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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Guillermo Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Maury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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185 cm
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275 lbs
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225 cm
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234 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Good takedowns
Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
3 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Guillermo Martinez! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tom Maury! The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Maury keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Martinez misses with a series of wild punches.
Maury throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Martinez on the side of the head. Martinez throws a nice looking combination but Maury bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Maury is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Martinez misses with a double jab.
Martinez misses with a wild combination.
Maury looks to land a left hand but Martinez moved out of range nicely. Martinez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Maury moves out of range and avoids them all easily. A combination from Martinez does no damage. Martinez looks to land a combination but Maury avoids it well. Maury misses with a looping right. Maury jabs Martinez right on the nose. Martinez blinks but takes it well. Maury misses with a hook. Martinez throws a series of punches but Maury avoids them all with ease. Martinez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Martinez takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. Maury swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Martinez. Martinez ducks under a wild hook from Maury. Martinez avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Martinez moves out of range of the strikes. Martinez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Maury moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Martinez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Martinez is breathing heavily. Maury scores with a decent looking hook.
That's one minute gone in the round. Martinez on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Sloppy strikes from Martinez. Those never looked like landing. Martinez misses with a series of wild punches.
Martinez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Maury to score with a decent uppercut. Maury takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Maury lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Martinez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Maury is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range. Martinez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Maury throws a lazy right hand but Martinez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Martinez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. A jab from Maury misses. Maury has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight. Martinez has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Martinez there as he acknowledges the shot. Maury throws a hook but Martinez avoids it easily. Maury lands with an overhand left. Martinez throws a nice looking combination but Maury bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. A jab from Maury does it's job there. Martinez tries to bum rush Maury with a series of wild strikes but Maury uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Martinez walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Maury lands a glancing blow to the side of Martinez's head. Martinez throws a series of punches but Maury avoids them all with ease. Maury scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Maury looks to land a right hand but Martinez moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Maury missing with a left hand there. Martinez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. This has been an exciting period of action! Maury missing with a left hand there. Martinez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Maury 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. Martinez tries to bum rush Maury with a series of wild strikes but Maury uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Martinez walks into a straight right hand from Maury. Maury with a jab. A swing and a miss from Maury. Martinez takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Maury lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Maury avoids a punch combination nicely.
Maury throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Maury connects with a right hand. Martinez shakes it off. Maury is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Martinez had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté. Martinez throws a right and a left that Maury avoids nicely. Good shot there by Maury. Martinez walks into a left hand. Maury is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. Maury scores with a nice right hand.
Martinez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Maury moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Martinez takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Maury lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Martinez tries to bum rush Maury with a series of wild strikes but Maury uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Martinez on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nice shot by Maury.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Martinez gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Maury. Maury catches Martinez with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! A big left from Maury misses. Maury cracks Martinez with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Martinez misses with a series of wild punches.
Maury scores with a jab. Martinez acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Martinez takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Maury is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Martinez. Maury misses with a looping right. No joy there for Martinez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Maury scores with a decent looking hook. Maury works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Martinez walks into a straight right hand from Maury. Nice uppercut there from Maury. Martinez gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Maury. Maury cracks Martinez with an open hand slap. Maury lands the left hand. Martinez swinging wildly here.
Nice shot lands for Maury.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Maury throws a hook but Martinez avoids it easily. Maury scores with the left hand. Martinez knows he should have avoided that one. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Maury. Maury throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Martinez on the side of the head. Maury lands a glancing blow to the side of Martinez's head. Martinez misses with the combination.
Maury slips a jab and a cross from Martinez.
Martinez ducks right into an uppercut from Maury. Jab from Maury. Maury jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Martinez throws a nice looking combination but Maury bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Martinez ducks under a wild hook from Maury. A big left from Maury misses. The fighters circling - Maury throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Nice defenses there by Martinez. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Maury uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Martinez has time to react. Maury scores with a jab. Martinez acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Maury scores with a sloppy right hand. Martinez should have avoided that one. Martinez looks to land a combination but Maury avoids it well. Martinez needs to keep his hands up - Maury had a free shot at his head there. Martinez tries to bum rush Maury with a series of wild strikes but Maury uses good footwork to avoid the assault. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Maury dominated that round. That's time! Martinez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Maury listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Maury lunges at Martinez with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Martinez's hand. Martinez throws a right and a left that both miss. Martinez misses with a double jab.
Maury throws a hook but Martinez avoids it easily. Maury misses with a looping right. Martinez throws a right and a left that Maury avoids nicely. Guillermo Martinez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Martinez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd cheers as Maury lands an impressive looking overhand right. Martinez doesn't seem phased though. Martinez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Maury. Some wild striking there from Martinez.
Martinez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Maury. Maury swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Martinez. Martinez 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 looks to land a combination but Maury avoids it well. Maury with a jab. Jab, jab by Maury - just one landing. Maury bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Martinez's head. Nice shot lands for Maury. Martinez takes one to the side of the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Maury takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Maury. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man. Martinez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A lazy left from Maury finds it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round. Maury scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Maury throws a big shot that misses. Maury is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Martinez. Martinez takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Maury scores with a jab. Martinez misses with the combination.
Maury throws a jab but it's blocked by Martinez. Martinez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Maury. Martinez drops his hands momentarily and Maury takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Maury slips a jab and a cross from Martinez.
