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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Terence Gould (ranked 24803 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luis Martinez (ranked 6082 p4p, 0 weight class). Terence Gould has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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193 lbs
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193 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced |
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Brawler
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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
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Terence Gould!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Luis Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Martinez.
Gould went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Martinez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gould throws a big counter combination but Martinez scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Martinez scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Terence Gould has been cut.
Martinez throws a body kick that misses
and Gould counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Gould is thwarting Martinez's attempts to control the position.
Gould seems to be working for a kimura but Martinez defends the submission attempt.
Martinez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gould.
Gould could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Martinez looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gould is taking a breather. Martinez says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Martinez holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Gould lands strikes from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Gould lands a nice short elbow.
Gould wants to control but Martinez is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gould missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gould working Martinez over with strikes.
Martinez controlling the position well.
Gould thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez keeping hold of Gould's head, controlling as best he can.
Gould missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gould not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Martinez is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Gould's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Gould's back!
Martinez tries to get the hooks in deep but Gould pushed the leg off.
You can see the frustration on Gould's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Gould breaks Martinez's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez trying to keep a closed guard but Gould is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Martinez is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gould is controlling him.
Gould might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Martinez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gould accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gould throws a big right hand that misses.
Martinez controls Gould momentarily but Gould frees himself.
Gould has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Gould landing with the ground and pound.
That's four 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.
Gould sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Gould with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gould working some strikes from top position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Martinez is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Martinez had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gould defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Terence Gould dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Terence Gould's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Martinez tries to score a power double leg takedown but Gould sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Martinez somewhat.
Martinez has managed to clinch.
Gould is looking to break free of the clinch but Martinez has double underhooks.
Gould is trying to pull guard but Martinez turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Gould jumps guard but Martinez stands there with Gould around his waist. Gould gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice shot by Martinez.
Martinez shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Martinez was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez trying to control the action but Gould is working from the bottom.
Martinez is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Gould tries to escape but Martinez is in control.
Gould is trying to control Martinez's posture but Martinez avoids it.
Gould is looking to reverse the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Gould prevents Martinez from moving into mount.
Martinez misses with the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Martinez decides to stand back up. Martinez steps back and let's Gould get back to his feet.
Martinez drives through with a takedown into guard.
Martinez drops back, looking for a kneebar! Gould looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Gould looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Gould!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gould creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Martinez sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Martinez is trying to improve his position.
Martinez regains half guard, as Gould was trying to land strikes.
Gould prevents Martinez from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gould sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Martinez defending well though.
Gould landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Gould looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Martinez with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Martinez flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Gould thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gould trying to control from half guard but Martinez is working away.
Gould is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Martinez is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gould seems to be looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Luis Martinez will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Terence Gould's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Martinez.
Martinez has managed to clinch.
Gould pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Martinez tries to keep at a distance but Gould has taken the fight into the clinch.
Martinez jumps guard and drags Gould to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinez working for a triangle but Gould defends it easily.
Gould being controlled here momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Terence Gould overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gould throwing strikes from guard but Martinez blocks nicely.
Martinez is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gould postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Gould with a flurry of punches that miss.
Martinez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gould stopping the sweep attempt from Martinez.
Gould throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Martinez has his hands on Gould's head, controlling the position.
Gould is stalling in the full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gould throws a leg kick that is checked
and Martinez holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Martinez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gould takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Martinez.
Terence Gould is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gould scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Gould trying to control the position but Martinez is working away.
Martinez tries to bench press Gould off him but Gould keeps the position.
Gould creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Martinez sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Martinez is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Martinez's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Martinez sneaks back into half guard.
Martinez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gould is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Martinez wants to get back to full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gould thows a huge punch but Martinez dodges it nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luis 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luis Martinez!
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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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