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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rohan Peters (ranked 3460 p4p, 4235 weight class) and Geraldo Hernandez (ranked 337 p4p, 393 weight class). The key to victory for Rohan Peters has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rohan Peters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Geraldo Hernandez!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Shimada and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hernandez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Peters uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hernandez has time to react.
Peters with a jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Peters. That snapped Hernandez's head back.
Peters gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Hernandez to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Hernandez is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Peters preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hernandez passes Peters's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Peters is looking for a sweep. Hernandez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hernandez is keen to just control but Peters is a slippery customer.
Peters tries to roll over but Hernandez keeps him under control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Peters trying to hold on to Hernandez's head to control him but Hernandez postures up.
Hernandez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hernandez lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Hernandez is thwarting Peters's attempts to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez trying to control from half guard but Peters is working away.
Peters is looking for a sweep. Hernandez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Peters keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Peters keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Peters is trying to get back to full guard.
Hernandez takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Hernandez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Peters blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hernandez.
Hernandez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hernandez is thwarting Peters's attempts to control the position.
Peters is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Peters keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peters controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Peters continues to stall.
Hernandez thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Peters's head.
Hernandez looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ground and pound from Hernandez.
Hernandez seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Peters does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Peters is trying to maintain the position but Hernandez is very close to passing his half guard.
Peters is concentrating on defense, preventing Hernandez from advancing position.
Peters is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hernandez's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hernandez's back!
I really don't envy Hernandez right now.
Peters has good solid back control here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Peters is not going to allow Hernandez to sit and survive in this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peters has the hooks in. Hernandez is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Hernandez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Peters wants to control but Hernandez is keeping busy.
Hernandez is in bad spot here.
Peters wants to control but Hernandez is keeping busy.
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 prevents Peters from getting a body triangle.
Hernandez rolls, trying to escape but Peters keeps control of the position.
Peters gets his hands free as Hernandez looks to control.
Hernandez tries to roll but Peters sticks to his back.
Hernandez rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peters wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hernandez keeps working.
Peters is taking a breather. Hernandez says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Hernandez looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Peters slows the pace down in half guard.
Hernandez tries to roll over but Peters keeps him under control.
Peters perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Hernandez is staying active underneath Peters, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Geraldo Hernandez will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Peters digs a good hook to Hernandez's body.
Hernandez misses with a takedown
and Peters counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Peters scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Peters gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Hernandez is fighting to break Peters's control of his arms but Peters is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Peters trying to keep a closed guard but Hernandez is proving a slippery customer.
Hernandez postures up in Peters's guard and throws a big left but Peters blocks it.
Hernandez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Peters working a defensive guard here.
Peters keeping moving, preventing Hernandez from controlling successfully.
Hernandez looking to pass the guard.
Peters wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez postures up.
Hernandez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Peters is keeping the position for now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hernandez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hernandez trying to control the position from guard on top but Peters is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hernandez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hernandez trying to control the position from guard on top but Peters is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hernandez landing some decent shots from guard.
Peters not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Peters looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Peters wants to sweep here but Hernandez controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hernandez scoring with punches to the head and body.
Peters has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Hernandez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hernandez won't allow Peters to sweep him here.
Peters is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hernandez postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hernandez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Geraldo Hernandez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hernandez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Peters looking to control.
Hernandez trying to control the position from guard on top but Peters is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hernandez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Peters works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Peters is on top in guard.
Hernandez looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hernandez keeping moving, preventing Peters from controlling successfully.
Hernandez looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hernandez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Peters sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Peters trying to control the position from guard on top but Hernandez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Peters controlling from the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peters wants to control from the top but Hernandez keeps moving.
Hernandez escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Peters gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Peters controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Hernandez keeping moving, preventing Peters from controlling successfully.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jab, jab by Peters - just one landing.
Nice shot lands for Peters.
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 Rohan Peters will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Hernandez fails with a takedown attempt.
Hernandez takes a jab right on the kisser.
The fighters circle momentarily. Peters darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Peters cracks Hernandez with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Peters will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Peters dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hernandez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Peters is fending him off so far but Hernandez persists. Nope, Peters circles away and we're back to standing.
Peters was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peters fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hernandez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Peters, as that shot connected.
Rohan Peters is winning the standup battle so far.
Hernandez closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Peters slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hernandez with a lazy takedown attempt
and Peters counters with a stiff right hand.
Rohan Peters has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Geraldo Hernandez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez takes one on the button.
Peters connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hernandez. Hernandez circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Peters throws a good cross that connects.
It looks like Peters has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Peters, as that shot connected.
Hernandez is rocked!
Hernandez misses with a takedown attempt - Peters sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Peters lands a slapping body shot.
Hernandez takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hernandez is still on wobbly legs! Can Peters finish him?
Peters slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Peters with a nice cross.
Peters scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Peters scores with a body shot.
Hernandez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hernandez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Peters rushes Hernandez with punches - Hernandez moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Hernandez goes down! Peters follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rohan Peters!
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energy
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hype
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