IBF tremendous flyweight champion Fernando Martinez grew to become a unified titlist after touring to Tokyo and capturing Ioka’s WBA belt by a well-earned unanimous resolution.
Martinez was the efficient aggressor from begin to end, and his quick begin within the first 4 rounds (136-75 total, 114-63 energy) set the tone and compelled Ioka to play catch-up.
The 35-year-old veteran did his finest, however he merely couldn’t sustain with Martinez’s buzz-saw assault that noticed him common 91.6 punches per spherical to Ioka’s 76.8 and rack up join leads of 369-279 total, 61-49 jabs, 308-230 energy. Martinez prevailed 11-1 within the CompuBox round-by-round breakdown of complete connects. Nonetheless, the 2 males have been separated by three or fewer complete connects in rounds six, 10, and 12 and by 4 in spherical seven.
Ioka was extra correct in energy pictures (41%-38%) and his physique assault was supreme (174-57 in connects). Nonetheless, Martinez was extra exact total (34%-30%) and in jabs (20%-14%) whereas additionally being the unquestioned ring common who landed the easier-to-see blows.
Whereas Edward Hernandez submitted an absurd 120-108 rating, Stanley Christodoulou (117-111) and Jean Pierre Van Imschoot (116-112) have been nearer to the mark.
Diaz vs Masvidal outcomes:
In a long-awaited battle between longtime rivals and fight sports activities superstars, Nate Diaz took dwelling a majority resolution victory over Jorge “Gamebred” Masvidal Saturday night time in a 10-round gentle heavyweight showdown that headlined a Fanmio PPV from Honda Middle in Anaheim, California.
“Mission completed,” mentioned Diaz (1-1). “I really feel the love right here in Cali each time. He confirmed up and got here to battle and so did I.”
“I assumed I gained,” mentioned Masvidal (1-1). “I landed the more durable pictures. Win or lose, we’re gonna do it once more. We’re 1-1, so we’ll run it again.”
After preventing for the inaugural UFC BMF title of their first conflict gained by Masvidal, the 2 MMA superstars reignited their rivalry with months of heated forwards and backwards trash discuss main as much as Saturday night time’s occasion in entrance of a offered out crowd of 18,040.
The competition changed into a matchup of Diaz’s exercise and punch output in opposition to Masvidal’s accuracy and energy. Diaz landed 148 of 730 punches thrown, whereas Masvidal related on 176 pictures out of 637 thrown.
“I positively felt that I landed the extra significant pictures,” mentioned Masvidal. “When the judges see the movies, they’ll see they have been misguided.”
After the bell rang to start the tenth and remaining spherical, each males engaged in a tense three minutes of toe-to-toe motion, with every fighter seeking to acquire an edge on the within. With the group on their ft, every fighter landed clear blows till the ultimate bell, with Diaz incomes the nod by scores of 98-92, 97-93 and 95-95.
“We simply went in there to determine him out,” mentioned Diaz. “I’m all the way down to battle the best rated boxer I can discover. My important goal is to be the most effective fighter on this planet.”
Within the co-main occasion, Shane Mosley Jr. (22-4, 12 KOs) stamped his contender standing with a convincing unanimous resolution victory over former two-time world champion Daniel “The Miracle Man” Jacobs (37-5, 30 KOs) of their 10-round tremendous middleweight conflict.
“The plan was to choose him aside as a result of we knew he’d get drained,” mentioned Mosley Jr. “I used to be attempting to press him within the center rounds, however he’s a veteran and he is aware of the right way to get by it.”
The son of Corridor of Famer “Sugar” Shane Mosley, Mosley Jr. scored the most effective win of his profession by out-landing Jacobs 108 to 83, incomes him his fifth-straight victory. Coming back from an prolonged layoff, Jacobs wasn’t in a position to maintain his charging opponent off of him with any sustained offense of his personal.
“I’m happy with myself,” mentioned Mosley Jr. “Danny has bricks in his palms, however I simply caught to the sport plan and acquired the job accomplished.”
