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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Shad Craft (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugo Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martinez comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Sangre y Joseka - Para que las chicas bailen kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Hugo Martinez has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Shad Craft's chin.
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151 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shad Craft!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hugo Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shirou Masuda and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinez clinches with his opponent.
Craft looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Martinez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Craft's efforts to push away.
Martinez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Martinez manages to break the clinch.
Craft shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Craft would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Martinez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Martinez controlling the position.
Martinez can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Craft controls the pace.
Martinez controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Martinez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Craft.
Craft tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Martinez scores with a takedown into Craft's guard.
Craft looking to hit a scissor sweep but Martinez is one step ahead there.
Martinez avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Martinez trying to control but Craft is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Craft avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Martinez must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Craft looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez trying to stand up but can't free himself from Craft's guard.
Craft is controlling Martinez's posture.
Shad Craft has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Martinez shoots in looking for a takedown. Craft tries to sprawl out of it but Martinez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Craft manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Martinez moves into range and clinches up with Craft.
Martinez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Craft blocks it with crossed arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Craft is stalling here.
Craft breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Martinez clinches.
Martinez fails to pull guard.
Martinez keeps control of Craft as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Martinez jumps guard but Craft stands there with Martinez around his waist. Martinez gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Shad Craft has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hugo Martinez.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Craft wants to break the clinch but can't.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Martinez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Craft's efforts to push away.
Craft breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Shad Craft will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Martinez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Martinez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Craft's efforts to push away.
Craft's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Craft rushes Martinez and presses him up against the cage.
Martinez is trying to pull guard but Craft has him pressed against the cage.
Craft is trying to break the clinch but Martinez is controlling him.
Craft can't find room to land a body shot as Martinez controls the action.
Craft changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Martinez fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Martinez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Craft's calf.
Martinez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Craft as he avoids it easily.
Shad Craft is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez connects with an inside leg kick.
Martinez clinches up with Craft and pushes him back against the cage.
Craft is looking to break free of the clinch but Martinez has double underhooks.
Martinez breaks from the clinch.
Horrible takedown attempt by Craft or perhaps it was just good defense by Martinez, which made it look bad.
Martinez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Craft holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Shad Craft has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hugo Martinez.
Martinez keeps control of Craft as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Martinez is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Craft gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Martinez is breathing heavily.
Martinez is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Craft to keep the fight standing.
Craft breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Craft does no damage.
Nice takedown defense from Craft. No joy for Martinez on that attempt.
Craft shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Craft showed some decent athleticism there.
Craft is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
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!
Nice strikes from Craft there.
Craft is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Craft lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez taking some punishment here, with Craft in his half guard.
Craft lands with a punch from half guard.
Martinez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Craft.
Martinez is trying to maintain the position but Craft is very close to passing his half guard.
Nice strikes from Craft there.
Craft has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Craft is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Martinez is just riding it out for now. Craft eventually gives up the hold.
Martinez trying to hold on to Craft's head to control him but Craft postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Craft connects with a nice short shot to Martinez's temple.
Martinez is looking to improve his position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Craft landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Martinez wants to control but Craft is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shad Craft dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Craft clinches with his opponent.
Craft trying to land knees to the body.
Craft decides to pull guard.
Martinez looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Craft pulls Martinez in close to prevent any damage.
Craft has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Craft is on top in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Craft postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Martinez is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Craft dives into side control.
Martinez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Martinez is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Craft lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Martinez is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Craft is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Craft really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Craft sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Craft landing shots from mount.
Craft lands a couple of good shots and Martinez has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Craft softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Martinez tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Craft with shots to the head and body - Martinez looks very uncomfortable down there.
Craft has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Martinez's face.
Craft is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Martinez has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Martinez!
Craft seems keen to control Martinez's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Craft throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Craft will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Craft has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Craft's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Craft has his foot on Martinez's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Martinez works his way back into a safe position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Craft tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Martinez wants to pass the guard but Craft is keeping the position.
Craft controlling Martinez's posture.
We're going to have a standup here because Shad Craft wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Martinez fails with a takedown attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martinez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Craft.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shad Craft showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Craft, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:28
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shad Craft!
In defeat, Hugo Martinez stepped up to the mic, saying 'I've been too lazy lately. Must train more.'.
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energy
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hype
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