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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dan Hernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Belgian Maniac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Belgian Maniac will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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160 cm
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154 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
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175 cm
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155 lbs
17 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
KO power |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dan Hernandez! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Belgian Maniac! The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Russell Pearce and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A jab from Hernandez finds it's way through Maniac's defenses. Hernandez misses with an uppercut
and Maniac counters with a head kick. That will keep Hernandez thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks! Maniac pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hernandez misses with a double jab
and Maniac moves into the clinch. Maniac is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hernandez is defending well for now. Hernandez prevents a takedown attempt there.
Hernandez is looking to break free of the clinch but Maniac has double underhooks. A short uppercut from Maniac. Maniac pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Maniac throws the kick towards the body but Hernandez avoids it. Maniac tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Hernandez looks to throw the jab but Maniac is out of range. Hernandez scores with a hook to the body. Maniac takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hernandez shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Maniac eats them both and turns towards Hernandez to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo. Maniac feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hernandez's calf. Hernandez throws a series of punches but Maniac moves out of range. Maniac throws a head kick but Hernandez moves out of range.
Hernandez lands with an overhand left. Hernandez cracks Maniac with a good jab. Hernandez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maniac was well out of range. Poor timing from Hernandez. Maniac keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maniac swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hernandez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hernandez throws a right hand that misses
and Maniac counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. Hernandez's corner calls for a 1-2. Hernandez obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Some wild striking there from Hernandez.
Maniac uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hernandez. Hernandez misses with a combination
and Maniac counters with a nice body shot. Hernandez misses with a combination
and Maniac counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hernandez looks to throw the jab but Maniac is out of range. Hernandez is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Dan Hernandez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Hernandez uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Maniac has time to react. Hernandez misses with a hook
and Maniac cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Hernandez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Maniac counters with a flying knee. Nice. Maniac delivers a nice body kick. Maniac is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hernandez sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. Maniac takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Hernandez misses with a body shot
and Maniac counters with a low kick, right behind Hernandez 's knee. Hernandez throws an off balance right hand
and Maniac counters with an outside leg kick.
Maniac throws out a loose jab but Hernandez uses good head movement to avoid it. Hernandez misses with a jab to the body
and Maniac makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick. Maniac throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Dan Hernandez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Hernandez misses with a lunging right hand
and Maniac counters with a low kick, right behind Hernandez 's knee. Hernandez looks to throw the jab but Maniac is out of range. Hernandez swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Belgian Maniac will probably get the nod. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hernandez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Maniac can pounce on him.
Hernandez tries to bum rush Maniac with a series of wild strikes but Maniac uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Maniac catches Hernandez with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Hernandez is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Hernandez scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Maniac throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hernandez. A punch combination from Hernandez misses. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Hernandez lands a nice hook to Maniac's body. Maniac takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Hernandez swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick. A right-left combo lands from Hernandez.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hernandez thows a left - swing and a miss! Hernandez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Hernandez dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Maniac is looking to clinch. Hernandez throws a lazy uppercut
and Maniac counters with a thumping low kick. Hernandez misses with a shot to the body and Maniac counters with a lovely shot to the body. Hernandez throws a body punch but Maniac moves out of range. Hernandez takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Maniac avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Maniac tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. Maniac misses with a jab, cross combination.
Maniac misses with a wild combination.
Hernandez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Maniac counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hernandez's knee momentarily. Maniac gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hernandez misses with a looping right. Maniac misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Maniac keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hernandez.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hernandez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
so Maniac counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility. Maniac looking to pass the guard. Hernandez bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Maniac's guard. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Hernandez engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. Maniac is trying to control the position but Hernandez postures up. Hernandez tries to free his leg and advance position but Maniac is retaining full guard. Hernandez decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow. Hernandez keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Maniac keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maniac throws a combination that misses and Hernandez counters with a left and a right that stings Maniac. Hernandez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Hernandez takes a kick to the body and keeps moving. Hernandez throws a sloppy body shot
and Hernandez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Hernandez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Maniac looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Hernandez misses with a body shot
and Maniac counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Hernandez is lucky that one didn't land flush. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Maniac throws a low kick, looking for Hernandez's leg but Hernandez calmly moves out of range. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Belgian Maniac showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Maniac lands a jab-cross combination. Maniac scoring well with a low kick there.
Maniac looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Hernandez! Hernandez can't escape the position.
Hernandez manages to regain half guard. Good work. Maniac is trying to control the action in half guard but Hernandez is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. Hernandez preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head. Hernandez is looking to improve his position.
Maniac is looking to advance position but Hernandez won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hernandez controlling the leg, holding on to half guard. Maniac stops Hernandez from getting back to his feet.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet. Hernandez trying to control from the bottom.
Dan Hernandez has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet. Maniac ducks under a wild hook from Hernandez. Hernandez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Maniac sees it coming and avoids it easily. Hernandez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Maniac counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Hernandez! Maniac is landing with some decent strikes but Hernandez is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue. Maniac throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage. Dan Hernandez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Maniac throws some wild stikes that Hernandez manages to avoid easily.
Hernandez wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Maniac.
Maniac lands with some strikes. Maniac landing punches. Maniac looking to ground and pound but Hernandez is blocking nicely. Maniac punishing his opponent with strikes. Maniac breaks from Hernandez's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Hernandez is rocked! The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Maniac is landing with some decent strikes but Hernandez is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue. Oh Hernandez is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!! Maniac lands a big shot there that rocks Hernandez but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Hernandez might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground. Maniac connects with a bit shot that sees Hernandez covering up! More strikes from Maniac and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Maniac is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Belgian Maniac!
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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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