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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Felisha Vanhorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Hernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Felisha Vanhorn has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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205 lbs
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210 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Felisha Vanhorn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gabriel Hernandez!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vanhorn gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Hernandez counter with a right hand.
Hernandez shoots in and bounces Vanhorn off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hernandez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hernandez postures up in Vanhorn's guard and throws a big left but Vanhorn blocks it.
Hernandez is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hernandez distracts Vanhorn with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hernandez is stalling in the full guard.
Hernandez is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hernandez is working Vanhorn over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hernandez thows a big elbow that misses.
Hernandez sitting in guard here, content to control.
Hernandez cracks Vanhorn with a solid left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez throws a big right hand that misses.
Vanhorn utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Vanhorn is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hernandez is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Hernandez is working Vanhorn over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hernandez postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hernandez postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hernandez landing with the ground and pound.
Hernandez scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hernandez passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Hernandez is working Vanhorn over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Hernandez working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hernandez working the ground and pound.
Hernandez cracks Vanhorn with a big elbow.
Hernandez working the ground and pound.
Hernandez scoring with punches and elbows.
Hernandez scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Vanhorn to see if he's OK.
Vanhorn taking punishment in the form of punches.
Vanhorn is breathing heavily.
Vanhorn is looking to regain half guard here but Hernandez keeps moving and retains side control.
Hernandez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Vanhorn takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Hernandez lands a few punches from side control.
Vanhorn taking a bit of punishment here - Hernandez scoring with strikes.
Hernandez lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez working the head and body with strikes.
Hernandez lands a nice forearm strike.
Hernandez working the head and body with strikes.
Hernandez landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Vanhorn on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Hernandez happy to just control the position for now.
Hernandez in side control lands a decent elbow.
Vanhorn is working to avoid the ground and pound but Hernandez connects with a decent elbow.
Hernandez trying to control the position but Vanhorn is working away.
Hernandez remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez is working Vanhorn over with some ground and pound from side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hernandez controlling from side mount.
Vanhorn is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Hernandez scores with punches from side control.
Vanhorn is working to avoid the ground and pound but Hernandez connects with a decent elbow.
Vanhorn takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Hernandez is working Vanhorn over with some ground and pound from side control.
Hernandez scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Vanhorn to see if he's OK.
Vanhorn knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hernandez on the ground.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vanhorn on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Vanhorn is looking for a sweep.
Vanhorn takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Hernandez staying calm.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Hernandez dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hernandez bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Vanhorn is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Hernandez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Vanhorn wants to get back to his feet but Hernandez drags him back down.
Hernandez cracks Vanhorn with a big elbow.
Hernandez lands a few punches from side control.
Vanhorn taking a bit of punishment here - Hernandez scoring with strikes.
Vanhorn taking a bit of punishment here - Hernandez scoring with strikes.
Gabriel Hernandez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hernandez scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Vanhorn to see if he's OK.
Vanhorn 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.
Hernandez in side control lands a decent elbow.
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 is putting a hurting on Vanhorn here, landing some big shots from side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hernandez cracks Vanhorn with a big elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez working the ground and pound.
Hernandez is staying tight to Vanhorn's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Vanhorn is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Hernandez cracks Vanhorn with a big right hand but Vanhorn just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Hernandez is putting a hurting on Vanhorn here, landing some big shots from side control.
Vanhorn is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Hernandez working the head and body with strikes.
Hernandez creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Vanhorn is rocked!
Vanhorn is trying to get back to half guard.
Vanhorn is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Hernandez cracks Vanhorn with a big right hand but Vanhorn just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hernandez working the body and head with strikes.
Hernandez scores with a couple of short elbows.
Vanhorn is looking for a sweep.
Hernandez looks up at the clock and then as Vanhorn takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Hernandez smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Hernandez cracks Vanhorn with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Hernandez lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Vanhorn down.
Vanhorn is working to avoid the ground and pound but Hernandez connects with a decent elbow.
Oh Vanhorn is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hernandez landing a few strikes.
A lull in the action here.
Vanhorn seems to have got his legs back now.
Vanhorn takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Vanhorn takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Hernandez working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vanhorn struggling a bit here.
Hernandez landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Hernandez connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Vanhorn some visible discomfort.
Hernandez cracks Vanhorn with a big right hand but Vanhorn just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Hernandez in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Vanhorn takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Hernandez is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Hernandez working the head with strikes.
Vanhorn takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Hernandez looks up at the clock and then as Vanhorn takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Hernandez smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
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 wants to control but Vanhorn is keeping him busy.
Hernandez landing a few strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Vanhorn tries to bench press Hernandez off him but Hernandez keeps the position.
Vanhorn takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Hernandez working the ground and pound.
Hernandez working the ground and pound.
Vanhorn on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Hernandez landing strikes.
Hernandez creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Hernandez lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hernandez working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Hernandez in side control lands a decent elbow.
Vanhorn is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Hernandez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Hernandez shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Vanhorn is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hernandez scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hernandez seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Hernandez 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.
Nice strikes from Hernandez there.
Hernandez is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez winds up and cracks Vanhorn with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hernandez is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hernandez lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hernandez is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hernandez lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Vanhorn taking some punishment here, with Hernandez in his half guard.
Hernandez is looking to take a break and control but Vanhorn is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hernandez lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez slips a nice elbow through Vanhorn's hands, connecting with Vanhorn's forehead.
Hernandez working over Vanhorn with some ground and pound. Vanhorn looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Hernandez slips a nice elbow through Vanhorn's hands, connecting with Vanhorn's forehead.
Vanhorn is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hernandez scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hernandez scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Vanhorn on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Hernandez trying to control the pace.
Hernandez 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Vanhorn is staying active underneath Hernandez, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Hernandez is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Vanhorn on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Hernandez working over Vanhorn with some ground and pound. Vanhorn looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Hernandez scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Hernandez working Vanhorn over with strikes.
Hernandez not doing much here.
Hernandez is nestled in close to Vanhorn, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Hernandez lands strikes from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Hernandez working Vanhorn over with strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vanhorn is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hernandez scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hernandez scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Vanhorn trying to control here.
Hernandez working over Vanhorn with some ground and pound. Vanhorn looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Hernandez content to control rather than advance.
Vanhorn wants to control but Hernandez is keeping busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hernandez keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Felisha Vanhorn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gabriel Hernandez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nice strikes from Hernandez there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gabriel Hernandez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hernandez has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 24:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 24:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gabriel Hernandez!
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