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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Niko Alzate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hector Hernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hector Hernandez has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Niko Alzate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hector Hernandez!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hernandez darts in and clinches Alzate up against the cage.
Alzate breaks the clinch.
Alzate throws the kick towards the body but Hernandez avoids it.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Alzate.
Hernandez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Alzate throws a series of punches but Hernandez moves out of range.
Niko Alzate seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hernandez on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hernandez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nice elbow from Hernandez.
Hernandez misses with an elbow over the top.
A body shot lands from Hernandez.
Alzate blocks the elbow strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Alzate.
We've been hearing reports that Alzate has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Alzate looking to stall.
Alzate blocks the elbow strike.
Hernandez is fighting off a takedown attempt but Alzate is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Hernandez to the mat. Hernandez regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alzate won't allow Hernandez to get back to his feet.
Alzate not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez keeping full guard, as Alzate tries to pass.
Hernandez wants to stand but Alzate is controlling the position.
Alzate trying to control but Hernandez is working from the bottom.
Alzate postures up in Hernandez's guard and throws a big left but Hernandez blocks it.
Alzate throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hernandez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Alzate is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Alzate 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 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.
Hernandez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alzate fakes the leg kick and cracks Hernandez in the body.
Hernandez clinches up against the cage.
Hernandez comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Niko Alzate has been cut.
Alzate is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Alzate blocks an elbow strike.
A short left from Alzate.
Alzate manages to break the clinch.
A thudding body kick lands there by Alzate!
Hector Hernandez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Alzate looks to land a body kick but Hernandez moved away.
Hernandez ducks under a wild hook from Alzate.
A swing and a miss from Hernandez.
Hernandez avoids a kick to the body.
Both fighters circling a little - Alzate finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez tries to clinch up.
Hernandez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Alzate momentarily.
Alzate throws a front kick aimed at Hernandez's knee but Hernandez avoids it well.
Alzate lands a nice hook to Hernandez's body. Hernandez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Alzate connects with a body shot that sends Hernandez's belly button to the back.
Alzate swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hernandez clinches with his opponent.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hernandez.
A short left from Alzate.
Alzate fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hernandez misses with the head strike.
Hernandez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hernandez gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Alzate blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hernandez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alzate lands with a short shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alzate fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Alzate tries to throw a body punch but Hernandez avoids it by throwing Alzate back against the cage.
Alzate turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Alzate manages to end up in side control.
Alzate wants to control for a moment but Hernandez uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Alzate trying to control from half guard but Hernandez is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hernandez has one foot on Alzate's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Hernandez avoids the body shot from Alzate.
Alzate misses with the body kick
and Hernandez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Niko Alzate will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Niko Alzate's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hernandez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Alzate misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Alzate fails to land.
Alzate lands a hook to the side of the head.
Alzate swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Alzate tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hernandez's elbow.
Alzate is trying to stall.
Alzate escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hernandez lands a lovely overhand right.
Alzate misses with an attempted mid kick.
Alzate looks to land a body kick but Hernandez moved away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hernandez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Alzate manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Alzate tries to counter with a takedown but Hernandez is quick to defend against it.
Alzate fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Alzate throws a leg kick but Hernandez sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hernandez sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Alzate is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alzate thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hernandez if he has to take too many more of those.
Alzate ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Alzate half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Hernandez misses with a double jab.
Alzate swats away the attempt to clinch by Hernandez.
Hernandez has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Alzate.
A big left from Alzate misses.
Niko Alzate is winning the standup battle so far.
Alzate lands with a slapping head kick.
Alzate with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Alzate avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Alzate attempts a counter takedown but Hernandez avoids it well and moves away.
Alzate misses with a body kick.
Hernandez has taken the fight to the clinch.
Alzate manages to break the clinch.
Alzate fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hernandez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hernandez takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Alzate.
Hernandez throws a shot from downtown. Alzate moves away and avoids it.
Alzate throws a leg kick which misses Hernandez's front leg but catches the back leg as Hernandez tries to avoid it.
Hernandez blocks the body kick.
Alzate lands a jab to the head.
Good leg kick by Alzate there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hernandez lunges at Alzate with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Alzate's hand.
Alzate takes one on the button.
Alzate misses with a wild body shot.
