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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kirill Berkut (ranked 137 p4p, 437 weight class) and Mateo Hernandez (ranked 18 p4p, 49 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
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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 19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Kirill Berkut!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mateo Hernandez!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hernandez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hernandez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Berkut getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Berkut looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Berkut lands with a nice body punch.
Hernandez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Berkut.
Hernandez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Berkut closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Berkut staying calm.
Berkut tries to advance to mount but Hernandez denies him.
Berkut wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hernandez keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez is trying to get back to half guard.
Berkut wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hernandez keeps working.
The ground and pound from Berkut seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Hernandez is letting Berkut control him for a moment.
Hernandez is trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Berkut is looking to take a break and control but Hernandez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Berkut working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
A lull in the action here.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez can't do much from the bottom here.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Hernandez misses with a looping right.
Berkut uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hernandez.
Berkut throws a hook but Hernandez blocks it.
Berkut rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Berkut takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Berkut jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hernandez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Berkut counters with a left to the body.
Hernandez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Berkut throws a shot to the body.
Berkut gets a takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berkut trying to control the action but Hernandez is working from the bottom.
Berkut is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Hernandez blocking the ground and pound attempt from Berkut.
Hernandez taking some punishment here, with Berkut in his half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Berkut throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Hernandez to regain full guard.
Berkut postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Berkut looking to sit in guard and control but Hernandez gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kirill Berkut dominated that round.
That's time! Berkut's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hernandez scores with a hook to the body. Berkut takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hernandez scores with a jab to the head.
Berkut misses with an uppercut
and Hernandez counters with a nice uppercut.
Berkut looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Berkut gets the takedown into side control.
Berkut grinds an elbow into Hernandez's temple.
Berkut is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Berkut wants to control but Hernandez is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berkut with the ground and pound but Hernandez regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Berkut is controlling the pace.
Berkut trying to control from Hernandez's half guard. Hernandez has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Berkut trying to control the position from guard on top but Hernandez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Berkut stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hernandez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Berkut trying to control but Hernandez is working from the bottom.
Berkut pushes down on Hernandez's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Berkut is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Berkut 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.
Berkut not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Berkut.
Berkut looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Hernandez is pressing down on Berkut's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Berkut is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hernandez can do to turn this around?
Hernandez has momentary wrist control but Berkut slips an elbow through the middle.
Berkut sitting in guard here, content to control.
Berkut loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Berkut has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Berkut in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hernandez keeping moving, preventing Berkut from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Mateo Hernandez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Berkut misses with a body shot.
Berkut fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hernandez avoids it really well and circles away.
A lazy left from Hernandez finds it's target.
Berkut swings for the body but Hernandez moves out of range.
Hernandez throws out a counter right but Berkut avoids it with no problem.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hernandez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Berkut.
Berkut shoots in looking for a takedown. Hernandez tries to sprawl out of it but Berkut 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.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Kirill Berkut will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Hernandez scores with a nice strike.
Nice uppercut there from Hernandez.
Berkut misses with a body shot
and Hernandez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Berkut is looking to wear down Hernandez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Berkut just misses with a punch to the body.
Berkut misses with a takedown
and Hernandez counters with a nice uppercut.
A jab from Berkut finds it's way through Hernandez's defenses.
Berkut slips under a jab from Hernandez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Berkut misses with a left hand
and Hernandez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Berkut jabs at Hernandez's body.
Berkut moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hernandez is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Berkut shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hernandez as he jumps to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez scores with a jab to the jaw.
Berkut looks to score with a jab to the body but Hernandez is just out of range.
Hernandez feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Berkuts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hernandez slips a straight right by Berkut.
Berkut fails with the takedown.
A little jabbing left from Hernandez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kirill Berkut. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A swing and a miss from Berkut.
A little jabbing left from Hernandez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Berkut dives in and scores a takedown into Hernandez's guard.
Berkut distracts Hernandez with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Berkut stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hernandez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Berkut stays in close to Hernandez's body and controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez pulls Berkut in to control the position.
Berkut wants to control from the top but Hernandez keeps moving.
Berkut is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Hernandez is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Berkut wants to pass the guard but Hernandez is keeping the position.
Berkut preventing the sweep.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berkut takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Berkut throws out a loose jab but Hernandez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hernandez has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Berkut throws a body punch but Hernandez moves out of range.
Kirill Berkut is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Berkut throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Berkut defending well as Hernandez loads up on a big left hand.
Berkut is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hernandez sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Mateo Hernandez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Berkut shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hernandez defends it nicely.
Hernandez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Berkut has his takedown stuffed
enabling Hernandez to counter with a crisp jab.
Hernandez walks into a stiff left hand from Berkut.
Mateo Hernandez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Hernandez as he connects with a hook.
Berkut tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hernandez swivels and escapes.
Hernandez cracks Berkut with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hernandez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Berkut lands with a hook. Hernandez tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hernandez lands with an overhand left.
Hernandez walks into a left hand.
Nice cross by Berkut.
Hernandez misses with a lunging right hand
and Berkut connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Berkut slips a jab from Hernandez.
Berkut feinted with a counter takedown.
Jab, jab by Hernandez - just one landing.
Hernandez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hernandez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mateo Hernandez.
I think Berkut has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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RATING
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