Vicente Martinez vs
Maximo Decimo-Meridio
Fight info:
Kisstadion, Hungary, 2005-02-25, announcer is Larry Rosof, referee is Raul
Caiz, the bout will be scored by the three judges Larry Rozadilla (USA),
Yuh Wan-Soo (South Korea) and Jorge Velasco (Puerto Rico), this is not a
title bout, the bout is scheduled for 10 rounds, Unified-rules are in
effect, three KD rule is not in effect, save by the bell is not in effect,
only the referee can stop the fight, mandatory 8 count is not in effect,
fight stopped due to an accidental head butt: Tech. Draw through
4/Scorecard after 4, game will check for injuries, game will adjust
ratings for weight class, use judges bias is set to 'none', Scoring System
is 10 Point
In the red corner: Vicente
Martinez - Record: 0-0-0 - Career Stage: Prime - Conditioning: Skip
Conditioning Check - Trainer: Fernando Yanman - Cut Man: Sam
Gasher
In the blue corner: Maximo
Decimo-Meridio - Record: 0-0-0 - Career Stage: Prime - Conditioning: Skip
Conditioning Check - Trainer: Antonio Proximo - Cut Man: Zab
Judah
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| Time |
Commentary |
Points |
| 0:00 |
Here come the fighters to ring center as the bell
sounds to begin the first round. |
0:0 |
| 0:08 |
Both fighters come into this fight predicting a
win... Not that you'd expect anything else. |
0:0 |
| 0:11 |
Martinez has to avoid throwing just one shot at a
time. There! He gets off a nice combination of punches that shake
Decimo-Meridio. |
3:0 |
| 0:20 |
Martinez has Decimo-Meridio cornered! |
3:0 |
| 0:20 |
There's a lead right hand that finds its mark. That
can be a dangerous punch. Vicente Martinez better be careful when he
throws that one. |
5:0 |
| 0:29 |
Maximo Decimo-Meridio backs away and hitches up his
trunks. |
5:0 |
| 0:33 |
The action is back at ring center. |
5:0 |
| 0:33 |
Vicente Martinez bangs the uppercut home. |
7:0 |
| 0:42 |
Decimo-Meridio tries to push Martinez back in an
attempt to gain room to punch. |
7:0 |
| 0:52 |
Martinez ends up behind Decimo-Meridio as he deftly
avoids a straight ahead attack moving to his right. |
7:0 |
| 01:01 |
Martinez throws a leaping shot that fails to hit the
target. |
7:0 |
| 01:04 |
Decimo-Meridio gets off a four-punch combination,
scoring wicked shots to the head and body. Martinez is forced to
cover up. |
7:3 |
| 01:12 |
Both fighters need to close the distance between
them. |
7:3 |
| 01:15 |
Decimo-Meridio lets go with a hook but Martinez
blocks it and then he scores with a hook of his own! |
9:3 |
| 01:23 |
Both fighters ought to be using their jabs more to
set up their other punches this round. |
9:3 |
| 01:31 |
Martinez has Decimo-Meridio blocked in! |
9:3 |
| 01:31 |
Martinez shoots the jab into the chest of
Decimo-Meridio. |
11:3 |
| 01:41 |
Decimo-Meridio is covering up to prevent body shots,
but he's leaving his chin dangerously unprotected! |
11:3 |
| 01:43 |
The action slows for the moment. |
11:3 |
| 01:51 |
Martinez pops a jab home. That punch didn't hurt but
it still scored points. |
13:3 |
| 01:59 |
Decimo-Meridio's corner is shouting at him to stay
off the ropes. |
13:3 |
| 02:02 |
Martinez goes to the head and the body, though
neither punch had much on it. |
15:3 |
| 02:11 |
Decimo-Meridio scores with a nice right cross. |
15:5 |
| 02:20 |
Decimo-Meridio steals a quick glance at his
corner. |
15:5 |
| 02:28 |
There's a clinch. Neither fighter seems to want to
break. Caiz breaks them up... |
15:5 |
| 02:42 |
Martinez must have a lot of friends here tonight
because a section of the crowd is going crazy even when he
feints! |
15:5 |
| 02:50 |
Martinez fires a shot, but it glances off
Decimo-Meridio's shoulder. |
15:5 |
| 02:57 |
Both fighters take a half-step back. |
15:5 |
| 03:00 |
Martinez tries a straight right that's blocked by
the gloves of Decimo-Meridio. |
15:5 |
| 03:00 |
Round 1 of this scheduled 10 rounder ends as the
bell sounds. |
16:5 |
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| Time |
Commentary |
Points |
