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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Larry Hernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martinez is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Knock Out. Larry Hernandez is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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163 lbs
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150 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Larry Hernandez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ricky Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hernandez looks to land a right hand but Martinez moved out of range.
Martinez has a takedown stuffed.
Hernandez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Martinez tries to clinch but Hernandez moves out of range.
Hernandez throws an overhand right that lands on Martinez's shoulder, as Martinez tries to avoid the shot.
Martinez slips under a jab.
A nice combination there by Martinez.
Hernandez with a jab.
Martinez has a takedown stuffed.
Martinez slips a straight right by Hernandez.
Martinez fails to land the takedown.
Larry Hernandez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricky Martinez.
Hernandez connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Martinez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hernandez throws out the jab.
Hernandez misses the shot to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Martinez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Martinez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Martinez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hernandez lands with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hernandez throws a hook to the side of Martinez's head but Martinez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Martinez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hernandez.
Martinez feints and as Hernandez raises his hands in defense, Martinez changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Hernandez is pulling down on Martinez's head to control his posture.
Martinez wants to control from the top but Hernandez keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hernandez seems keen to control Martinez's posture.
Hernandez's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Larry Hernandez wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Martinez takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hernandez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Larry Hernandez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hernandez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Martinez.
Hernandez throws the left hand but Martinez avoids the punch easily.
Hernandez gets tackled into the cage by Martinez. Martinez maintains the clinch.
Hernandez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez breaks the clinch.
Hernandez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Martinez moves away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nice sprawl there from Hernandez as Martinez shoots in.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
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.
Martinez looks gassed!
Hernandez digs a good body shot into Martinez's ribs.
Martinez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Martinez shoots for a takedown but Hernandez saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hernandez misses with a hook.
Hernandez pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Martinez back to the cage. Hernandez follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Hernandez fails to land with a series of punches.
Martinez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hernandez defends it nicely.
Martinez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hernandez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Martinez.
Hernandez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Martinez moves in looking to clinch but Hernandez pushes him off.
Hernandez throws a jab but it's blocked by Martinez.
Martinez tries to clinch but Hernandez is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hernandez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Martinez changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hernandez looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Hernandez is not content to let Martinez control the position.
Hernandez is looking for a sweep.
Hernandez is trying to control Martinez's posture but Martinez avoids it.
Hernandez is looking to reverse the position.
You can see the frustration on Hernandez's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Martinez stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Martinez slips a jab and a cross from Hernandez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Hernandez. No joy for Martinez on that attempt.
Martinez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hernandez gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Martinez to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hernandez is adopting a defensive guard.
Martinez drops back looking for a leg! Hernandez is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hernandez manages to kick Martinez off! Martinez jumps back into Hernandez's guard.
Martinez preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Larry Hernandez will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hernandez takes a swing at Martinez's ribcage but misses.
Hernandez misses with an uppercut. Martinez saw that one coming.
Hernandez looks to land a right hand but Martinez moved out of range.
Hernandez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A punch combination from Martinez misses.
Martinez looks for a takedown but Hernandez sprawls well.
Martinez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hernandez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Martinez.
Martinez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Martinez throws a nice looking combination but Hernandez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A telegraphed right hand from Hernandez misses the target.
Martinez shoots in but Hernandez avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Larry Hernandez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricky Martinez.
Hernandez pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Martinez back to the cage. Hernandez follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Martinez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hernandez throws a right hand that Martinez ducks under and follows up with a left that Martinez also avoids with ease.
Hernandez punishes Martinez's body with a nice straight punch.
Martinez is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Martinez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Martinez lands a lovely overhand right.
Hernandez stuffs the takedown attempt from Martinez. Martinez gets slowly back to his feet.
Martinez has a takedown stuffed.
Hernandez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hernandez missing with a left hand there. Martinez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hernandez throws an overhand right that lands on Martinez's shoulder, as Martinez tries to avoid the shot.
Hernandez throws an overhand right that lands on Martinez's shoulder, as Martinez tries to avoid the shot.
A right-left combo lands from Hernandez.
Hernandez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Martinez moves away.
Hernandez throws a jab but it's blocked by Martinez.
Martinez throws a right hand that Hernandez ducks under and follows up with a left that Hernandez also avoids with ease.
Hernandez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hernandez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hernandez connects with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez misses with a wild body shot.
