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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jose Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yin Tao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martinez's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Black Eyed Peas - I Gotta Feeling. Tao is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Philip Bailey - Walking on the Chinese Wall. Jose Martinez has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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170 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Jose Martinez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yin Tao!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Hugh Johnson and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tao misses with a leg kick.
Martinez just misses with a punch to the body.
Martinez lands with a right hand.
Tao throws out a leg kick but Martinez moves out of range and Tao only half commits.
Tao lands with a thumping leg kick.
Martinez scores with a hook.
Martinez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tao manages to avoid it.
Tao jabs Martinez to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Martinez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tao thuds a left hand into Martinez's body.
Martinez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tao was well out of range. Poor timing from Martinez.
Tao misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martinez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tao ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tao misses with a looping left.
Tao takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tao cracks the inside of Martinez's front leg.
Tao avoids the body shot from Martinez.
Tao misses with a body kick.
Tao uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Martinez.
Tao cracks the inside of Martinez's front leg.
Martinez steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Tao. That one must have hurt.
Martinez throws a shot from downtown. Tao moves away and avoids it.
Tao misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tao throws a nice looking combination but Martinez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A shot to the liver by Martinez. Beautiful body shot.
Tao throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Tao slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Tao scores with a shot to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Martinez checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tao throws a leg kick but Martinez checks it.
Tao throws a lazy right hand but Martinez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martinez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tao throws a head kick that misses.
Tao fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Yin Tao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tao ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Martinez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tao throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Martinez avoids the body shot from Tao.
Tao throws a leg kick which misses Martinez's front leg but catches the back leg as Martinez tries to avoid it.
Martinez avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Tao throws a leg kick that misses.
Tao's corner calls for a 1-2. Tao obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Tao looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tao displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Martinez throws out the jab.
Tao throws a leg kick which misses Martinez's front leg but catches the back leg as Martinez tries to avoid it.
Tao ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tao throws a quick inside leg kick.
Martinez misses with an uppercut.
Tao throws a head kick that misses.
Tao ducks under a wild hook from Martinez.
Tao is looking to land body kicks.
Tao dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Martinez. That did some damage!
Tao throws a looping overhand right but Martinez ducks down to avoid it.
Tao is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Martinez rather than just go for the knockout.
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.
Tao throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Tao stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tao.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tao avoids a punch combination nicely.
Martinez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tao moves away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tao throws a push kick but Martinez slaps the foot to one side.
A telegraphed right hand from Martinez misses the target.
Martinez is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Tao lands a nice hook to Martinez's body. Martinez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tao scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tao tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Martinez was well out of range. Poor timing from Tao.
Tao throws a series of strikes that have Martinez backpedaling.
A big left from Martinez misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tao looks to land a body kick but Martinez moved away.
Tao scores with a spinning back kick!
Tao throws a body kick that misses
and Martinez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yin Tao dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Tao slips under a jab from Martinez.
Tao tries to score with a low kick but Martinez moves his leg out of the way.
Tao misses with a low kick.
Martinez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tao.
Tao uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Martinez.
Tao avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tao throws a leg kick
and Martinez counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tao.
Martinez gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Martinez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Tao manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tao misses with a hook.
Nice defenses there by Tao.
Tao lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tao buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tao moves away.
Tao buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Martinez cracks Tao with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A slow jab from Martinez misses its intended target.
Tao avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tao throws a body punch but Martinez moves out of range.
Martinez avoids a kick to the body.
Tao slips a jab from Martinez.
Tao connects with a leg kick. Martinez looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Martinez throws a lazy right hand but Tao sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Martinez misses with a double jab.
Martinez slips a straight right by Tao.
Martinez looks to land a left hand but Tao moved out of range nicely.
Tao throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tao has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tao there as he acknowledges the shot.
Martinez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Martinez looks to throw the jab but Tao is out of range.
Tao connects with a body shot.
Martinez's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tao connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Martinez scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martinez lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Tao digs a good body shot into Martinez's ribs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Martinez looks to score with a jab to the body but Tao is just out of range.
Tao thuds a left hand into Martinez's body.
Tao thows a body kick. Martinez tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Tao feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Martinez's calf.
Tao takes a swing at Martinez's ribcage but misses.
Tao scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tao lands a head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tao clobbers Martinez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Martinez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tao.
Tao misses the shot to the body.
Martinez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tao.
Tao misses with a low kick.
Martinez has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Tao.
Tao feints and then cracks Martinez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Martinez down.
Martinez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Martinez throws a body punch but Tao moves out of range.
Martinez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tao throws a hook to the side of Martinez's head but Martinez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Martinez looks to land a right hand but Tao moved out of range.
Tao throws a sloppy head kick and Martinez moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez throws a sloppy body shot
and Tao counters with a nice leg kick.
Tao thuds his right hand into Martinez's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
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!
Tao misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Martinez.
Tao throws a leg kick that is checked
and Tao takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tao looks to land a body kick but Martinez moved away.
Tao displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Martinez throws out the jab.
Tao moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tao displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Martinez throws out the jab.
Martinez cracks Tao with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Tao pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Martinez tries to clinch but Tao is having none of it.
Tao jabs Martinez to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Martinez has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yin Tao showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Tao lands a nice leg kick that just misses Martinez's sensitive parts.
Martinez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tao with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Martinez to score with a decent uppercut.
Tao tries to land a front kick but Martinez steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tao misses the shot to the body.
Tao pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Martinez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Martinez throws out a loose jab but Tao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Martinez moves out of range of the leg kick from Tao.
