Carlos Hernandez threw a rarely-seen tomahawk chop — a running, jumping, elbow strike from hell — during an MMA show in Kansas
- An American fighter called Carlos Hernandez attempted, and landed, a rarely-seen tomahawk chop in the middle of his weekend bout.
- The tomahawk chop is a kind of running, jumping, elbow strike and is usually thrown from the depths of hell.
- His opponent Trevor Wells showed good punch resistance as he appeared to absorb the blow but lost the Legacy Fighting Alliance bout by decision to Hernandez.
- Watch the tomahawk chop below.
Carlos Hernandez attempted a rarely-seen tomahawk chop, which is a running, jumping, elbow strike from hell, in the middle of his Legacy Fighting Alliance bout at the weekend.
Not only did he attempt it, he actually landed it, and the momentum of the move forced the American's opponent, Trevor Wells, to take a number of backward steps.
Wells showed good strike resistance as he appeared to absorb the blow and was able to last the distance of the fight, even though he lost the decision to Hernandez.
Watch the strike right here:
The flyweight match between Hernandez and Wells was the fourth bout on an 11-fight Legacy Fighting Alliance card, LFA 93, which took place at the Hartman Arena in Wichita, Kansas, on October 16.
Hernandez has only been competing professionally in mixed martial arts since 2017 and suffered the only loss of his career in his debut.
His weekend victory advanced his record to six wins (four submissions and two decisions) against one defeat.
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