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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hidehiko Yoshida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pep Hernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hernandez comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Heart Vacnacy- the wanted kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Pep Hernandez has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Hidehiko Yoshida's chin.
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hidehiko Yoshida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pep Hernandez!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Aafke Stam and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yoshida moves in looking to clinch but Hernandez pushes him off.
Yoshida connects with a single shot there.
Hernandez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Yoshida holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Yoshida lands with a short shot to the head.
Yoshida lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hernandez backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Yoshida creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Yoshida lands a left hand.
Yoshida lands with a short shot to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Yoshida takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Yoshida has Hernandez pressed against the ropes, preventing Hernandez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Yoshida misses with a punch on the inside.
Yoshida scores with a nice hook to the head.
Yoshida lands an uppercut.
Yoshida is trying to break free.
Yoshida is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
A shot in the inside from Yoshida.
A short uppercut from Yoshida.
Yoshida misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from Yoshida.
Yoshida lands a right hand.
Yoshida lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hernandez.
Yoshida lands with a short shot to the head.
Yoshida lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Yoshida working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hernandez tries to break the clinch but Yoshida is controlling the position.
Yoshida pushes Hernandez back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Yoshida.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Yoshida.
Hernandez is rocked!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yoshida.
Hernandez is still on wobbly legs! Can Yoshida finish him?
Hernandez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Stalling in the clinch from Yoshida.
Yoshida misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hernandez seems to have recovered his senses.
A frustrated look appears on Hernandez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hernandez is trying to force a seperation but Yoshida has the dominant position.
Yoshida lands with a short shot to the head.
Yoshida avoiding damage.
Yoshida keeps control of Hernandez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Come on Yoshida - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Yoshida misses with the head strike.
Yoshida misses with some punches.
Hernandez wants to get back to striking at distance but Yoshida won't allow it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yoshida.
Hernandez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Yoshida lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yoshida.
Yoshida keeps control of Hernandez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Yoshida has Hernandez pressed against the ropes.
Yoshida has a couple of punches blocked by Hernandez.
Hernandez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yoshida.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Yoshida scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hernandez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hernandez letting Yoshida take a breather here.
Yoshida lands with a right to the head.
Yoshida scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hernandez can't break the clinch.
Hernandez is trying to break the clinch but Yoshida has him pressed against the ropes.
A nice left hand lands by Yoshida.
Hernandez blocks an uppercut.
Hernandez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hernandez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Yoshida's efforts to push away.
Hernandez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Hernandez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Yoshida lands with a light punch inside.
Hernandez blocking some punches.
Yoshida has Hernandez pressed against the ropes.
Yoshida scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hernandez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Yoshida has him pressed against the ropes.
Yoshida softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Yoshida tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hernandez blocks an uppercut.
Yoshida working aggressively here.
Yoshida wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Yoshida tries to break free but Hernandez pushes him back against the ropes.
Yoshida tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Yoshida keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hernandez's efforts to push away.
Hernandez is trying to force a seperation but Yoshida has the dominant position.
Hernandez is looking to break free of the clinch but Yoshida has double underhooks.
Hernandez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Yoshida lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hernandez backwards.
Yoshida lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hernandez backwards.
Yoshida lands with a left to the head.
Yoshida wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hernandez has him pressed against the ropes.
Hernandez prevents Yoshida from breaking the clinch.
Yoshida gets through Hernandez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Yoshida looking to stall.
Yoshida is breathing heavily.
Hernandez tries to circle away but Yoshida has him pinned against the ropes.
Hernandez wants to break free but Yoshida has control.
Yoshida working aggressively here.
Hernandez wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short uppercut from Yoshida.
Yoshida keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hernandez's efforts to push away.
Yoshida wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hernandez is trying to break the clinch but Yoshida has him pressed against the ropes.
Yoshida lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hernandez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Come on Yoshida - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Yoshida lands with a light punch inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hernandez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Hernandez is looking to break free of the clinch but Yoshida has double underhooks.
Yoshida is trying to push Hernandez away but Hernandez has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Yoshida wants to break free but Hernandez has control.
Hernandez tries to break free but Yoshida pushes him back against the ropes.
Yoshida lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hernandez is trying to force a seperation but Yoshida has the dominant position.
Yoshida throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hernandezs head.
Hernandez is trying to push Yoshida away but Yoshida has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Yoshida pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Yoshida tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Hernandez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hernandez misses with a two punch combination.
Hernandez misses with a series of wild punches.
Yoshida connects with a crisp jab.
