Since making his amateur MMA debut in July of 2018, flyweight Jesse Martinelli has done just about everything right in his fights.
In five amateur bouts, Martinelli has finished three of his opponents and had strong performances in his two unanimous decision wins. Not bad for a fighter still growing into the sport with limited experience.
“I’ve had a lot of learning in a short amount of time,” Martinelli told MMAWeekly.com. “I started just over a year ago. I’ve seen myself evolve. It’s fun to continue to evolve. There’s so much different stuff you can learn with so many different aspects, so I enjoy it.
“I was dominant in all of them, but each time I feel like there’s something I can pull from that I can critique and take it back to the room and work on to get back to where I’m not making those mistakes. I’ve come out on top, but each fight I come away with something that I can critique myself on; good and bad; both ways. The results are good, but I’m new and still learning.”
Being able to take the good and bad from his fights is only one part of Martinelli’s strategy for growth; the other is being able to scrap the way he does something if he finds a different approach that works better.
“I enjoy being able to try something out and see if it works for me; and I’m not a hard-headed person. I’m not resistant to change,” said Martinelli. “I think that helps me in my learning.”
On Jan. 11 in St. Louis, Mo., Martinelli (5-0) goes after his first title when he faces John Beckett (4-0) in a 125-pound amateur championship main card bout at Shamrock FC 327.
This article first appeared at News – MMAWeekly.com
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