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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Max Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steel comes to the cage accompanied by Saliva - Ladies and Gentlemen. Martinez is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Black Eyed Peas - I Gotta Feeling. This should be fireworks!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Max Steel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Jose Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Josh West and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steel takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Steel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice body punch from Martinez.
Steel bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Martinez's head backwards.
Martinez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Steel manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Steel looks to score with a jab to the body but Martinez is just out of range.
Steel drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Martinez misses with an uppercut.
Martinez getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Steel thows a left - swing and a miss!
Steel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Martinez throws a body punch but Steel moves out of range.
Steel ducks under a wild hook from Martinez.
Martinez throws a jab when Steel was well out of range.
A shot to the body from Steel misses
and Martinez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steel moves out of range of the strikes.
Martinez lands a body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Steel.
Martinez scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Steel paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez tries to clinch there but Steel circles away.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Steel.
Good exchange - Martinez coming out on top.
Steel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Martinez moves away.
Martinez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Martinez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Steel.
Steel fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Martinez on the side of the head.
Martinez misses with a jab to the body
and Steel counters with a good, hard body kick but Martinez shrugs it off.
Steel looks to land a right hand but Martinez moved out of range.
Steel swings widly with a right hand
and Martinez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Martinez walks into a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steel throws a head kick that Martinez semi-blocks.
It looks like Jose Martinez has been cut.
Martinez throws a lazy right hand but Steel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
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 uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jose Martinez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez blocks a low kick nicely.
Steel scores with a nice head shot.
Steel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Martinez manages to avoid it.
Martinez misses with a straight right.
Nice shot lands for Steel.
Martinez swings for the body but Steel moves out of range.
Martinez tries to clinch but Steel moves out of range.
Steel with a jab.
Steel throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Martinez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Some wild striking there from Martinez.
Steel throws a chopping leg kick but Martinez manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Martinez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Steel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Martinez throws a hook to the side of Steel's head but Steel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jose Martinez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steel connects with a jab.
Steel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez has closed the distance and engaged Steel in a clinch.
Martinez misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Steel creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Martinez throws a head punch that misses.
Martinez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Martinez has a couple of punches blocked by Steel.
Nice body punch from Steel.
Martinez lands a shot to the body.
Martinez breaks from the clinch.
Martinez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Steel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Martinez throws a combination. Steel tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Steel connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
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!
A slow jab from Martinez misses its intended target.
Steel is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Steel misses with a straight left.
Martinez just misses with a punch to the body.
Steel paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel misses the shot to the body.
Martinez catches Steel with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Steel plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Martinez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Steel scores with a nice body kick.
Martinez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Steel.
Martinez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Steel scores with a jab to the body.
Steel misses with a straight right.
Martinez fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Steel on the side of the head.
Steel misses the shot to the body.
Steel throws a leg kick but Martinez sees it coming and moves out of range.
Steel misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Martinez misses with a hook.
Martinez tries to clinch up but Steel circles away and keeps his distance.
Martinez clinches up with Steel and pushes him back against the cage.
Martinez tries a body shot but Steel blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Max Steel will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jose Martinez's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Steel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Steel misses with an uppercut.
Max Steel is winning the standup battle so far.
An inside leg kick lands from Steel.
Martinez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Steel misses with a kick to the body.
Steel wants to slow Martinez down by chopping away at his legs.
Martinez scores with a shot to the body.
Steel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Martinez was well out of range. Poor timing from Steel.
Martinez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Martinez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A punch lands to the side of Steel 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Martinez ducks under a wild hook from Steel.
Martinez on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Martinez takes the fight into the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Steel.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Martinez backwards.
Steel scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Steel.
Martinez lands a right hand.
Martinez is working Steel over against the cage.
Martinez is trying to stall.
Martinez misses with a body punch.
A short uppercut from Steel.
A right hand to the body from Martinez.
Martinez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Martinez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Martinez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Martinez lands with a left to the head.
