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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Noah Bennet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bennet comes to the cage accompanied by Unloco - Crashing. Martinez has chosen Non Phixion - The CIA Is Trying To Kill Me as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Noah Bennet!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ricardo Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bennet does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Bennet blocks a leg kick.
Martinez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bennet can pounce on him.
Bennet scoring well with a low kick there.
A low kick from Martinez misses
and Bennet counters with a slapping leg kick.
Noah Bennet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martinez lands with a good body shot.
Martinez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bennet throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Ricardo Martinez has been cut.
A slapping leg kick lands for Martinez.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martinez connects with a solid leg kick.
Martinez checks a leg kick.
Bennet has closed the distance and engaged Martinez in a clinch.
Martinez breaks from the clinch.
Martinez tests Bennet's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Martinez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennet throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bennet tries a knee to the head but Martinez blocks it.
Martinez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Martinez misses with a knee strike.
Bennet is looking to control Martinez's arms but Martinez gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bennet has his back to the cage.
Bennet will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Martinez up against the cage.
Bennet throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bennet looking to throw knees to the head but Martinez is blocking nicely.
Bennet manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Bennet with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennet taking a breather.
Bennet tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bennet throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Martinez blocks it with crossed arms.
Bennet tries to stall but Martinez uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Noah Bennet.
Martinez scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
It looks like Noah Bennet has been cut.
Bennet throws a head kick but Martinez moves out of range.
Bennet ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Martinez moves away.
Bennet throws a push kick but Martinez slaps the foot to one side.
An inside leg kick from Martinez misses.
Bennet darts in trying to clinch
letting Martinez counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bennet is able to avoid easily.
Martinez walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bennet fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Martinez is out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Bennet checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bennet misses with a low kick.
A solid body kick from Bennet.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Martinez checks a leg kick.
Bennet looks to land a body kick but Martinez moved away.
A low kick from Bennet misses
and Martinez counters with an inside leg kick.
Bennet instigates a clinch.
Bennet is looking to control Martinez's arms but Martinez gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bennet has his back to the cage.
Martinez wants to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennet misses with a knee strike.
Bennet lands a knee to the head.
Bennet unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bennet taking a breather.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A shot in the inside from Martinez.
Bennet tries a knee to the head but Martinez blocks it.
Martinez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bennet slows down the pace here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bennet looking to throw knees to the head but Martinez is blocking nicely.
Martinez lands a hook that snaps the head of Bennet backwards.
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 Noah Bennet will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bennet wants to slow Martinez down by chopping away at his legs.
Bennet throws a body kick that misses
and Martinez counters with a stiff right hand.
Martinez moves into the clinch successfully.
Bennet fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bennet with a knee to the head.
Bennet tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bennet misses with a knee to the head.
Bennet looking to throw knees to the head but Martinez is blocking nicely.
Martinez scores with a shot to the side of Bennet's head.
Bennet has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Bennet tries to land a knee to the head but Martinez blocks with his arms.
Bennet lands a nice knee to the body.
Bennet tries to land knees in the clinch but Martinez avoids the damage to the body.
Martinez avoiding damage as Bennet throws knees to the body.
Bennet tries to land a knee to the head but Martinez blocks with his arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez lands a knee to the body.
Bennet throws a knee to the head but misses.
Martinez avoids a wild elbow strike from Bennet.
Bennet swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bennet with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bennet missing with knees to the body.
Bennet misses with a hook to the ribs.
Martinez lands an elbow inside that Bennet shrugs off.
Martinez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bennet - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Martinez can't find room to land a body shot as Bennet controls the action.
Bennet stalling the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez avoiding damage as Bennet throws knees to the body.
Martinez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bennet with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bennet using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Martinez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bennet misses with a knee strike.
Bennet throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Martinez blocks it with crossed arms.
Bennet tries to land knees in the clinch but Martinez avoids the damage to the body.
Noah Bennet has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Martinez digs a right hand into Bennet's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bennet's gas tank.
Bennet is trying to maintain a safe position but Martinez gets an underhook and turns Bennet into the cage.
Martinez misses with a knee strike.