“He was positively the busier fighter, however I may see that each time I hit him with an excellent shot I did see that he was surprised,” mentioned Jacobs. “I simply didn’t do sufficient to get my hand raised ultimately.”
Jacobs put up a robust effort within the remaining spherical, touchdown his finest blows of the battle, however was met repeatedly with return hearth from the decided Mosley. On the finish of the showdown, Mosley was victorious by scores of 100-90 and 99-92 twice.
“I felt like I had an excellent mindset in there, I simply wasn’t 100% with on a regular basis out of the ring,” mentioned Jacobs. “The load was clearly a problem for me and I got here in a bit of drained and dehydrated. I may have gone in opposition to gentle opposition, however I’m a canine and I needed to face a sure caliber of opponent.”
In his post-fight interview, Mosley provided a direct problem to WBA Middleweight World Champion Erislandy Lara.
“I would like Erislandy Lara,” mentioned Mosley Jr. “In case you’re listening, I would like you. Let’s go child.”
The pay-per-view additionally noticed Nate Diaz-teammate Chris Avila (5-1) proceed his profitable streak with a unanimous resolution over MMA legend Anthony “Showtime” Pettis (1-1) of their gentle heavyweight attraction.
“It felt nice, there was a variety of vitality on the market within the enviornment,” mentioned Avila. “This was a terrific opponent to get a win over. It feels actually good to get the win for my workforce and everybody who’s supported me.”
The back-and-forth contest noticed each males interact in shut quarters all through a lot of the six rounds, with Pettis having some early success along with his lead left hook and motion. Because the battle moved on, Avila discovered his distance and was in a position to persistently land on Pettis as he constructed his lead on the playing cards.
“I knew what I used to be presupposed to do,” mentioned Avila. “I used to be coming to out-box him. Us Stockton fighters know the right way to go in there and determine it out.”
Going through a former UFC world champion, Avila’s triumph marked his fifth-straight win within the squared circle for the Stockton, California-native. After six rounds, all three judges noticed the battle in Avila’s favor with scores of 59-55 twice and 58-56.
“I used to be attempting to outscore him and management the vary, however he did an excellent job stepping in and preventing contained in the clinch,” mentioned Pettis. “It wasn’t actually a boxing look. He doesn’t hit arduous, however he had a variety of output. I simply misplaced my vitality and couldn’t maintain my tempo. I used to be attempting to knock him out.”
Opening up the pay-per-view, light-weight contender Devin Cushing (14-0, 10 KOs) boxed his method to a formidable unanimous resolution victory and avenged an beginner defeat in opposition to Manuel Correa (13-2, 8 KOs) after 10 rounds of motion. The judges remaining tallies have been 80-72, 78-74 and 77-75.
“I’m a grown man now and I’m extra disciplined mentally than once we fought within the amateurs,” mentioned Cushing. “He’s a tricky competitor and he can take a shot. It wasn’t my finest efficiency, however we’ll get again to the drafting board and return to work.”
The southpaw Cushing confirmed his boxing potential from the outset, utilizing his jab and motion to open up Correa’s protection, together with swelling in Correa’s left eye that started in spherical three. Correa had his moments with counter proper palms throughout exchanges, however was too usually beat to the punch by Cushing.
“I anticipated a tricky battle like that from Manuel Correa,” mentioned Cushing. “He’s acquired his document for a cause. I knew it was going to be a tricky, rugged battle. I simply needed to keep targeted and dig deep.”
Correa appeared annoyed with Cushing’s motion in spherical 5, imploring his opponent to fulfill him in the midst of the ring. Cushing appeared to oblige the request throughout a close-quarters spherical six that two judges gave to Correa. Correa completed the battle sturdy, profitable two of three and all three of the ultimate frames respectively based on two judges, however was too far behind to catch up.
“I felt good. It wasn’t my finest efficiency, however we’ll get again to the fitness center,” mentioned Cushing. “I’d like to remain busier. This has been a protracted camp and I simply need to keep energetic the remainder of this yr.”
