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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Maxi Hernandez (ranked 2057 p4p, 2280 weight class) and Uriel Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hernandez comes into the arena with Machete blaring out of the sound system. Maxi Hernandez has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Maxi Hernandez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Uriel Mitchell!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hernandez lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Mitchell takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hernandez tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mitchell sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hernandez somewhat.
Mitchell misses the jab.
A left lands for Hernandez.
Nice defenses there by Mitchell.
A jab from Hernandez finds it's way through Mitchell's defenses.
Hernandez scores with a hook to the body. Mitchell takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mitchell takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hernandez goes for a double leg but Mitchell avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Mitchell continues to drive forward.
Hernandez breaks the clinch.
A shot to the body from Mitchell misses
enabling Hernandez to counter with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hernandez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mitchell misses with a left hand
and Hernandez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hernandez lands with a cross.
Mitchell connects with a jab.
Mitchell looks to throw the jab but Hernandez is out of range.
Hernandez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mitchell's sensitive parts.
Hernandez thumps Mitchell with a low kick.
Hernandez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maxi Hernandez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mitchell throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hernandez counters with a right hand to the body.
Hernandez staying out of range there.
A right-left combo lands from Hernandez.
Hernandez scores with a head kick.
Hernandez's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Hernandez duly obliges.
Mitchell throws a jab when Hernandez was well out of range.
Mitchell thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mitchell misses the jab.
Hernandez seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
A big right from Mitchell misses.
Mitchell drops his hands momentarily and Hernandez takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hernandez scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hernandez is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Mitchell misses the shot to the body.
Hernandez cracks Mitchell with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A shot to the body from Mitchell misses
and Hernandez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mitchell doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Uriel Mitchell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hernandez slips a jab from Mitchell.
Nice uppercut lands for Hernandez. That snapped Mitchell's head back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Mitchell.
Hernandez fails with the takedown.
Hernandez lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hernandez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hernandez scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mitchell in his tracks.
Hernandez thumps Mitchell with a low kick.
Mitchell misses with a straight right.
Hernandez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mitchell pinned against the cage. Mitchell gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hernandez connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Mitchell tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hernandez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hernandez scores with a nice right hand.
Mitchell blocks a jab.
Hernandez throws a nice looking combination but Mitchell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mitchell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hernandez swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mitchell misses with an uppercut. Hernandez saw that one coming.
No luck for Hernandez with that takedown attempt.
Hernandez scores with a sloppy right hand. Mitchell should have avoided that one.
Nice jab there from Mitchell.
Mitchell misses with a looping left.
Hernandez moves away from the strike by Mitchell.
A telegraphed right hand from Mitchell misses the target.
Uriel Mitchell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hernandez fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mitchell has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hernandez lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Mitchell takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hernandez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mitchell pinned against the cage. Mitchell gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hernandez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mitchell was well out of range. Poor timing from Hernandez.
Mitchell gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez throws a head kick that Mitchell semi-blocks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hernandez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mitchell.
A little feinted left hand from Hernandez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hernandez just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab from Mitchell misses.
Hernandez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hernandez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mitchell looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hernandez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mitchell.
Hernandez fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mitchell avoids it really well and circles away.
Mitchell takes a swing at Hernandez's ribcage but misses.
Mitchell misses with a hook. Hernandez ducked under it nicely.
A jab from Hernandez misses.
Hernandez looks for a takedown but Mitchell sprawls well.
Mitchell has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mitchell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hernandez.
A jab from Hernandez misses.
Nice cross by Mitchell.
Mitchell misses with a straight left.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Maxi Hernandez dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hernandez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mitchell scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Maxi Hernandez is winning the standup battle so far.
Hernandez fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mitchell avoids it really well and circles away.
Hernandez bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mitchell's head.
Good leg kick by Hernandez.
Hernandez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hernandez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mitchell swings for the body but Hernandez moves out of range.
Hernandez throws a combination. Mitchell tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hernandez slips a jab from Mitchell.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mitchell moves forwards but Hernandez connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hernandez is defended easily by Mitchell.
Hernandez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mitchell can do to turn this around?
A big left from Mitchell misses.
Hernandez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hernandez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mitchell missing with a left hand there. Hernandez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hernandez blocks a jab.
Hernandez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maxi Hernandez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mitchell throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hernandez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mitchell.
Hernandez lands the left hand.
Hernandez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hernandez slips a straight right by Mitchell.
Mitchell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mitchell misses with a lunging right hand
and Hernandez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hernandez darts in looking for a takedown but Mitchell gets double underhooks and turns Hernandez into the cage.
Hernandez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hernandez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hernandez lands a jab to Mitchell's midsection.
Maxi Hernandez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hernandez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mitchell pinned against the cage. Mitchell gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mitchell on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mitchell walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Mitchell's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hernandez fails to land the takedown.
A countering left hand to the body from Mitchell misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mitchell misses with a straight right.
Hernandez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hernandez looks to throw the jab but Mitchell is out of range.
