Martynas Jagutis interview

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Okay, so I'm here with Martinez. He comes from SBG Nace. He's going to be competing this weekend on the Nationals. You might have seen him recently with a really good victory on uh Clan Wars. I watched it from home and I remember watching it going, "Wow, this still I want to…

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Okay, so I'm here with Martinez. He comes from SBG Nace. He's going to be competing this weekend on the Nationals. You might have seen him recently with a really good victory on uh Clan Wars. I watched it from home and I remember watching it going, "Wow, this still I want to keep an eye on this guy." Thank you very much for taking this interview on such late notice. Um, how are you feeling? >> Yeah, all good. White week. um finishing touches of the way you could basically training is done, all the hard work is done. So, just ready to go on Sunday and make a statement. >> Yeah, I believe you were supposed to be fighting Saturday and Sunday and your opponent pulled out and I think your new opponent's opponent pulled out, was it? >> Yeah, I think No, I think we initially had like four in our bracket and then two two lads pulled out. So, it's only myself and Michael left. So, it's going to be in the finals on Sunday. >> Yeah. Yeah. It's it's I really like the national. So obviously you're looking to go on and compete at the IMAPs um cuz we obviously don't have like it's not in the Olympics or that is our Olympics essentially. How how would it feel to go out and and compete in a competition like that? Obviously what you have to get through Michael first but to go on what would that mean to you to get there? >> Yeah, it' be an experience obviously that's high level like um IMAS would be the highest level to compete at. So obviously if we can get through Michael on Sunday the I yeah looking forward to challenge myself there in the international stage I suppose. Yeah I believe it's going to be very in Syria. I don't know cuz the dates uh I don't know if the dates are out yet but it is good cuz obviously you've had some teammates that have gone there and have done the experience. Uh speaking of your gym, you're in such a really good gym. There's such talent coming out at the minute. How does it feel to be around that kind of group of people with the uh with the experience and obviously the skill level and the success that the gym is having. What does it feel like for you to be a part of that? >> Yeah, it's an amazing vibe down there. Just the buzz around the place. It's great. And obviously training is just um super high level like um yeah like not not enough good things I can say about the gym. like it's I'd say it's the best gym in the country right now. So, and I um yeah, coming up I think over the next few years we're going to see a good few lads stepping into the pro game and uh I think the gym is going to be recognized more more widely around the world soon enough. So, >> yeah, it definitely so mean Conor McCarthy is one of my favorite fighters that I've watched kind of from his amateur to his career and he was always so good and and you couldn't wait. You've got Jordan Scully, yourself, uh, Taco, who's going to be fighting tomorrow as well, who travels like two and a half to three hours to get to training, which is mental, and that just doesn't show >> the level like he bypasses Dublin to get there. So, it just shows that the the level and and what's created there, but to get to kind of where you are now. Talk to us why did you get into martial arts in the first place and and so basically the when and the why. >> Yes. So I start I started with kickboxing a good while ago when I was just teenager about 14. Um yeah I started like a full full contact kickboxing so I was above the waist. Um then I transitioned to K1. Um had my first K1 fights just after co um but I had a few good few um above the waist traditional kickboxing fights before that. Yeah. And then um about a year and a half ago I started doing MMA down in SPG and yeah I've been fully added since. Um yeah, I just had my first fight this year. Um the [clears throat] nationals again, yeah, nationals earlier in the year. So, and just won a clan wars a month ago. So, this is going to be my third MMA fight. And yeah, and why I started I I think I start we started when I was playing soccer and they brought us down to to do a session at the kickboxing gym and then I was like I quit the soccer and started doing the fighting and it's just like the one of the most addicting sports ever. So I think anyone can attest to that. Whoever does it like once you start it's really hard to quit and that's pretty much it. Like >> yeah I'd say the soccer team are raging that they went and brought people because they obviously lost you from the team over. >> I wasn't very good at it anyway. So [laughter] um but it's yeah it's like that obviously you had the last fight. Talk to us about the last fight as well because you looked very impressive there. What was it like going out at Canor was the really good production, really well ran show and then obviously the finish like talk to us about how that felt for the week of for week and then obviously getting the finish on the night. [snorts] >> Yeah. Yes. Uh Clan Wars obviously was great to get my first um fullon show on Clan Wars. Um big show as I said the production is amazing. Um yeah the fight went that went by in a flash. I can't [laughter] I can't even recall most of it like