| 0:00 |
The seconds hurry out of Decimo-Meridio's corner as
the bell sounds for Round 2. |
0:0 |
| 0:15 |
Martinez swings...and misses. |
0:0 |
| 0:21 |
Martinez takes a half step back as he tries to
create some punching room. |
0:0 |
| 0:25 |
Decimo-Meridio pins Martinez in the corner! |
0:0 |
| 0:30 |
Decimo-Meridio tries to drop the right hand over the
top but Martinez ducks under it. |
0:0 |
| 0:32 |
Martinez gives a nice head feint and then lands a
hook to the head of Decimo-Meridio which made him blink. |
2:0 |
| 0:46 |
Martinez lands a hard combination! |
6:0 |
| 0:46 |
What a beautiful combination! Decimo-Meridio might
not survive this… |
6:0 |
| 01:01 |
Decimo-Meridio misses with the jab. He lets go with
a left and that fails to find its mark, either. |
6:0 |
| 01:03 |
Martinez bangs away with both hands and a nice
uppercut finds a home. |
8:0 |
| 01:12 |
Decimo-Meridio quickly hitches up his trunks. |
8:0 |
| 01:24 |
Martinez is off target with that punch. |
8:0 |
| 01:31 |
Decimo-Meridio's corner is shouting at him to be
more aggressive. He seems to hear but it remains to be seen if he'll
follow the advice. |
8:0 |
| 01:39 |
Martinez works free! He backs to ring center, with
Decimo-Meridio following. |
8:0 |
| 01:43 |
Martinez doesn't have to look for Decimo-Meridio
this round. He is right there in front of him. |
8:0 |
| 01:57 |
Decimo-Meridio smothers Vicente Martinez's attack as
Martinez tries to get off some shots inside. |
8:0 |
| 01:59 |
There's a solid right hand that scores for
Decimo-Meridio. |
8:3 |
| 02:10 |
The two fighters lean on one another, neither
willing to do any work for the moment. The referee pushes them apart
and tells them to get on with the action. |
8:3 |
| 02:20 |
Martinez grabs Decimo-Meridio. Too much of this kind
of thing can have a negative affect on the scoring of the fight.
Vicente Martinez finally lets go of "Gladiator" Decimo-Meridio. |
8:3 |
| 02:30 |
There's a pause in the action as both fighters
regroup. |
8:3 |
| 02:38 |
Vicente Martinez is still trying to find the range
with his punches. He's just missing with some of his shots. |
8:3 |
| 02:45 |
Maximo Decimo-Meridio moves into the upper
corner. |
8:3 |
| 02:49 |
Martinez has been watching too much wrestling. He's
clinching. Referee Caiz steps in to break it up. |
8:3 |
| 03:00 |
Martinez grabs and holds Decimo-Meridio... Caiz
separates the two... |
8:3 |
| 03:00 |
Round 2 finishes with the sound of the bell. |
8:3 |
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| Time |
Commentary |
Points |
| 0:00 |
Round 3 gets underway as the fighters move to the
middle of the ring. |
0:0 |
| 0:06 |
It is a good boxing crowd tonight. They know the
game and are reacting to every good punch that lands. |
0:0 |
| 0:10 |
Both fighters are staying cautious, and keeping out
of range. |
0:0 |
| 0:18 |
Maximo Decimo-Meridio fails to connect with that
punch. He pushed it out there instead of cutting loose with it. |
0:0 |
| 0:25 |
We hadn't expected such a tactical battle tonight,
but both fighters are being very cautious in this fight. |
0:0 |
| 0:28 |
Decimo-Meridio pushes Martinez away to give himself
a little more space to work with. |
0:0 |
| 0:32 |
The two men are circling one another, looking for an
opening. |
0:0 |
| 0:35 |
Martinez backs into a neutral corner. |
0:0 |
| 0:35 |
Decimo-Meridio rips off a nice right-left
combination to the head. |
0:2 |
| 0:49 |
Martinez cuts loose with a combination and the crowd
roars, but the truth is none of those punches landed. They were
either slipped or blocked, or simply missed the mark. |
0:2 |
| 0:56 |
Martinez traps Maximo Decimo-Meridio in the
corner! |
0:2 |
| 01:00 |
Martinez is showing some fancy footwork tonight as
he moves around Decimo-Meridio. |
0:2 |
| 01:05 |
As high as Martinez is holding his gloves he is
leaving his body wide open to a damaging body punch if
Decimo-Meridio takes advantage of it. |
0:2 |
| 01:18 |
Martinez misses with an uppercut from way outside.
