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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Xavier Hernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ong Bak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Xavier Hernandez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ong Bak!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Lou da Vinci and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bak moves in looking to clinch but Hernandez pushes him off.
Bak tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hernandez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bak moves in looking to clinch but Hernandez pushes him off.
Hernandez shoots in for a takedown but Bak shows good takedown defense.
Bak tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bak doesn't manage to clinch there - Hernandez circles away.
Bak doesn't manage to clinch there - Hernandez circles away.
Hernandez avoids the head kick by Bak.
Bak tries to clinch up.
A head kick lands from Bak that sends Hernandez to the canvas. Hernandez tries to scramble back to his feet but Bak brings him back down into side control.
It looks like Xavier Hernandez has been cut.
Hernandez wants to get back to his feet but Bak drags him back down.
Hernandez on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hernandez tries to get out of the position.
Bak in side control, throwing shots but Hernandez defends.
Bak trying to control the position but Hernandez is working away.
Hernandez wants to control but Bak postures up.
Hernandez is looking to regain half guard here but Bak keeps moving and retains side control.
You can see the frustration on Hernandez's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bak wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hernandez keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hernandez looks to land a combination but Bak avoids it well.
Bak tries to clinch but Hernandez is having none of it.
Bak fails to land the takedown.
Bak fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hernandez has closed the distance and engaged Bak in a clinch.
Hernandez can't break the clinch.
Hernandez tries for a takedown. No joy.
Bak wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bak creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bak just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hernandez's brow.
Bak tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hernandez takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bak lands a knee to the head.
Hernandez is breathing heavily.
Bak throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bak comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hernandez drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bak gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Xavier Hernandez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bak wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hernandez has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bak tries to break the clinch but Hernandez is controlling the position.
Bak wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hernandez has him pressed against the cage.
Bak looking to throw knees to the head but Hernandez is blocking nicely.
Bak tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hernandez as Bak tries to tie him up.
Bak has a couple of punches blocked by Hernandez.
Bak wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bak tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hernandez looking to slow down the pace here.
Hernandez blocks an elbow strike.
Bak throws an elbow that misses.
Bak misses with a knee strike.
Bak tries to land knees in the clinch but Hernandez avoids the damage to the body.
Bak throws an elbow but it misses.
Hernandez is looking to break free of the clinch but Bak has double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bak prevents Hernandez from breaking the clinch.
Bak tries a knee to the head but Hernandez blocks it.
Hernandez blocks an elbow strike.
Bak misses with a punch on the inside.
Bak lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bak throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hernandez blocks it with crossed arms.
Bak misses with a knee to the head.
Bak creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hernandez's defenses.
Bak looking to throw knees to the head but Hernandez is blocking nicely.
Hernandez throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hernandez dodges an elbow strike from Bak.
Bak looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bak lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hernandez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hernandez is looking to break free of the clinch but Bak has double underhooks.
Bak misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bak misses with a knee strike.
Bak misses with a knee strike.
Hernandez wants to get back to striking at distance but Bak won't allow it.
Bak tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bak tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hernandez will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bak up against the cage.
Hernandez avoids a wild elbow strike from Bak.
Bak pushes off an throws an elbow but Hernandez leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hernandez is looking to break free of the clinch but Bak has double underhooks.
Bak misses with an elbow over the top.
Bak lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bak throws an elbow but it misses.
Bak tries to break the clinch but Hernandez is controlling the position.
Bak is looking to break free of the clinch but Hernandez has double underhooks.
Bak misses with an elbow strike.
Bak misses with an elbow over the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ong Bak dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Xavier Hernandez'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.
Bak tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hernandez counters by moving into the clinch.
Bak creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bak tries to land knees in the clinch but Hernandez avoids the damage to the body.
Bak lands an elbow inside that Hernandez shrugs off.
Hernandez pulls guard.
Hernandez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hernandez keeping moving, preventing Bak from controlling successfully.
Bak must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hernandez is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bak wants to get back to full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hernandez stops Bak from getting back to his feet.
Hernandez is trying to control the action in half guard but Bak is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hernandez seems to be looking for submissions.
Hernandez is looking to take a break and control but Bak is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bak is looking to escape.
Hernandez is looking to take a break and control but Bak is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bak is trying to stand.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bak wants to clinch but Hernandez slips to the side
and Hernandez counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hernandez.
Hernandez prevents a body shot from Bak.
Bak is looking to break free of the clinch but Hernandez has double underhooks.
Bak misses with a knee to the head.
Bak tries a knee to the head but Hernandez blocks it.
