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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Frank Hernandez (ranked 112 p4p, 174 weight class) and Phil Sprintin (ranked 8 p4p, 15 weight class). Hernandez comes to the cage accompanied by Journey - Only The Young. Sprintin has chosen Disturbed - Bad Man as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank |
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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 23 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Frank Hernandez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Phil Sprintin!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Elvis Blanc and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hernandez slips under a jab.
Hernandez tries to counter with a takedown but Sprintin is quick to defend against it.
Sprintin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sprintin swings for the body but Hernandez moves out of range.
Hernandez fails to land the takedown.
Hernandez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hernandez misses the jab.
Hernandez looks to score with a jab to the body but Sprintin is just out of range.
Hernandez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hernandez tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sprintin sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hernandez somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Hernandez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sprintin misses with a body shot.
Hernandez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sprintin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hernandez manages to avoid it.
A shot to the body from Sprintin misses
and Hernandez counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Hernandez lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Sprintin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sprintin working a defensive guard here.
Sprintin looking for a sweep. Not yet Sprintin, not yet.
Sprintin being controlled here, momentarily.
Sprintin trying to keep a closed guard but Hernandez is proving a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hernandez stands up over Sprintin, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez is working Sprintin over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hernandez works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Hernandez prevents Sprintin from improving his position.
Nice strikes from Hernandez there.
Sprintin has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hernandez is working away from the top position though.
Hernandez lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Sprintin moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Sprintin wants to sweep here but Hernandez controlling him for the moment.
Sprintin is trying to control the position but Hernandez postures up.
Hernandez won't allow Sprintin to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sprintin keeping moving, preventing Hernandez from controlling successfully.
Sprintin trying to control the position here.
Hernandez wants to control from the top but Sprintin keeps moving.
Hernandez controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Hernandez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sprintin is keeping the position for now.
Sprintin looking to control.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Sprintin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hernandez scores with a nice head shot.
Phil Sprintin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hernandez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sprintin.
Sprintin misses the shot to the body.
Sprintin with the inside leg kick.
Sprintin gets caught flat footed, as Hernandez shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Hernandez has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sprintin is on top in guard.
Sprintin works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Sprintin prevents Hernandez from improving his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sprintin wants to free his trapped foot but Hernandez is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Hernandez slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Hernandez dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sprintin looks to land a right hand but Hernandez moved out of range.
Hernandez takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hernandez lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Sprintin backs up against the cage.
Sprintin misses with a straight right.
Sprintin is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hernandez rather than just go for the knockout.
Sprintin moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hernandez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sprintin. Sprintin obviously looking to wear him down.
Sprintin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sprintin just misses with a punch to the body.
Hernandez shoots for a takedown but Sprintin saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sprintin's coach down at Gonzasco Hydropathy was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Sprintin's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Hernandez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sprintin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sprintin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sprintin digs a good hook to Hernandez's body.
Hernandez swings for the body but Sprintin moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Sprintin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hernandez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sprintin.
Sprintin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sprintin is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sprintin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hernandez moves away.
Hernandez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sprintin.
Sprintin throws a looping overhand right but Hernandez ducks down to avoid it.
Sprintin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Hernandez misses the target.
Sprintin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A slow jab from Sprintin misses its intended target.
Sprintin throws a body punch but Hernandez moves out of range.
Hernandez misses the body punch
and Sprintin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sprintin misses with a leg kick.
Hernandez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sprintin manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sprintin.
Sprintin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sprintin lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hernandez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sprintin steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Hernandez closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hernandez staying out of range there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sprintin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hernandez was well out of range. Poor timing from Sprintin.
Sprintin ducks under a wild hook from Hernandez.
Hernandez with the inside leg kick.
Hernandez closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Sprintin to the mat! Sprintin manages to get full guard.
Sprintin is trying to keep Hernandez in close.
Sprintin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sprintin has Hernandez pulled in close to control his posture.
Hernandez is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hernandez postures up.
Hernandez 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.
Sprintin trying to control the position.
Hernandez wants to control from the top but Sprintin keeps moving.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sprintin misses with an uppercut. Hernandez saw that one coming.
Hernandez throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sprintin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sprintin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hernandez moves away.
Hernandez slips a straight right by Sprintin.
Phil Sprintin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sprintin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hernandez.
Sprintin misses with a looping left.
Hernandez shoots in looking for a takedown. Sprintin tries to sprawl out of it but Hernandez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sprintin manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sprintin misses with a hook
and Hernandez counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Hernandez postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sprintin pulls Hernandez in to control the position.
Sprintin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hernandez trying to control the position from guard on top but Sprintin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hernandez working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Phil Sprintin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Sprintin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hernandez.
Sprintin scoring well with a low kick there.
Hernandez misses with a shot to the body
and Sprintin counters with a stiff right hand.
Sprintin throws a hook to the side of Hernandez's head but Hernandez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hernandez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sprintin counters with a stiff right hand.
Sprintin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hernandez manages to avoid it.
Sprintin ducks right into an uppercut from Hernandez.
Sprintin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hernandez feinted with a counter takedown.
Sprintin takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sprintin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hernandez shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hernandez showed some decent athleticism there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sprintin tries to get to full guard but Hernandez has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sprintin actively working from the bottom here.
Hernandez takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Sprintin slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Sprintin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sprintin escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hernandez gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hernandez lands a couple of digs.
Hernandez stands up over Sprintin, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez is working Sprintin over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hernandez lands a couple of elbows.
Sprintin pulls Hernandez in close to prevent any damage.
Sprintin keeping moving, preventing Hernandez from controlling successfully.
Hernandez postures up.
Hernandez chips away with some ground and pound.
Hernandez wants to control from the top but Sprintin keeps moving.
Hernandez looking to sit in guard and control but Sprintin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Sprintin looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hernandez keeping full guard, as Sprintin tries to pass.
Sprintin won't allow Hernandez to sweep him here.
Sprintin is pushing down on Hernandez's leg trying to pass to half guard. Hernandez is fighting to maintain full guard but Sprintin has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's four 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.
Sprintin wants to pass to mount but Hernandez is defending the position.
Hernandez gets full guard.
Hernandez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sprintin is one step ahead there.
Sprintin is fighting to break Hernandez's control of his arms but Hernandez is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Sprintin trying to control the position from guard on top but Hernandez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hernandez working a defensive guard here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
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 Frank Hernandez.
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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Hernandez!
Frank Hernandez seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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