That's a dangerous punch to throw. You leave yourself wide open for
a counter. |
0:2 |
| 01:24 |
Decimo-Meridio scores with a tremendous left! |
0:7 |
| 01:24 |
Decimo-Meridio caught Martinez's attention with that
hook. |
0:7 |
| 01:33 |
The two fighters lean on one another. Their arms are
free and they should be throwing punches. Now they separate and the
action resumes. |
0:7 |
| 01:36 |
The action is at ring center. |
0:7 |
| 01:40 |
Martinez doubled up on the hook. Did you see the
water fly off Decimo-Meridio's head? |
5:7 |
| 01:40 |
Decimo-Meridio was stopped cold by that blow! |
5:7 |
| 01:55 |
Caiz yells at the fighters to separate but Martinez
and Decimo-Meridio are a tangle of arms. Now they break clean. |
5:7 |
| 02:15 |
Decimo-Meridio drives that short hook into
Martinez's midsection! |
5:11 |
| 02:15 |
Mercy! Decimo-Meridio just landed a crushing hook!
It was absolutely obscene! Martinez is trying to hang on… |
5:11 |
| 02:29 |
Oh!!! Martinez landed a sharp combination that
rocked Decimo-Meridio back on his heels! |
9:11 |
| 02:29 |
Decimo-Meridio was stopped cold by that series of
shots! |
9:11 |
| 02:29 |
There's a good bit of blood coming from the gash
under Decimo-Meridio's right eye; it must be worse than it looks
from here. |
9:11 |
| 02:43 |
Martinez just comes up short with that shot. |
11:11 |
| 02:45 |
A lead right scores big for Decimo-Meridio. He
stunned Martinez with that one. |
11:14 |
| 02:53 |
Seems like both fighters are landing a lot of
punches, but it is tough to tell just how much effect they are
having. |
11:14 |
| 02:57 |
Martinez scores to both the head and body and then
moves away. |
13:14 |
| 03:00 |
Both fighters have their supporters and each man is
receiving a well-deserved round of applause from a pumped up
crowd! |
14:14 |
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| Time |
Commentary |
Points |
| 0:00 |
Vicente Martinez and Decimo-Meridio square off as
the bell sounds to start the action for Round 4. |
0:0 |
| 0:08 |
The crowd is reacting to every punch thrown by these
guys, whether it lands or not. |
0:0 |
| 0:15 |
Decimo-Meridio can't find the range with that
punch. |
0:0 |
| 0:17 |
Martinez sneaks in a quick uppercut that lands
cleanly. |
2:0 |
| 0:26 |
The fighters are jockeying for position as both men
try to gain the advantage here in the 4th. |
2:0 |
| 0:30 |
Decimo-Meridio shoots the right home. That's a
sneaky punch. |
2:2 |
| 0:38 |
Both fighters are keeping their distance for the
moment. |
2:2 |
| 0:46 |
Maximo Decimo-Meridio's punch actually goes behind
Martinez as the latter moved inside just as Decimo-Meridio threw a
looping shot. |
2:2 |
| 0:53 |
Martinez lands a smashing uppercut! |
6:2 |
| 0:53 |
OH! Martinez landed it square and Decimo-Meridio
felt it! |
6:2 |
| 01:02 |
The two fighters clinch, throwing feeble punches as
they grab a quick breather. Now they back away from each other. |
6:2 |
| 01:05 |
Decimo-Meridio retreats into the right corner. |
6:2 |
| 01:09 |
Martinez misses with the left and then fails to
connect with the right as well. |
6:2 |
| 01:16 |
Martinez seems really focused on what he's doing
this round. |
6:2 |
| 01:31 |
Martinez lands a devastating combination! |
10:2 |
| 01:31 |
Decimo-Meridio seems to be regrouping after those
blows... |
10:2 |
| 01:40 |
Martinez backs into his own corner... |
10:2 |
| 01:40 |
Decimo-Meridio scores with a nice short hook inside
the defense of Martinez. |
10:4 |
| 01:55 |
Decimo-Meridio wraps up Martinez. They separate
themselves. |
10:4 |
| 02:04 |
Decimo-Meridio traps Martinez in the corner! |
10:4 |
| 02:09 |
There's a straight right by Decimo-Meridio! |
10:8 |
| 02:09 |
Maximo Decimo-Meridio made Martinez blink with that
shot! |
10:8 |
| 02:19 |
Decimo-Meridio is trying to avoid shots to the body.