Martinez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Martinez swings for the body but Tao moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Martinez moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Martinez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tao moves away.
Martinez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tao has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez just misses with a punch to the body.
Tao dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Martinez. That did some damage!
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Martinez might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Martinez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tao can pounce on him.
Tao lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Tao throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tao ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tao throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tao lands with a good body shot.
Tao throws a body kick that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tao scores with a nice body kick.
Martinez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tao lands a body shot.
Tao misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez takes one to the side of the head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tao, right into the meat.
Tao lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Martinez tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tao lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Martinez throws a looping overhand right but Tao ducks down to avoid it.
Martinez takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tao chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Martinez throws a series of punches but Tao moves out of range.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Tao.
Tao throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Martinez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tao scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Tao. Beautiful body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tao, right into the meat.
Tao connects with a solid leg kick.
Yin Tao seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tao is looking to slow Martinez down with leg kicks.
Martinez avoids the head kick by Tao.
Tao scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tao throws a low kick but Martinez moves out of range easily.
Tao throws a leg kick that misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Martinez checks a leg kick.
Tao looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Martinez will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Tao connects with a leg kick. Martinez looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tao pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tao throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tao fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tao lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Tao tries a head kick but it misses.
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!
Tao scores with a jab to the jaw.
Tao ducks under a wild hook from Martinez.
Tao misses with a hook.
Tao dodges the punch combination from Martinez.
Tao turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tao throws a head kick but Martinez moves out of range.
Tao punishes Martinez's body with a nice straight punch.
Martinez doesn't manage to clinch there - Tao circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yin Tao really dominated that 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.
Tao with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Martinez tests Tao's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tao throws a body punch but Martinez moves out of range.
Martinez scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Tao takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Tao uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Martinez.
Martinez digs a good body shot into Tao's ribs.
Tao 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.
Martinez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tao lands a nice looking kick to the body. Martinez takes a step back to recover.
Martinez avoids the head kick by Tao.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tao.
Tao throws a leg kick that is checked
and Martinez counters with a nice body shot.
Tao slips under a jab from Martinez.
Tao uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Martinez.
Tao connects with a body shot.
Tao fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Martinez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Martinez takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Tao connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Martinez misses with a hook
and Tao counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tao feints and then cracks Martinez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Martinez down.
Tao looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tao comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tao fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Martinez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martinez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tao.
Tao thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Martinez if he has to take too many more of those.
Tao tries to land a leg kick but Martinez saw it coming and moves away.
Tao tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tao misses the jab.
Martinez takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Tao stuns Martinez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tao 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.
Martinez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tao throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tao ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Martinez moves away.
Tao has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tao there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tao misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Martinez avoids a kick to the body.
Tao throws a leg kick that is checked
and Martinez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tao turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tao throws a nice head kick!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Tao.
Martinez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tao chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tao swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Martinez scores with a jab to the jaw.
Tao throws a body kick that misses.
Tao scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Martinez.
Martinez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tao moves away.
Tao pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tao throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tao misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tao digs a good body shot into Martinez's ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tao tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tao walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Martinez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tao is looking to land body kicks.
Tao ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Martinez moves away.
Tao swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yin Tao dominated that fourth round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're 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 blocks a head kick by Tao.
Martinez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Martinez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tao can pounce on him.
An inside leg kick lands from Tao.
Tao steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Martinez.
A slow jab from Martinez misses its intended target.
Tao misses with a body kick.
Martinez misses with a straight left.
Tao throws a body kick that misses.
Tao lets loose with a powerful body kick. Martinez will feel that in the morning.
Martinez wants to clinch.
Tao lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Martinez is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tao throws a front kick aimed at Martinez's knee but Martinez avoids it well.
Martinez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tao manages to avoid it.
Tao tries a head kick but it misses.
Martinez throws out a powerful jab.
Martinez checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Tao just misses with a punch to the body.
Martinez keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Martinez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Martinez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tao will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Tao swings away with a body shot that misses
and Martinez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tao thinking.
Jose Martinez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tao lands a slapping body shot.
Tao fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Martinez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Martinez steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Tao. That one must have hurt.
A big right from Tao misses.
Martinez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tao counters with an outside leg kick.
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.
Martinez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tao moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tao tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tao uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Martinez.
A low kick from Tao is predictable there
and Martinez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Tao lands a slapping body shot.
Tao jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tao throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tao misses with a wild body shot.
Tao scoring well with a low kick there.
Tao lets loose with a powerful body kick. Martinez will feel that in the morning.
Tao misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tao throws a leg kick but Martinez moved away.
Tao tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tao lands with a thumping leg kick.
Martinez throws a hook but Tao avoids it easily.
Martinez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tao.
Martinez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Martinez walks forward, straight into a front kick from Tao.
Tao throws a push kick but Martinez slaps the foot to one side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Tao.
Martinez blocks a head kick by Tao.
Martinez throws a jab but it's blocked by Tao.
Tao slips a straight right by Martinez.
Martinez blocks a head kick by Tao.
Tao moves away from the strike by Martinez.
Martinez throws a shot to the body.
Tao looks for the body kick but Martinez saw that one coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tao lands a leg kick that knocks Martinez off balance momentarily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tao throws a shot to the body.
Tao avoids the body shot from Martinez.
Martinez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tao.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yin Tao comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tao has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 45:50
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 45:50
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yin Tao!
A victorious Yin Tao thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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