Vicente Martinez vs Jake Deniro

Fight info: Gruga-Halle, Essen, Germany, 2005-06-04, announcer is Michael Buffer, referee is Frank Santore, the bout will be scored by the three judges Ezequiel Suarez (Colombia), Aaron Kizer (USA) and Ramon Espinoza (Mexico), 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 'random', Scoring System is 10 Point
In the red corner: Vicente Martinez - Record: 4-4-0 (1) - Career Stage: Prime - Conditioning: Skip Conditioning Check - Trainer: Fernando Yanman - Cut Man: Sam Gasher
In the blue corner: Jake Deniro - Record: 3-5-0 (2) - Career Stage: Prime - Conditioning: Skip Conditioning Check - Trainer: Felix Trinidad Sr. - Cut Man: Felix Trinidad Sr.

Round 1
Time Commentary Points
0:00 The bell for Round 1 sounds and the fight is on. 0:0
0:07 Deniro fires the jab. It finds its target. 0:2
0:16 As high as Martinez is holding his gloves he is leaving his body wide open to a damaging body punch if Deniro takes advantage of it. 0:2
0:23 Deniro misses with the left and then fails to connect with the right as well. 0:2
0:26 Martinez doubles up on the jab and he managed to score with the second one. 2:2
0:34 Both fighters come into this fight predicting a win... Not that you'd expect anything else. 2:2
0:37 They take a half-step back. 2:2
0:45 Deniro lands a devastating cross! 2:6
0:45 Martinez's knee almost touched the canvas… 2:6
0:54 Both fighters are keeping their distance for the moment. 2:6
0:58 Deniro moves into a neutral corner. 2:6
0:58 Martinez lands two quick, hard uppercuts that make Deniro take a half step backwards. 5:6
01:07 Martinez hitches up his trunks. He'd better be careful. He may get nailed while his hands are down. 5:6
01:11 The two men are circling one another, looking for an opening. 5:6
01:17 Martinez hooks off the jab and bangs a shot to the body. 7:6
01:31 Deniro just comes up short with that shot. 7:6
01:33 A hard jab by Martinez gets in. 10:6
01:42 Deniro steals a quick glance at his corner. 10:6
01:56 Martinez lands a crushing combination! 14:6
01:56 Deniro was staggered by those punches... 14:6
02:11 Deniro is just missing by a hair with his punches. 14:6
02:13 Martinez scores with a jolting uppercut inside. 16:6
02:22 Vicente Martinez is staying at the center of the ring. 16:6
02:22 He bangs away with both hands and a nice uppercut finds a home. 18:6
02:31 Deniro retreats into the upper corner. 18:6
02:36 OH! Martinez landed the big hook flush! 23:6
02:36 Deniro was shaken by that blow! 23:6
02:45 Martinez sneaks home the right cross. 25:6
02:55 Deniro is trapped in his own corner... 25:6
02:55 Martinez lands the uppercut but there wasn't much on it. 27:6
02:55 Martinez is told to watch leading with his head by Santore 27:6
03:00 There's the bell ending Round 1. 28:6

