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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tino Martha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rey Jericho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martha kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is TRIBAL SEEDS- ISLAND GIRL. Jericho has chosen AR-Swift: Awesome God as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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152 lbs
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159 lbs
12 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Decent boxing
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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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tino Martha!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rey Jericho!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Radbod Blank and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jericho tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Martha swivels and escapes.
Jericho swings for the body but Martha moves out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jericho is defended easily by Martha.
Martha throws a body kick that misses.
Martha lands a high kick!
Jericho moves out of range of the body kick from Martha.
Martha with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jericho looks for a takedown but Martha sprawls well.
Tino Martha has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rey Jericho.
Jericho dives in and grabs Martha's left leg, looking for a takedown. Martha pushes down on Jericho's head and hops out.
Jericho shoots for a double leg takedown but Martha sprawls well. He's pushed Jericho's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jericho fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Martha tries to land a front kick but Jericho steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jericho has managed to clinch.
Jericho is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Martha is defending well.
Jericho has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Martha after a bit of a struggle.
Martha wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jericho has him pressed against the cage.
Jericho is trying to pull guard but Martha turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Martha is trying to push Jericho away but Jericho has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Martha.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martha wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jericho has him pressed against the cage.
Jericho is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Martha wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Martha prevents a takedown attempt there.
Martha taking a breather.
A frustrated look appears on Martha's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jericho is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Martha pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Jericho tries to score a body lock takedown but Martha shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Martha breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Martha. Jericho does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jericho looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jericho drives through with a takedown into Martha's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Jericho missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Martha is looking to sweep but instead, Jericho has passed into half guard.
Jericho throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Martha is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Martha is not content to let Jericho control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jericho lands a nice short elbow.
Martha tries to roll over but Jericho keeps him under control.
Jericho winds up and cracks Martha with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Martha avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jericho.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jericho sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Martha defending well though.
Martha trying to control from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martha is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Jericho scores with a couple of nice shots.
Martha is not content to let Jericho control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rey Jericho 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.
Jericho throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Martha's waist but Martha gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jericho off to one side.
Martha throws a low kick but Jericho moves out of range easily.
Jericho checks a leg kick.
Martha looks to land a body kick but Jericho moved away.
Jericho shoots for a takedown but Martha saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jericho shoots in but Martha avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Tino Martha has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rey Jericho.
Jericho avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Martha throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Jericho looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Jericho with that takedown attempt.
Jericho closes the distance and pushes Martha back into the cage.
Jericho tries for a takedown but Martha manages to get underhooks.
Jericho is working for takedown but Martha is calmly controlling the position for now.
Jericho has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Martha uses from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Martha being controlled here momentarily.
Martha tries to stand but Jericho is controlling from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jericho looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Martha is looking to stand up but Jericho won't let him.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jericho checks a leg kick.
Jericho shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Martha controlling the position.
Jericho trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jericho throws a big right hand that misses.
Jericho stands and throws Martha's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Martha knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jericho on the ground.
The strikes coming from Jericho are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Martha is looking to regain half guard here but Jericho keeps moving and retains side control.
Martha taking a bit of punishment here - Jericho scoring with strikes.
Jericho has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jericho looks up at the clock and then as Martha takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Jericho smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Jericho sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Martha is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Jericho throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martha is trying to control Jericho's posture but Jericho avoids it.
Jericho in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Martha struggling a bit here.
Sloppy strikes there by Jericho.
Martha gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Rey Jericho has got the better of the ground game so far.
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!
Jericho winds up and cracks Martha with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jericho not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rey Jericho showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jericho shoots in looking for a takedown but Martha manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jericho's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jericho feints and as Martha raises his hands in defense, Jericho changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jericho throws a strike but Martha rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Martha tries to stand but Jericho is controlling from the bottom.
Jericho manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Martha manages to get himself to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martha utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jericho postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jericho accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jericho wants to stand but Martha is controlling his posture from full guard.
Martha keeping moving, preventing Jericho from controlling successfully.
Martha is trying to keep Jericho in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martha tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jericho wants to control from the top but Martha keeps moving.
Martha wants to control the position but Jericho says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Martha trying to control but Jericho postures up.
Jericho not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Martha on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Martha tries to get out of the position.
Jericho landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Martha keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jericho not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jericho thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Martha's head.
Jericho working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Martha's thigh. Martha counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Jericho trying to control the position from guard on top but Martha is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jericho has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Martha is proving hard to escape from.
Jericho landing with the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jericho is working Martha over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Jericho working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jericho is looking to work some ground and pound but Martha has wrist control.
Martha looking to control.
Jericho stopping the sweep attempt from Martha.
Jericho with a flurry of punches that miss.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jericho cracks Martha with a solid left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rey Jericho really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jericho shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Martha pinned against the cage. Martha gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Martha turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jericho tries to score a power double leg takedown but Martha sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jericho somewhat.
Martha throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Martha defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jericho.
Tino Martha has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rey Jericho.
Martha looks to score with a jab to the body but Jericho is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martha looks to land a body kick but Jericho moved away.
Jericho throws a poor cross that misses
and Martha counters with a good low kick that Jericho was not able to check.
Martha keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jericho closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Jericho lands in his opponent's guard.
Martha 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.
Jericho lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jericho content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Jericho with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jericho throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jericho throws a big elbow that misses.
Martha looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jericho is one step ahead there.
Jericho throwing strikes from guard but Martha blocks nicely.
Jericho with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jericho throwing strikes from guard but Martha blocks nicely.
Jericho missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jericho postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jericho throwing strikes from guard but Martha blocks nicely.
Martha tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jericho makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Jericho is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jericho landing some decent shots from guard.
Martha trying to keep a closed guard but Jericho is proving a slippery customer.
Jericho throws a big right hand that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jericho is looking to work some ground and pound but Martha has wrist control.
Jericho throwing strikes from guard but Martha blocks nicely.
Martha is pulling down on Jericho's head to control his posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rey Jericho dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Jericho lands with a hook. Martha tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jericho bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Martha dodges the ground and pound from Jericho.
Jericho is chipping away with strikes.
Jericho lands some shots froms side control.
Jericho working the ground and pound.
Jericho creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Jericho cracks Martha with a big elbow.
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!
Jericho creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Martha sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An elbow from Jericho crashes against the mat.
Jericho misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Jericho is working Martha over with some ground and pound from side control.
Martha managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Jericho.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Jericho lands a few punches from side control.
Jericho works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Jericho cracks Martha with a big right hand but Martha just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Jericho goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Martha has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Jericho but great work by Martha.
Jericho is looking to reverse the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
I wouldn't like to be where Jericho is right now.
Jericho is trying to improve his position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martha stands up.
Jericho takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jericho tries to score a power double leg takedown but Martha sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jericho somewhat.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jericho.
Martha looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jericho moves out of range of the body kick from Martha.
Martha stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Martha wants it to stay on the feet.
Rey Jericho is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Tino Martha has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rey Jericho.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jericho looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Martha is fending him off so far but Jericho persists. Nope, Martha circles away and we're back to standing.
Jericho has a takedown stuffed.
Martha throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Martha fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jericho has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jericho shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Martha as he jumps to the side.
Jericho is trying hard to land a takedown here. Martha sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martha looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tino Martha has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rey Jericho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jericho will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rey Jericho comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Jericho winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 45:50
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 45:50
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rey Jericho!
Rey Jericho is the new featherweight champion!
After winning the bout, Rey Jericho thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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