Eduardo Alejandro Hernández Pérez vs. Thomas Mattice & Sergio Mendoza vs. Angel Ramos - RBR.

Eduardo Alejandro Hernández Pérez vs. Thomas Mattice, 12 rounds @ super featherweight

 

Must be a big soccer match tonight in Hermasillo....lots of empty seats.

 

That was so cringe...Diamante wasn't happy with how loud everybody got for his ridiculously overenthused intro, so he repeated himself screaming at the very top of his lungs - and got a scattered golf clap from the few dozen people there.

 

Interesting..Hernandez belt is totally below his belly button but the ref gives the ok to punches a hands width below the belly button. Usyk, take notice.

 

10-9 Mattice, scoring a strong jab in multiples and turning Hernández. Not much getting through for Rocky except a few glancing body shots when Mattice is navigating the corners.

 

Much better 2nd round for Hernández, kept walking Mattice into the ropes and pummeled him downstairs for long stretches. Hernández also ripped a few uppercuts through Mattice's arms to clang against his neck and jaw. Mattice with some very sharp countering but not enough volume, spending most of his energy on movement and holding.

10-9 Hernández

19-19

 

What the hell, Mattice? How do you look gassed after 2.5 rounds already? There are MMA jobbers with better gas tanks.

 

Looks like that clash of heads bothered both of them.

 

Perhaps with a sense of urgency after that clash (not sure if he was cut?), Hernández back to punches in bunches on the body, keeping Mattice running/clinching more and jabbing/countering less. With thirty seconds left however Mattice lands a flush hook, takes a half step backward and drills Hernández with a nice right cross. Mattice keeps letting his hands go down the stretch.

10-9 Mattice, close, stole it late

48-47 Mattice

 

Good fight.