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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Hernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Royce Gracie JR (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hernandez comes to the cage accompanied by Whos In The House. Hernandez has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Gabriel Hernandez looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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198 lbs
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187 cm
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213 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Big heart |
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Good takedowns
Decent boxing
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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, Gabriel Hernandez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Royce Gracie JR!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie JR closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hernandez to the mat! Hernandez manages to get full guard.
Hernandez looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Gracie JR 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.
Hernandez has an active guard here but Gracie JR has managed to pass into half guard.
Gracie JR not doing much here.
Gracie JR frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Gracie JR is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Gracie JR closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Hernandez quickly recovers to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie JR looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Gracie JR works his way into side control.
A lull in the action here as Gracie JR stalls from top position.
Gracie JR tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
You can see the frustration on Hernandez's face as Gracie JR controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie JR's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Gracie JR decides to stand back up. Gracie JR steps back and let's Hernandez get back to his feet.
Hernandez gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Gracie JR is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Gracie JR gets to his feet - Hernandez follows without any prompting.
Gracie JR shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hernandez as he avoids it easily.
Gracie JR fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Hernandez sprawls well initially but Gracie JR persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Gracie JR stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Hernandez to get to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie JR comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gracie JR drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Hernandez keeping full guard, as Gracie JR tries to pass.
Gracie JR looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie JR passes Hernandez's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Gracie JR takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Hernandez won't allow Gracie JR to pass to mount.
Gracie JR sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Royce Gracie JR was stalling too much, according to the referee.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gracie JR.
Gabriel Hernandez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gracie JR listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Royce Gracie JR dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Gracie JR looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Gracie JR engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Gracie JR is pushing down on Hernandez's leg trying to pass to half guard. Hernandez is fighting to maintain full guard but Gracie JR has managed to sneak the leg through.
Gracie JR looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Royce Gracie JR.
Gracie JR closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hernandez to the mat! Hernandez manages to get full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie JR slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Gracie JR in side control, just content to control the action for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Royce Gracie JR has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Gracie JR throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Hernandez tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Gracie JR is in Hernandez's guard.
Gracie JR pushing down on Hernandez's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Gracie JR 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gracie JR works his way into side control.
Gracie JR 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.
Hernandez struggling a bit here.
Gracie JR is chipping away with strikes.
Gracie JR happy to just control the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Royce Gracie JR has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Gracie JR ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Royce Gracie JR showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Gracie JR throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Hernandez tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Gracie JR is in Hernandez's guard.
Gracie JR stays in close to Hernandez's body and controls the position.
Hernandez keeping moving, preventing Gracie JR from controlling successfully.
Hernandez can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Gracie JR controls the pace.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Royce Gracie JR hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Hernandez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Gracie JR counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gracie JR looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez is trying to stand back up but Gracie JR is controlling him
Gracie JR takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Gracie JR sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hernandez defending well though.
Gracie JR works his foot free and advances to mount.
Gracie JR looking to control and managing it successfully.
Gracie JR avoids the attempt from Hernandez to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gracie JR sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Gracie JR with good strikes from the mount here!
Gracie JR with a couple of short strikes.
Gracie JR sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Gracie JR with good strikes from the mount here!
Gracie JR content just to control the position here.
Gracie JR stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie JR scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Gracie JR has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gracie JR is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Hernandez's shoulder. That is not cool.
Royce Gracie JR is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Royce Gracie JR hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Gracie JR gets a takedown into half guard.
Hernandez won't allow Gracie JR to pass to mount.
Gracie JR perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Gracie JR works his way into full mount!
Hernandez tries to lock up and control but Gracie JR gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Royce Gracie JR comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gracie JR 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 for Royce Gracie JR!
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight for Royce Gracie JR!
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight for Royce Gracie JR!
Royce Gracie JR wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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