He'd better look out for shots to the head! |
10:8 |
| 02:26 |
Martinez picks off the jab thrown by
Decimo-Meridio. |
10:8 |
| 02:33 |
It's a sweet uppercut by Martinez! He snapped
Decimo-Meridio's head straight back with that punch! |
15:8 |
| 02:33 |
Decimo-Meridio takes a step back… |
15:8 |
| 02:46 |
Maximo Decimo-Meridio is clinching. Caiz better
watch because some fighters aren't above doing some nasty head work
when they're in close like this. Referee Caiz separates the
two... |
15:8 |
| 03:00 |
Caiz motions the fighters to their corners as the
bell sounds to end Round 4. |
15:8 |
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| Time |
Commentary |
Points |
| 0:00 |
The bell sounds to start Round 5. |
0:0 |
| 0:07 |
Decimo-Meridio scores with a hook to the body but he
misses when he tries to double up with it. |
0:2 |
| 0:22 |
Martinez fires and misses. |
0:2 |
| 0:28 |
Quick hands and feet can take you far in this game.
Of course, having a good chin helps! |
0:2 |
| 0:37 |
Vicente Martinez misses badly. It looked like he
changed his mind half way through the punch. |
0:2 |
| 0:44 |
Martinez retreats into a neutral corner. |
0:2 |
| 0:48 |
Maximo Decimo-Meridio telegraphed that shot and
Martinez ducks under it easily. |
0:2 |
| 0:50 |
Martinez lands the right hand. He's pretty effective
with that punch when he sets it up right. |
2:2 |
| 01:00 |
Martinez lands a glancing, overhand right. He just
missed landing that one square. |
4:2 |
| 01:09 |
Martinez is trying to move in behind the jab, which
lands. |
6:2 |
| 01:18 |
Both fighters sneak a breather as they clinch. Now
they move apart. |
6:2 |
| 01:26 |
Decimo-Meridio throws a flurry of punches but
Martinez either blocks or slips them. |
6:2 |
| 01:33 |
Both fighters are working the angles, looking to get
the upper hand in this contest. |
6:2 |
| 01:48 |
Oh!!! Martinez unleashed a crippling right hand to
the head! |
11:2 |
| 01:48 |
Decimo-Meridio looks shaken! |
11:2 |
| 02:02 |
Martinez works free! The fighters move to ring
center. |
11:2 |
| 02:07 |
Martinez takes a half step back as he tries to
create some punching room. |
11:2 |
| 02:20 |
Martinez scores with a nice two-punch
combination. |
13:2 |
| 02:29 |
Both fighters need to close the distance between
them. |
13:2 |
| 02:37 |
Martinez fires a left hand that Maximo
Decimo-Meridio takes high on the shoulder. |
13:2 |
| 02:43 |
Decimo-Meridio is receiving a lot of encouragement
from his corner. If this helps win fights, he has a real good shot
tonight. |
13:2 |
| 02:51 |
Decimo-Meridio tries to double up on the jab but
neither hit the mark. |
13:2 |
| 02:59 |
The two men continue to measure one another. |
13:2 |
| 03:00 |
Decimo-Meridio has Martinez trapped in the left
neutral corner... |
13:2 |
| 03:00 |
The bell stops the action as Martinez and Maximo
Decimo-Meridio go back to their corners. |
14:3 |
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| Time |
Commentary |
Points |
| 0:00 |
Decimo-Meridio rushes out at the bell. Whatever his
corner said to him seems to have him fired up. |
0:0 |
| 0:06 |
Caiz is getting too involved in the fight and is
becoming more of a factor than a referee is supposed to be. |
0:0 |
| 0:10 |