Bennet using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Martinez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Martinez lands a nice shot to the body.
Martinez lands a left hand.
Good body shot from Martinez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bennet using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Martinez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bennet with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A bit of stalling here from Bennet.
Bennet misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Martinez.
Bennet misses with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bennet throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Martinez blocks it with crossed arms.
Bennet tries to work over Martinez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Martinez tries a knee to the head but Bennet blocks it.
Bennet trying to control the position but instead, Martinez has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bennet into the cage.
Bennet with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennet trying to land knees to the body.
Bennet misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Martinez.
Bennet trying to land knees to the body.
Martinez managing to block the knees to the body from Bennet.
A left hand lands to the body for Martinez.
Bennet is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Martinez is defending well for now.
Martinez has had enough of the clinch but Bennet keeps him there for the moment.
Bennet tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bennet missing with knees to the body.
Bennet throws a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bennet throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Martinez blocks it with crossed arms.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Noah Bennet dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bennet tries to land a body kick
and Martinez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bennet swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bennet tries to land a leg kick but Martinez saw it coming and moves away.
Martinez closes the distance and clinches.
Bennet misses with a knee to the head.
Martinez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Martinez avoiding damage as Bennet throws knees to the body.
Bennet tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Martinez avoiding damage as Bennet throws knees to the body.
Bennet throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bennet tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bennet - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Martinez prevents a body shot from Bennet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennet has a couple of punches blocked by Martinez.
Martinez landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bennet looking to throw knees to the head but Martinez is blocking nicely.
Martinez avoiding damage as Bennet throws knees to the body.
Bennet is trying to maintain a safe position but Martinez gets an underhook and turns Bennet into the cage.
Bennet tries a knee to the head but Martinez blocks it.
Bennet will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Martinez up against the cage.
Bennet tries a knee to the head but Martinez blocks it.
Bennet tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Martinez blocks an elbow strike from Bennet.
Martinez wants to break free but Bennet has control.
Bennet is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Martinez is defending well for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez lands an elbow inside.
Martinez pushes off an throws an elbow but Bennet leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bennet is trying to maintain a safe position but Martinez gets an underhook and turns Bennet into the cage.
Bennet tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bennet struggles to land a body shot inside as Martinez controls his hands.
Bennet tries a knee to the head but Martinez blocks it.
Bennet taking a breather.
Bennet tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bennet lands a knee to the body.
Martinez will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bennet up against the cage.
Bennet using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Martinez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennet tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Martinez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bennet throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Martinez counters with a nice body shot.
Bennet on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Martinez. Martinez obviously looking to wear him down.
Bennet takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Martinez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martinez uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Martinez connects with an inside leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Martinez - that will leave a mark!
Martinez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ricardo Martinez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Martinez misses the shot to the body.
Martinez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bennet manages to avoid it.
Bennet misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennet looks for the body kick but Martinez saw that one coming.
Nice body punch from Martinez.
Bennet takes one on the button.
Noah Bennet's cut is getting worse.
Bennet avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bennet dodges the punch combination from Martinez.
Bennet misses with a body kick.
Bennet throws a body kick that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bennet tries to score with a low kick but Martinez moves his leg out of the way.
Martinez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Martinez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Martinez scores with a decent looking hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Martinez really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Martinez moves into the clinch.
Bennet is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Martinez is keeping busy.
Martinez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Martinez managing to block the knees to the body from Bennet.
Martinez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bennet is defending well for now.
Martinez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bennet avoids it.
Martinez has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bennet is trying to maintain a safe position but Martinez gets an underhook and turns Bennet into the cage.
Bennet tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bennet tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Martinez avoids it.
Bennet tries to land knees in the clinch but Martinez avoids the damage to the body.
Martinez is pushing Bennet up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Bennet misses with an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennet is looking to control Martinez's arms but Martinez gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bennet has his back to the cage.
Bennet slowing the pace effectively.
Bennet throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bennet tries a knee to the head but Martinez blocks it.
Martinez blocks an elbow strike.
Martinez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Martinez missing with knees to the body.
Martinez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bennet is trying to maintain a safe position but Martinez gets an underhook and turns Bennet into the cage.
