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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Flo Holl (ranked 613 p4p, 755 weight class) and Mateo Hernandez (ranked 55 p4p, 67 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 16 - 2, fighting out of London, Flo Holl!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mateo Hernandez!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Patrick Alders and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holl scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Holl throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hernandez counters with a straight right hand.
Holl throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hernandez misses the shot to the body.
Hernandez checks a leg kick.
Hernandez is looking to score with low kicks.
Holl has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Shut Up & Train! in the buildup to the fight.
Hernandez throws a jab but it's blocked by Holl.
Holl fires out a quick counter leg kick but Hernandez just manages to avoid it.
Hernandez fails to land with a series of punches.
Sloppy strikes from Holl. Those never looked like landing.
Hernandez lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hernandez looks for the body kick but Holl saw that one coming.
Hernandez just misses with a punch to the body.
Hernandez tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Holl is able to avoid easily.
Holl uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hernandez.
Holl clobbers Hernandez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hernandez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Holl cracks Hernandez with a right hand to the side of the head.
Holl keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hernandez.
Hernandez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Holl throws a leg kick but Hernandez moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Holl moves away.
Holl slips under a jab.
Hernandez throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hernandez misses with a looping left.
Hernandez is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Hernandez misses with a body shot.
Holl has closed the distance and engaged Hernandez in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hernandez.
Holl working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Holl lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Holl prevents a body shot from Hernandez.
Hernandez working aggressively here.
Holl tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hernandez avoids it.
Holl creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hernandez throws a punch but it's blocked by Holl.
Hernandez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hernandez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hernandez misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Holl does it's job there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Holl misses with a leg kick.
Holl throws a leg kick that misses.
Hernandez scores with a jab to the body.
Hernandez avoids the body shot from Holl.
Holl keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hernandez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Holl was well out of range. Poor timing from Hernandez.
Holl drives through and clinches with Hernandez against the cage.
Hernandez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Holl blocking some punches.
Hernandez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hernandez looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Holl uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hernandez.
Hernandez missing with a left hand there. Holl was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hernandez is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Holl rather than just go for the knockout.
A jab from Hernandez misses.
Holl throws a big counter combination but Hernandez scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Holl tries to clinch but Hernandez is having none of it.
Hernandez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Holl tried to counter with a leg kick but Hernandez avoided it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Holl checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holl scores with a head kick.
Holl misses with a double jab.
Good shot there by Holl.
Nice defenses there by Holl.
Holl moves away from the strike by Hernandez.
Hernandez checks a low kick from Holl.
Hernandez tests Holl's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice cross by Hernandez.
Holl with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hernandez misses with a two punch combination.
Hernandez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hernandez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Holl manages to avoid it.
Holl is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hernandez lands with a good body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hernandez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Donk. Holl catches Hernandez right on the button with a cross.
Holl tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hernandez is able to avoid easily.
Holl catches Hernandez with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holl takes one to the side of the head.
Holl blocks a jab.
Hernandez misses with a looping left.
Holl feints and then cracks Hernandez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hernandez down.
Holl displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hernandez throws out the jab.
That kick from Hernandez tenderised Holl's leg. Holl is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hernandez checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hernandez throws the left hand but Holl avoids the punch easily.
Holl delivers a nice body kick.
Hernandez connects with a nice looking jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hernandez.
Holl checks the leg kick nicely there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Holl jabs at Hernandez's body.
Holl ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hernandez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Holl counters with a big head kick but Hernandez shrugs it off.
Holl avoids the body shot from Hernandez.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mateo Hernandez will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hernandez looks to score with a jab to the body but Holl is just out of range.
Holl wants to clinch up but Hernandez keeps it at a distance.
Hernandez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Holl manages to avoid it.
Holl checks a leg kick nicely.
Hernandez misses with a looping right.
Holl tries to clinch up.
Hernandez cracks Holl with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A low kick from Holl misses
and Hernandez counters with a low kick, right behind Holl 's knee.
Holl misses with an uppercut.
Holl ducks under a wild hook from Hernandez.
Holl feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Hernandez checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Holl showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hernandez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holl misses with a straight left.
Holl is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mateo Hernandez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hernandez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Holl moves away.
Hernandez throws a hook but Holl blocks it.
Mateo Hernandez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holl scores with a jab to the body.
A shot to the liver by Hernandez. Beautiful body shot.
Hernandez throws an overhand right that lands on Holl's shoulder, as Holl tries to avoid the shot.
Hernandez moves out of range of the leg kick from Holl.
Hernandez avoids the head kick by Holl.
Hernandez punishes Holl's body with a nice straight punch.
Holl uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hernandez.
We've been informed that Hernandez has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Holl throws a head kick but Hernandez moves out of range.
Holl wants to clinch.
Hernandez misses with a wild body shot.
Hernandez throws a big shot that misses.
Holl displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hernandez throws out the jab.
Hernandez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Holl takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Holl misses with an uppercut.
Holl ducks under a wild hook from Hernandez.
