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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Curtis Tate Iii (ranked 24864 p4p, 24650 weight class) and Righteous Crusader (ranked 122 p4p, 105 weight class). Righteous Crusader looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Curtis Tate Iii!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Righteous Crusader !
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crusader takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tate Iii keeps the fight on the outside.
Tate Iii looks to land a combination but Crusader avoids it well.
Crusader swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tate Iii takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tate Iii lands a nice shot to the body.
Tate Iii takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Tate Iii defending well as Crusader loads up on a big left hand.
Tate Iii shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Crusader eats them both and turns towards Tate Iii to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Crusader throws a right hand that Tate Iii ducks under and follows up with a left that Tate Iii also avoids with ease.
Tate Iii swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crusader tries to clinch up.
Tate Iii jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tate Iii rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Crusader moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Crusader avoids the body shot from Tate Iii.
Crusader misses with a few strikes there.
Tate Iii has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cozad MMA Las Vegas in the buildup to the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tate Iii goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Tate Iii scores with a jab to the head.
A lazy left from Crusader finds it's target.
Tate Iii uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Crusader has time to react.
Crusader stalks Tate Iii and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Tate Iii's face. Tate Iii staggers backwards, shaken.
Tate Iii misses with the combination.
Sloppy strikes from Tate Iii. Those never looked like landing.
Crusader throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tate Iii.
It looked like Tate Iii was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crusader avoids a punch combination nicely.
Crusader has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Tate Iii swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tate Iii cracks Crusader with an open hand slap.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crusader tries to clinch but Tate Iii moves out of range.
No joy there for Tate Iii, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Crusader is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Crusader scores with a punch to the head.
Tate Iii is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Crusader .
 It looks like Curtis Tate Iii has been cut.
Tate Iii throws a body punch but Crusader moves out of range.
Crusader doesn't manage to clinch there - Tate Iii circles away.
Crusader closes the distance looking to clinch
and Tate Iii counters with a left and a right that stings Crusader .
Tate Iii scores with a nice strike.
Tate Iii looks to land a combination but Crusader avoids it well.
Tate Iii looks to land a combination but Crusader avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate Iii moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A punch combination from Crusader misses.
Tate Iii misses with a jab, cross combination.
Crusader tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Tate Iii throws a nice looking combination but Crusader bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Crusader is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Tate Iii with a body shot.
Tate Iii avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tate Iii slips a jab and a cross from Crusader .
A nice combination there by Crusader .
Crusader walks into a straight right hand from Tate Iii.
Tate Iii misses with a two punch combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Some wild striking there from Tate Iii.
Tate Iii throws a right hand that Crusader ducks under and follows up with a left that Crusader also avoids with ease.
Crusader tries to clinch up
enabling Tate Iii to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tate Iii with a nice cross.
Crusader misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tate Iii.
Crusader avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tate Iii throws a series of strikes that have Crusader backpedaling.
Tate Iii misses with the combination.
Tate Iii throws a nice looking combination but Crusader bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Crusader is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crusader misses with a double jab.
Tate Iii is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A shot to the liver by Tate Iii. Beautiful body shot.
Crusader moves in looking to clinch but Tate Iii pushes him off.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Curtis Tate Iii dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Curtis Tate Iii's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Tate Iii lands an overhand right.
Crusader misses with a few strikes there.
Tate Iii misses with a double jab.
Tate Iii avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice shot by Tate Iii.
Tate Iii lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
 Crusader is rocked!
Crusader smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Tate Iii looks to land a combination but Crusader avoids it well.
No joy there for Crusader , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Crusader is sent reeling backwards by a solid uppercut. He barely regains his balance and Tate Iii moves in for the kill throwing a continuous barrage of punches that force the ref to step in.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Curtis Tate Iii!
Curtis Tate Iii retains his super heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Javier Martinez (ranked 611 p4p, 673 weight class) and Ciro Terranova (ranked 86 p4p, 97 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Javier Martinez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ciro Terranova!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Gwen Towbar and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Terranova lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Martinez has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Martinez and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Martinez tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Terranova throws a leg kick which misses Martinez's front leg but catches the back leg as Martinez tries to avoid it.
Martinez checks a leg kick.
Martinez rushes Terranova and presses him up against the cage.
Our sources have told us that Martinez has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Martinez has a couple of punches blocked by Terranova.
Terranova on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Martinez just misses with a elbow thrown towards Terranova's brow.
Martinez misses with the head strike.
Martinez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Martinez.