Martinez throws a series of punches but Maury moves out of range. Martinez has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Martinez there as he acknowledges the shot. Maury scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Maury thuds his right hand into Martinez's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. Good shot there by Maury. Maury smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. Maury bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Martinez's head. Maury throws an overhand right that lands on Martinez's shoulder, as Martinez tries to avoid the shot. Maury works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Tom Maury seems to be getting the better of the standup. Martinez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Martinez gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Maury throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Maury's corner calls for a 1-2. Maury obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Martinez takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Maury 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 throws a series of punches but Maury avoids them all with ease. Maury thows a left - swing and a miss! This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Maury. Maury connects with a looping right hand.
Martinez throws a nice looking combination but Maury bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Maury connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. Maury connects with a nice looking jab.
Maury uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Martinez has time to react. Maury clobbers Martinez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Martinez throws a right and a left that Maury avoids nicely. Maury has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Maury connects with a crisp jab. Nice uppercut lands for Maury. That snapped Martinez's head back.
Maury lunges at Martinez with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Martinez's hand. Maury lands a jab. Martinez takes one on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Maury's jab looks to have found its range, popping Martinez under the eye. Maury has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him. Maury swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Martinez. Maury lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Maury throws a looping overhand right but Martinez ducks down to avoid it. Maury is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Martinez. Martinez on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A punch combination from Martinez misses. Nice jab there from Maury. Maury works the jab nicely. Martinez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Martinez ducks right into an uppercut from Maury. Maury throws the left hand but Martinez avoids the punch easily. Sloppy strikes from Martinez. Those never looked like landing. Maury lands a glancing blow to the side of Martinez's head. The fighters circle momentarily. Maury darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Maury scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Martinez throws a right and a left that both miss. Martinez gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Martinez drops his hands momentarily and Maury takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. 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! Maury tests Martinez's chin there with a solid looking shot. Martinez throws a right and a left that both miss. A punch lands to the side of Martinez 's head but he takes it in his stride. Nice jab there from Maury. Maury thows a left - swing and a miss! Martinez on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Maury connects with a single shot there. Maury connects with a jab. Martinez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Maury to score with a decent uppercut. Maury cracks Martinez with a good jab. Maury lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. Martinez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Martinez takes one to the chin there. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Martinez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Martinez takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Maury throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Martinez on the side of the head. Maury bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Maury throws out a powerful jab. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Maury showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Martinez takes one to the chin there. Martinez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Maury circles away quickly and effectively. Maury dodges the punch combination from Martinez.
Martinez fails to land with a series of punches.
Martinez misses with a double jab.
Martinez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Martinez walks into a stiff left hand from Maury. Maury keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Martinez moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. The fighters circle momentarily. Maury darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Martinez on the wrong end of a nice jab. Martinez misses with a series of wild punches.
Maury getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Martinez shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Martinez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice uppercut lands for Maury. That snapped Martinez's head back.
Martinez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Maury to score with a decent uppercut. Martinez walks into a jab. Good exchange - Maury coming out on top. Maury lands the left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round. Martinez walks into a jab. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Martinez gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. The fighters circle momentarily. Maury darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Maury keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Martinez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Maury connects with a good right hand that stumbles Martinez. Martinez circles away out of range and recomposes himself. Martinez misses with a two punch combination.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Maury. Maury's jab looks to have found its range, popping Martinez under the eye. Maury swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Maury connects with the punch. Maury connects with a single shot there. Martinez gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Maury, as that shot connected.
Maury connects with a crisp jab. Maury moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Martinez takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Good exchange - Maury coming out on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Maury lands with a right hand. Maury jabbing away but nothing is landing. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Maury is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Martinez. Martinez works over Maury's head and body with a nice combination. Martinez misses with a few strikes there.
Maury with a nice cross. Martinez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Maury connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Martinez momentarily.
Martinez takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Martinez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Nice cross by Maury. Maury connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Martinez momentarily.
Nice jab there from Maury. Maury throws out a powerful jab. Maury with a hook. A lazy left from Maury finds it's target. Maury uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Martinez has time to react. Martinez misses with a few strikes there.
Martinez is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The fighters circle momentarily. Maury darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Maury scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Maury connects with a good right hand that stumbles Martinez. Martinez circles away out of range and recomposes himself. Martinez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Maury cracks Martinez with a right hand to the side of the head. Maury lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Martinez takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A left lands for Maury. Good standup being displayed there by Maury as he connects with a hook. Maury jabs Martinez right on the nose. Martinez blinks but takes it well. Martinez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Maury cracks Martinez with a good jab. Maury lands with a cross. Martinez on the wrong end of a nice jab. Martinez throws a right and a left that Maury avoids nicely. Maury connects with the punch. Maury lands a head shot. Martinez takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Maury connects with a single shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round. No joy there for Martinez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Maury throws a lazy right hand but Martinez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Maury throws a big shot that misses. Nice shot by Maury. Martinez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Martinez's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Maury connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Martinez scrambles back to his feet. Maury throws a jab when Martinez was well out of range. Sloppy strikes from Martinez. Those never looked like landing. Martinez moves forwards but Maury connects with a nice, crisp jab. Martinez takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Maury showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Martinez.
Maury throws a looping overhand right but Martinez ducks down to avoid it. Maury misses with a straight right. Maury throws a looping overhand right but Martinez ducks down to avoid it. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Maury pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Martinez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Martinez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Guillermo Martinez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Jab, jab by Maury - just one landing. Maury lands a lovely overhand right.
And that's the end of the fight! Tom Maury comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Maury 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Tom Maury! Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Tom Maury! Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Tom Maury!
Tom Maury wins by unanimous decision!
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