Saturday’s main card kicked off with a fight between Thomas Almeida and Jonathan Martinez. Here’s how their three-round bout went.
Bout 7: Thomas Almeida (22-3) vs. Jonathan Martinez (12-3) (Featherweight)
Martinez was landing his lead right jab frequently in the first round. He was frequently the advancing fighter in the first round, which was purely striking. Martinez landed a head kick in the closing seconds of the round.
A cut opened under the left eye of Almeida during the second round. Martinez landed a knee to the head during a clinch in the fourth minute of the fought, although a left hook from Almeida dropped him at the same time.
Martinez refused a single leg takedown early in the third round. Martinez was wobbling Almeida with punches in the third round. Martinez would often counter-strike and land his shots after Almeida charged at him with shots. Martinez stopped a takedown attempt before the round concluded. Martinez swept scorecards after three rounds (30-27, 30-27 & 30-27).
RESULT: Jonathan Martinez def. Thomas Almeida via Decision, Unanimous
My Scorecard:
Fighter | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Total |
Almeida | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 |
Martinez | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |