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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Biff Hemlock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Huerta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hemlock comes to the cage accompanied by Champagneros. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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212 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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195 cm
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270 lbs
8 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Biff Hemlock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Max Huerta!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Tiny Johnson and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Hemlock.
Biff Hemlock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hemlock misses with a few strikes there.
Huerta misses with a combination
and Hemlock counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hemlock.
Hemlock prevents Huerta from getting back to his feet.
Hemlock throwing strikes from guard but Huerta blocks nicely.
Huerta trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Hemlock won't allow Huerta to sweep him here.
Huerta keeping moving, preventing Hemlock from controlling successfully.
Huerta has his foot on Hemlock's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hemlock works his way back into a safe position though.
Huerta is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hemlock stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Huerta swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Huerta utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huerta wants to get back to his feet but Hemlock is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hemlock trying to control but Huerta is working from the bottom.
Huerta manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hemlock manages to get himself to full guard.
Hemlock will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Huerta wants to stand but Hemlock has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Huerta throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Huerta has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hemlock not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Huerta drops back looking for a leg! Hemlock is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hemlock manages to kick Huerta off! Huerta jumps back into Hemlock's guard.
Huerta decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Hemlock, up you get!
Max Huerta is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Huerta looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
A cross from Hemlock lands.
It looks like Max Huerta has been cut.
Hemlock misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hemlock thuds his right hand into Huerta's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Huerta misses with a head kick.
Hemlock swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Huerta tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice cross by Hemlock.
Huerta fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hemlock dives in and grabs Huerta's left leg, looking for a takedown. Huerta pushes down on Hemlock's head and hops out.
Hemlock's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Hemlock duly obliges.
That has opened up Max Huerta's cut even more.
Hemlock jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
A jab from Hemlock does it's job there.
The cut above Max Huerta's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Hemlock swings for the body but Huerta moves out of range.
Huerta slips a jab and a cross from Hemlock.
Hemlock misses with a double jab
and Huerta counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Huerta.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huerta pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hemlock tries to break free but Huerta pushes him back against the cage.
Huerta is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hemlock is defending well for now.
Huerta using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hemlock has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Huerta misses with a knee strike.
A head punch on the inside from Huerta fails to land.
Huerta lands a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Huerta tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Huerta fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hemlock has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Huerta lands an elbow inside that Hemlock shrugs off.
Hemlock fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Huerta missing with knees to the body.
Hemlock blocks the elbow strike.
Huerta is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hemlock is defending well for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hemlock blocks the elbow strike.
Huerta misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hemlock.
Hemlock jumps guard and drags Huerta to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Hemlock is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Huerta tries to get to full guard but Hemlock has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Biff Hemlock dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Max Huerta's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hemlock will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Biff Hemlock is winning the standup battle so far.
Hemlock misses with a combination
and Huerta counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Huerta with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Biff Hemlock has been cut.
Hemlock wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Huerta goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hemlock wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Huerta is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hemlock is defending well for now.
Hemlock is trying to maintain a safe position but Huerta gets an underhook and turns Hemlock into the cage.
Huerta lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hemlock backwards.
Hemlock avoiding damage as Huerta throws knees to the body.
Hemlock fails to pull guard.
Huerta unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hemlock lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Huerta swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Huerta in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hemlock looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hemlock breaks the clinch.
Hemlock fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Huerta fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hemlock swings for the body but Huerta moves out of range.
Huerta tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hemlock paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Huerta wants to clinch
and Hemlock counters with a leg kick.
Huerta fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two 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.
Huerta avoids the body shot from Hemlock.
Hemlock fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Huerta looks to clinch
and Hemlock counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hemlock throws a shot from downtown. Huerta moves away and avoids it.
Hemlock falls off balance throwing a combination
and Huerta counters with an outside leg kick.
Huerta misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hemlock avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hemlock shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Huerta pinned against the cage. Huerta gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Biff Hemlock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hemlock looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Huerta is fending him off so far but Hemlock persists. Nope, Huerta circles away and we're back to standing.
Huerta wants to clinch up but Hemlock keeps it at a distance.
Huerta tries to clinch up but Hemlock circles away and keeps his distance.
Hemlock misses with a shot to the body
and Huerta counters by moving into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Huerta lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Huerta misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hemlock.
Huerta with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Huerta tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hemlock avoids it.
Huerta goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hemlock avoiding damage as Huerta throws knees to the body.
Hemlock lands a body shot in the clinch.
Huerta with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hemlock misses with a knee to the head.
Hemlock on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Huerta with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Huerta tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Huerta as Hemlock tries to tie him up.
Huerta tries a body shot but Hemlock blocks it.
Huerta creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Huerta misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hemlock.
Hemlock has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Huerta uses from the top position.
Huerta tries to free his leg and advance position but Hemlock is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Huerta showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Hemlock feints and as Huerta raises his hands in defense, Hemlock changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hemlock looking to pass the guard.
Huerta is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hemlock defends well.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Hemlock here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Huerta wants to stand up but Hemlock is controlling him.
Hemlock sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Huerta's guard.
Hemlock wants to control but Huerta is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Huerta regains full guard. Nicely done.
Hemlock stands and throws Huerta's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Huerta manages to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Huerta is staying active underneath Hemlock, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huerta slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Hemlock trying to control the position from guard on top but Huerta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Huerta had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hemlock defends it easily.
Hemlock slips nicely into half guard.
Huerta is looking to get back to is feet but Hemlock passes into side control.
Hemlock controlling from side mount.
Hemlock is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Huerta has escaped the position, nice work there.
Huerta is looking to reverse the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hemlock is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Huerta is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Huerta stops Hemlock from passing to mount.
Huerta is looking for a sweep.
Huerta sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Huerta blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hemlock.
Huerta moves into full guard.
Hemlock won't allow Huerta to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hemlock trying to control the position from guard on top but Huerta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hemlock is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huerta thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Huerta lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Hemlock!
Hemlock holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Huerta tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Huerta has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Hemlock's face.
Hemlock wants to hold on but Huerta pushes him away.
Hemlock really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Hemlock regains half guard.
Huerta is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hemlock trying to hold on to Huerta's head to control him but Huerta postures up.
It looks like Huerta is going to stand back up.
Hemlock blocking the ground and pound attempt from Huerta.
Hemlock is trying to control but can't.
Huerta working the head and body with strikes.
Hemlock is looking to improve his position.
Huerta wants to pass the guard but Hemlock is defending well.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hemlock scores with a three punch combo!
And that's the end of the fight!
Biff Hemlock showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hemlock 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Biff Hemlock!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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