Martinez misses with an elbow over the top.
Terranova manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinez throws an off balance right hand
and Terranova connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Martinez rushes Terranova and presses him up against the cage.
Martinez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Martinez controlling the action here for a moment.
Terranova takes an elbow to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez throws an elbow but it misses.
Martinez dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Martinez holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Martinez gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Terranova prevents a body shot from Martinez.
Terranova pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Terranova misses with a low kick.
Martinez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Terranova.
Terranova defending well as Martinez loads up on a big left hand.
Martinez throws a jab but it's blocked by Terranova.
Terranova lands with a thumping leg kick.
Terranova throws a leg kick that misses.
Terranova fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
An inside leg kick from Terranova misses.
Martinez avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A nice inside leg kick there by Terranova. That's going to slow Martinez down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Terranova lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Martinez has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Martinez and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Martinez pushes Terranova up against the cage in a clinch.
Martinez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Martinez has had enough of the clinch but Terranova keeps him there for the moment.
Martinez misses with an elbow strike.
Martinez throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Terranova breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A good leg kick by Terranova.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martinez forces Terranova back against the cage and clinches.
Terranova avoids a wild elbow strike from Martinez.
Terranova avoids the elbow strike from Martinez, against the cage.
Martinez stalling in the clinch but Terranova improves position.
Martinez has Terranova pushed against the cage.
Terranova avoids a wild elbow strike from Martinez.
Martinez has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Terranova is trying to keep an underhook but Martinez manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Terranova throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Martinez knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Terranova on the ground.
Terranova keeping control of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terranova keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Terranova trying to control from the bottom.
Martinez not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Terranova is looking to control Martinez's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Terranova avoid being mounted?
Terranova keeping control of the position.
Terranova has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Terranova trying to hold on to Martinez's head to control him but Martinez postures up.
Terranova has his hands clasped together around Martinez's back. He's all about the action.
Martinez winds up and cracks Terranova with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Terranova is not content to let Martinez control the position.
Terranova wants to control but Martinez is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Terranova desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Terranova's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Martinez connects with a nice short shot to Terranova's temple.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Terranova is not content to let Martinez control the position.
Terranova punching from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Javier Martinez dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Martinez throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Terranova was covering up waiting for the punch and Martinez finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Terranova pulls Martinez in close to his closed guard and prevents Martinez from doing any damage or advancing position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Martinez postures up.
Terranova might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Martinez haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Martinez distracts Terranova with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinez is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Terranova not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Terranova trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Martinez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Terranova managing to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Terranova working a defensive guard here.
Martinez throws an elbow that misses. Terranova uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Martinez's guard. Nice move by Terranova!
Terranova stands and steps away. Martinez gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Martinez gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Terranova.
Terranova with a nice calf kick.
Ciro Terranova is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Terranova moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ciro Terranova seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Martinez misses with a wild combination.
Terranova dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Martinez. That did some damage!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Terranova.
Martinez gets a clinch.
Terranova being controlled against the cage.
Terranova avoids a wild elbow strike from Martinez.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Martinez just misses with a elbow thrown towards Terranova's brow.
Martinez looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Martinez pushes off an throws an elbow but Terranova leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Martinez creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Terranova's defenses.
Martinez landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Terranova pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Martinez gets the takedown into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez is looking to take a break and control but Terranova is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Martinez works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Terranova struggling a bit here.
Martinez wants to control but Terranova is keeping him busy.
Terranova wants to control but Martinez postures up.
Martinez trying to control the action but Terranova is working from the bottom.
Terranova defending against the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Martinez trying to control the position but Terranova is working away.
Martinez working away.
Martinez throws a strike aimed at the side of Terranova's head but Terranova avoids it well.
Terranova throws up a few punches.
Terranova parries the strikes from Martinez easily there. Martinez is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Terranova to escape.
Terranova is looking to reverse the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Martinez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Terranova keeps working.
Terranova is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Javier Martinez dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Terranova enables Martinez to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Terranova manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Terranova looking to control.
Terranova has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Terranova looking to control.
Terranova lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Terranova gets to his feet. Martinez looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An inside leg kick lands from Terranova.
The fighters circling - Martinez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Terranova uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Martinez.
Terranova avoids the body shot from Martinez.
Martinez keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Jab, jab by Terranova - just one landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Terranova.
Martinez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Terranova sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Martinez throws a jab when Terranova was well out of range.
Martinez has taken the fight to the clinch.
Martinez throws an elbow but it misses.
