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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Ben Saunders (ranked 5170 p4p, 432 weight class) and Tico Martinez (ranked 5476 p4p, 446 weight class). Martinez has chosen The Game: Westside as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
5 - 7 - 0 |
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196 lbs
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Dangerous knees
Granite chin
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Excellent boxer
Solid chin
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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
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ben Saunders!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tico Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saunders scores with a hook.
Saunders tries to clinch up but Martinez circles away and keeps his distance.
Martinez tries to counter by closing the distance.
Saunders tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Martinez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Martinez lands a head kick. Saunders smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Saunders throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Martinez.
Martinez wants to slow Saunders down by chopping away at his legs.
Saunders feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Martinez looks to score with a jab to the body but Saunders is just out of range.
Martinez throws a leg kick but Saunders moved away.
Ben Saunders seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martinez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Saunders throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Saunders avoids a punch combination nicely.
Saunders lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Martinez tries to land a leg kick but Saunders saw it coming and moves away.
Martinez pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice leg kick lands there from Martinez.
Saunders keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Saunders.
Saunders tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Martinez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Martinez tries to counter by closing the distance.
Martinez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Saunders looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Saunders throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Martinez's coach down at 11th Planet Fight Team was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Martinez's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Saunders darts in and clinches Martinez up against the ropes.
Martinez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Martinez throws a low kick but it's checked well by Saunders.
Martinez tries to score with a low kick but Saunders moves his leg out of the way.
Good standup being displayed there by Martinez as he connects with a hook.
Saunders uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Martinez.
Saunders has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Saunders there as he acknowledges the shot.
Martinez pivots, looking for a leg kick but Saunders is out of range and Martinez settles back down.
Saunders takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Good exchange - Saunders coming out on top.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martinez misses with a wild body shot.
Martinez misses with a low kick as Saunders jumps back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Martinez misses the shot to the body.
Martinez throws the left hand but Saunders avoids the punch easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Saunders.
Saunders showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Martinez.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Saunders, right into the meat.
Martinez slips under a jab.
Martinez connects with a looping right hand.
Saunders scores with a nice body kick.
Good exchange - Martinez coming out on top.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Martinez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Martinez misses with a body shot.
Saunders keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Saunders moves into the clinch successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tico Martinez dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A slapping leg kick lands for Saunders.
Saunders dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Martinez. That did some damage!
Saunders has taken the fight to the clinch.
Saunders scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Tico Martinez has been cut.
Martinez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Martinez avoiding damage as Saunders throws knees to the body.
Saunders looking to throw knees to the head but Martinez is blocking nicely.
Martinez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Martinez circles away from the clinch attempt
and Martinez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Saunders throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Martinez.
A jab from Martinez misses.
Saunders tries a head kick but it misses.
Martinez misses with a looping right.
Martinez misses with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martinez misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saunders slips under a jab from Martinez.
Martinez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Saunders walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Saunders tries to close the distance and clinch up but Martinez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Martinez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Martinez misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Saunders counters with a nice leg kick.
A big right from Saunders misses.
Martinez steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Saunders.
Martinez lands a right hook to the body.
Saunders connects with an inside leg kick.
Martinez throws a nice outside leg kick.
Saunders lands with a kick to the temple. Martinez shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Saunders slips under a jab.
Saunders keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Saunders misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Martinez misses with a wild body shot.
Saunders moves away from the strike by Martinez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Saunders.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martinez throws a leg kick but Saunders sees it coming and moves out of range.
Saunders rushes Martinez and presses him up against the ropes.
Saunders using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Martinez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Saunders lands a knee to the head.
Martinez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Saunders with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Saunders lands a knee to the head.
Martinez avoiding damage as Saunders throws knees to the body.
The referee calls for Martinez to work.
Martinez dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Martinez continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Martinez misses with a body punch.
Saunders throws a knee to the head but misses.
Saunders missing with knees to the body.
Saunders landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Saunders dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tico Martinez's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Martinez lands a jab to Saunders's midsection.
Saunders moves into the clinch successfully.
Martinez manages to break the clinch.
Martinez thows a leg kick but Saunders checks it
and Saunders counters with a head kick. That will keep Martinez thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Ben Saunders is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A jab from Martinez misses.
Martinez lands a nice looking body shot.
Martinez on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Saunders rushes Martinez and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Martinez tries a body shot but Saunders blocks it.
Ben Saunders has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Saunders with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Saunders with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Martinez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Martinez manages to break the clinch.
Saunders lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martinez lands a right hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Saunders takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Martinez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Saunders stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Martinez throws a right and a left that Saunders avoids nicely.
Saunders takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Martinez looks to land a right hand but Saunders moved out of range.
Saunders fires out a quick counter leg kick but Martinez just manages to avoid it.
Saunders tries to close the distance and clinch up but Martinez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A lazy left from Martinez finds it's target.
Saunders tries to close the distance and clinch up but Martinez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Martinez lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Martinez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Martinez lands with a nice body punch.
Saunders takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Martinez takes a swing at Saunders's ribcage but misses.
Martinez throws a head kick but Saunders moves out of range.
Saunders checks a low kick from Martinez.
Saunders tries to score with a low kick but Martinez moves his leg out of the way.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Martinez cracks Saunders with an open hand slap.
Tico Martinez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Martinez.
Saunders uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Martinez.
Martinez misses with a series of wild punches.
Martinez moves out of range as Saunders throws a body kick.
A little jabbing left from Martinez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Martinez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Saunders is rocked!
Martinez connects with a crushing straight, right on the bridge of Saunders's nose, sending him crumpling to the mat! That's really rocked Saunders - is he going to beat the count??? 4,5,6,7,8,9.....10 - he's not made it - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Tico Martinez!
An out of breath Tico Martinez thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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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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