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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Andy Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesus Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is It's A Fight. Martinez has chosen Puya -- Sal Pa' Fuera as his entrance music. Andy Johnson has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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169 lbs
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158 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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TWGC Champion
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andy Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
37 - 17 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jesus Martinez!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Yves DeLean and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters circling a little - Martinez finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Martinez swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson connects with an inside leg kick.
Martinez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Johnson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Martinez's sensitive parts.
Johnson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Martinez.
Johnson throws a big shot that misses.
Johnson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
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 pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Johnson is keeping the position for now.
Martinez trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Johnson wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Johnson holds on and takes a little breather.
Andy Johnson has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Johnson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Johnson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Johnson lands a nice shot to the body.
Johnson wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson darts in trying to clinch
and Martinez counters with a nice double leg into side control. Johnson won't be happy with that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson struggling a bit here.
Martinez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Johnson keeps working.
Martinez lands a few punches from side control.
Martinez working the ground and pound.
Martinez throwing strikes but Johnson manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Martinez is not content to let Johnson control the position.
Johnson is chipping away with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Johnson are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Johnson lands a few punches from side control.
Martinez tries to bench press Johnson off him but Johnson keeps the position.
Martinez is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Johnson connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Martinez some visible discomfort.
Johnson misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Martinez takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Check out the look on Johnson's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Johnson lands some shots froms side control.
Martinez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson scores with punches from side control.
Martinez struggling a bit here.
Martinez tries to improve position but can't.
Johnson is trying to get an arm triangle but Martinez is defending well.
Johnson working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Johnson's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Martinez is looking to control Johnson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Martinez avoid being mounted?
Martinez is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Johnson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Johnson's back!
Martinez trying to control.
Martinez is hanging on to Johnson's back as he tries to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee is taking a good look at Johnson as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Martinez!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson covering up well under a barage of strikes.
You can see the frustration on Johnson's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jesus Martinez will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Johnson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Martinez uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Martinez connects with a leg kick. Johnson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
An inside leg kick lands from Johnson.
Martinez getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Martinez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Martinez throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Sloppy strikes from Martinez. Those never looked like landing.
Martinez looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Johnson!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson is trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez working the ground and pound from side control.
Martinez tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Martinez has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
You can see the frustration on Johnson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Johnson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Martinez trying to control the action but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Johnson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sloppy strikes there by Martinez.
Martinez misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson tries to bench press Martinez off him but Martinez keeps the position.
Martinez grinds an elbow into Johnson's temple.
Johnson is not content to let Martinez control the position.
Martinez postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Johnson managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Martinez.
Johnson is trying to improve his position.
Martinez trying to control the action but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Jesus Martinez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Johnson dodges the ground and pound from Martinez.
Martinez misses with the ground and pound.
Martinez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Johnson keeps working.
Johnson is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is trying to control Martinez's posture but Martinez avoids it.
Johnson is looking to reverse the position.
Martinez working away.
Johnson manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Martinez is trying to control. Johnson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Martinez controlling the action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jesus Martinez.
Martinez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesus Martinez 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!
Johnson moves out of range of the body kick.
Johnson closes the distance and clinches up with Martinez, looking for a takedown. Johnson pushes Martinez against the cage but Martinez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Martinez goes for a double leg but Johnson avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Johnson continues to drive forward.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by Martinez.
Johnson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Good body shot from Martinez.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Martinez.
Johnson tries to throw a body punch but Martinez avoids it by throwing Johnson back against the cage.
Johnson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Martinez tries to throw a body punch but Johnson avoids it by throwing Martinez back against the cage.
Johnson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Johnson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Johnson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by Martinez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson blocks an uppercut.
Martinez changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Johnson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Martinez misses the shot to the body.
Johnson shoots in looking for a takedown but Martinez manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Johnson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Martinez is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Johnson rather than just go for the knockout.
Martinez connects with a leg kick. Johnson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Johnson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Johnson throws a head kick but Martinez moves out of range.
Martinez throws a head kick that misses.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a body kick.
Johnson tries to land a body kick
and Martinez counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Johnson!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson tries to bench press Martinez off him but Martinez keeps the position.
Martinez throwing strikes but Johnson manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
The strikes coming from Johnson are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Martinez gets back to half guard.
Martinez is trying to get back to full guard.
Martinez wants to control but Johnson is keeping busy.
Andy Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Martinez blocking the ground and pound attempt from Johnson.
Martinez wants to improve his position but Johnson is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez is looking to control Johnson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Martinez avoid being mounted?
Martinez wants to control the action here but instead Johnson manages to pass to full mount!
Martinez is in a horrible position here. Johnson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Johnson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Martinez can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Johnson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Martinez?
Martinez can't escape the position.
Johnson raining down shots from the mount!
Martinez is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson scoring with strikes but Martinez is staying in there.
Martinez is still in real trouble! Can Johnson finish him?
Martinez is wriggling around trying to escape.
Johnson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Johnson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Johnson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Martinez is in all sorts of trouble here.
Johnson breaks from Martinez's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Johnson has hold of Martinez's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Martinez manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Martinez regains half guard.
Martinez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Johnson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Martinez tries to roll over but Johnson keeps him under control.
Johnson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Martinez wants to control but Johnson is keeping busy.
Martinez seems to have recovered his senses.
Johnson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andy Johnson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Martinez has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jesus Martinez!
Jesus Martinez thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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