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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Frank Hernandez (ranked 405 p4p, 853 weight class) and Kirill Berkut (ranked 35 p4p, 73 weight class). Hernandez comes to the cage accompanied by Journey - Only The Young. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Good wrestling
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Frank Hernandez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kirill Berkut!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Alec Ball and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hernandez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Berkut defends it nicely.
Hernandez lands a glancing blow to the side of Berkut's head.
Hernandez shoots in for a takedown but Berkut shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Berkut changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Berkut leaves Hernandez with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Berkut drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Hernandez defends it well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Hernandez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Berkut will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
The fighters circling - Hernandez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Berkut with the counter takedown but Hernandez avoids it easily.
Hernandez looking to score a takedown here. Berkut is defending well but Hernandez drives through and ends up in Berkut's guard.
Hernandez tries to free his leg and advance position but Berkut is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berkut tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Berkut is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hernandez is aware though and is defending well.
Hernandez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Berkut works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Berkut wants to sweep but no luck.
Berkut looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Berkut is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hernandez defends well.
Berkut is looking for a triangle but Hernandez pushes his legs off easily.
Hernandez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hernandez avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez postures up and lands a big shot to Berkut's brow.
Hernandez makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Berkut is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Berkut keeping full guard, as Hernandez tries to pass.
Hernandez is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Hernandez lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Berkut working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hernandez doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hernandez manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Berkut wants to hit a sweep here but Hernandez passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Berkut there!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berkut working to try and regain half guard.
Hernandez working Berkut over with strikes here.
Berkut really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Hernandez lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Hernandez unloading with bombs!
Berkut tries to lock up and control but Hernandez gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Hernandez looking to finish Berkut with some ground and pound. This is bad for Berkut!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berkut is trying to escape the mount.
Hernandez looking to control but Berkut is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hernandez lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Berkut can't escape the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hernandez wants to control the pace but Berkut is squirming around nicely.
BOOM! Hernandez connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Hernandez wants to control the pace but Berkut is squirming around nicely.
Berkut wants to control but Hernandez is having none of it.
Hernandez prevents Berkut from getting the reversal.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Hernandez dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hernandez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Berkut uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hernandez.
Hernandez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Berkut doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hernandez counters with a left to the body.
A swing and a miss from Hernandez.
A punch lands to the side of Berkut 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hernandez throws a jab but it's blocked by Berkut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Berkut is defended easily by Hernandez.
Berkut fails to land the takedown.
Hernandez appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Frank Hernandez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kirill Berkut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Berkut bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hernandez's guard.
Berkut trying to control but Hernandez is working from the bottom.
Hernandez looking to control.
Hernandez working for a triangle but Berkut defends it easily.
Hernandez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez is trying to control the position but Berkut postures up.
Hernandez looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Berkut wants to control from the top but Hernandez keeps moving.
Hernandez is trying to control the position but Berkut postures up.
Hernandez wants to sweep here but Berkut controlling him for the moment.
Frank Hernandez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hernandez working a defensive guard here.
Berkut won't allow Hernandez to sweep him here.
Berkut controls from within his opponent's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berkut working some strikes from top position.
Berkut tries to free his leg and advance position but Hernandez is retaining full guard.
Berkut preventing the sweep.
Berkut avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hernandez looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Berkut has picked Hernandez up and slammed him! Hernandez can't keep hold of the triangle and Berkut manages to pass to side control!
Hernandez is looking for a sweep.
Hernandez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Berkut can do to turn this around?
Hernandez is working hard here to advance position.
Hernandez sneaks back into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Berkut connects with a nice short shot to Hernandez's temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez gets back to full guard.
Berkut distracts Hernandez with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hernandez looking for a guillotine here but Berkut defends easily.
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.
Hernandez seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Berkut tries to get to full guard but Hernandez has control of the leg.
Berkut trying to hold on to Hernandez's head to control him but Hernandez postures up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Hernandez dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Nice sprawl there from Hernandez as Berkut shoots in.
Hernandez attempts a counter takedown but Berkut avoids it well and moves away.
Berkut fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Frank Hernandez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Berkut is defended easily by Hernandez.
Hernandez half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Frank Hernandez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kirill Berkut.
Hernandez cracks Berkut with a good jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hernandez missing with a left hand there. Berkut was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Berkut steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hernandez.
Berkut misses with a takedown attempt
and Hernandez counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hernandez.
Berkut 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez chips away with some ground and pound.
Hernandez scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hernandez trying to control the position from guard on top but Berkut is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Berkut is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hernandez content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hernandez slips nicely into half guard.
Nice strikes from Hernandez there.
Berkut trying to hold on to Hernandez's head to control him but Hernandez postures up.
Berkut tries to roll over but Hernandez keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Hernandez there.
Hernandez working the head and body with strikes.
Hernandez is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Berkut on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Berkut is looking to improve his position.
Hernandez winds up and cracks Berkut with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Berkut gets back to full guard.
Berkut is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Berkut looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Hernandez passes into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Berkut keeps working.
Hernandez tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hernandez has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Berkut tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hernandez is looking to take a break and control but Berkut is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Berkut tries to bench press Hernandez off him but Hernandez keeps the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Berkut regains half guard.
Hernandez is working for a kimura but Berkut is defending it quite comfortably.
Hernandez trying to control the action but Berkut is working from the bottom.
Berkut trying to control here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Berkut is staying active underneath Hernandez, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Hernandez clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hernandez listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Berkut slips a jab from Hernandez.
Frank Hernandez is winning the standup battle so far.
Hernandez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hernandez is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Hernandez scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Berkut is trying to improve his position.
Berkut is not content to let Hernandez control the position.
You can see the frustration on Berkut's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hernandez in side control lands a decent elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez wants to control but Berkut is keeping him busy.
Hernandez tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Hernandez working the ground and pound.
Hernandez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Berkut keeps working.
Hernandez lands a few punches from side control.
Berkut manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Berkut looking for submissions off his back.
Berkut wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berkut is trying to maintain the position but Hernandez is very close to passing his half guard.
Hernandez is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Berkut!
Hernandez scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Hernandez landing shots from mount.
Berkut is working to get back to half guard.
Hernandez landing strikes from the mount and Berkut is in trouble!
Berkut is rocked!
Hernandez postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Berkut bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Hernandez and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank Hernandez!
Frank Hernandez retains his featherweight title!
Frank Hernandez 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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