Martinez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Martinez misses with an elbow over the top.
Martinez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Terranova can do to turn this around?
Terranova manages to break the clinch.
Terranova throws a big shot that misses.
Martinez was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Terranova 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.
The fighters circling - Terranova throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Martinez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Terranova was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Good exchange - Martinez coming out on top.
Martinez moves into the clinch.
Terranova manages to break the clinch.
Martinez drives through and clinches with Terranova against the cage.
Terranova blocks the elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez tries to land knees in the clinch but Terranova avoids the damage to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Terranova breaks the clinch.
Terranova attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Martinez checks a leg kick.
Terranova attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Martinez scores with a takedown into Terranova's guard.
Terranova trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Terranova trying to keep a closed guard but Martinez is proving a slippery customer.
Martinez is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Terranova throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Martinez postures up and lands a big shot to Terranova's brow.
Terranova doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Terranova striking off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez trying to control but Terranova is working from the bottom.
Martinez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Terranova working a defensive guard here.
Terranova looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Martinez preventing the sweep.
Martinez postures up in Terranova's guard and throws a big left but Terranova blocks it.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Martinez takes the fight into the clinch.
Martinez is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Terranova breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Terranova wants to land a leg kick but Martinez is out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Terranova.
Terranova with a nice calf kick.
Martinez throws a series of punches but Terranova moves out of range.
Terranova throws a quick inside leg kick.
Terranova lands an overhand right.
Martinez looking to score a takedown here. Terranova is defending well but Martinez drives through and ends up in Terranova's guard.
Terranova has his hands on Martinez's head, controlling the position.
Terranova looking for a sweep. Not yet Terranova, not yet.
Terranova throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Terranova trying to strike off his back.
Terranova keeping moving, preventing Martinez from controlling successfully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Javier Martinez clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Terranova tries to work over Martinez's front leg with a kick but Martinez checks it.
Martinez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A decent looking cross lands there for Martinez.
Terranova throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Terranova chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Martinez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Terranova throws a leg kick
and Martinez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Martinez checks a leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Martinez. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Martinez.
Terranova turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Terranova shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Terranova throws a leg kick which misses Martinez's front leg but catches the back leg as Martinez tries to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Terranova throws a looping overhand right but Martinez ducks down to avoid it.
Terranova with the inside leg kick.
Terranova clobbers Martinez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Martinez just misses with a punch to the body.
Ciro Terranova seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Terranova throws a leg kick but Martinez sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Terranova dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Martinez. That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez checks a low kick from Terranova.
Terranova throws a quick inside leg kick.
Martinez throws the left hand but Terranova avoids the punch easily.
Terranova defending well as Martinez loads up on a big left hand.
No joy there for Martinez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Martinez checks a leg kick.
Terranova shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Terranova attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Good work by Martinez as he checks the leg kick.
Terranova uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Martinez.
Terranova dodges the punch combination from Martinez.
That kick from Terranova tenderised Martinez's leg. Martinez is trying to keep his angry face on.
Martinez is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Martinez bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Terranova throws a low kick but Martinez moves out of range easily.
Terranova moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terranova tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Martinez tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
An inside leg kick from Terranova misses.
Good work by Martinez as he checks the leg kick.
Martinez clinches.
Martinez is trying to stall.
Terranova blocks an elbow strike.
Martinez breaks from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martinez checks a leg kick nicely.
A low kick lands for Terranova.
Martinez fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Terranova sprawls well initially but Martinez persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Terranova is trying to control but can't.
Martinez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Martinez trying to control from half guard but Terranova is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terranova is trying to control but can't.
Terranova is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Terranova misses with some strikes from the bottom.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Martinez working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Martinez wants to control but Terranova is keeping him busy.
Martinez scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Terranova trying to control from the bottom.
Martinez is trying to control. Terranova wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's four 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.
Terranova controlling the position well.
Martinez trying to control from Terranova's half guard. Terranova has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Martinez being controlled here momentarily.
Martinez postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Terranova throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Martinez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Martinez scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Terranova will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Javier Martinez will probably get the nod.
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. This is the final round!
A nice inside leg kick there by Terranova. That's going to slow Martinez down.
That kick from Terranova tenderised Martinez's leg. Martinez is trying to keep his angry face on.
A low kick from Terranova misses
and Martinez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
An inside leg kick lands from Terranova.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Martinez checks a leg kick.
Terranova wants to slow Martinez down by chopping away at his legs.
