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Event:
UFF 8: Martinez vs Kuznetsov
Date: Apr 12, 2025 |
#R1#
Kuznetsov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Martinez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Martinez shoots in looking for a takedown. Kuznetsov tries to sprawl out of it but Martinez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kuznetsov manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
And Kuznetsov tries to counter it with a takedown but Martinez pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Kuznetsov throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kuznetsov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Martinez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kuznetsov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Martinez shoots in for a takedown but Kuznetsov shows good takedown defense. #TD#
Martinez gets a takedown into half guard.
Martinez passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Kuznetsov!
Martinez lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Martinez looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Kuznetsov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Martinez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martinez is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Kuznetsov takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Martinez prevents Kuznetsov from getting the reversal.#T1#
Martinez scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Kuznetsov?
#ROC#Kuznetsov is rocked!
Kuznetsov takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Martinez's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Angelo Martinez!
Angelo Martinez is the new lightweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Angelo Martinez thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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