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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Angel Hernandez (ranked 2745 p4p, 3222 weight class) and Karel Sup (ranked 314 p4p, 357 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Karel Sup enters the cage!
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200 cm 28 240 7 - 13 - 0 |
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198 cm 33 235 17 - 24 - 1 |
BJJ Brown Belt Dangerous knees Cardio machine |
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Olympic wrestler World class MT Powerful |
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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 7 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Angel Hernandez! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 17 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Karel Sup! The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Paulo Santos and Leandro Rodrigues.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Sup lands a body shot.
Hernandez lands a head kick. Sup smiles back at him and beckons him forward. Sup ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. We've been told by Hernandez's head coaches at Tran MMA Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight. Sup bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Hernandez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Hernandez does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. Hernandez misses with a body shot.
Sup on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hernandez. Hernandez obviously looking to wear him down.
Nice uppercut lands for Sup. That snapped Hernandez's head back.
Sup misses with a wild combination.
Hernandez stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hernandez wants it to stay on the feet. Hernandez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Sup pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Sup misses with a straight right. Hernandez misses with a head kick.
Some wild striking there from Hernandez.
Hernandez gets caught flat footed, as Sup shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Hernandez pushes Sup off and scrambles back to his feet.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Sup misses the jab. Hernandez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sup. Hernandez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Karel Sup seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Hernandez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sup misses with a series of wild punches.
Hernandez throws a lazy head kick and Sup counters with a nice uppercut. Hernandez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sup. Sup scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hernandez in his tracks. Hernandez takes a jab right on the kisser.
The fighters circling - Sup throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Sup's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hernandez under the eye. Hernandez misses with a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Hernandez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Angel Hernandez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Hernandez throws a head kick that misses. Sup is looking for the big counter here. Hernandez ducks under a wild hook from Sup. Hernandez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sup moves away. Sup 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.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Sup throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Sup scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hernandez doesn't seem bothered though. Sup checks a leg kick. Sup waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hernandez. Hernandez on the wrong end of a nice hook. Sup throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hernandez sees it coming and avoids it easily. Hernandez ducks under a wild hook from Sup. Hernandez throws a head kick but Sup moves out of range.
Hernandez wants to land a leg kick but Sup is out of range. Sup dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Hernandez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A punch combination from Sup misses. Sup scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. Sup avoids the body shot from Hernandez.
Sup lands with an overhand left. Sup scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hernandez doesn't seem bothered though. Hernandez connects with a high kick.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Left hook, right uppercut from Sup. Sup connects with a looping right hand.
Hernandez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Hernandez walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Sup staying out of range there. Hernandez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sup counters with a right hand to the body. Hernandez throws a lazy head kick and Hernandez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Sup throws a lazy right hand but Hernandez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Sup darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sup drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. This has been an exciting period of action! Sup controlling the position from side mount. The strikes coming from Sup are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Hernandez tries to improve position but can't. Sup working the ground and pound from side control. Sup cracks Hernandez with a big right hand but Hernandez just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Sup lands some shots froms side control. Hernandez dodges the ground and pound from Sup. Hernandez taking punishment in the form of punches.
Sup looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Hernandez is avoiding damage well.
Sup lands a few punches from side control. Sup working the ground and pound but Hernandez is defending the strikes. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Hernandez takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Hernandez taking a bit of punishment here - Sup scoring with strikes. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Karel Sup dominated that round. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hernandez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sup swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hernandez. Angel Hernandez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Good leg kick by Hernandez. Karel Sup seems to be getting the better of the standup. Hernandez looks to land a combination but Sup avoids it well. Jab by Sup. Hernandez throws a half hearted mid kick. An inside leg kick from Hernandez misses. Sup defending well as Hernandez loads up on a big left hand. Hernandez misses with a kick to the body.
Hernandez fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sup has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Hernandez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sup moves away. Hernandez tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sup is able to avoid easily. Sup cracks Hernandez with a good jab. Sup misses with a hook. Hernandez ducked under it nicely. Hernandez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sup avoids the head kick by Hernandez.
Sup misses with a looping right. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Sup throws a jab when Hernandez was well out of range. Hernandez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Hernandez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sup dips to his left and cracks Hernandez with an uppercut! Hernandez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Sup dips to his left and cracks Hernandez with an uppercut! Sup lands with an uppercut that bounces Hernandez off the cage and back into range.
 Hernandez is rocked! Sup with a hook. Oh Hernandez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Hernandez swings for the body but Sup moves out of range.
Sup looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Hernandez seems to have got his legs back now. Hernandez slips under a jab. Nice uppercut there from Sup. Sup takes one to the chin there. Hernandez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sup works the jab nicely. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Hernandez throws a leg kick but Sup moved away. Hernandez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Sup connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hernandez. Hernandez circles away out of range and recomposes himself. Sup connects with a body shot. Sup loads up on a big right hand but Hernandez slips the punch. A quick step to the side and Hernandez tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. An inside leg kick lands from Hernandez. Sup has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off. Hernandez moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Sup lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Sup walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Hernandez takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hernandez is looking to wear down Sup with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. Sup misses with a hook. Sup has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Sup blocks the body kick.
Sup throws a hook to the side of Hernandez's head but Hernandez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. A swing and a miss from Sup. Sup cracks Hernandez with an open hand slap. Sup throws a jab when Hernandez was well out of range. Sup throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hernandez went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected. Sup throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hernandez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Sup. Sup is trying to ground and pound but Hernandez uses the momentary lack of control by Sup to regain half guard.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Sup with a momentary lay and pray from half guard. Sup trying to mount his opponent but Hernandez defends it. Sup scores with a couple of good hammerfists. Sup is thwarting Hernandez's attempts to control the position. Sup not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Karel Sup has got the better of the ground game so far. Hernandez flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Sup working over Hernandez with some ground and pound. Hernandez looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it. Hernandez regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Sup. Sup seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up. Sup landing with the ground and pound. Sup trying to control the position from guard on top but Hernandez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Sup passes Hernandez's right leg, so he's now in half guard. Sup has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Sup thows a huge punch but Hernandez dodges it nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Karel Sup showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Sup moves out of range of the strikes. Sup scores with a jab. Nice cross by Sup. Sup slips a jab and a cross from Hernandez.
Sup thuds his right hand into Hernandez's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. Hernandez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jab, jab by Hernandez - just one landing. Hernandez ducks under a wild hook from Sup. Hernandez looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit. The crowd cheers as Sup lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hernandez doesn't seem phased though. Sup throws a shot from downtown. Hernandez moves away and avoids it. Hernandez looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. Hernandez takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Sup! Hernandez is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Karel Sup! Karel Sup thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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hype
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