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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Joey Hernandez (ranked 4185 p4p, 3560 weight class) and Vinsmoke Sanji (ranked 0 p4p, 232 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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135
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
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Good wrestler
Counter fighter
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Joey Hernandez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vinsmoke Sanji!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Chris Edwards and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hernandez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sanji is fending him off so far but Hernandez persists. Nope, Sanji circles away and we're back to standing.
Hernandez drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Sanji manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hernandez manages to get himself to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sanji trying to control but Hernandez is working from the bottom.
Sanji stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hernandez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hernandez working for a triangle but Sanji defends it easily.
Sanji is looking to work some ground and pound but Hernandez has wrist control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanji throwing strikes from guard but Hernandez blocks nicely.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hernandez is on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Sanji manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hernandez keeping moving, preventing Sanji from controlling successfully.
Sanji working some strikes from top position.
Sanji drops back, looking for a kneebar! Hernandez looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Hernandez looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Hernandez!
Sanji struggling a bit here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanji is not content to let Hernandez control the position.
Hernandez tries to move into full mount but can't pass Sanji's legs.
Hernandez trying to control the action but Sanji is working from the bottom.
Hernandez gets to mount! Sanji was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Hernandez trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hernandez controlling from mount.
Sanji tries to hold on but Hernandez pushes him away.
Hernandez controlling from the full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Sanji is desperately trying to improve his position but Hernandez has a good base and remains in mount.
Sanji tries to hold on but Hernandez postures up.
Hernandez tries to control but Sanji wriggling away.
Hernandez pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hernandez controlling his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Hernandez dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sanji tries to sprawl but Hernandez drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Hernandez in particular looking to stall.
Sanji has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hernandez is working away from the top position though.
Sanji is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hernandez content to control rather than advance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanji moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Sanji tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hernandez tries to free his leg and advance position but Sanji is retaining full guard.
Sanji looking to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Sanji decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Sanji is looking for a kimura but Hernandez is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Sanji to get the leverage.
Sanji wants to take a breather but Hernandez is having none of it.
Hernandez is looking to control Sanji's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hernandez avoid being mounted?
Hernandez tries to roll over but Sanji keeps him under control.
Sanji looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Sanji not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanji sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hernandez defending well though.
Sanji is looking to take a break and control but Hernandez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sanji is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hernandez is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Sanji is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Sanji passes to side control.
Hernandez regains half guard, as Sanji was trying to land strikes.
Sanji wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hernandez keeps working.
Sanji is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanji is looking to take a break and control but Hernandez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sanji is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Hernandez trying to hold on to Sanji's head to control him but Sanji postures up.
Sanji trying to control from half guard but Hernandez is working away.
Sanji thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Joey Hernandez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sanji landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Hernandez is holding on to half guard well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vinsmoke Sanji showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Hernandez fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sanji avoids it really well and circles away.
Hernandez bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Sanji is trying to get back to half guard.
Hernandez tries to advance to mount but Sanji denies him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hernandez is looking to take a break and control but Sanji is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hernandez tries to move to mount but Sanji blocks the move with his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Sanji tries to control but Hernandez manages to take his back.
That's two 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.
You can see the frustration on Sanji's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Hernandez just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Hernandez tries to get the hooks in deep but Sanji pushed the leg off.
Hernandez biding his time, controlling Sanji.
Sanji trying to get back to his feet but Hernandez is in full control for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez looking for the RNC.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Hernandez's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Sanji is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Hernandez controls the action.
Sanji is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Hernandez controlling the position well here. Sanji rolled but Hernandez kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanji is keeping busy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sanji tries to break free.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joey Hernandez showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hernandez 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joey Hernandez!
A relieved looking Joey Hernandez thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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