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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Genki Dama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martinez comes to the cage accompanied by Puya -- Sal Pa' Fuera. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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158 lbs
36 - 14 - 0 |
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156 lbs
25 - 10 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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ADCC Champion
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
36 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jesus Martinez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Genki Dama!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Robert Douchet and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinez lands a nice looking body shot.
Martinez throws a low kick, looking for Dama's leg but Dama calmly moves out of range.
Horrible takedown by Dama or perhaps it was just good defense by Martinez which made him look bad.
Martinez defending well as Dama loads up on a big left hand.
A lazy body kick from Martinez
and Dama counters with a low kick, right behind Martinez 's knee.
Dama slips under a jab from Martinez.
Martinez throws a leg kick but Dama sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Martinez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dama.
Martinez looks for a takedown but Dama sprawls well.
Martinez misses with a straight left.
Martinez avoids the head kick by Dama.
A head kick by Dama misses
and Martinez counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Dama's guard now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Dama utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Martinez advances to half guard.
Dama has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Martinez is working away from the top position though.
Martinez slows the pace down in half guard.
Martinez seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Dama for as long as he can get away with.
Martinez not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Martinez not doing much here.
Martinez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Martinez trying to pass the guard but Dama defending well.
Martinez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dama defending well though.
Martinez wants to control but Dama is keeping him busy.
Dama makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Dama.
Martinez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Martinez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dama is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Martinez is aware though and is defending well.
Martinez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Martinez wants to control from the top but Dama keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dama preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Martinez won't allow Dama to sweep him here.
Martinez advances position into side control!
Martinez working the body and head with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Martinez advances nicely into full mount.
Martinez breaks from Dama's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martinez scores with a couple of good head shots there.
A nice elbow there by Martinez.
Dama is looking to get to half guard.
Martinez tries to control but Dama wriggling away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dama tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesus Martinez dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Martinez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dama's sensitive parts.
A bone on bone clash there as Martinez blocks the leg kick.
Martinez attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Martinez lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Martinez connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Martinez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Martinez throws a head kick that misses.
Martinez throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dama.
Martinez tries to clinch up.
Martinez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dama throws a combination that misses
and Martinez counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Martinez.
Martinez lands a nice shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martinez misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dama breaks from the clinch.
Jesus Martinez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dama ducks under a wild hook from Martinez.
Dama uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Martinez.
Dama takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Dama jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Martinez throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Martinez misses with a body kick.
Martinez throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Martinez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Dama counters with a single leg into guard. Martinez didn't expect that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dama lands a couple of digs.
Martinez wants to sweep here but Dama controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez is working hard here to advance position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Martinez holds on and takes a little breather.
Martinez is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Martinez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dama cracks Martinez with a solid left hand.
Dama scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Dama scoring with some ground and pound.
Dama trying to control the position from guard on top but Martinez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dama trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Martinez looking for a guillotine here but Dama defends easily.
Dama stopping the sweep attempt from Martinez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dama manages to get himself to full guard.
Dama throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martinez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dama swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Martinez looking to sit in guard and control but Dama gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jesus Martinez will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Dama tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Martinez is able to avoid easily.
Martinez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dama throws a leg kick but Martinez sees it coming and moves out of range.
Dama misses with a low kick.
Martinez drives through with a takedown into guard.
Martinez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dama wants to sweep here but Martinez controlling him for the moment.
Martinez trying to control but Dama is working from the bottom.
Martinez is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Dama is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dama can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Martinez controls the pace.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Martinez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We're going to have a standup here because Jesus Martinez wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Martinez takes a kick to the side of the head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dama. That's going to slow Martinez down.
Dama on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Martinez. Martinez obviously looking to wear him down.
Martinez tries to land a body kick
and Dama counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez thows a body kick. Dama tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Martinez lands with an uppercut that bounces Dama off the cage and back into range.
Martinez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dama throws out the jab.
Dama is looking to chop away at Martinez's legs.
Dama shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martinez is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Dama pulls his head out easily.
Dama is looking to stall here but Martinez recovers full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dama stands up over Martinez, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dama accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dama is looking to work some ground and pound but Martinez has wrist control.
Martinez is trying to keep Dama in close.
Dama postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dama stopping the sweep attempt from Martinez.
Martinez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dama.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dama distracts Martinez with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Dama has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dama won't allow Martinez to sweep him here.
Martinez keeping moving, preventing Dama from controlling successfully.
Martinez working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dama doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dama manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Dama with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Genki Dama just about did enough to take it.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Martinez looks to throw the jab but Dama is out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dama.
Martinez misses with a body kick.
Dama comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Martinez lands a jab.
Dama changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Martinez looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Martinez stops Dama from passing to mount.
Dama has control of an arm but Martinez manages to advance to Dama's back!
Dama showing good submission defense here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez is hanging on to Dama's back as he tries to escape.
Martinez has good solid back control here.
Dama wants to escape the position.
A lull in the action here.
Martinez scores with strikes from the back.
Dama is in bad spot here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dama rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Martinez looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Dama with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Martinez winds up and cracks Dama with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Martinez seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Dama does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Martinez wants to pass to mount but Dama is defending the position.
Jesus 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.
Dama is trying to control but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez is just content to waste time from the top position. Dama takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Dama looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dama trying to keep a closed guard but Martinez is proving a slippery customer.
Martinez is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Dama looking for a sweep. Not yet Dama, not yet.
Martinez trying to control the position from guard on top but Dama is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Dama looking to hit a scissor sweep but Martinez is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Martinez scores with a shot to the body.
Dama scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Dama trying to work for an americana but Martinez has managed to regain full guard.
Martinez looking for a sweep. Not yet Martinez, not yet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Jesus Martinez will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Dama blocks a jab.
Dama looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dama, right into the meat.
Martinez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dama. That did some damage!
Martinez misses the shot to the body.
Martinez just misses with a punch to the body.
Martinez connects with a body shot.
Dama closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Martinez did well to prevent Dama getting side control.
Dama is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Martinez is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Dama's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Dama's back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dama tries to escape the position.
Martinez avoiding Dama 's attempts to control his hands.
Martinez has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Dama has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Martinez trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Martinez is working the ground and pound. Can Dama escape?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dama breaks Martinez's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Martinez has his foot on Dama's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Dama works his way back into a safe position though.
Martinez looking for a sweep. Not yet Martinez, not yet.
Dama throws a big elbow that misses.
Dama trying to control but Martinez is working from the bottom.
Dama loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dama won't allow Martinez to sweep him here.
Martinez pulls Dama in close to prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dama throws a strike but Martinez rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Martinez wants to control from the top but Dama keeps moving.
Martinez preventing the sweep.
Martinez trying to control but Dama is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Martinez slips nicely into half guard.
Genki Dama has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dama actively working from the bottom here.
Martinez trying to control the action but Dama is working from the bottom.
Dama misses with some strikes from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Martinez trying to control from half guard but Dama is working away.
Dama is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Martinez pulls his head out easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jesus Martinez.
Well Martinez has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 William Peck scores the fight 49:46
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 48:47
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 49:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jesus Martinez!
Jesus Martinez retains his featherweight title!
Jesus Martinez 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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energy
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hype
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RATING
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