Mitchell thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hernandez blocks a jab.
Mitchell jabs Hernandez to the body, keeping him at a distance.
No luck for Hernandez with that takedown attempt.
Mitchell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hernandez throwing a counter right hand but Mitchell manages to avoid it.
Mitchell takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Mitchell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hernandez moves away.
Mitchell loads up on a big right hand but Hernandez slips the punch.
Mitchell throws a jab but it's blocked by Hernandez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hernandez moves away.
Mitchell throws a hook but Hernandez avoids it easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hernandez is defended easily by Mitchell.
Hernandez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hernandez throws a hook but Mitchell blocks it.
Hernandez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mitchell throws out the jab.
Mitchell takes a swing at Hernandez's ribcage but misses.
Hernandez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mitchell doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hernandez on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mitchell scores with a decent looking hook.
Hernandez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mitchell throws out a loose jab but Hernandez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mitchell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hernandez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mitchell stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mitchell takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Mitchell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hernandez.
Hernandez goes for a double leg but Mitchell avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Mitchell continues to drive forward.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hernandez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hernandez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mitchell.
Mitchell throws a hook but Hernandez blocks it.
Nice defenses there by Hernandez.
Hernandez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mitchell stuffs the takedown.
Hernandez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hernandez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hernandez misses with a looping left.
Mitchell throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hernandez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mitchell scores with a nice strike.
Mitchell scores with a sloppy right hand. Hernandez should have avoided that one.
Hernandez moves into range and connects with a jab.
Mitchell takes a swing at Hernandez's ribcage but misses.
Hernandez throws a big counter combination but Mitchell scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Hernandez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Uriel Mitchell will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Mitchell throws out a loose jab but Hernandez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hernandez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mitchell misses with an uppercut. Hernandez saw that one coming.
A swing and a miss from Hernandez.
Hernandez needs to keep his hands up - Mitchell had a free shot at his head there.
A slow jab from Mitchell misses its intended target.
Hernandez slips under a jab.
A little feinted left hand from Hernandez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mitchell's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hernandez connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mitchell scrambles back to his feet.
Nice sprawl there from Mitchell as Hernandez shoots in.
Hernandez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mitchell slaps away a takedown attempt from Hernandez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nice jab there from Hernandez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mitchell throws a body shot but no joy.
Jab from Hernandez.
Hernandez misses with a straight right.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hernandez!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mitchell connects with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mitchell misses the shot to the body.
Hernandez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hernandez scores with a punch to the head.
Hernandez slips under a jab.
Mitchell misses the shot to the body.
Hernandez fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maxi Hernandez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mitchell misses the jab.
Hernandez on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A jab lands there for Mitchell.
Hernandez closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Mitchell throws a hook but Hernandez blocks it.
Hernandez misses with a wild body shot.
Hernandez takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mitchell moves out of range of the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mitchell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hernandez manages to avoid it.
Mitchell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hernandez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell misses the jab.
Mitchell throws a body punch but Hernandez moves out of range.
Mitchell doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mitchell throws a jab when Hernandez was well out of range.
Hernandez scores with a body shot.
Mitchell misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Mitchell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mitchell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mitchell is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hernandez with a body shot.
Horrible takedown attempt by Hernandez or perhaps it was just good defense by Mitchell, which made it look bad.
Hernandez moves away from the strike by Mitchell.
Hernandez blocks a jab.
Mitchell throws a poor cross that misses
and Hernandez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mitchell takes a swing at Hernandez's ribcage but misses.
Mitchell has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Hernandez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mitchell now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Mitchell.
Mitchell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hernandez.
Mitchell loads up on a big right hand but Hernandez slips the punch.
Mitchell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hernandez.
Mitchell lands a body shot.
Hernandez misses the shot to the body.
Mitchell throws out a counter right but Hernandez avoids it with no problem.
Hernandez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hernandez moves into range and connects with a jab.
Mitchell misses the shot to the body.
Mitchell misses the shot to the body.
Mitchell scores with a body shot.
Mitchell swings for the body but Hernandez moves out of range.
Mitchell lands a nice shot to the body.
Hernandez is looking to slow Mitchell down with leg kicks.
A telegraphed right hand from Mitchell misses the target.
Hernandez misses with an uppercut. Mitchell saw that one coming.
Mitchell pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mitchell has time to react.
Mitchell misses with a straight right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hernandez misses with the combination.
Mitchell slaps away a takedown attempt from Hernandez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hernandez catches Mitchell with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hernandez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mitchell.
Mitchell fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hernandez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mitchell throws a lazy right hand but Hernandez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hernandez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mitchell changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hernandez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mitchell.
Hernandez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mitchell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mitchell throws a shot from downtown. Hernandez moves away and avoids it.
Hernandez was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mitchell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hernandez.
Mitchell dips to his left and cracks Hernandez with an uppercut!
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 Maxi Hernandez.
Well Hernandez has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Maxi Hernandez!
Maxi Hernandez was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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