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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jase Tua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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230 lbs
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255 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jase Tua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Matt Martinez !
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tua takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tua clinches with his opponent.
Tua blocks an uppercut.
Tua escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Martinez misses with a two punch combination.
Martinez tries to bum rush Tua with a series of wild strikes but Tua uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tua closes the distance and clinches.
Martinez gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Tua.
Martinez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tua is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Martinez can't fight it off and eventually Tua manages to take the fight to the floor. Martinez looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Martinez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tua. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tua trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Martinez is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Tua won't allow Martinez to get back to his feet.
Tua trying to control the position from guard on top but Martinez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tua has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Martinez is proving hard to escape from.
Tua trying to control but Martinez is working from the bottom.
Tua controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Tua is looking to work some ground and pound but Martinez has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Tua advances position into side control!
Tua trying to control the action but Martinez is working from the bottom.
Tua controlling the position.
Tua stands up and we're back to a striking position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Martinez as Tua shoots in.
Tua moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Martinez scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
No joy there for Martinez , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tua shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Tua showed some decent athleticism there.
Martinez looks gassed!
Tua decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tua fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jase Tua. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tua misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tua takes one to the chin there.
Tua moves into range and clinches up with Martinez .
Martinez breaks the clinch.
Matt Martinez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tua changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Martinez looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Tua tries to score with some ground and pound. Martinez controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
You can see the frustration on Martinez 's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tua in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
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 Jase Tua will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Martinez fails to land with a series of punches.
Martinez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tua drives through with a takedown into guard.
Tua stands up from Martinez 's guard - Tua perhaps looking for a knockout.
Martinez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tua.
Tua darts in and clinches Martinez up against the cage.
Tua's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tua fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Martinez sprawls well initially but Tua persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Tua sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tua has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tua passes the guard and advances to mount!
BOOM! Tua connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tua controlling from the full mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Martinez wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Tua.
Tua controlling the position easily from mount.
Tua scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Martinez ?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tua trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Tua tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Tua raining down shots from the mount!
Tua looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Tua wants to control the pace but Martinez is squirming around nicely.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Jase Tua just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
No luck for Tua with that takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jase Tua dominated that second 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.
Martinez misses with the combination.
Tua shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Martinez 's guard.
Tua with a flurry of punches that miss.
Martinez throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tua accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tua stands and steps away. Martinez gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Tua shoots in and bounces Martinez off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Martinez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Martinez keeping moving, preventing Tua from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tua pushing down on Martinez 's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Tua trying to control the action but Martinez is working from the bottom.
Tua works his way into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Tua is trying to get an arm triangle but Martinez is defending well.
Tua has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Tua fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Martinez sprawls well initially but Tua persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Tua gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tua shoots in looking for a takedown. Martinez tries to sprawl out of it but Tua 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 throws a right hand that Tua ducks under and follows up with a left that Tua also avoids with ease.
Tua has closed the distance and engaged Martinez in a clinch.
Tua tries to score a body lock takedown but Martinez shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Martinez wants to get back to striking at distance but Tua won't allow it.
Martinez is trying to break the clinch but Tua has him pressed against the cage.
Martinez is pressed up against the cage. Tua has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Martinez down to the mat. Martinez avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jase Tua. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Martinez is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Martinez tries to keep at a distance but Tua has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tua is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Martinez gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Matt Martinez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Martinez scores with a shot to the side of Tua's head.
Tua breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Martinez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jase Tua is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Martinez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tua moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tua feints and as Martinez raises his hands in defense, Tua changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Martinez has a closed guard, preventing Tua from standing up.
Tua controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Martinez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Tua gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jase Tua showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tua, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jase Tua!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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