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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Hernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Connor Whitely (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hernandez's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Lose Yoursellf. On his way into the cage it seems that Miguel Hernandez has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Miguel Hernandez seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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192 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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180 cm
22
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Miguel Hernandez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Connor Whitely!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Tiny Johnson and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whitely is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Hernandez's half guard.
Hernandez really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Whitely wants to take a breather but Hernandez is having none of it.
Whitely not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hernandez trying to hold on to Whitely's head to control him but Whitely postures up.
Whitely throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Whitely is looking to stall here but Hernandez recovers full guard.
Whitely has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hernandez pulls Whitely in close to his closed guard and prevents Whitely from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitely wants to control from the top but Hernandez keeps moving.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hernandez keeps the fight on the outside.
Whitely misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Whitely fails with a takedown attempt.
Hernandez doesn't manage to clinch there - Whitely circles away.
Nice takedown defense from Hernandez. No joy for Whitely on that attempt.
Hernandez throws a half hearted mid kick.
Whitely tries to clinch up
and Hernandez holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Hernandez wants a takedown but no success here.
Whitely has Hernandez pressed against the cage, preventing Hernandez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Whitely struggles to land a body shot inside as Hernandez controls his hands.
Whitely taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Whitely lands an elbow that stopped Hernandez in his tracks for a moment.
Hernandez tries to break free but Whitely pushes him back against the cage.
Whitely jumps guard and drags Hernandez to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Hernandez has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitely 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.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hernandez would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Hernandez trying to control the position from guard on top but Whitely is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Whitely looking to control.
Hernandez knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Whitely on the ground.
Whitely tries to strike from the bottom.
Whitely bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hernandez's guard.
Whitely wants to pass the guard but Hernandez is keeping the position.
Hernandez will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Whitely looks gassed!
Whitely is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
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.
Whitely trying to control but Hernandez is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Whitely slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Connor Whitely dominated that 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.
Hernandez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Whitely swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hernandez keeps the fight on the outside.
Whitely fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hernandez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Whitely paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Whitely fails in his attempt to clinch.
Whitely slips a jab and a cross from Hernandez.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Whitely.
Hernandez bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whitely dives in and grabs Hernandez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hernandez pushes down on Whitely's head and hops out.
Miguel Hernandez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Connor Whitely.
Nice shot lands for Hernandez.
Hernandez misses with a few strikes there.
Whitely is breathing heavily.
Hernandez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Whitely with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hernandez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Whitely keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hernandez's efforts to push away.
Whitely fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Whitely tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hernandez just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hernandez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hernandez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hernandez lands with a right to the head.
Hernandez has had enough of the clinch but Whitely keeps him there for the moment.
Whitely is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hernandez dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hernandez drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Whitely gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Whitely tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hernandez smiles and moves away.
Whitely fails with the takedown.
Hernandez keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hernandez clinches with his opponent.
Whitely avoiding damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez pushes Whitely back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hernandez tries to circle away but Whitely has him pinned against the cage.
Whitely tries to pull guard but Hernandez holds him up against the cage and eventually Whitely drops back down to his feet.
Hernandez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hernandez throws a solid leg kick but Whitely takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hernandez.
Hernandez lands a left and a right that send Whitely crashing to the mat, dazed. Hernandez thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Whitely is rocked!
It looks like Connor Whitely has been cut.
Hernandez has Whitely up against the cage in a clinch.
Whitely is still on wobbly legs! Can Hernandez finish him?
Whitely looking for a takedown.
Whitely tries to score a body lock takedown but Hernandez shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Whitely seems to have recovered his senses.
A short uppercut from Hernandez.
Hernandez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez tries to clinch there but Whitely circles away.
Hernandez is looking to clinch.
Hernandez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hernandez moves into the clinch successfully.
Whitely is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hernandez gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
The referee calls for Hernandez to work.
Hernandez tries to circle away but Whitely has him pinned against the cage.
Hernandez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Whitely tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hernandez just stands there and leans against the cage.
Whitely tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hernandez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hernandez tries for a takedown but Whitely manages to get underhooks.
Whitely misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Hernandez dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Connor Whitely's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Hernandez throws a right and a left that Whitely avoids nicely.
Whitely is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A head kick misses from Whitely.
Hernandez misses with a body shot.
Miguel Hernandez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hernandez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Whitely.
Whitely misses with a leg kick.
Hernandez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Whitely.
Hernandez drives through and clinches with Whitely against the cage.
Whitely wants a takedown but no success here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hernandez prevents a takedown attempt there.
Whitely prevents Hernandez from breaking the clinch.
Whitely jumps into guard, dragging Hernandez to the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitely seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Hernandez thows a big elbow that misses.
Whitely is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hernandez stopping the sweep attempt from Whitely.
Hernandez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Whitely trying to keep a closed guard but Hernandez is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hernandez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hernandez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Whitely misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Miguel Hernandez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Connor Whitely.
Hernandez lands a jab-cross combination.
Whitely throws a head kick that misses.
Whitely closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hernandez circles away.
Hernandez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hernandez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Whitely circles away quickly and effectively.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Whitely.
Miguel Hernandez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Whitely checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hernandez misses the body punch
and Whitely counters by clinching up.
Whitely stalls.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitely tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hernandez smiles and moves away.
Hernandez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Whitely, pushing him back against the cage.
Hernandez drops down looking for an ankle pick but Whitely pulls his leg out and moves away.
Hernandez tries to clinch but Whitely is having none of it.
Hernandez moves into range and clinches up with Whitely.
That's four 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.
Hernandez is pressed up against the cage. Whitely has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hernandez down to the mat. Hernandez avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hernandez scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Whitely misses with a combination
and Hernandez counters by clinching up.
Whitely stalling in the clinch.
Hernandez has Whitely pressed against the cage, preventing Whitely from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Whitely fails to pull guard.
Hernandez tries to break the clinch but Whitely is controlling the position.
Hernandez stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Whitely looking for a takedown.
Whitely has Hernandez pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hernandez manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Whitely jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hernandez walks away with a smile on his face. Whitely gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Miguel Hernandez showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hernandez has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miguel Hernandez!
Miguel Hernandez is the new middleweight champion!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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