Holl swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holl throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hernandez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Holl jabs at Hernandez's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hernandez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Holl sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Holl misses with an uppercut.
Holl misses with a low kick.
Hernandez thows a leg kick but Holl checks it
and Holl counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Nice body punch from Hernandez.
Holl fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hernandez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A big left from Hernandez misses.
As Hernandez backs away, Holl returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Holl takes a swing at Hernandez's ribcage but misses.
Holl takes the fight into the clinch.
Holl tries to throw a body punch but Hernandez avoids it by throwing Holl back against the cage.
Hernandez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Holl blocks a body shot from Hernandez.
Holl has a couple of punches blocked by Hernandez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez blocks an uppercut.
Holl lands an elbow inside.
Hernandez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Holl looking to throw knees to the head but Hernandez is blocking nicely.
Nice elbow from Holl.
Nice elbow from Holl.
Holl creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Holl lands an elbow inside that Hernandez shrugs off.
It looks like Mateo Hernandez has been cut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Holl throws an elbow but misses.
Hernandez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hernandez blocks an uppercut.
Hernandez has a couple of punches blocked by Holl.
Holl doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Holl.
Holl misses with a knee strike.
Hernandez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Holl with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Holl blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hernandez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Holl tries to land knees in the clinch but Hernandez avoids the damage to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hernandez.
Hernandez misses with some punches.
Holl keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hernandez's efforts to push away.
Hernandez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hernandez takes a jab right on the kisser.
Holl tries to clinch up but Hernandez circles away and keeps his distance.
Holl slips under a jab from Hernandez.
A nice leg kick from Holl, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hernandez misses with a wild body shot.
Holl lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Holl misses with a combination
and Hernandez counters with a nice low kick that buckles Holl's knee momentarily.
Hernandez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Holl loads up on a big right hand but Hernandez slips the punch.
Hernandez throws a counter combo.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Flo Holl will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mateo Hernandez's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Holl misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hernandez.
Hernandez finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Holl throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hernandez was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Hernandez wants to land a leg kick but Holl is out of range.
Hernandez throws a right hand that misses
and Holl makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hernandez jabs Holl right on the nose. Holl blinks but takes it well.
Holl takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Holl fails to land with a series of punches.
Hernandez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Holl uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hernandez.
Hernandez scores with a one two! Holl had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Holl drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nice shot by Hernandez.
Holl looks to score with a jab to the body but Hernandez is just out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hernandez misses the shot to the body.
Hernandez connects with a single shot there.
Holl is looking to clinch but Hernandez is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Holl moves away.
Holl tries to clinch there but Hernandez circles away.
Hernandez lands an overhand right.
Holl moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hernandez loads up on a big right hand but Holl slips the punch.
Holl looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hernandez lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hernandez.
Hernandez cracks Holl with an open hand slap.
Holl connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hernandez's hands.
Holl checks a low kick from Hernandez.
Hernandez misses the shot to the body.
Hernandez lands a nice shot that snaps Holl's head back.
Holl takes one to the chin there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
No joy there for Hernandez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice uppercut there from Holl.
Holl scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hernandez doesn't seem bothered though.
Hernandez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holl lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hernandez defending well as Holl loads up on a big left hand.
The fighters circling - Holl throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Holl just misses with a punch to the body.
Hernandez throws a low kick but Holl avoids it.
Hernandez cracks a nice hook into Holl's ribs.
Holl avoids a kick to the body.
Holl takes a jab right on the kisser.
Holl fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hernandez, pushing him back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Hernandez.
Holl misses with an elbow strike.
Hernandez is trying to break the clinch but Holl has him pressed against the cage.
Hernandez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Holl throws an elbow that misses.
A short right from Hernandez on the inside.
Hernandez lands a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holl working aggressively here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Holl just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hernandez's brow.
Hernandez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Holl throws a head punch that misses.
Hernandez blocks an elbow strike from Holl.
Holl 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 has a couple of punches blocked by Holl.
Hernandez misses with a punch to the body.
Holl softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hernandez avoiding damage as Holl throws knees to the body.
Hernandez managing to block the knees to the body from Holl.
Hernandez lands a hook that snaps the head of Holl backwards.
Hernandez presses Holl against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Holl misses with the head strike.
Hernandez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hernandez tries for a takedown but Holl manages to get underhooks.
Hernandez lands an uppercut.
Hernandez misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holl blocking some punches.
Holl looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Holl lands an elbow that stopped Hernandez in his tracks for a moment.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Holl just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hernandez's brow.
Holl lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A short right from Holl.
Hernandez tries to work over Holl's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Holl using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hernandez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hernandez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hernandez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hernandez misses with a lunging right hand
and Holl connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hernandez scoring well with a low kick there.
Holl walks into a stiff left hand from Hernandez.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hernandez takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Holl 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 with the inside leg kick.
A left and a right from Holl both land. Nice combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mateo Hernandez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hernandez 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mateo Hernandez!
A less than humble Mateo Hernandez misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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energy
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hype
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