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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frederic Tanner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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177 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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176 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Frederic Tanner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ricky Martin!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Winston Howard and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martin throws a series of punches but Tanner avoids them all with ease.
Martin feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Martin preventing the sweep.
Tanner is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Martin keeping control of the position.
Tanner winds up and cracks Martin with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Tanner scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Martin blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tanner.
Tanner thows a huge punch but Martin dodges it nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tanner thows a huge punch but Martin dodges it nicely.
Martin wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanner is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Martin trying to hold on to Tanner's head to control him but Tanner postures up.
Tanner throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Martin is controlling Tanner's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Tanner sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Martin defending well though.
Tanner sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Martin defending well though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tanner thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Martin's head.
Tanner is nestled in close to Martin, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin is trying to get back to full guard.
Martin looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Tanner lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Martin punching from the bottom.
Martin is looking to improve his position.
Tanner drops an elbow to the side of Martin's head.
Tanner throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin gets back to full guard.
Tanner scoring with some ground and pound.
Tanner postures up and lands a big shot to Martin's brow.
Martin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tanner throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Martin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tanner working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Martin's head.
Martin controlling Tanner's posture.
Tanner keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Martin's head.
Tanner postures up in Martin's guard and throws a big left but Martin blocks it.
Tanner with a nice head shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Tanner working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Tanner with a flurry of punches that miss.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martin is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Tanner is controlling him.
Tanner is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Tanner loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tanner lands a couple of elbows.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martin is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Tanner defends well.
Martin wants to stand up but Tanner is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frederic Tanner dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Martin closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Martin trying to control from half guard but Tanner is working away.
Martin prevents Tanner from improving his position.
Martin looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Martin is trying to control. Tanner wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Ricky Martin wasn't active enough on the ground.
Martin swats away the attempt to clinch by Tanner.
Martin looking to score a takedown here. Tanner is defending well but Martin drives through and ends up in Tanner's guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Tanner holds on and takes a little breather.
Tanner thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Martin trying to control but Tanner is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Tanner is looking to reverse the position.
Martin decides to stand back up. Martin steps back and let's Tanner get back to his feet.
Tanner gets caught napping as Martin dives in and scores a takedown. Tanner manages to retain guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martin works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Tanner has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Martin is trying to control the action in half guard but Tanner is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Tanner tries to get to full guard but Martin has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin is just content to waste time from the top position. Tanner takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Tanner will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Tanner is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Tanner manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Martin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin is in a horrible position here. Tanner smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Tanner lands with some strikes.
Tanner with good strikes from the mount here!
Tanner avoids the attempt from Martin to control.
Martin is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Tanner is staying active.
Tanner looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tanner with shots to the head and body - Martin looks very uncomfortable down there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Martin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Tanner throws a head kick that misses.
Martin feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Martin wants to control from the top but Tanner keeps moving.
Tanner trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Martin wants to control from the top but Tanner keeps moving.
Martin must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Martin preventing the sweep.
Martin looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Frederic Tanner overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Ricky Martin wasn't active enough on the ground.
Martin shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin is looking to take a break and control but Tanner is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two 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.
Tanner avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Martin.
Tanner is looking for a sweep. Martin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Martin seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Tanner has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Martin is working away from the top position though.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Ricky Martin hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Tanner closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Martin has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Tanner regains guard immediately.
Martin wants to control from the top but Tanner keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanner is striking but Martin is not phased and passes to half guard.
Tanner lands one or two decent shots to the body here. Although from his own half guard, he's not going to be causing too much damage.
Tanner throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Tanner tries to roll over but Martin keeps him under control.
Martin is trying to control the action in half guard but Tanner is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanner tries to roll over but Martin keeps him under control.
Tanner trying to control here.
Tanner trying to get back to full guard but Martin takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Martin avoids the attempt from Tanner to control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ricky Martin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Martin 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 28:29
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricky Martin!
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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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