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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Baron Welch (ranked 4349 p4p, 4425 weight class) and Dominick Hernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 252 weight class). Welch comes into the arena with Red Light blaring out of the sound system. Dominick Hernandez will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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140
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Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Baron Welch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dominick Hernandez!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Trevor Gratis and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Welch shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Welch was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Hernandez tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Welch is looking to control Hernandez but Hernandez is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Welch is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Hernandez. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Welch punches Hernandez on the ear.
Hernandez is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
The referee is taking a good look at Hernandez as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Welch!
Welch knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hernandez on the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
I really don't envy Hernandez right now.
Welch lands a shot to the head.
Welch is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Hernandez. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Welch lands punches and elbows.
You can see the frustration on Hernandez's face� He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Hernandez grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Welch softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Hernandez grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Welch avoiding Hernandez 's attempts to control his hands.
Welch has the hooks in. Hernandez is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
The referee is taking a good look at Hernandez as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Welch!
Hernandez takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Welch looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Hernandez is trapped and Welch is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Welch is punishing Hernandez with strikes - can he finish him?!
Welch throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Hernandez!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Welch looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Will Welch go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Hernandez tries to roll but Welch sticks to his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Welch is landing with strikes from the back.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Welch controlling the positon.
Welch lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
What can Hernandez do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
The referee is taking a good look at Hernandez as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Welch!
Hernandez is trying to remain composed but Welch is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
The referee is taking a good look at Hernandez as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Welch!
Hernandez is really stuck here.
Welch controls the position.
Hernandez trying to control the hands but Welch won't let him.
Welch has Hernandez flattened out and is raining down punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
I would not like to be Hernandez right now.
Welch doesn't have the hooks in and Hernandez manages to turn into his guard.
Welch has control of Hernandez's left arm, preventing Hernandez from doing any damage.
Welch keeping moving, preventing Hernandez from controlling successfully.
Welch lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Welch working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hernandez is looking for a triangle but Welch pushes his legs off easily.
Hernandez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Welch's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Welch makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Welch lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Welch postures up.
Welch tries to free his leg and advance position but Hernandez is retaining full guard.
Welch postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hernandez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Welch trying to control the position from guard on top but Hernandez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Welch makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hernandez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Welch trying to control but Hernandez is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Baron Welch dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Welch blocks a leg kick.
Welch is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Hernandez's half guard.
Welch wants to free his trapped foot but Hernandez is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Welch wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hernandez keeps working.
Welch working Hernandez over with strikes.
Hernandez makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hernandez.
Hernandez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hernandez wants to sweep but no luck.
Welch stays in close to Hernandez's body and controls the position.
Hernandez managing to control the position.
Hernandez controls Welch momentarily but Welch frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Welch working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hernandez's head.
Hernandez keeping moving, preventing Welch from controlling successfully.
Hernandez trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Welch is in close to Hernandez's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Welch stands up over Hernandez, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hernandez is trying to control the position but Welch postures up.
Baron Welch overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Welch content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Welch is pushing down on Hernandez's leg trying to pass to half guard. Hernandez is fighting to maintain full guard but Welch has managed to sneak the leg through.
Welch takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Welch slips a nice elbow through Hernandez's hands, connecting with Hernandez's forehead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Welch winds up and cracks Hernandez with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Welch looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Hernandez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Welch is thwarting Hernandez's attempts to control the position.
Ground and pound from Welch.
Hernandez is looking to escape.
Welch scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hernandez manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Hernandez throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Welch stopping the sweep attempt from Hernandez.
Welch is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Welch has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Welch lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Welch lands a couple of digs.
Welch seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Welch lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hernandez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Welch scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hernandez trying to control the position.
Welch trying to control the position from guard on top but Hernandez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Welch works over Hernandez with some ground and pound from guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Welch postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Welch lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Welch connects with a couple of short punches.
Welch content to stall in guard here.
Welch trying to control the position from guard on top but Hernandez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Welch pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hernandez is keeping the position for now.
Hernandez pushes Welch off and scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Welch closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Welch lands in his opponent's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hernandez manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Welch manages to get himself to full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Baron Welch dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Hernandez tries to clinch but Welch moves out of range.
Welch shoots in and gets a takedown into Hernandez's guard.
Welch postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Welch postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Welch chips away with some ground and pound.
Welch postures up and lands a big shot to Hernandez's brow.
Welch stopping the sweep attempt from Hernandez.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Welch's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Welch works over Hernandez with some ground and pound from guard.
Hernandez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Welch makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hernandez is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Welch postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Welch landing some decent shots from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Welch is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Welch working some strikes from top position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Welch's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Welch chips away with some ground and pound.
Welch stays in close to Hernandez's body and controls the position.
Hernandez seems keen to control Welch's posture.
Hernandez is trying to keep Welch in close.
Welch stays in close to Hernandez's body and controls the position.
Welch cracks Hernandez with a solid left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Welch trying to control but Hernandez is working from the bottom.
Hernandez looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Welch is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hernandez has momentary wrist control but Welch slips an elbow through the middle.
Welch scoring with punches to the head and body.
Welch not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Welch postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Welch is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hernandez can do to turn this around?
Welch postures up and lands a big shot to Hernandez's brow.
Hernandez is looking to stand up but Welch isn't so interested in that idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Welch makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Welch connects with a couple of short punches.
Hernandez has momentary wrist control but Welch slips an elbow through the middle.
Welch postures up and lands a big shot to Hernandez's brow.
Welch content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Welch wants to control from the top but Hernandez keeps moving.
Welch landing some decent shots from guard.
Welch landing with the ground and pound.
Welch postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hernandez is looking to stand up but Welch isn't so interested in that idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Welch distracts Hernandez with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hernandez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Welch working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Welch pushing down on Hernandez's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Welch working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Welch looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hernandez with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Welch lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ground and pound from Welch.
Baron Welch is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Welch lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Welch looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Welch connects with a nice short shot to Hernandez's temple.
Dominick Hernandez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nice strikes from Welch there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Baron Welch showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Welch, 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 30:26
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Baron Welch!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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