Martinez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Terranova can pounce on him.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Martinez checks a leg kick.
Martinez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Terranova takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Martinez is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Martinez pushes Terranova up against the cage in a clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Terranova is struggling to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez looking to slow down the pace here.
Martinez looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Terranova blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Martinez looking to slow down the pace here.
Terranova manages to break the clinch.
Martinez scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Terranova wants to control but Martinez postures up.
Terranova looks to move to half guard but instead Martinez has passed into mount! Damn!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez with the ground and pound from mount.
Terranova is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Martinez cracks Terranova with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Martinez avoids the attempt from Terranova to control.
Javier Martinez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Terranova is bucking up trying to escape but Martinez cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Terranova?
Terranova flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Terranova is bucking up trying to escape but Martinez cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Terranova is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Terranova working to try and regain half guard.
Terranova tries to hold on but Martinez postures up.
Martinez blocks Terranova's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Terranova tries to hold on but Martinez postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Terranova throwing hammer fists to the chest of Martinez. What's that going to do exactly?
Terranova wants to hold on but Martinez pushes him away.
Terranova is in a horrible position here. Martinez smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Terranova tries to lock up and control but Martinez gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Terranova is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Martinez is staying active.
Martinez lands a nice shot to the head.
Ciro Terranova has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Terranova tries to hold on but Martinez pushes him away.
Martinez has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Terranova's face.
Martinez blocks Terranova's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Javier Martinez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Martinez, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 50:45
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 50:46
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Javier Martinez!
Javier Martinez was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fortune Thibodeaux (ranked 4296 p4p, 4335 weight class) and Major Pain (ranked 522 p4p, 525 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Major Pain enters the cage!
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BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
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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 15 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fortune Thibodeaux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Major Pain!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Gwen Towbar and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thibodeaux scores with a jab. Pain acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Pain tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thibodeaux swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thibodeaux has closed the distance and engaged Pain in a clinch.
Pain tries for a takedown. No joy.
Thibodeaux misses with an elbow over the top.
Pain jumps guard but Thibodeaux turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Pain tries to pull guard but Thibodeaux won't allow it.
Fortune Thibodeaux has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Major Pain.
Thibodeaux gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
 It looks like Major Pain has been cut.
Pain takes an elbow to the forehead.
Thibodeaux throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pains head.
Pain wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pain looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Pain is trying to break the clinch but Thibodeaux is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pain is trying to break the clinch but Thibodeaux is controlling him.
Pain breaks the clinch.
Thibodeaux clinches with his opponent.
Pain wants a takedown.
Pain tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Thibodeaux just stands there and leans against the cage.
Thibodeaux pushes Pain back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux lands a left hand.
Pain has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pain takes an elbow to the temple.
Pain is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Thibodeaux is keeping busy.
Pain tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Thibodeaux lands a nice elbow.
Pain tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Thibodeaux smiles and moves away.
Thibodeaux has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cozad MMA Las Vegas in the buildup to the fight.
Thibodeaux drops Pain with a naaaaasty hook - Pain is in real trouble here! Thibodeaux dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fortune Thibodeaux!
Our winner, Fortune Thibodeaux, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Durant (ranked 1480 p4p, 24974 weight class) and William Tate (ranked 200 p4p, 682 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kevin Durant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, William Tate!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Durant lands a big head kick that sends Tate tumbling to the mat! Durant takes a step backwards and waves Tate back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Tate is rocked!
It looks like William Tate has been cut.
Durant throws a powerful right kick. Tate tried to block low but the kick was high! Tate was taken right off of his feet! Durant jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Kevin Durant!
Kevin Durant seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jax Thomas (ranked 19569 p4p, 1360 weight class) and Jack Sullivan (ranked 724 p4p, 179 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 40 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jax Thomas!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Sullivan!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Sullivan defends well and Thomas ends up having to push Sullivan into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Sullivan lands with a light punch inside.
Thomas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sullivan.
Sullivan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sullivan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jax Thomas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thomas shoots in looking for a takedown but Sullivan manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Thomas's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Sullivan stuffs the takedown attempt from Thomas. Thomas gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jax Thomas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thomas with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Sullivan counter with a right hand.
Sullivan connects with a single shot there.
Nice takedown defense from Sullivan. No joy for Thomas on that attempt.
Sullivan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sullivan drops Thomas with a naaaaasty hook - Thomas is in real trouble here! Sullivan dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Sullivan!
Jack Sullivan is the new light heavyweight champion!
A relieved looking Jack Sullivan thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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