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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Larry Hernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martinez comes into the arena with Knock Out blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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151 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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163 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ricky Martinez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Larry Hernandez!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hernandez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hernandez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hernandez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Martinez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hernandez as he avoids it easily.
Hernandez thows a body shot but no joy.
Hernandez throws a shot from downtown. Martinez moves away and avoids it.
Ricky Martinez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martinez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Martinez looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hernandez leaves Martinez with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricky Martinez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hernandez with a jab.
Hernandez throws a right hand that Martinez ducks under and follows up with a left that Martinez also avoids with ease.
Martinez is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hernandez sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Martinez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Martinez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hernandez has him pressed against the cage.
Martinez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hernandez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hernandez misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Hernandez.
Hernandez misses with a body punch.
Martinez keeps control of Hernandez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hernandez tries to throw a body punch but Martinez avoids it by throwing Hernandez back against the cage.
Martinez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Martinez is trying to break free.
Martinez manages to break the clinch.
No joy there for Martinez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Martinez takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Martinez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hernandez.
Some wild striking there from Hernandez.
Martinez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hernandez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Martinez is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hernandez sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hernandez misses the jab.
Martinez wants to clinch but Hernandez slips to the side
and Hernandez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Martinez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hernandez.
Martinez drives through with a takedown into guard.
Martinez won't allow Hernandez to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martinez wants to stand but Hernandez is controlling his posture from full guard.
Martinez controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Hernandez wants to get back to his feet but Martinez is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Martinez wants to stand but Hernandez is controlling his posture from full guard.
Hernandez has control of Martinez's left arm, preventing Martinez from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A combination from Martinez does no damage.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Martinez is defended easily by Hernandez.
Hernandez digs a good body shot into Martinez's ribs.
Hernandez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Martinez tries to clinch up.
Nice sprawl there from Hernandez as Martinez shoots in.
Martinez moves away from the strike by Hernandez.
Martinez tries to clinch but Hernandez moves out of range.
Hernandez throws a jab but it's blocked by Martinez.
Hernandez takes a swing at Martinez's ribcage but misses.
Hernandez misses the shot to the body.
Hernandez defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Martinez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez just misses with a punch to the body.
Martinez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hernandez, pushing him back against the cage.
Martinez breaks from the clinch.
A big right from Hernandez misses.
Martinez ducks under a wild hook from Hernandez.
Hernandez stuffs the takedown attempt from Martinez. Martinez gets slowly back to his feet.
Hernandez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hernandez throws out a loose jab but Martinez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Martinez shoots in and drives through. Hernandez sprawls well.
Hernandez misses the jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hernandez misses the shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hernandez jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Larry Hernandez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Martinez's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Martinez duly obliges.
Martinez fails with the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Larry Hernandez will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A right-left combo lands from Martinez.
Martinez shoots in for a double leg but Hernandez sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hernandez tests Martinez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hernandez misses with a body shot.
Martinez shoots in looking for a takedown but Hernandez manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Martinez's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hernandez missing with a left hand there. Martinez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Martinez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hernandez.
Martinez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricky Martinez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Martinez looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hernandez misses with a wild body shot.
Martinez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Martinez blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez scores with a jab to the body.
Martinez shoots in looking for a takedown. Hernandez tries to sprawl out of it but Martinez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hernandez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Martinez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hernandez circles away quickly and effectively.
Hernandez loads up on a big right hand but Martinez slips the punch.
Hernandez misses with a body shot.
Martinez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Horrible takedown by Martinez or perhaps it was just good defense by Hernandez which made him look bad.
Martinez avoids the body shot from Hernandez.
Martinez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hernandez circles away.
Martinez moves out of range as Hernandez strikes.
Hernandez dodges the punch combination from Martinez.
The fight stays on the outside here - Martinez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez punishes Martinez's body with a nice straight punch.
Martinez takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ricky Martinez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Martinez slips a jab and a cross from Hernandez.
Martinez doesn't manage to clinch there - Hernandez circles away.
Martinez closes the distance and pushes Hernandez back into the cage.
Martinez is trying to break the clinch but Hernandez is controlling him.
Martinez wants to break free but Hernandez has control.
Martinez can't break the clinch.
Hernandez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hernandez can't find room to land a body shot as Martinez controls the action.
Martinez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hernandez looks to score with a jab to the body but Martinez is just out of range.
Martinez walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Martinez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hernandez.
Larry Hernandez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hernandez throws a hook to the side of Martinez's head but Martinez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Martinez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez fails with a takedown attempt.
Martinez tries to clinch but Hernandez moves away
and Hernandez counters with a nice uppercut.
Hernandez fails to land with a series of punches.
Martinez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Martinez sizes up Hernandez with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hernandez connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hernandez throws a big shot that misses.
Martinez wants to clinch
and Hernandez counters with a right hand to the body.
Martinez scores with a three punch combo!
Hernandez lands with a nice body punch.
Hernandez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Martinez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Martinez ducks under a wild hook from Hernandez.
Hernandez lands with a straight right. Martinez didn't see that one coming.
Hernandez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez wants to clinch up but Hernandez keeps it at a distance.
Martinez tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Martinez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hernandez misses the jab.
Martinez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hernandez.
Hernandez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Martinez throws a combination that misses
and Martinez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hernandez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Martinez tries to clinch but Hernandez is having none of it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hernandez digs a good body shot into Martinez's ribs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martinez misses with the combination.
Martinez ducks under a wild hook from Hernandez.
Hernandez missing with a left hand there. Martinez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Larry Hernandez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Martinez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Martinez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hernandez.
Nice defenses there by Martinez.
Hernandez misses with a hook.
Hernandez misses with a body shot.
Martinez looks for a takedown but Hernandez sprawls well.
Martinez defending well as Hernandez loads up on a big left hand.
Martinez 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 looping left.
Martinez defending well as Hernandez loads up on a big left hand.
Martinez tries to clinch but Hernandez moves out of range.
Martinez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hernandez.
Martinez slips a straight right by Hernandez.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Martinez closes the distance but Hernandez moves to the side
and Hernandez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Martinez.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Martinez.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricky Martinez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hernandez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Horrible takedown by Martinez or perhaps it was just good defense by Hernandez which made him look bad.
Hernandez leaves Martinez with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hernandez misses the jab.
Hernandez lands with a right hand.
Hernandez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hernandez throws a looping overhand right but Martinez ducks down to avoid it.
Martinez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hernandez.
Martinez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hernandez.
Martinez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Martinez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez shoots in looking for a takedown but Hernandez manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Martinez's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Good exchange - Hernandez coming out on top.
Martinez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A slow jab from Hernandez misses its intended target.
No luck for Martinez with that takedown attempt.
Martinez closes the distance and clinches.
Martinez manages to break the clinch.
Hernandez scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hernandez looks to land a right hand but Martinez moved out of range.
Martinez is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Hernandez's half guard.
Hernandez controlling the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, Hernandez manages to get to full guard.
Martinez wants to control from the top but Hernandez keeps moving.
Hernandez looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Hernandez looking for a sweep. Not yet Hernandez, not yet.
Martinez trying to control but Hernandez is working from the bottom.
Hernandez is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Ricky Martinez just wasn't active enough.
Martinez scores with a takedown into Hernandez's guard.
Larry Hernandez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hernandez wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hernandez seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Hernandez wants to sweep here but Martinez controlling him for the moment.
Martinez trying to control but Hernandez is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martinez slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Ricky Martinez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Ricky Martinez.
Martinez rushes Hernandez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Larry Hernandez.
I've got Hernandez winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Larry Hernandez!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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