped haki's head back.
haki shoots in for a double leg but Martinez sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
sai haki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
haki walks into a stiff left hand from Martinez.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as haki checks a leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jose Martinez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Martinez winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jose Martinez!
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