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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rain Hernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Strong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hernandez kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Crush 'Em by Megadeth. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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202 lbs
14 - 11 - 0 |
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185 cm
25
192 lbs
8 - 9 - 1 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rain Hernandez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Strong!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Strong taking a breather.
Hernandez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Strong shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hernandez but Hernandez pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Strong darts in trying to clinch
and Hernandez counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Strong is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Hernandez misses with a series of wild punches.
Strong with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hernandez counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Strong closes the distance and clinches up with Hernandez, looking for a takedown. Strong pushes Hernandez against the cage but Hernandez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Rain Hernandez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Strong.
Strong will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Strong lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hernandez circles away quickly and effectively.
Hernandez throws a head kick that Strong semi-blocks.
It looks like Jack Strong has been cut.
Strong shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hernandez as he jumps to the side.
Hernandez moves into the clinch.
Strong keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hernandez's efforts to push away.
Hernandez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hernandez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Strong.
Hernandez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hernandez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Strong lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Strong shoots in but Hernandez avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hernandez takes a swing at Strong's ribcage but misses.
Strong gets the takedown into side control.
Hernandez managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Strong.
Hernandez is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Strong asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Strong has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hernandez is breathing heavily.
Strong scoring with punches from side control.
Strong trying to control the position but Hernandez is working away.
Hernandez manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez stops Strong from getting back to his feet.
Hernandez prevents Strong from improving his position.
Strong is controlling Hernandez's trapped leg to prevent Hernandez from advancing to side control.
Strong is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hernandez thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hernandez is trying to control the action in half guard but Strong is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hernandez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hernandez misses with a head shot. Strong uses the momentum to regain guard.
Strong lands a decent punch to the body there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez wants to control from the top but Strong keeps moving.
Hernandez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Strong swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hernandez postures up.
Hernandez has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hernandez scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hernandez passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Strong struggling a bit here.
Strong tries to bench press Hernandez off him but Hernandez keeps the position.
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.
Strong is trying to control Hernandez's posture but Hernandez avoids it.
Strong prevents Hernandez from moving into mount.
Strong is trying to get back to half guard.
The strikes coming from Hernandez are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
You can see the frustration on Strong's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Strong sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Strong wants to get back to his feet.
Strong is trying is best to control the position here.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Strong gets back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rain Hernandez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jack Strong's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hernandez plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Rain Hernandez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hernandez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Strong circles away quickly and effectively.
No joy there for Hernandez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hernandez looks to land a right hand but Strong moved out of range.
Strong takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Strong checks the leg kick.
Strong wants to clinch.
Hernandez connects with a crisp jab.
Nice takedown defense from Hernandez. No joy for Strong on that attempt.
Strong bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Strong scoring with punches and elbows.
Strong is working Hernandez over with some ground and pound from side control.
The strikes coming from Strong are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Strong scoring with punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez wants to control but Strong postures up.
Hernandez is looking to regain half guard here but Strong keeps moving and retains side control.
Strong lands a decent elbow from side control.
Strong working the strikes but Hernandez uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Strong controlling the action here.
Strong looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Strong decides to return to a standing position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strong fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hernandez avoids it really well and circles away.
Strong dives in and grabs Hernandez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hernandez pushes down on Strong's head and hops out.
Rain Hernandez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Strong.
Hernandez tries a head kick but it misses.
Strong thows a body shot but no joy.
Hernandez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hernandez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Strong tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hernandez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Strong shoots and misses
and Hernandez counters with a head kick. That will keep Strong thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Strong blocks a head kick by Hernandez.
Hernandez keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hernandez throws a push kick but Strong slaps the foot to one side.
Rain Hernandez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strong throws a right hand that Hernandez ducks under and follows up with a left that Hernandez also avoids with ease.
Hernandez moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Strong gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hernandez counters with a one-two to the body.
Hernandez rushes Strong and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hernandez manages to break the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Hernandez.
Strong darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Hernandez on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Strong prevents Hernandez from standing back up.
Strong is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Hernandez has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strong sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hernandez defending well though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Strong missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Strong sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hernandez defending well though.
Hernandez is trying to maintain the position but Strong is very close to passing his half guard.
Strong throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Strong trying to control from half guard but Hernandez is working away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Strong scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Strong performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jack Strong will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jack Strong's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Hernandez throws a head kick that misses
and Strong decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hernandez's guard.
Strong passes into half guard.
Hernandez is looking to escape.
Strong is nestled in close to Hernandez, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Strong working the head and body with strikes.
Hernandez on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Strong is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Strong trying to control from Hernandez's half guard. Hernandez has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Hernandez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Strong is one step ahead there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hernandez is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Strong is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Strong trying to control the position from guard on top but Hernandez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Strong scoring with punches to the head and body.
Strong landing with the ground and pound.
Strong thows a big elbow that misses.
Strong is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Jack Strong has got the better of the ground game so far.
Strong stands and steps away. Hernandez gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez takes one to the side of the head.
Strong shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hernandez but Hernandez pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hernandez misses with a hook.
Strong darts in trying to clinch
and Hernandez counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Hernandez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Strong. That did some damage!
Hernandez tries to keep at a distance but Strong has taken the fight into the clinch.
Strong has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hernandez avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Hernandez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hernandez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hernandez throws a head kick that misses.
Strong tries to clinch but Hernandez moves away
and Hernandez counters with a head kick.
Strong fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hernandez avoids it really well and circles away.
Rain Hernandez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Strong.
Strong blocks a head kick by Hernandez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strong shoots in for a double leg but Hernandez sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hernandez scores with a punch to the head.
Strong misses with a takedown
and Hernandez counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hernandez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hernandez pushes Strong up against the cage in a clinch.
Strong jumps guard but Hernandez stands there with Strong around his waist. Strong gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Strong tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hernandez smiles and moves away.
Strong misses with a combination
and Hernandez counters with a head kick. That will keep Strong thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Rain Hernandez is winning the standup battle so far.
Hernandez throws a sloppy head kick and Strong moves out of range easily.
Strong bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hernandez's head backwards.
Strong fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Strong rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hernandez counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Strong is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strong throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hernandez's waist but Hernandez gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Strong off to one side.
Hernandez scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Strong looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hernandez is fending him off so far but Strong persists. Nope, Hernandez circles away and we're back to standing.
Hernandez scores with a punch to the head.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Strong.
Strong tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hernandez counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hernandez.
Hernandez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Strong blocks a head kick by Hernandez.
Strong scores a takedown into full mount!
Hernandez is desperately trying to improve his position but Strong has a good base and remains in mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Strong trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Strong working away from the top, dropping strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Strong comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Strong 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Jack Strong!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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