so I just went in and um threw a shot landed well I suppose and yeah it's over before you know it. Um um yeah yeah I'm hoping I was hoping in a way deep inside I was hoping for a longer fight just to test my grappling test more more of my skills as well. Um but yeah um I'm happy with how it went obviously um came out fresh ready to go again um this weekend. Yeah. No. So, so like obviously a lot of people would like to go longer, but here that finish is going to be a highlight there forever. So, I wouldn't be complaining about that. >> Of course, >> you've got obviously Michael this weekend who potentially go to three rounds. He's a very good fighter. You're a very good fighter. Do you have you studied him or do you just want to implement your own style in your own game or what way do you kind of look at your opponents? >> Uh, I don't do too much like we have done sparring before. He's come over in SPG. So, we've done rounds before, so I'd say we know each other. Uh he's a great fighter. Obviously, he's wellrounded. Um decent on defeat, obviously very good on the ground. So, um my game plan is not a secret. I'm going to try to keep it standing, come forward, and land heavy shots like so. I think everyone knows that. And um as to what he's going to do, like yeah, I think he's going to shoot, but I said that about my last two opponents and they stood and banged with me. [laughter] We'll see what he does. But I think it's going to be a mistake on his part. But yeah, it see if he decides to stand. >> Yeah. See, now you said it a third time. So hopefully that they'll try and stand again with you and kind of go for your game plan. But obly [laughter] you were saying obviously you're in kickboxing and you you joined MMA about what made you made the switch to MMA? What was it about MMA that that kind of drew you to it? >> Uh I think there was a few parts like um I've always just enjoyed watching UFC MMA. I never really watch kickboxing fights. So for for that reason like I'm more interested into the MMA aspects. Um yeah like I rarely really watch boxing or kickboxing but MMA I was always watching like then another part I think MMA is just more developed sport and there's more pathways to go further in MMA than kickboxing. I think kos starting to get bigger now as well as you see there's much more shows and much more production value going on in Ireland but apart from that kos usually was all the big fights would be in the UK and to get anywhere big you'd kind of have to almost always take a late late notice fight be a filler almost but yeah I just started MMA and been loving it since so um [clears throat] yeah hoping hoping to take this somewhere >> yeah cuz like that MMA obviously it's only a relatively new sport when you think about but it's kind of in Ireland it's over kind of shot like that the traditional kickboxing might >> yeah I feel the pathways are more clear like um even like the records are you can see what records each fighter has in kickboxing like you don't really know what what record a fighter has like you'd have to be take their word for it like um but MMA is just more transparent I feel and just the bat is clear like you're in certain amount of fights you're probably going to go far Yeah. Yeah. There's more options. And like you just brought up a good point there. I went to look at a M Thai fighter and a kickboxer and then I went around looking for the records like put in so and so kickboxing or my Thai. There's nothing. It's it's mental. Um whereas you go to tapology, you've got every fight, when they won, how they won, the date, everything is transparent. And like I said, there's a lot more options then. >> There's so many shows in this country. Then when you go pro, there's so many more shows around Europe. There's not just cage wires anymore. So I think it's developed quite well. But we're not looking past Michael this weekend. Um, but do you have any more plans for the rest of the year? Uh, or is this you just going to take this fight and then figure it out after? >> No, this Yeah, this will be my final fight for the year. I'll be going to Thailand camp in Bangta at the end of the year. So, yeah, be unless I get a fight there, but no plans in Ireland for fighting now for this year. >> Yeah. And I like the fact you're traveling as well. I think all fighters should do go to different cultures, different ways and >> and like that connections as well because you never know who you might meet and and how it might benefit you in the future. Do you know the sort of way? So, um I don't know that you're going to be fighting Sunday, so there's a potential that I might be there. I'm not sure. I was offered to go up, but I'm I'm commentating tomorrow and it's going to be a late night, so it depends how I feel. I would love to actually see that fight in person. So, that might be the turning point for me to get me there. Um I got to let you go cuz I know it is so close and I know you're busy. Is there anything you want to say before you go or shout out? Thank you so much for your time. I really appreciate it and it's been a pleasure. >> Yeah. Shout out to my team SBJ, my teammates for pushing me every day to get better. Yeah. Um yeah, tune in Sunday. I don't know if it's going to be streamed or not, but it's going to be streamed. Tune in. >> If there is a stream, I will share a story and I'll put up here. That's going to be a cracking fight. Like I said, that's the one that might get me to go there. So, um thank you very much. Cheers. Thanks for having me.