Bantamweight mainstay Rob Font makes his 20th walk to the Octagon on Saturday night at Noche UFC for a scrap with touted Mexican prospect David Martinez.
Sitting on back-to-back wins against Kyler Phillips and Jean Matsumoto, Font will look to continue his climb back towards title contention. But to get there, he’ll have to go through Martinez, a 12-1 fighter riding eight straight wins, including a first-round TKO over Saimon Oliveira in his UFC debut.
Round 1
Martinez throws some early kicks as Font rushes in trying to close the distance. Font has Martinez circling the fence. Martinez throws a kick to the calf of Font, followed by a kick up high. Martinez throws another leg kick, but Font makes him back with a counter. Martinez comes right back with a counter of his own, nearly catching Font near the cage wall. Martinez unleashes a big right hand that has Font backing up. Martinez once again goes high with a kick. Font tries to run him down, but can’t close the distance with a combination.
Martinez throws a couple of stinging side kicks. Font clinches up and looks for a takedown, but Martinez defends it and separates. Font lands with a booming right hand, followed by a left, and Martinez is retreating. Font looks for a takedown, but Martinez defends. Martinez throws a spinning heel kick just before the end of the round. Font barely gets his hand up in time to block it.
Round 2
Font closed the distance early in the round and clinched up, but Martinez quickly separated himself. Font throws a body kick of his own and nearly catches Martinez with a one-two. Font punches his way inside, but Martinez clinches up, pressing Font against the fence before returning to the center of the cage. Martinez appears to be bleeding from the bridge of his nose due to an accidental clash of heads.
Font once again clinches against the cage, but nothing comes of it, and they separate. Martinez scores with a counter left that sends Font stumbling back. Martinez is starting to slow down, and Font tries to take advantage, shooting in for a takedown and locking his hands around the waist. Martinez fights the lock and creates some space. Martinez throws a pair of body kicks, but they do little to deter Font from plodding forward as the round comes to a close.
Round 3
Both fighters come out swinging big in the third, with Martinez throwing a long combination. Martinez lands with a right hand as Font’s offense has slowed significantly. Font attempts to connect with a spinning back fist, but he’s out of range. Font jabs, but misses as Martinez throws an overhand right. Font connects with a jab, but he’s failing to land anything of consequence as we reach two minutes left in the fight.
Martinez appears to clip Font with an uppercut. Font responds with a body kick, but eats a right hand that has him wobbled. Martinez stays calm, taking a look at the clock with half a minute to go. Martinez is staying busy as Font appears to have little left in the tank. Martinez lands a left at the end of an exchange and calls for Font to stand and trade with him through the final seconds. Martinez blitzes and knocks Font to the canvas as the final horn sounds.
Neither the fighter nor the ref heard the horn, allowing Martinez to unleash a few more ground strikes as time expired.
Official Result: David Martinez def. Rob Font via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28).
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Earning the biggest win of his career to date! 👏
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