Nice elbow from Bak.
Bak has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hernandez avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Bak has had enough of the clinch but Hernandez keeps him there for the moment.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bak just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hernandez's brow.
Bak looking to throw knees to the head but Hernandez is blocking nicely.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bak just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hernandez's brow.
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.
Bak with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bak misses with an elbow strike.
Bak with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hernandez blocking some punches.
Bak with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hernandez is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bak is keeping busy.
Hernandez avoids the elbow strike from Bak, against the cage.
Hernandez blocks an uppercut.
Bak drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hernandez gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hernandez goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bak prevents it.
Bak pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bak throws an elbow that misses.
Hernandez stalls.
Hernandez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bak lands an elbow just above Hernandez 's eye.
Bak with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bak creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bak struggles to land a body shot inside as Hernandez controls his hands.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hernandez blocks the elbow strike.
Bak is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hernandez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bak is trying to maintain a safe position but Hernandez gets an underhook and turns Bak into the cage.
Hernandez tries for a takedown but Bak manages to get underhooks.
Bak lands an elbow that stopped Hernandez in his tracks for a moment.
Bak using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hernandez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bak misses with a knee to the head.
Hernandez stops a takedown attempt from Bak.
Xavier Hernandez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ong Bak.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bak tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hernandez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hernandez has Bak pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bak manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Bak misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bak.
Hernandez avoids a wild elbow strike from Bak.
Bak tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bak looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bak has Hernandez pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hernandez manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Bak landing knees to the head.
Bak throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bak looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hernandez managing to block the knees to the body from Bak.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bak looking to throw knees to the head but Hernandez is blocking nicely.
Bak creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bak tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bak is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xavier Hernandez dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Xavier Hernandez's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Bak throws a head kick but Hernandez moves out of range.
Bak wants to clinch.
Bak tries to clinch up
and Hernandez counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hernandez.
Bak throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bak keeps control of Hernandez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nice elbow from Bak.
Bak tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bak tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bak wants to break free but Hernandez has control.
Hernandez is looking to break free of the clinch but Bak has double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bak lands an elbow that stopped Hernandez in his tracks for a moment.
Hernandez lands with a short shot to the head.
Hernandez drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bak with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bak is looking to break free of the clinch but Hernandez has double underhooks.
Bak creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bak is trying to break free.
Bak is looking to break free of the clinch but Hernandez has double underhooks.
Bak lands a nice knee to the body.
Hernandez blocks the elbow strike.
Bak has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hernandez avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Hernandez fails to pull guard.
Bak landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bak lands an elbow inside that Hernandez shrugs off.
Bak throws an elbow that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bak just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hernandez's brow.
Bak looking to throw knees to the head but Hernandez is blocking nicely.
Bak throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bak lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hernandez backwards.
Hernandez avoids the elbow strike from Bak, against the cage.
Bak tries to land a knee to the head but Hernandez blocks with his arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bak looking to throw knees to the head but Hernandez is blocking nicely.
Bak trying to stall but Hernandez improves his position.
Bak misses with a knee strike.
Hernandez blocks an elbow strike from Bak.
Bak blocks an elbow strike.
Bak throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bak lands a knee to the body.
Bak tries to break the clinch but Hernandez is controlling the position.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bak throws an elbow but it misses.
Hernandez blocks an elbow strike from Bak.
Bak lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hernandez blocks an elbow strike from Bak.
Hernandez has had enough of the clinch but Bak keeps him there for the moment.
Bak missing with knees to the body.
Bak misses with an elbow over the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bak throws an elbow but misses.
Hernandez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bak pushes off an throws an elbow but Hernandez leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bak throws an elbow but misses.
Bak lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hernandez backwards.
Bak throws an elbow but it misses.
Bak with a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bak.
Bak with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bak being controlled against the cage.
Bak unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hernandez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bak throws an elbow but misses.
Bak tries a knee to the head but Hernandez blocks it.
Hernandez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hernandez takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hernandez tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Xavier Hernandez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hernandez blocks the elbow strike.
Bak looking to throw knees to the head but Hernandez is blocking nicely.
Bak throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bak throws an elbow but it misses.
Bak unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hernandez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hernandez wants to break free but Bak has control.
Bak tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hernandez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bak.
Bak throws an elbow but it misses.
Bak prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bak has had enough of the clinch but Hernandez keeps him there for the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bak gets through Hernandez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bak scores with a knee to the head.
Bak unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hernandez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bak looking to throw knees to the head but Hernandez is blocking nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ong Bak comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bak has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ong Bak!
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energy
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hype
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