Round 2
Time Commentary Points
0:00 It's Round 2 of this scheduled 10 rounder. 0:0
0:11 The action slows for the moment. 0:0
0:19 Jake Deniro misses. He had an opening and whiffed with the punch. 0:0
0:25 Martinez tries to push Deniro back in an attempt to gain room to punch. 0:0
0:29 The two fighters lean on one another. Their arms are free and they should be throwing punches. Now they separate and the action resumes. 0:0
0:41 Santore has to pull the fighters away from each other as Martinez locks up Deniro's arms. 0:0
0:54 Deniro is telegraphing his punches making it pretty easy for Martinez to avoid them. He is going to have to disguise his attempts a little. 0:0
01:00 Martinez doesn't have to look for Deniro this round. He is right there in front of him. 0:0
01:03 Martinez lands the lead right. 2:0
01:12 Deniro seems to be protecting his body which is leaving his head vulnerable. He doesn't like body shots but I don't know anyone that does. 2:0
01:19 Deniro scores with a big right hand. That shot brought Martinez up short. 2:3
01:28 Both fighters ought to be using their jabs more to set up their other punches this round. 2:3
01:35 Deniro slips out of a corner, as Martinez attempts to trap him. 2:3
01:40 Not much happening. Both fighters seem content to waste a round as they continue to stare at each other. 2:3
01:43 Deniro traps Martinez in the corner! 2:3
01:43 Deniro lands the right hand. He's pretty effective with that punch when he sets it up right. 2:5
01:53 Both fighters need to close the distance between them. 2:5
01:57 Both fighters move back to ring center. 2:5
02:01 Deniro fires a volley of punches but Martinez was already moving laterally and was out of harm's way by the time Deniro started punching. 2:5
02:04 Vicente Martinez scores with a nice right cross. 4:5
02:17 Deniro's punch actually goes behind Martinez as the latter moved inside just as Deniro threw a looping shot. 4:5
02:24 Martinez lands a solid combination! 8:5
02:24 Deniro seems to be regrouping after those blows... 8:5
02:34 Martinez throws a punch and lands. Deniro scores with a counter. Looks like Martinez was a little more effective. 11:7
02:52 Deniro misses with that punch. 11:7
02:54 The crowd, corners, and fighters are stunned as Santore ends the round before the bell rings. Everyone else knows what is going on, but not Santore. 11:7

Round 3
Time Commentary Points
0:00 Santore motions the fighters together as the bell sounds to begin Round 3. 0:0
0:08 Fernando Yanman not only gave Martinez encouragement between rounds but also some solid advice on how to handle Deniro. Now it's up to Martinez to implement it. 0:0
0:12 Deniro throws a flurry of punches but Martinez either blocks or slips them. 0:0
0:19 Martinez lands a smashing hook! 4:0
0:19 Deniro is regrouping after that punch... 4:0
0:29 Martinez retreats into a neutral corner. 4:0
0:33 Deniro can't find the range with that punch. 4:0
0:40 Vicente Martinez lands a strong cross! 9:0
0:40 OH! Martinez landed it square and Deniro felt it! 9:0
0:49 It is a good boxing crowd tonight. They know the game and are reacting to every good punch that lands. 9:0
0:53 Deniro feels his back touch the ropes and immediately moves away. He doesn't want to get trapped there. 9:0
0:57 It's a sweet uppercut by Deniro! He snapped Martinez's head straight back with that punch! 9:5
0:57 How is Martinez standing after that? 9:5
01:06 Deniro pushes Martinez away to give himself a little more space to work with. 9:5
01:15 Both fighters are working the angles, looking to get the upper hand in this contest. 9:5
01:18 Martinez lands a glancing, overhand right. He just missed landing that one square. 11:5
01:27 Both fighters sneak a breather as they clinch. Now they move apart. 11:5
01:30 Martinez has Deniro pinned! 11:5
01:35 Vicente Martinez and Deniro are in a clinch, Santore hollers at them to break and start fighting. 11:5
01:44 Quick hands and feet can take you far in this game. Of course, having a good chin helps! 11:5
01:52 Deniro is still trying to find the range with his punches. He's just missing with some of his shots. 11:5
01:54 Both fighters are feinting with the shoulders. Now, Martinez lands the right hand. 13:5
02:04 Deniro is covering up to prevent body shots, but he's leaving his chin dangerously unprotected! 13:5
02:07 Martinez slides into the corner... 13:5
02:12 Deniro works his way in and leans on Martinez... The Referee breaks it up... 13:5
02:30 The two men are bumping heads as they wrestle on the inside. Now, Deniro lands a short uppercut to the chin of Martinez. 13:7
02:43 Deniro misses badly. It looked like he changed his mind half way through the punch. 13:7
02:50 Deniro lands a double left, one to the head and one to the body. 13:9
03:00 Martinez is either lucky or has radar. Jake Deniro's last punch missed landing by a fraction of an inch! 13:9
03:00 The crowd is literally screaming in approval as the two fighters look for a minutes respite after a sizzling round of action. 12:9

