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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hector Hernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yoel Romero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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200 cm
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280 lbs
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170 cm
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198 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Very quick |
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Solid chin |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hector Hernandez! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Yoel Romero! The judges for this bout are Josh West, Micheangelo Fripello and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Romero avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hernandez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Romero paws at him with a jab and circles away. Romero waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hernandez. Romero lands a lovely overhand right. Romero connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Romero misses with a straight right. Hernandez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Hernandez tries to close the distance and clinch but Romero swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Romero misses with an uppercut. Hernandez tries to clinch up but Romero circles away and keeps his distance. Hernandez is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Hernandez staying out of range there. Hernandez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. A slow jab from Romero misses its intended target. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Hernandez tries to close the distance and clinch but Romero swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Romero with a nice cross. Hernandez moves into the clinch successfully.
Romero wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hernandez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Romero is trying to push Hernandez away but Hernandez has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. A frustrated look appears on Romero's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. A head punch on the inside from Hernandez fails to land. Hernandez looking to throw knees to the head but Romero is blocking nicely.
Romero takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Yoel Romero has been cut. Romero is trying to push Hernandez away but Hernandez has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Hernandez lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hernandez swings wildly with an uppercut but Romero uses good head movement to avoid it. Hernandez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Romero's efforts to push away. Hernandez misses with a knee strike.
Romero wants to break free but Hernandez has control.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hernandez. Romero is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Hernandez lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hernandez misses with a punch on the inside.
Hernandez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. A head punch blocked on the inside by Romero. Hernandez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. A head punch blocked on the inside by Romero. Hernandez looking to throw knees to the head but Romero is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hernandez with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That has opened up Yoel Romero's cut even more. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Romero is trying to push Hernandez away but Hernandez has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Hernandez misses with a punch on the inside.
Hernandez connects with a nasty looking knee right to Romero's face.
Hernandez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Romero has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hernandez keeps control of Romero as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Romero wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Hernandez misses with an elbow strike.
Romero blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hernandez misses with a punch on the inside.
Romero takes an elbow to the forehead. Hernandez looks to throw an elbow but misses. Hernandez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Romero's efforts to push away. Hernandez keeps control of Romero as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hernandez. Hernandez swings wildly with an uppercut but Romero uses good head movement to avoid it. Hernandez landing knees to the head.
The cut above Yoel Romero's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hernandez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Hernandez misses with a knee strike.
Romero has had enough of the clinch but Hernandez keeps him there for the moment. Hernandez misses with a hook from the clinch. Hernandez lands an elbow just above Romero 's eye. Hernandez lands with a left to the head.
Yoel Romero's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters. Hernandez working aggressively here.
Romero is trying to break the clinch but Hernandez has him pressed against the cage. Hernandez misses with a knee to the head. Hernandez misses with an elbow strike.
Hernandez keeps control of Romero as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Romero avoids a wild elbow strike from Hernandez. Romero tries to circle away but Hernandez has him pinned against the cage. Romero wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Romero working hard to break the clinch. Hernandez looks to throw an elbow but misses. Hernandez gets through Romero's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. A short right from Hernandez. Hernandez prevents Romero from breaking the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Hernandez misses with a hook from the clinch. Hernandez lands an elbow that stopped Romero in his tracks for a moment.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Yoel Romero's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Hector Hernandez!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
62% |
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