Alzate throws the kick towards the body but Hernandez avoids it.
Alzate bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hernandez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alzate ducks under a wild hook from Hernandez.
Hernandez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Alzate feinted with a counter takedown.
Nice defenses there by Hernandez.
Alzate fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hernandez checks it well.
Alzate is looking to wear down Hernandez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hernandez throws out a loose jab but Alzate uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both fighters circling a little - Alzate finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Hernandez might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Alzate misses with an uppercut. Hernandez saw that one coming.
Alzate lands with a hook. Hernandez tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Alzate thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hernandez if he has to take too many more of those.
Alzate takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Alzate misses with a low kick.
Alzate throws a jab but it's blocked by Hernandez.
Alzate misses with a low kick as Hernandez jumps back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! Alzate slams his shin into Hernandez's torso.
Hernandez is breathing heavily.
Hernandez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A clash of legs there as Hernandez blocks the low kick.
Alzate scores with a leg kick.
Alzate connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hernandez blocks the body kick.
Hernandez slips under a jab from Alzate.
Alzate pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hernandez looks to land a right hand but Alzate moved out of range.
Alzate scores with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Alzate misses the target.
Hernandez tries to counter by closing the distance.
Alzate throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hernandez.
Hernandez tries to counter with a clinch but Alzate shakes him off and moves away.
Alzate fakes the leg kick and cracks Hernandez in the body.
Alzate stuns Hernandez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Niko Alzate dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Niko Alzate's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A nice inside leg kick there by Alzate. That's going to slow Hernandez down.
Hernandez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Alzate.
Alzate pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Alzate fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hernandez on the side of the head.
Alzate cracks the inside of Hernandez's front leg.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Alzate here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Alzate tries to land a front kick but Hernandez steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hernandez tries to counter by closing the distance.
Hernandez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Alzate, pushing him back against the cage.
Alzate tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hernandez smiles and moves away.
Alzate takes a swing at Hernandez's ribcage but misses.
Alzate circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alzate misses the shot to the body.
Hernandez wants to counter with a clinch but Alzate pushes him away.
Hernandez throws a nice looking combination but Alzate bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
An inside leg kick lands from Alzate.
Hernandez misses with a wild combination.
Alzate appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Alzate.
Hernandez has managed to clinch.
Hernandez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Alzate backwards.
Alzate dodges an elbow strike from Hernandez.
Hernandez has a couple of punches blocked by Alzate.
Alzate has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hernandez avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Hernandez gets through Alzate's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Alzate escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hernandez wants to clinch up but Alzate keeps it at a distance.
Hernandez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Alzate.
Alzate tries a low kick but Hernandez avoids it.
Alzate just misses with a punch to the body.
Hernandez takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Hector Hernandez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alzate throws the kick towards the body but Hernandez avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alzate. Hernandez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hernandez tries to counter with a clinch but Alzate shakes him off and moves away.
A shot to the liver by Alzate. Beautiful body shot.
Hernandez throws the left hand but Alzate avoids the punch easily.
Hernandez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hernandez drops his hands momentarily and Alzate takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hernandez keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A good leg kick by Alzate.
Alzate clobbers Hernandez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hernandez closes the distance and clinches.
Alzate blocks an elbow strike from Hernandez.
Alzate is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hernandez can do to turn this around?
Hernandez lands an elbow just above Alzate 's eye.
Alzate is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Niko Alzate. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alzate pulls guard.
Hernandez trying to stand up but can't free himself from Alzate's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alzate has his foot on Hernandez's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hernandez works his way back into a safe position though.
Alzate not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hernandez would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Alzate had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hernandez defends it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hernandez is looking to stand up but Alzate won't let him.
Alzate working for a triangle but Hernandez defends it easily.
Hernandez wants to stand but Alzate has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Niko Alzate is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hernandez is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hernandez rushes Alzate and presses him up against the cage.
Hernandez throws an elbow that misses.
Hernandez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Alzate dodges an elbow strike from Hernandez.
Hernandez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Alzate lands with a light punch inside.
Hernandez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alzate's elbow.
Hernandez tries to land a knee to the head but Alzate blocks with his arms.
Alzate blocks an uppercut.
Hector Hernandez seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Alzate escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Niko Alzate.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Alzate, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Niko Alzate!
Niko Alzate seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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