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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tim Stribling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Hernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Antonio Hernandez is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tim Stribling!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Antonio Hernandez!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Stribling misses the target.
Stribling tries to clinch but Hernandez moves out of range.
Stribling throws a hook but Hernandez blocks it.
Stribling tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hernandez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hernandez misses with a takedown attempt - Stribling sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Stribling avoids it really well and circles away.
Tim Stribling is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hernandez shoots in for a takedown but Stribling shows good takedown defense.
Tim Stribling has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Hernandez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hernandez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Stribling as he jumps to the side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hernandez is defended easily by Stribling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Stribling fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Stribling tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Stribling dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Stribling throws a leg kick but Hernandez moved away.
Stribling will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stribling displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hernandez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hernandez shoots in for a takedown but Stribling shows good takedown defense.
The fighters circling - Stribling throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Stribling slaps away a takedown attempt from Hernandez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Tim Stribling has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Hernandez.
Stribling fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stribling.
Stribling wants to clinch up but Hernandez keeps it at a distance.
Stribling stuffs the takedown attempt from Hernandez. Hernandez gets slowly back to his feet.
That's four 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.
Hernandez fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Stribling avoids it really well and circles away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hernandez shoots in but Stribling avoids the takedown attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Stribling dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Hernandez shoots for a takedown but Stribling saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Stribling, as that shot connected.
Stribling slaps away a takedown attempt from Hernandez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Stribling has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stribling tries to close the distance and clinch but Hernandez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stribling throws a leg kick but Hernandez checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hernandez fails with the takedown.
Tim Stribling has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Hernandez.
Stribling ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hernandez moves away.
Tim Stribling is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stribling slaps away a takedown attempt from Hernandez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Stribling throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
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.
Stribling digs a good body shot into Hernandez's ribs.
Hernandez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tim Stribling showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Stribling 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tim Stribling!
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