Decimo-Meridio has Martinez trapped! |
0:0 |
| 0:14 |
Decimo-Meridio lets his hands go but his punches
land on the arms of Vicente Martinez. |
0:0 |
| 0:21 |
Decimo-Meridio's corner is urging him on. They're
really vocal tonight. |
0:0 |
| 0:24 |
Both fighters need to close the distance between
them. |
0:0 |
| 0:27 |
There's some nice hand speed. Martinez fired off a
volley of shots, several of which scored. |
2:0 |
| 0:37 |
Decimo-Meridio is trying to find his timing. Punches
that were finding the mark before are missing now. |
2:0 |
| 0:42 |
Both fighters move back to ring center. |
2:0 |
| 0:46 |
Martinez grabs Decimo-Meridio's head, pulls it down,
into his chest. Caiz has to force Martinez to let go. |
2:0 |
| 01:02 |
Martinez has Decimo-Meridio pinned! |
2:0 |
| 01:06 |
Martinez lands a strong combination! |
6:0 |
| 01:06 |
Decimo-Meridio appears shaken by those punches! |
6:0 |
| 01:15 |
Martinez lands the jab but comes up short with a
second one right behind it. |
8:0 |
| 01:31 |
Decimo-Meridio just delivered a wake-up call!!! He
hurt Martinez with a sharp combination! |
8:4 |
| 01:31 |
Martinez is going to need to regroup after that
series of blows... |
8:4 |
| 01:41 |
Decimo-Meridio's corner is shouting at him to stay
off the ropes. |
8:4 |
| 01:45 |
The cross scores for Martinez. He needs to throw
that punch more often. |
10:4 |
| 01:54 |
Both fighters ought to be using their jabs more to
set up their other punches this round. |
10:4 |
| 01:57 |
Martinez digs a short hook to ribs of
Decimo-Meridio. |
12:4 |
| 02:07 |
Decimo-Meridio slides into the corner... |
12:4 |
| 02:11 |
Martinez misses wildly with the hook. |
12:4 |
| 02:18 |
Both fighters take a half-step back. |
12:4 |
| 02:21 |
There's a pause in the action as both fighters
regroup. |
12:4 |
| 02:32 |
Decimo-Meridio is either lucky or has radar.
Martinez's last punch missed landing by a fraction of an inch! |
12:4 |
| 02:41 |
The action slows for the moment. |
12:4 |
| 02:43 |
Martinez seems really focused on what he's doing
this round. |
12:4 |
| 02:46 |
Decimo-Meridio backs into the upper corner. |
12:4 |
| 02:46 |
Vicente Martinez blasts two wicked shots to the ribs
of Decimo-Meridio and you could see him wince in pain. |
15:4 |
| 03:00 |
Decimo-Meridio wings a big left hand at Martinez but
the latter sidesteps the punch. |
15:4 |
| 03:00 |
It looks like Martinez has a pretty solid lead at
this stage of the fight. |
15:4 |
| 03:00 |
Martinez spins around and moves quickly back to his
corner at the sound of the bell, ending Round 6. |
15:4 |
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| Time |
Commentary |
Points |
| 0:00 |
It's Round 7 of this scheduled 10 rounder. |
0:0 |
| 0:08 |
Martinez got quite a pep talk in his corner; we'll
see if Fernando Yanman's instructions work. |
0:0 |
| 0:13 |
Martinez smothers Decimo-Meridio's attack with a
clinch! Maximo Decimo-Meridio pushes Martinez away. |
0:0 |
| 0:26 |
Caiz is earning his pay tonight. He is spending half
his time separating the fighters or yelling at them to fight. |
0:0 |
| 0:30 |
Martinez moves into a neutral corner. |
0:0 |
| 0:34 |
Considering the clinch Decimo-Meridio has on
Martinez it looks like he wants to dance with him, not fight him.