Round 4
Time Commentary Points
0:00 The ring card girl exits the ring to wild cheering. We await the bell, signaling the start of Round 4. There it is! 0:0
0:08 The crowd is reacting to every punch thrown by these guys, whether it lands or not. 0:0
0:11 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. 0:0
0:14 Deniro is pinned in his own corner... 0:0
0:14 Both fighters are flailing away and both are definitely landing good punches. 2:2
0:18 They are unmarked at this stage of the fight. 2:2
0:28 Martinez catches Deniro coming in with a sweet uppercut! 6:2
0:28 Deniro was stunned by that blow! 6:2
0:37 The fighters are jockeying for position as both men try to gain the advantage here in the 4th. 6:2
0:41 Martinez has Deniro cornered! 6:2
0:41 Martinez rips off a series of jabs that score! Deniro eats them and tries to bull his way inside but Martinez quickly ties him up. Now, they separate. 9:2
0:55 Deniro just landed a three punch combo! 9:6
0:55 Martinez was stopped cold by that series of shots! 9:6
01:04 Deniro's corner is shouting at him to stay off the ropes. 9:6
01:12 Deniro 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. 9:6
01:23 Deniro just delivered a wake-up call!!! He hurt Martinez with a sharp combination! 9:10
01:23 That's the shot Deniro hoped to land! Martinez looks bad after that series of blows. 9:10
01:37 Jake Deniro has freed himself from Martinez. They move quickly to ring center. 9:10
01:42 Deniro has Martinez trapped! 9:10
01:51 Deniro rains a combination of blows to the head and body of Martinez and Martinez tastes the canvas here in Round 4! 9:10
01:53 Santore stands over Martinez and begins the count... 9:17
01:53 1... 9:17
01:54 2... 9:17
01:55 3... 9:17
01:56 4... 9:17
01:56 Martinez lurches to his feet but there's no question that he's hurt. 9:17
01:56 Santore waves the two fighters together. 9:17
01:56 Deniro has Martinez reeling. Deniro can win the fight right now if he doesn't get sloppy and just flail away. 9:17
02:09 Deniro tries a straight right that's blocked by the gloves of Martinez. 9:17
02:20 Deniro circles left, then right in an attempt to cut off the ring. 9:17
02:25 Deniro pins Martinez in the corner! 9:17
02:29 Punch and move, punch and move, Deniro will do it all night if Martinez doesn't do a more consistent jab of cutting off the ring. 9:17
02:34 Deniro is keeping away from the ropes. 9:17
02:38 He fires and misses. 9:17
02:45 Jake Deniro has Martinez blocked in! 9:17
02:45 Deniro rips away on the inside. That uppercut landed solidly and may have hurt Martinez. It looked like his legs buckled ever so briefly. 9:20
02:45 I don't know if there's enough time left in this round for Deniro to finish Martinez off! 9:20
02:58 Deniro swings...and misses. 9:20
03:00 The round’s over and the crowd hasn’t stopped screaming since the knockdown occurred. 9:22

