UFC Fight Night 112 results: Tony Martin wins hotly contested affair over rival Johnny Case

If you didn’t know it was something of a grudge match before, all you had to do was listen to Tony Martin in the second round, informing Johnny Case that he wasn’t going anywhere in between counter right hands to the face.

The result was a unanimous decision win for Martin (12-3 MMA, 4-3 UFC), who outstruck a game Case (22-6 MMA, 4-2 UFC) and seized control of the fight down the stretch before claiming the win with scores of 29-28 across the board.

The lightweight bout was part of the preliminary card of today’s UFC Fight Night 112 event at Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City, Okla. It streamed on UFC Fight Pass ahead of additional prelims on FS2 and a main card on FS1.

Much of Martin’s success in this hotly contested fight was predicated on having the speed and the precision to stand in the center of the cage and counter as Case darted in and out. That allowed Case to get an early advantage in sheer volume, but as the fight wore on it was clear that Martin was the one doing the damage.

The action heated up in the second, with Martin landing a series of hard right hands while demonstrating a willingness to eat some shots from Case for the privilege. Soon Case was bleeding from his eye and nose, while Martin only gained in confidence and aggression.

In the third, Martin really took over the fight, walking Case down and battering him with crisp punches. In the final minute he even added a takedown and a last-second kimura attempt, which succeeded in driving home the point to the judges.

With the victory, Martin has now won three in a row in the UFC. Case has lost his last two.

Up-to-the-minute UFC Fight Night 112 results include:

• Tony Martin def. Johnny Case via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
• Jeremy Kimball def Josh Stansbury via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 1:21

For complete coverage of UFC Fight Night 112, check out the UFC Events section of the site.

(MMAjunkie’s John Morgan contributed to this report on site in Oklahoma City.)