Yoshida misses with a right hand
and Yoshida takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yoshida moves into the clinch successfully.
Yoshida tries to break free but Hernandez pushes him back against the ropes.
Yoshida lands an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yoshida.
Yoshida swings wildly with an uppercut but Hernandez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hernandez wants to break free but Yoshida has control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hidehiko Yoshida dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hernandez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yoshida.
Yoshida moves to clinch but Hernandez breaks away
and Hernandez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Yoshida fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hernandez works over Yoshida's head and body with a nice combination.
Yoshida doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Yoshida slips a jab and a cross from Hernandez.
Yoshida gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Yoshida has Hernandez pressed against the ropes, preventing Hernandez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A short right from Yoshida.
Yoshida effectively controlling the action here.
Hernandez is looking to break free of the clinch but Yoshida has double underhooks.
Yoshida tries to break free but Hernandez pushes him back against the ropes.
Yoshida misses with the head strike.
Hernandez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Hernandez keeps control of Yoshida as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Yoshida wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Yoshida lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hernandez backwards.
Yoshida has Hernandez pressed against the ropes, preventing Hernandez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hernandez wants to break free but Yoshida has control.
Hernandez has had enough of the clinch but Yoshida keeps him there for the moment.
Yoshida breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshida fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hernandez lands the left hand.
Yoshida tries to clinch up but Hernandez circles away and keeps his distance.
Yoshida throws a right hand that misses
and Hernandez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yoshida gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hernandez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Yoshida has him pressed against the ropes.
Hernandez tries to circle away but Yoshida has him pinned against the ropes.
Yoshida has a couple of punches blocked by Hernandez.
Hernandez is trying to break the clinch but Yoshida has him pressed against the ropes.
Hernandez is looking to break free of the clinch but Yoshida has double underhooks.
Yoshida lands a hook that snaps the head of Hernandez backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hernandez.
Yoshida stalling.
Yoshida lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hernandez backwards.
Yoshida scores with a nice hook to the head.
Still in the clinch, Yoshida scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hernandez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Hernandez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Yoshida lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hernandez tries to break the clinch but Yoshida is controlling the position.
Hernandez tries to break free but Yoshida pushes him back against the ropes.
Yoshida stalling in the clinch but Hernandez improves position.
Yoshida misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez working hard to break the clinch.
Hernandez is trying to push Yoshida away but Yoshida has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Hernandez tries to break the clinch but Yoshida is controlling the position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yoshida.
Hernandez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Yoshida has him pressed against the ropes.
Yoshida lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hernandez backwards.
Hernandez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Yoshida is trying to break the clinch but Hernandez has him pressed against the ropes.
A shot in the inside from Yoshida.
Hernandez is looking to break free of the clinch but Yoshida has double underhooks.
Hernandez wants to break free but Yoshida has control.
Yoshida has Hernandez pressed against the ropes, preventing Hernandez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Yoshida lands a right hand.
Hernandez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Yoshida slows down the pace here.
Hernandez working hard to break the clinch.
Hernandez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Yoshida has Hernandez pressed against the ropes, preventing Hernandez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Yoshida lands a left hand.
Yoshida's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yoshida fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hernandez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Yoshida connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Yoshida working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Yoshida just leaning against Hernandez, taking a breather.
Hernandez tries to break free but Yoshida pushes him back against the ropes.
Yoshida scores with a shot to the side of Hernandez's head.
Yoshida controlling the action here for a moment.
Yoshida lands a shoulder strike.
Hernandez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Yoshida lands a nice uppercut.
Hernandez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Yoshida has him pressed against the ropes.
A nice left hand lands by Yoshida.
Yoshida lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hernandez working hard to break the clinch.
Yoshida prevents Hernandez from breaking the clinch.
A short uppercut from Yoshida.
Hernandez tries to circle away but Yoshida has him pinned against the ropes.
Hernandez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Yoshida has him pressed against the ropes.
A short left from Yoshida.
Yoshida pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Hernandez wants to break free but Yoshida has control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hernandez can't break the clinch.
Yoshida scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hernandez is trying to break the clinch but Yoshida is controlling him.
Yoshida lands with a short shot to the head.
Yoshida breaks from the clinch.
Yoshida wants to clinch up but Hernandez keeps it at a distance.
Yoshida moves into range and clinches up with Hernandez.
Yoshida working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hernandez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Yoshida has him pressed against the ropes.
The referee calls for Yoshida to work.
Yoshida lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yoshida lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hernandez backwards.