Martinez pushes him away. |
0:0 |
| 0:48 |
Decimo-Meridio pins Martinez's arms! The fighters
are tied up... Martinez works his way free! |
0:0 |
| 01:08 |
Maximo Decimo-Meridio fires a volley of punches but
Martinez was already moving laterally and was out of harm's way by
the time Decimo-Meridio started punching. |
0:0 |
| 01:10 |
Martinez throws punches in bunches and that's the
way to disrupt your opponent's rhythm. |
2:0 |
| 01:19 |
Decimo-Meridio is keeping away from the ropes. |
2:0 |
| 01:24 |
Decimo-Meridio throws a crushing right to Martinez's
jaw! |
2:4 |
| 01:24 |
That was a beautiful hook! Martinez's eyes actually
rolled back in his head! It's amazing that he's still standing. |
2:4 |
| 01:33 |
Both fighters could do with varying their punches a
little more. |
2:4 |
| 01:36 |
Upstairs and downstairs! Vicente Martinez lands two
quick blows and then moves away from Decimo-Meridio's counters. |
4:4 |
| 01:45 |
The two fighters lean on one another. Their arms are
free and they should be throwing punches. Now they separate and the
action resumes. |
4:4 |
| 01:48 |
The fighters are jockeying for position as both men
try to gain the advantage here in the 7th. |
4:4 |
| 01:55 |
Decimo-Meridio misses. He had an opening and whiffed
with the punch. |
4:4 |
| 01:58 |
Martinez lets his hands go and lands some solid
punches. |
6:4 |
| 02:11 |
Decimo-Meridio leaves the jab just short. |
6:4 |
| 02:18 |
Decimo-Meridio's corner is shouting to their man,
encouraging him to pick up the action. |
6:4 |
| 02:29 |
Martinez fires a lead right that Decimo-Meridio
manages to avoid. |
6:4 |
| 02:36 |
Decimo-Meridio fires a punch over the jab of
Martinez and gets it in for points. |
6:6 |
| 02:44 |
Both fighters are keeping their distance for the
moment. |
6:6 |
| 02:48 |
A right cross from Martinez gets through
Decimo-Meridio's guard. |
8:6 |
| 02:52 |
Decimo-Meridio is breathing heavily... |
8:6 |
| 02:57 |
Vicente Martinez tries to push Decimo-Meridio back
in an attempt to gain room to punch. |
8:6 |
| 03:00 |
Vicente Martinez can't score with short uppercut
inside. Decimo-Meridio got his gloves in front of the punch. |
8:6 |
| 03:00 |
The Referee has to get between Martinez and
Decimo-Meridio as they glare at one another. He sends them to their
corners as the bell sounds to end the round. |
7:6 |
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|
| Time |
Commentary |
Points |
| 0:00 |
Martinez is getting his full rest as he remains on
his stool as the Round 8 bell sounds. Now he's up and his corner
scrambles to exit the ring. |
0:0 |
| 0:11 |
Both fighters take a half-step back. |
0:0 |
| 0:20 |
Decimo-Meridio misses with that punch. |
0:0 |
| 0:31 |
Martinez doesn't connect with the cross. |
0:0 |
| 0:43 |
Martinez brushes the ropes and quickly spins away,
heading back to ring center. |
0:0 |
| 0:48 |
Not much happening at the moment. |
0:0 |
| 0:56 |
Decimo-Meridio is holding on to Martinez. He seems
to be taking a breather. Caiz moves them apart. |
0:0 |
| 01:04 |
Neither fighter is using their jab enough this
round. |
0:0 |
| 01:11 |
Decimo-Meridio is just missing by a hair with his
punches. |
0:0 |
| 01:19 |
Martinez slides into a neutral corner... |
0:0 |
| 01:23 |
Decimo-Meridio just misses with a huge shot as
Martinez chooses the perfect time to suddenly backpedal. |
0:0 |
| 01:36 |
Decimo-Meridio suddenly goes southpaw and tries to
find an opening. But his punches miss from this side too. Now he
goes back to his orthodox stance. |
0:0 |
| 01:42 |
Not much happening. Both fighters seem content to
waste a round as they continue to stare at each other. |
0:0 |
| 01:47 |
Martinez throws a punch and lands. Decimo-Meridio
scores with a counter. Looks like both fighters were effective in
that exchange. |
2:2 |
| 01:57 |
Both fighters are staying cautious, and keeping out
of range. |
2:2 |
| 02:09 |
Decimo-Meridio misses with what looked like a
backhand. He's lucky. If that had landed, he might have drawn a
warning. |
2:2 |
| 02:11 |
Martinez rips off two quick jabs and one finds the
mark. |
4:2 |
| 02:20 |
Martinez backs into the lower corner. |
4:2 |
| 02:20 |
Decimo-Meridio lands a solid shot to the head and
follows up with a better one! He can be very effective when he
remembers to throw his punches in combinations. |
4:4 |
| 02:29 |
Both fighters sneak a breather as they clinch. Now
they move apart. |
4:4 |
| 02:33 |
Decimo-Meridio is pinned in his own corner... |
4:4 |
| 02:33 |
Martinez has been throwing the uppercut and scoring
with it all night as he lands yet another short punch inside. |
6:4 |
| 02:42 |
Martinez retreats into the left corner. |
6:4 |
| 02:46 |
Decimo-Meridio tries to drop the right hand over the
top but Martinez ducks under it. |