Martinez tries to work over Steel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Martinez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Steel throws a head kick but Martinez moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Martinez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Steel walks into a straight right hand from Martinez.
Martinez tries to clinch up but Steel circles away and keeps his distance.
Martinez tries to clinch but Steel moves out of range.
Martinez moves out of range of the strikes.
Martinez getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Martinez lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Martinez forces Steel back against the cage and clinches.
Steel stalling in the clinch but Martinez improves position.
Martinez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Steel throws a head punch that misses.
Steel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Steel scores with a hook to the body.
Steel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Martinez's elbow.
Steel prevents a body shot from Martinez.
Martinez lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel misses with some punches.
Martinez struggles to land a body shot inside as Steel controls his hands.
Martinez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Steel's elbow.
A hook to the body from Martinez.
Martinez takes a shot to the head.
A short right from Martinez.
Steel trying to stall but Martinez improves his position.
Steel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Steel prevents a body shot from Martinez.
Martinez tries a body shot but Steel blocks it.
Steel prevents a body shot from Martinez.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Martinez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Steel lands a left hand that snaps the head of Martinez backwards.
Martinez throws a punch but it's blocked by Steel.
A short right from Martinez on the inside.
Martinez misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel misses with a punch on the inside.
Steel has a couple of punches blocked by Martinez.
Steel is looking for a takedown.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martinez taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Martinez.
Martinez working aggressively here.
A short left from Steel.
Martinez swings wildly with an uppercut but Steel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Martinez scores with a shoulder strike.
Steel working aggressively here.
A hook to the body from Martinez.
A shot in the inside from Martinez.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Martinez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Steel blocking some punches.
Steel blocks a body shot from Martinez.
Martinez misses with a hook to the ribs.
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 cut man is working on Jose Martinez's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Martinez moves into the clinch successfully.
Jose Martinez seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Martinez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A bit of stalling here from Martinez.
Martinez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Martinez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Steel throws a head punch that misses.
Martinez wants to get back to striking at distance but Steel won't allow it.
Steel throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Martinez fails to land.
Steel makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Martinez.
Martinez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Steel swings wildly with an uppercut but Martinez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Martinez pushes Steel back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Steel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Steel.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Martinez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Steel misses with an uppercut. Martinez saw that one coming.
Steel scores with a body shot.
Martinez moves in looking to clinch but Steel pushes him off.
Martinez misses with a body shot.
Steel takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Martinez lands with a right hand.
Martinez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Martinez throws a right and a left that Steel avoids nicely.
Steel throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Steel lands a nice looking body kick.
Steel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Steel gets tackled into the cage by Martinez. Martinez maintains the clinch.
Steel lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Steel scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martinez prevents a takedown attempt there.
A left hand lands to the body for Martinez.
Steel struggles to land a body shot inside as Martinez controls his hands.
Steel wants a takedown.
Martinez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Martinez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Martinez lands a body punch in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A nice left hand lands by Martinez.
Martinez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Martinez misses with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Martinez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Martinez slows down the pace here.
Steel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez wants to break the clinch but can't.
A right hand to the body from Steel.
Steel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Steel is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Steel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Martinez lands a left hand.
Martinez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Steel breaks the clinch.
Martinez gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Martinez 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.
Steel looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Steel turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jab from Martinez.
Martinez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Steel was well out of range. Poor timing from Martinez.
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!
Steel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Martinez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel swings away with a body shot that misses
and Martinez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Martinez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Steel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Martinez manages to avoid it.
Steel swats away the attempt to clinch by Martinez.
Martinez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Martinez scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Martinez on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Steel looks to throw the jab but Martinez is out of range.
Steel slips a jab and a cross from Martinez.
Martinez wants to clinch.
Steel misses with a hook to the body
and Martinez counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Martinez tries to clinch but Steel moves out of range.
Steel throws a body punch but Martinez moves out of range.
Martinez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Steel was well out of range. Poor timing from Martinez.
A looping hook to the body misses from Martinez. Steel does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jose Martinez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Martinez has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Josh West scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jose Martinez!
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hype
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