Round 5
Time Commentary Points
0:00 Martinez and Deniro square off as the bell sounds to start the action for Round 5. 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 Watch Martinez move. He is darting in and out, in and out, keeping Deniro off balance. 0:0
0:13 Neither fighter shows any wear and tear at this point. 0:0
0:22 Martinez is dancing and flicking harmless punches at Deniro. 0:0
0:27 Martinez scores big with that hook to the jaw of Deniro. Deniro took a step back after absorbing that shot. 3:0
0:35 The two fighters clinch, throwing feeble punches as they grab a quick breather. Now they back away from each other. 3:0
0:40 Deniro pins Martinez in the corner! 3:0
0:45 Deniro misses wildly with the hook. 3:0
0:47 Both fighters are trying to work inside. It's Martinez, though, who manages to score with a solid uppercut that hurt Deniro. 6:0
0:56 Martinez is putting his punches together, scoring well with combinations. 8:0
01:10 Martinez can't score with short uppercut inside. Deniro got his gloves in front of the punch. 8:0
01:17 Martinez seems really focused on what he's doing this round. 8:0
01:20 Martinez forces his way inside and he lands a nice uppercut to the chin of Jake Deniro. 10:0
01:29 Jake Deniro is trying to avoid shots to the body. He'd better look out for shots to the head! 10:0
01:33 There's a pause in the action as both fighters regroup. 10:0
01:36 Martinez is trying to put his punches together and he tags Deniro with a nice combination of punches. 12:0
01:45 Martinez rips a hook to the head. 14:0
01:54 Both fighters are staying cautious, and keeping out of range. 14:0
01:58 Vicente Martinez backs into the near right corner. 14:0
02:02 Deniro constant movement can be frustrating to an opponent who's not capable of cutting off the ring on him. 14:0
02:02 Martinez doesn't seem bothered by the knockdown last round. He's winning this one. 14:0
02:07 Both fighters ought to be using their jabs more to set up their other punches this round. 14:0
02:10 Martinez has Deniro trapped in the right neutral corner... 14:0
02:15 Deniro holds his arms up in disgust as Martinez holds him around his waist. 14:0
02:29 Martinez throws a crushing right to Deniro's jaw! 19:0
02:29 Deniro is trying to regroup after that punch... 19:0
02:38 The fighters are jockeying for position as both men try to gain the advantage here in the 5th. 19:0
02:45 Deniro has his army of supporters in tow tonight, judging by all the noise they're making. 19:0
02:53 Deniro scores with a tremendous left! 19:5
02:53 Martinez seems to be regrouping after that blow... 19:5
03:00 Martinez grabs Deniro's head, pulls it down, into his chest. Santore has to force Martinez to let go. 19:5
03:00 The bell sounds ending Round 5. The ring card girl is about ready to climb through the ropes and into the ring to the whistles and cheers of the crowd. 20:6

Round 6
Time Commentary Points
0:00 Round 6 is about to begin... There's the bell! 0:0
0:08 Santore is getting too involved in the fight and is becoming more of a factor than a referee is supposed to be. 0:0
0:15 It must be hard for Deniro to see the punches coming from the left with that swollen eye! 0:0
0:20 Deniro is moving like he is walking on air tonight. 0:0
0:20 Deniro is slowing up... 0:0
0:25 Fernando Yanman was really animated in Vicente Martinez's corner and Martinez was nodding in agreement. 0:0
0:30 Jake Deniro is bouncing on his toes, avoiding Martinez attempts to move inside on him. 0:0
0:34 Martinez takes a half step back as he tries to create some punching room. 0:0
0:37 Deniro scores with a nice short hook inside the defense of Vicente Martinez. 0:2
0:46 Both fighters need to close the distance between them. 0:2
0:53 Deniro has been watching too much wrestling. He's clinching. Santore is shouting at Deniro to break! 0:2
01:09 Martinez's corner is shouting to their man, encouraging him to pick up the action. 0:2
01:28 Jake Deniro feels his back touch the ropes and immediately moves away. He doesn't want to be trapped there. 0:2
01:33 Martinez retreats into his own corner... 0:2
01:37 Deniro doubled up on the hook. Did you see the water fly off Martinez's head? 0:6
01:37 Martinez looks like he might have been hurt by that punch! 0:6
01:46 Martinez is trying to find his timing. Punches that were finding the mark before are missing now. 0:6
01:53 The fighters are at ring center... 0:6
01:57 Deniro lands a hard uppercut! 0:11
01:57 Martinez suddenly has a vacant look in his eyes. That's a bad sign. 0:11
02:06 The two fighters lean on one another. Their arms are free and they should be throwing punches. Now they separate and the action resumes. 0:11
02:10 Deniro backs into a neutral corner. 0:11
02:10 The two men close the distance between each other. Martinez throws a half-hook, half-uppercut that catches Deniro clean and stops him in his tracks. 3:11
02:20 Martinez traps Deniro in the corner! 3:11
02:20 Martinez keeps scoring points with hard uppercuts on the inside. 6:11
02:20 Deniro's lip was split by that last punch. 6:11
02:33 Deniro works free! The fighters move to ring center. 7:11
02:42 Deniro telegraphed that shot and Martinez ducks under it easily. 7:11
02:49 Martinez slides into a neutral corner... 7:11
02:54 Jake Deniro is gliding around the ring like it's his own personal dance floor. 7:11
03:00 He throws a leaping shot that fails to hit the target. 7:11
03:00 Martinez appears to have a pretty good lead at this point. 7:11
03:00 Round 6 ends with the sound of the bell. 7:13