6:4 |
| 02:58 |
Decimo-Meridio and Martinez are in a clinch, Caiz
hollers at them to break and start fighting. |
6:4 |
| 03:00 |
Round 8 of this scheduled 10 rounder ends as the
bell sounds. |
7:4 |
|
|
|
| Time |
Commentary |
Points |
| 0:00 |
There's two rounds of boxing left, and it looks as
if Decimo-Meridio is going to need a knockdown to win this fight. |
0:0 |
| 0:10 |
Martinez forces his way inside and he lands a nice
uppercut to the chin of Decimo-Meridio. |
2:0 |
| 0:14 |
Decimo-Meridio doesn't have much left... |
2:0 |
| 0:19 |
A cross lands for Martinez. Decimo-Meridio didn't
see that one coming. |
4:0 |
| 0:28 |
Both fighters need to close the distance between
them. |
4:0 |
| 0:36 |
Martinez is off target with that punch. |
4:0 |
| 0:38 |
Decimo-Meridio blasts away with both hands and bangs
home some clean shots. |
4:3 |
| 0:46 |
The two fighters lean on one another. Their arms are
free and they should be throwing punches. Now they separate and the
action resumes. |
4:3 |
| 0:55 |
Decimo-Meridio clinches... Martinez gets an arm
free! He should be punching with it! Caiz steps in and breaks it
up. |
4:3 |
| 01:04 |
Decimo-Meridio slides into a neutral corner... |
4:3 |
| 01:09 |
Martinez fires a lead right that Decimo-Meridio
manages to avoid. |
4:3 |
| 01:11 |
Maximo Decimo-Meridio doubles up on the jab and he
managed to score with the second one. |
4:5 |
| 01:25 |
Decimo-Meridio lands a solid cross! |
4:9 |
| 01:25 |
Martinez appears to have been staggered by that
punch… |
4:9 |
| 01:34 |
Decimo-Meridio's corner is shouting at him to stay
off the ropes. |
4:9 |
| 01:41 |
Caiz warns Decimo-Meridio for holding and hitting,
although he is doing a lot more holding than hitting. |
4:9 |
| 01:50 |
It looks like both fighters would benefit if they
could catch a second wind. |
4:9 |
| 01:58 |
Caiz is talking to Vicente Martinez and seems to be
telling him to quit playing around and start fighting. |
4:9 |
| 02:07 |
There's a hard shot off the top of Martinez's
head! |
4:14 |
| 02:07 |
Martinez is staggered… |
4:14 |
| 02:15 |
Maximo Decimo-Meridio gets inside and fires a hook
to Martinez's body. |
4:16 |
| 02:15 |
"Gladiator" is raining blows on the obviously hurt
Martinez. Decimo-Meridio wants to take the decision out of the hands
of the judges and he has a chance to do just that! |
4:16 |
| 02:28 |
Decimo-Meridio just comes up short with that
shot. |
4:16 |
| 02:35 |
Decimo-Meridio scores big with that hook to the jaw
of Martinez. Martinez took a step back after absorbing that shot. |
4:19 |
| 02:35 |
Decimo-Meridio is really coming on strong here at
the end of the 9th. |
4:19 |
| 02:48 |
Decimo-Meridio tries to double up on the jab but
neither hit the mark. |
4:19 |
| 02:54 |
Both fighters keep straying from ring center. Now
they're back in the middle of the square. |
4:19 |
| 02:54 |
Maximo Decimo-Meridio lands a jab. He's using it as
both an offensive and defensive weapon on occasions. |
4:21 |
| 02:54 |
Martinez is hurt. He's lucky this round is almost
over. |
4:21 |
| 02:54 |
Caiz is halting the fight and warning Decimo-Meridio
for using the elbows. Decimo-Meridio is pleading his case but to no
avail. |
4:21 |
| 03:00 |
There's the bell. That brings Round 9 to a close. |
5:20 |
|
|
|
| Time |
Commentary |
Points |
| 0:00 |
We go to the last round, as the bell sounds to start
the 10th. |
0:0 |
| 0:07 |
Decimo-Meridio moves into the right corner. |
0:0 |
| 0:12 |
Martinez drops the right hand flush on Maximo
Decimo-Meridio's chin! |
4:0 |
| 0:12 |
Decimo-Meridio was stopped cold by that punch! |
4:0 |
| 0:21 |
Fernando Yanman was really animated in Martinez's
corner and Martinez was nodding in agreement. |
4:0 |
| 0:26 |
Decimo-Meridio tries to muscle inside but Martinez
clinches him. Caiz moves in to break the clinch. |
4:0 |
| 0:35 |
Both fighters take a half-step back. |
4:0 |
| 0:37 |
The two men continue to measure one another. |
4:0 |
| 0:41 |
Martinez snakes the jab through Decimo-Meridio's
gloves. He had some snap on that one. |
6:0 |
| 0:50 |
Martinez gets a jab in but it was more of a push
than a punch. |
8:0 |
| 0:59 |
Both fighters are keeping their distance for the
moment. |
8:0 |
| 01:02 |
Vicente Martinez seems really focused on what he's
doing this round. |
8:0 |
| 01:05 |
Martinez gets in close and comes straight up to the
chin of Decimo-Meridio with an uppercut. |
10:0 |
| 01:14 |
Both fighters ought to be using their jabs more to
set up their other punches this round. |
10:0 |
| 01:17 |
Martinez scores with the jab. |
12:0 |
| 01:25 |
Both fighters sneak a breather as they clinch. Now
they move apart. |
12:0 |
| 01:28 |
The action slows for the moment. |
12:0 |
| 01:36 |
Maximo Decimo-Meridio scores with a winging right!
