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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mateo Hernandez (ranked 463 p4p, 763 weight class) and Dodong Janjan (ranked 41 p4p, 65 weight class). Janjan comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Love Addict kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mateo Hernandez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dodong Janjan!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paul Aken and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hernandez instigates a clinch.
Janjan has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hernandez avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Hernandez misses with a punch on the inside.
Hernandez scores with a nice hook to the head.
Janjan blocks an uppercut.
Hernandez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Janjan drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hernandez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hernandez tries to stall but Janjan uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hernandez lands a right hand.
Hernandez gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Janjan.
Mateo Hernandez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dodong Janjan.
Hernandez lands a hook that snaps the head of Janjan backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Janjan wants a takedown but no success here.
Janjan goes for a takedown attempt but Hernandez pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Hernandez scores with a jab. Janjan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez throws a jab when Janjan was well out of range.
Mateo Hernandez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hernandez throws a lazy uppercut
and Janjan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hernandez has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Team Grunt in the buildup to the fight.
Janjan takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hernandez missing with a left hand there. Janjan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Janjan with the counter takedown but Hernandez avoids it easily.
Hernandez instigates a clinch.
Hernandez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Janjan backwards.
Janjan turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Janjan manages to end up in side control.
Janjan in side control, throwing shots but Hernandez defends.
Hernandez sneaks back into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Janjan with the ground and pound but Hernandez uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Hernandez is trying to keep Janjan in close.
Janjan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Janjan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Janjan told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Janjan 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!
Janjan tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hernandez wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Janjan being controlled for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
Janjan is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Janjan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
A lull in the action here.
Hernandez's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Janjan can't do much from the bottom here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mateo Hernandez dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hernandez digs a good hook to Janjan's body.
Hernandez misses with a looping left.
Hernandez misses with a lunging right hand
and Janjan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hernandez lands a nice looking body shot.
Hernandez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hernandez missing with a left hand there. Janjan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Janjan throws out a counter right but Hernandez avoids it with no problem.
Janjan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dodong Janjan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hernandez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hernandez can't find room to land a body shot as Janjan controls the action.
Janjan changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hernandez fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Hernandez digs a good body shot into Janjan's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez misses with a looping right.
Janjan is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Hernandez misses with a lunging right hand
and Janjan counters with a left to the body.
Hernandez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Janjan can do to turn this around?
Nice body punch from Hernandez.
Hernandez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A countering left hand to the body from Janjan misses.
Hernandez throws a right and a left that both miss.
It seemed like Janjan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Janjan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hernandez.
Hernandez cracks Janjan with a right hand to the side of the head.
A big left from Hernandez misses.
Janjan is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Hernandez misses with an uppercut. Janjan saw that one coming.
Janjan unleashes a big counter combination but Hernandez bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez misses with a looping right.
Janjan staying out of range there.
Mateo Hernandez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hernandez swings widly with a right hand
and Janjan counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
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!
Hernandez trying to control here.
Janjan looks to land a strike but Hernandez avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Janjan throws an elbow that misses. Hernandez uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Janjan's guard. Nice move by Hernandez!
Janjan wants to sweep but no luck.
Hernandez is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez looking to pass the guard.
Janjan lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
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.
Janjan wants to control from the top but Hernandez keeps moving.
Janjan engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Janjan throws a big elbow that misses.
Hernandez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Janjan postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Janjan throws a big elbow that misses.
Janjan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Janjan's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mateo Hernandez dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Janjan avoids the body shot from Hernandez.
Hernandez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hernandez misses with a hook
and Janjan counters with a straight right hand.
A jab lands there for Hernandez.
Janjan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hernandez dives in and scores a takedown into Janjan's guard.
Janjan keeping full guard, as Hernandez tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Janjan looking for a sweep. Not yet Janjan, not yet.
Janjan managing to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Hernandez is looking to advance position but Janjan has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Janjan landing strikes from the mount and Hernandez is in trouble!
Janjan throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Janjan goes for an armbar but Hernandez turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Hernandez.
Hernandez showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Hernandez wants to control from the top but Janjan keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez tries to free his leg and advance position but Janjan is retaining full guard.
Hernandez works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Janjan is trying to get back to full guard.
Hernandez trying to control from half guard but Janjan is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hernandez wants to pass the guard but Janjan is defending well.
Janjan is looking for a sweep. Hernandez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mateo Hernandez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hernandez takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Janjan is trying to stand back up but Hernandez is controlling him
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hernandez prevents Janjan from improving his position.
Dodong Janjan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hernandez is looking to take a break and control but Janjan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mateo Hernandez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hernandez has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mateo Hernandez!
Mateo Hernandez was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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