Yoshida wants to break the clinch but can't.
Yoshida wants to get back to striking at distance but Hernandez won't allow it.
Hernandez is trying to force a seperation but Yoshida has the dominant position.
Yoshida is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Hernandez can't break the clinch.
Yoshida is trying to break free.
Yoshida misses with a punch on the inside.
Hernandez is trying to force a seperation but Yoshida has the dominant position.
Hernandez has Yoshida pressed against the ropes, preventing Yoshida from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hernandez is trying to break free.
Yoshida wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Pep Hernandez will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Hernandez is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hernandez misses with the combination.
Pep Hernandez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hernandez misses with a series of wild punches.
Hernandez looks to land a combination but Yoshida avoids it well.
A combination from Hernandez does no damage.
Hernandez takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hernandez keeps the fight on the outside.
Yoshida gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Yoshida lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hernandez backwards.
Hernandez is looking to break free of the clinch but Yoshida has double underhooks.
Yoshida softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A short right from Yoshida on the inside.
Hernandez tries to break the clinch but Yoshida is controlling the position.
Still in the clinch, Yoshida scores with a nice short uppercut.
Yoshida lands a shoulder strike.
Hernandez is trying to break free.
Yoshida lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yoshida wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Yoshida lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hernandez backwards.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hernandez keeps control of Yoshida as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez can't break the clinch.
Yoshida working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hernandez tries to circle away but Yoshida has him pinned against the ropes.
A shot in the inside from Yoshida.
Yoshida lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hernandez backwards.
A short right from Yoshida.
Hernandez tries to circle away but Yoshida has him pinned against the ropes.
A nice left hand lands by Yoshida.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Hernandez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hernandez working hard to break the clinch.
Yoshida stalling.
Hernandez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Yoshida lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Yoshida lands a nice uppercut.
Yoshida scores with a shot to the side of Hernandez's head.
Hernandez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hernandez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Yoshida keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hernandez's efforts to push away.
Yoshida stalling.
Yoshida lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Yoshida effectively controlling the action here.
Yoshida scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
A short right from Yoshida.
Hernandez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Yoshida lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Yoshida lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hernandez wants to get back to striking at distance but Yoshida won't allow it.
Hernandez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Yoshida lands a right hand.
Yoshida lands a right hand.
Yoshida slows down the pace here.
Yoshida lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hernandez backwards.
A short left from Yoshida.
Hernandez is trying to force a seperation but Yoshida has the dominant position.
Yoshida manages to break the clinch.
A lazy left from Yoshida finds it's target.
Yoshida doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Yoshida tries to close the distance and clinch but Hernandez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yoshida tries to clinch but Hernandez is having none of it.
Hernandez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hernandez takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez throws a combination that misses
and Yoshida cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hernandez throws a combination that misses
and Yoshida cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yoshida moves into range and clinches up with Hernandez.
Yoshida working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Yoshida stalling.
Hernandez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hernandez tries to break free but Yoshida pushes him back against the ropes.
Yoshida lands a right hand.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Yoshida creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yoshida.
A short left from Yoshida.
Yoshida has a couple of punches blocked by Hernandez.
Hernandez has had enough of the clinch but Yoshida keeps him there for the moment.
Yoshida's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yoshida misses with a lunging right hand
and Hernandez counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Yoshida throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yoshida is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Hernandez scores with a jab to the jaw.
Yoshida misses with an uppercut
and Hernandez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yoshida wants to clinch up but Hernandez keeps it at a distance.
Yoshida swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hernandez counters with a series of strikes. Yoshida will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Yoshida slips a jab and a cross from Hernandez.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Yoshida swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hernandez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Yoshida throws a punch but it's blocked by Hernandez.
Yoshida working aggressively here.
Yoshida prevents Hernandez from breaking the clinch.
Hernandez wants to break free but Yoshida has control.
Yoshida pushes Hernandez back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Yoshida creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Yoshida looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hernandez tries to circle away but Yoshida has him pinned against the ropes.
Hernandez being controlled against the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Hernandez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yoshida lands with a light punch inside.
Yoshida is looking to break free of the clinch but Hernandez has double underhooks.
Hernandez tries to break free but Yoshida pushes him back against the ropes.
Hernandez wants to break free but Yoshida has control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hidehiko Yoshida showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Yoshida has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight for Hidehiko Yoshida!
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight for Hidehiko Yoshida!
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight for Hidehiko Yoshida!
Hidehiko Yoshida wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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