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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between William Jiminez (ranked 3468 p4p, 3576 weight class) and Lee Inhanamoto (ranked 181 p4p, 187 weight class). Jiminez comes to the cage accompanied by Wanted Dead or Alive. Lee Inhanamoto has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, William Jiminez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lee Inhanamoto!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Steven Brown and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jiminez misses with a looping right.
Jiminez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Inhanamoto doesn't seem bothered though.
Inhanamoto looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Jiminez changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Inhanamoto looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Sloppy strikes there by Jiminez.
Jiminez working the head and body with strikes.
Jiminez working the ground and pound.
Inhanamoto tries to improve position but can't.
Sloppy strikes there by Jiminez.
Jiminez working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Jiminez throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Inhanamoto is trying to get back to half guard.
We've been hearing that Jiminez has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Jiminez is looking to take a break and control but Inhanamoto is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jiminez working the ground and pound but Inhanamoto is defending the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inhanamoto managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Jiminez.
Inhanamoto regains half guard, as Jiminez was trying to land strikes.
Inhanamoto taking some punishment here, with Jiminez in his half guard.
Jiminez thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Inhanamoto's head.
Jiminez trying to control the action but Inhanamoto is working from the bottom.
Jiminez misses with a head shot. Inhanamoto uses the momentum to regain guard.
Inhanamoto really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jiminez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jiminez with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jiminez makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Jiminez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jiminez postures up and lands a big shot to Inhanamoto's brow.
Inhanamoto not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jiminez throwing strikes from guard but Inhanamoto blocks nicely.
Jiminez throwing strikes but missing.
Jiminez drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Inhanamoto manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Jiminez has Inhanamoto in his guard.
Jiminez is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inhanamoto is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Inhanamoto stops Jiminez from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Jiminez trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Jiminez being controlled here, momentarily.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
William Jiminez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jiminez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Inhanamoto.
Inhanamoto slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A jab from Jiminez finds it's way through Inhanamoto's defenses.
Jiminez fails with the takedown.
Inhanamoto connects with a nice looking jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
William Jiminez dominated that round.
That's time! Jiminez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sloppy strikes from Jiminez. Those never looked like landing.
Jiminez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Inhanamoto.
Jiminez misses with a hook. Inhanamoto ducked under it nicely.
Jiminez throws a looping overhand right but Inhanamoto ducks down to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Inhanamoto! But no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Inhanamoto. Jiminez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jiminez throws a nice looking combination but Inhanamoto bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jiminez slips a jab from Inhanamoto.
Inhanamoto throws a hook but Jiminez blocks it.
Jiminez drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jiminez throws a hook to the side of Inhanamoto's head but Inhanamoto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Inhanamoto lands an overhand right.
Inhanamoto's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jiminez under the eye.
Jiminez throws a looping overhand right but Inhanamoto ducks down to avoid it.
Inhanamoto with a hook.
Jiminez throws a shot from downtown. Inhanamoto moves away and avoids it.
Inhanamoto has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Jiminez misses with an uppercut. Inhanamoto saw that one coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jiminez digs a good hook to Inhanamoto's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jiminez throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Inhanamoto counter with a right hand.
Inhanamoto throws a jab when Jiminez was well out of range.
A swing and a miss from Jiminez.
A little jabbing left from Inhanamoto on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nice defenses there by Inhanamoto.
Lee Inhanamoto seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Inhanamoto keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Lee Inhanamoto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Inhanamoto looks to land a left hand but Jiminez moved out of range nicely.
Jiminez is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Inhanamoto avoids the body shot from Jiminez.
Inhanamoto on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Inhanamoto is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Inhanamoto is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jiminez's corner calls for a 1-2. Jiminez obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Inhanamoto throws an overhand right that lands on Jiminez's shoulder, as Jiminez tries to avoid the shot.
Jiminez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Inhanamoto.
Jiminez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice defenses there by Inhanamoto.
Jiminez misses with a series of wild punches.
Inhanamoto looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jiminez is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Inhanamoto's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jiminez misses with a wild body shot.
Inhanamoto throws out a counter right but Jiminez avoids it with no problem.
Inhanamoto throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Inhanamoto is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jiminez.
Jiminez misses with a straight left.
Jiminez misses with an uppercut. Inhanamoto saw that one coming.
Inhanamoto swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A slow jab from Jiminez misses its intended target.
Jiminez misses with a lunging right hand
and Inhanamoto counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jiminez looks to land a left hand but Inhanamoto moved out of range nicely.
Jiminez throws a body punch but Inhanamoto moves out of range.
Jiminez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jiminez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jiminez cracks Inhanamoto with an open hand slap.
Jiminez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Inhanamoto can do to turn this around?
The fighters circling - Inhanamoto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jiminez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Inhanamoto counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Inhanamoto misses with an uppercut. Jiminez saw that one coming.