Martinez's head turned halfway round with that punch! |
12:4 |
| 01:36 |
Martinez looks like he was hurt by that punch! |
12:4 |
| 01:41 |
Martinez is slowing up... |
12:4 |
| 01:48 |
Martinez snaps Decimo-Meridio's head back with a
jolting uppercut. |
15:4 |
| 02:00 |
Martinez has Decimo-Meridio cornered! |
15:4 |
| 02:05 |
Martinez's shot snaps Maximo Decimo-Meridio's head
back and appears to have hurt him! |
19:4 |
| 02:05 |
Decimo-Meridio appears shaken by this punch! |
19:4 |
| 02:17 |
There's a pause in the action as both fighters
regroup. |
19:4 |
| 02:21 |
Martinez drills Decimo-Meridio with a left and right
and another left. |
21:4 |
| 02:34 |
The two men are circling one another, looking for an
opening. |
21:4 |
| 02:37 |
Vicente Martinez pins Decimo-Meridio in the
corner! |
21:4 |
| 02:42 |
Decimo-Meridio is challenging Martinez to fight him
and quit clinching. |
21:4 |
| 03:00 |
Martinez seems to have done enough to win this
fight. |
21:4 |
| 03:00 |
That's it. This fight has gone the distance and now
we'll await the official decision. |
21:4 |
|
|
|
Here's Larry Rosof with the call…
Ladies
and Gentlemen, the judges have tallied their scorecards and here is
your decision…
Larry Rozadilla, USA scores the bout 99 to
94.
Yuh Wan-Soo, South Korea scores the bout 97 to
94.
Jorge Velasco, Puerto Rico scores the bout 99 to
93.
The winner by unanimous decision is Vicente
Martinez!
|
|
|
| Larry Rozadilla |
Round |
Total |
| USA |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Vicente Martinez |
10 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
9 |
10 |
|
|
|
|
|
99 |
| Maximo
Decimo-Meridio |
9 |
9 |
10 |
9 |
9 |
9 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
9 |
|
|
|
|
|
94 |
| Yuh Wan-Soo |
Round |
Total |
| South Korea |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Vicente Martinez |
10 |
9 |
10 |
9 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
9 |
10 |
|
|
|
|
|
97 |
| Maximo
Decimo-Meridio |
9 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
9 |
9 |
9 |
9 |
10 |
9 |
|
|
|
|
|
94 |
| Jorge Velasco |
Round |
Total |
| Puerto Rico |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Vicente Martinez |
10 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
9 |
10 |
|
|
|
|
|
99 |
| Maximo
Decimo-Meridio |
9 |
10 |
10 |
9 |
9 |
9 |
9 |
9 |
10 |
9 |
|
|
|
|
|
93 |
| Round Totals |
Round |
Total |
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Vicente Martinez |
30 |
29 |
30 |
29 |
30 |
30 |
30 |
30 |
27 |
30 |
|
|
|
|
|
295 |
| Maximo
Decimo-Meridio |
27 |
29 |
30 |
28 |
27 |
27 |
28 |
28 |
30 |
27 |
|
|
|
|
|
281 |
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