Ricky Martinez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Martinez looks to land a combination but Hernandez avoids it well.
Larry Hernandez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martinez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hernandez lands a lovely overhand right.
Hernandez moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nice takedown defense from Hernandez. No joy for Martinez on that attempt.
Hernandez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martinez looks to land a combination but Hernandez avoids it well.
Hernandez looks to score with a jab to the body but Martinez is just out of range.
Martinez shoots in but no luck this time.
Martinez avoids the body shot from Hernandez.
Hernandez thows a body shot but no joy.
Martinez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hernandez to score with a decent uppercut.
Hernandez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hernandez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hernandez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Martinez is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez misses with a two punch combination.
Martinez tries to clinch up.
Hernandez fails to land with a series of punches.
Hernandez slaps away a takedown attempt from Martinez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
The fighters circling - Hernandez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hernandez works Martinez's body with a nice hook.
Larry Hernandez is winning the standup battle so far.
Hernandez keeps the fight on the outside.
Martinez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hernandez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Martinez manages to avoid it.
Martinez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Martinez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Martinez shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hernandez misses with a straight right.
The fight stays on the outside here - Martinez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A swing and a miss from Hernandez.
Hernandez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hernandez avoids it really well and circles away.
Hernandez throws a jab but it's blocked by Martinez.
Hernandez lands a body shot.
Martinez shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Hernandez is defending against the submission attempts here by Martinez.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hernandez works his way to full guard. Good work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hernandez is pulling down on Martinez's head to control his posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Larry Hernandez dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Martinez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hernandez.
Martinez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Martinez shoots in for a takedown but Hernandez shows good takedown defense.
Martinez ducks right into an uppercut from Hernandez.
Hernandez leaves Martinez with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hernandez misses with an uppercut.
Hernandez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Martinez.
Hernandez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hernandez swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Martinez.
Martinez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hernandez circles away.
Larry Hernandez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricky Martinez.
Hernandez connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hernandez looks to land a right hand but Martinez moved out of range.
Martinez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Martinez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hernandez tests Martinez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hernandez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hernandez lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez scores with a nice right hand.
Hernandez connects with the punch.
Hernandez swings for the body but Martinez moves out of range.
Hernandez throws a right hand that Martinez ducks under and follows up with a left that Martinez also avoids with ease.
Hernandez lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hernandez misses with a hook.
Hernandez just misses with a punch to the body.
Martinez fails to land with a series of punches.
Sloppy strikes from Hernandez. Those never looked like landing.
Martinez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hernandez.
Hernandez misses with a straight right.
Martinez has managed to clinch.
Martinez breaks the clinch.
Martinez throws a right and a left that Hernandez avoids nicely.
Hernandez keeps the fight on the outside.
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 bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Martinez's head.
Martinez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hernandez. Martinez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hernandez feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Martinezs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hernandez lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Martinez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Martinez wants to clinch up but Hernandez keeps it at a distance.
Hernandez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hernandez throws a hook to the side of Martinez's head but Martinez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hernandez misses with a looping left.
Hernandez throws out a loose jab but Martinez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hernandez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Martinez shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Hernandez's guard.
Martinez has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Hernandez is proving hard to escape from.
Hernandez is pulling down on Martinez's head to control his posture.
Martinez wants to control from the top but Hernandez keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez is pulling down on Martinez's head to control his posture.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Martinez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hernandez circles away.
A big right from Hernandez misses.
Martinez fails to land with a series of punches.
Martinez on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A punch combination from Hernandez misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Martinez.
Hernandez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hernandez throws a hook but Martinez blocks it.
Martinez dodges the punch combination from Hernandez.
Martinez misses with a takedown attempt - Hernandez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hernandez throws a series of punches but Martinez avoids them all with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hernandez.
Larry Hernandez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Martinez tries to clinch there but Hernandez circles away.
Horrible takedown by Martinez or perhaps it was just good defense by Hernandez which made him look bad.
Hernandez swings for the body but Martinez moves out of range.
Hernandez stuffs the takedown.
Hernandez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Martinez moves out of range of the strikes.
The fighters circling - Hernandez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hernandez throws the left hand but Martinez avoids the punch easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hernandez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Martinez.
Martinez moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hernandez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Martinez backwards.
Ricky Martinez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hernandez scores with a shoulder strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Larry Hernandez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hernandez, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
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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RATING
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