It looked like Jiminez wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jiminez throws a jab but it's blocked by Inhanamoto.
Inhanamoto ducks under a wild hook from Jiminez.
Jiminez misses with a straight left.
Jiminez dips to his left and cracks Inhanamoto with an uppercut!
Jiminez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Inhanamoto was well out of range. Poor timing from Jiminez.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Inhanamoto! But no joy.
Inhanamoto loads up on a big right hand but Jiminez slips the punch.
Inhanamoto uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jiminez.
Jiminez throws a leg kick but Inhanamoto sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Inhanamoto cracks Jiminez with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jiminez throws a lazy right hand but Inhanamoto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jiminez throws a jab but it's blocked by Inhanamoto.
Inhanamoto scores with a jab. Jiminez acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Inhanamoto stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Inhanamoto throws a looping overhand right but Jiminez ducks down to avoid it.
Jiminez lands a lovely overhand right.
Inhanamoto thuds his right hand into Jiminez's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jiminez swings widly with a right hand
and Inhanamoto makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jiminez throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Inhanamoto tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Jiminez is in Inhanamoto's guard.
Inhanamoto can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Jiminez controls the pace.
Jiminez might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Inhanamoto utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jiminez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jiminez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jiminez working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Inhanamoto working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jiminez.
Jiminez slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
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 William Jiminez will probably get the nod.
That's time! Jiminez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Jiminez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Inhanamoto is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Jiminez with a body shot.
Jiminez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Inhanamoto counters with a stiff right hand.
Jiminez scores with the left hand. Inhanamoto knows he should have avoided that one.
Inhanamoto stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Inhanamoto wants it to stay on the feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Inhanamoto! But no joy.
Jiminez missing with a left hand there. Inhanamoto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jiminez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Inhanamoto.
Jiminez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Inhanamoto avoids the body shot from Jiminez.
Inhanamoto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jiminez looks to land a right hand but Inhanamoto moved out of range.
Jiminez misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jiminez throws a big shot that misses.
A slow jab from Jiminez misses its intended target.
Jiminez misses with a straight right.
Inhanamoto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jiminez.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Inhanamoto! But no joy.
Jiminez throws a shot from downtown. Inhanamoto moves away and avoids it.
Inhanamoto loads up on a big right hand but Jiminez slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inhanamoto cracks Jiminez with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jiminez throws a combination that misses
letting Inhanamoto counter with a right hand.
Jiminez throws the left hand but Inhanamoto avoids the punch easily.
Jiminez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Inhanamoto.
Jiminez missing with a left hand there. Inhanamoto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Inhanamoto slips a straight right by Jiminez.
Inhanamoto connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Inhanamoto moves out of range as Jiminez strikes.
Jiminez shoots in and bounces Inhanamoto off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Jiminez trying to control but Inhanamoto is working from the bottom.
Inhanamoto utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inhanamoto working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jiminez.
Inhanamoto is trying to control the position but Jiminez postures up.
Jiminez wants to control from the top but Inhanamoto keeps moving.
Inhanamoto preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Inhanamoto trying to control the position here.
Jiminez throws a big right hand that misses.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Inhanamoto throws a lazy right hand but Jiminez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jiminez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Inhanamoto.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inhanamoto misses the jab.
The fighters circling - Jiminez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jiminez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The fighters circling - Jiminez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jiminez looks to score with a jab to the body but Inhanamoto is just out of range.
Inhanamoto stuffs the takedown.
Jiminez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Inhanamoto throws an overhand right that lands on Jiminez's shoulder, as Jiminez tries to avoid the shot.
Jiminez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Inhanamoto finds it's way round the side to connect with Jiminez's head.
Inhanamoto throws a jab when Jiminez was well out of range.
Jiminez shoots in and drives through. Inhanamoto sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Jiminez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jiminez misses with a looping left.
Inhanamoto swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Inhanamoto moves away from the strike by Jiminez.
Inhanamoto swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Inhanamoto defending well as Jiminez loads up on a big left hand.
Inhanamoto getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Inhanamoto misses with a hook
and Jiminez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jiminez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Inhanamoto appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Inhanamoto connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jiminez looks to throw the jab but Inhanamoto is out of range.
A big right from Jiminez misses.
It seemed like Inhanamoto was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jiminez moves away from the strike by Inhanamoto.
Lee Inhanamoto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jiminez cracks Inhanamoto with a right hand to the side of the head.
Inhanamoto fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Inhanamoto lands a body shot.
A slow jab from Jiminez misses its intended target.
Inhanamoto scores with a hook.
Jiminez thows a left - swing and a miss!
William Jiminez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Inhanamoto swings for the body but Jiminez moves out of range.
Inhanamoto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jiminez.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to William Jiminez.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jiminez, 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 James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... William Jiminez!
A victorious William Jiminez thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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