Martinez dodges an elbow strike from Bennet.
Bennet keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Martinez's efforts to push away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Martinez.
Bennet throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Martinez blocks it with crossed arms.
Martinez misses with a punch to the body.
Bennet misses with a knee to the head.
Martinez managing to block the knees to the body from Bennet.
Bennet missing with knees to the body.
Martinez avoiding damage as Bennet throws knees to the body.
Martinez avoids the elbow strike from Bennet, against the cage.
Bennet tries to land a knee to the head but Martinez blocks with his arms.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Still in the clinch, Martinez scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bennet looking to stall.
Bennet throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennet misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Martinez.
Bennet with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bennet misses with a knee to the head.
Bennet taking a breather.
Martinez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Noah Bennet's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Martinez tries to land a knee to the head but Bennet blocks with his arms.
Bennet throws a head punch that misses.
Bennet tries a knee to the head but Martinez blocks it.
Bennet tries to land knees in the clinch but Martinez avoids the damage to the body.
Bennet is trying to maintain a safe position but Martinez gets an underhook and turns Bennet into the cage.
Bennet tries a knee to the head but Martinez blocks it.
Bennet using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Martinez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bennet is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Martinez trying to stall but Bennet improves his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez lands a knee to the body.
Bennet trying to land knees to the body.
Bennet misses with a knee strike.
Martinez blocking some punches.
Bennet with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A nice right hand lands inside from Martinez.
Martinez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bennet managing to block the knees to the body from Martinez.
Bennet with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Martinez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Martinez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Martinez checks the leg kick nicely there.
Martinez tried to score with a low kick but Bennet checks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Noah Bennet had his way with Ricardo Martinez in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Bennet misses with a leg kick.
Martinez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Martinez throws a head kick that half lands.
Martinez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bennet pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bennet throws a leg kick but Martinez moved away.
Martinez drives through and clinches with Bennet against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martinez missing with knees to the body.
Bennet is trying to maintain a safe position but Martinez gets an underhook and turns Bennet into the cage.
Bennet looking to throw knees to the head but Martinez is blocking nicely.
Bennet throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Martinez blocks it with crossed arms.
Bennet is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Martinez manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bennet. Martinez shrugs it off though.
A low kick from Bennet misses
and Martinez counters with a crisp one two that drops Bennet! Martinez thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Bennet to his feet! Bennet is in big trouble!
Bennet is rocked!
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martinez throws a front kick aimed at Bennet's knee but Bennet avoids it well.
A lazy body kick from Bennet
and Martinez counters with an outside leg kick.
Bennet on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Martinez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Martinez lands with a good body shot.
Bennet slips a jab and a cross from Martinez.
A clash of legs there as Bennet blocks the low kick.
Martinez throws a sloppy head kick and Bennet moves out of range easily.
Bennet looks to land a body kick but Martinez moved away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez lands with a thumping leg kick.
Martinez is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bennet rather than just go for the knockout.
Martinez moves into the clinch.
Bennet tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Martinez blocks an elbow strike.
Bennet misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Martinez pushes off an throws an elbow but Bennet leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bennet misses with a knee to the head.
Martinez being controlled against the cage.
Bennet misses with a knee strike.
Bennet misses with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez stalling.
Martinez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bennet misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Martinez.
Bennet avoids the elbow strike from Martinez, against the cage.
Bennet throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Martinez blocks it with crossed arms.
Bennet with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bennet tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Martinez's elbow.
Ricardo Martinez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bennet misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Martinez.
Bennet looking to stall.
Martinez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Martinez tries to break the clinch but Bennet is controlling the position.
Bennet with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Noah Bennet is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennet with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Martinez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A head kick by Bennet misses
and Martinez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bennet takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bennet takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bennet stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Martinez.
Bennet slips a jab and a cross from Martinez.
Martinez lands a left and a right that send Bennet crashing to the mat, dazed. Martinez thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Jeez, Noah Bennet's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Noah Bennet's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ricardo Martinez!
Ricardo Martinez is the new middleweight champion!
A victorious Ricardo Martinez thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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