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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zdeno Chara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martinez has chosen Country Grammar as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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263 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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195 cm
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280 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Excellent grappler
Good low kicks
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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zdeno Chara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tommy Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chara shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Martinez is trying to defend but Chara finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Martinez trying to control here.
Martinez regains full guard. Nicely done.
Martinez looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Martinez working for a triangle but Chara defends it easily.
Chara passes Martinez's left leg - he's now in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinez is trying to control but Chara manages to pass to mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chara swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Martinez is now in Chara's guard. A big mistake from Chara there, giving up the dominant position!
Martinez wants to control from the top but Chara keeps moving.
Chara escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Martinez gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Chara bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Martinez's guard.
Chara drops back, looking for a kneebar! Martinez looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Martinez looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Martinez!
Chara is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Chara is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Chara tries to bench press Martinez off him but Martinez keeps the position.
Chara can't do much from the bottom here.
Martinez has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Martinez can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Chara is looking to escape.
Martinez fails to take his opponent's back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Chara is squirming around, avoiding Martinez's attempts to control the action.
Chara avoids a series of strikes thrown by Martinez.
Martinez jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Chara manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Chara is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Rancid Fight Club, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Chara wants to control but Martinez postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez wants to control but Chara is keeping him busy.
Chara wants to control but Martinez postures up.
Martinez controls the position.
Chara wants to control but Martinez postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Martinez wants to take a breather but Chara manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Martinez.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Martinez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Martinez works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Chara is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Martinez throwing shots but Chara is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Martinez dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Chara looks to land a body kick but Martinez moved away.
Chara steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Martinez.
Martinez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A slow jab from Martinez misses its intended target.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Martinez.
Martinez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Martinez throws a nice head kick!
Chara shoots for a double leg takedown but Martinez sprawls well. He's pushed Chara's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Martinez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chara avoids the head kick by Martinez.
A head kick misses from Martinez.
Martinez takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Tommy Martinez has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chara connects with a body shot.
Chara is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Chara throws a right hand that Martinez ducks under and follows up with a left that Martinez also avoids with ease.
Tommy Martinez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chara connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Martinez's hands.
Chara throws a leg kick which misses Martinez's front leg but catches the back leg as Martinez tries to avoid it.
Martinez is breathing heavily.
Chara lands a head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chara throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Martinez blocks a jab.
Chara tries a head kick but it misses.
Chara moves out of range as Martinez strikes.
Martinez misses with a shot to the body
and Chara counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Chara.
Chara passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Martinez is not content to let Chara control the position.
Martinez is trying to improve his position.
Chara decides to stand up, so the ref orders Martinez to his feet.
Chara is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chara avoids the head kick by Martinez.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Chara.
Martinez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chara fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Martinez to the ground. Chara is now in Martinez's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Martinez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Chara trying to control but Martinez is working from the bottom.
Chara has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Chara decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez throws a hook but Chara avoids it easily.
Chara bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Martinez's head backwards.
That has opened up Tommy Martinez's cut even more.
Chara looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Martinez keeping moving, preventing Chara from controlling successfully.
Chara stopping the sweep attempt from Martinez.
Martinez looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Chara is defending well. Martinez quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Chara has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Martinez celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tommy Martinez!
Tommy Martinez decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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