Round 7
Time Commentary Points
0:00 Round 7 begins as the bell sounds. 0:0
0:05 Felix Trinidad Sr. seemed to pump up Deniro between rounds. 0:0
0:11 Deniro slides along the far ropes. 0:0
0:11 Deniro is starting to carry his arms lower...he's tired. 0:0
0:16 Both fighters are keeping their distance for the moment. 0:0
0:22 Deniro's left eye is badly swollen. 0:0
0:28 Deniro comes in low. Vicente Martinez puts a headlock on him. Santore knocks Martinez's arm off Jake Deniro's head. 0:0
0:42 Santore is earning his pay tonight. He is spending half his time separating the fighters or yelling at them to fight. 0:0
0:45 Martinez rips to the head with a powerful right cross. 3:0
0:59 Deniro picks off the jab thrown by Martinez. 3:0
01:06 Oh!!! Deniro unleashed a crippling right hand to the head! 3:4
01:06 Martinez seems to have been hurt by that punch! 3:4
01:06 That punch by Jake Deniro looks like it opened up a cut under Martinez's right eye. Yes, it's definitely bleeding. 3:4
01:20 Jake Deniro wings a big left hand at Martinez but the latter sidesteps the punch. 3:5
01:22 Martinez bangs the uppercut home. 5:5
01:31 Martinez tries to push Deniro back in an attempt to gain room to punch. 5:5
01:33 Deniro moves into the lower corner. 5:5
01:38 Martinez tries to double up on the jab but neither hit the mark. 5:5
01:49 Deniro lands a violent shot under Martinez's ribcage and Martinez instantly drops down on both knees. 5:5
01:52 The count starts... 5:14
01:52 1... 5:14
01:53 2... 5:14
01:54 3... 5:14
01:55 4... 5:14
01:56 5... 5:14
01:57 6... 5:14
01:58 7... 5:14
01:59 8... 5:14
02:00 9... 5:14
02:01 10! 5:14
02:01 Martinez can't beat the count! It's over! Martinez has been stopped here in round 7. 5:14

Fight Result

Here's Michael Buffer with the call…

Ladies and Gentlemen! The winner by knockout at the 02:01 mark in Round 7 is…

Jake Deniro!


Score Cards

Ezequiel Suarez Round Total
Colombia 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Vicente Martinez 10 10 10 8 10 9 57
Jake Deniro 9 9 9 10 9 10 56

Aaron Kizer Round Total
USA 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Vicente Martinez 10 10 10 8 10 9 57
Jake Deniro 9 9 9 10 9 10 56

Ramon Espinoza Round Total
Mexico 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Vicente Martinez 10 10 10 8 10 9 57
Jake Deniro 9 9 9 10 9 10 56

Round Totals Round Total
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Vicente Martinez 30 30 30 24 30 27 171
Jake Deniro 27 27 27 30 27 30 168



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