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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jose Hernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and J Banger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Banger is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Another One Bites the Dust. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jose Hernandez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, J Banger!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Reed Andrews and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hernandez tries to clinch but Banger moves out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hernandez moves in looking to clinch but Banger pushes him off.
Banger misses with a series of wild punches.
Banger feints and then cracks Hernandez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hernandez down.
No joy there for Banger, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hernandez shoots for a double leg takedown but Banger sprawls well. He's pushed Hernandez's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Banger throws a right hand that Hernandez ducks under and follows up with a left that Hernandez also avoids with ease.
Banger changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hernandez looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Banger throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Banger goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Hernandez rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Banger's guard! Nice work there by Hernandez!
Hernandez stands and steps away. Banger gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
No joy there for Hernandez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hernandez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Banger checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Banger is looking to slow Hernandez down with leg kicks.
Nice takedown defense from Hernandez. No joy for Banger on that attempt.
Hernandez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hernandez throws a wild body kick that Banger sees coming a mile off.
Hernandez blocks a head kick by Banger.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hernandez.
Hernandez wants to land a leg kick but Banger is out of range.
Hernandez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Banger's calf.
Hernandez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Banger paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hernandez cracks the inside of Banger's front leg.
Some wild striking there from Banger.
Banger misses with a double jab.
Hernandez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hernandez misses with a low kick.
Banger shoots in looking for a takedown. Hernandez tries to sprawl out of it but Banger keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hernandez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hernandez throws out a leg kick but Banger moves out of range and Hernandez only half commits.
Hernandez throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A head kick misses from Hernandez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banger scores with a nice right hand.
Hernandez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hernandez.
Hernandez misses with a low kick.
Hernandez misses with a low kick.
Banger throws a series of punches but Hernandez avoids them all with ease.
Hernandez throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Banger counters with a series of strikes. Hernandez will be more careful next time no doubt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hernandez. That's going to slow Banger down.
Banger checks the leg kick.
Hernandez throws a quick inside leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Banger checks a leg kick.
Banger slips a jab and a cross from Hernandez.
Hernandez cracks the inside of Banger's front leg.
Hernandez throws a nice outside leg kick.
Banger looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hernandez is fending him off so far but Banger persists. Nope, Hernandez circles away and we're back to standing.
Jose Hernandez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of J Banger.
Banger looks gassed!
Hernandez dodges the punch combination from Banger.
Banger dodges the punch combination from Hernandez.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hernandez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez breaks from the clinch.
Hernandez tries to clinch there but Banger circles away.
Hernandez feints and as Banger raises his hands in defense, Hernandez changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Banger has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Hernandez off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Banger uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hernandez.
Hernandez is looking to slow Banger down with leg kicks.
Hernandez tries to score with a low kick but Banger moves his leg out of the way.
Hernandez fails with the takedown.
Banger throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hernandez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Banger misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hernandez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Banger drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Hernandez gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez pushes Banger off and gets back to his feet.
Hernandez lands with a thumping leg kick.
Banger clobbers Hernandez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Banger tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hernandez works over Banger's head and body with a nice combination.
Hernandez throws a leg kick that misses.
Hernandez throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Banger throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Banger tries to bum rush Hernandez with a series of wild strikes but Hernandez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hernandez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice sprawl there from Hernandez as Banger shoots in.
Hernandez doesn't manage to clinch there - Banger circles away.
Hernandez looks to throw a body kick
and Banger counters with a one-two to the body.
Banger misses with a double jab
and Hernandez counters with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Hernandez dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hernandez scores with a kick to the body.
Hernandez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Banger but Banger pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Banger throws a right hand that Hernandez ducks under and follows up with a left that Hernandez also avoids with ease.
Banger avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A head kick misses from Banger.
Banger blocks a head kick by Hernandez.
Hernandez walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Banger checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hernandez tries to score with a low kick but Banger moves his leg out of the way.
Banger checks a leg kick.
Banger blocks the body kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hernandez.
Hernandez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hernandez takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hernandez fails to land with a series of punches.
Hernandez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Banger. That did some damage!
Hernandez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Banger.
Hernandez throws a leg kick but Banger checks it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hernandez attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Banger gets a clinch.
Banger wants to get back to striking at distance but Hernandez won't allow it.
Banger wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Banger's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hernandez prevents Banger from breaking the clinch.
Banger breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hernandez scores with a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Hernandez.
Hernandez walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Banger checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hernandez throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Jose Hernandez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hernandez is looking to slow Banger down with leg kicks.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hernandez. That's going to slow Banger down.
Hernandez is looking to clinch but Banger is avoiding it.
Hernandez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Banger doesn't manage to clinch there - Hernandez circles away.
Hernandez throws a leg kick but Banger sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hernandez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Banger's calf.
Hernandez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Banger is fending him off so far but Hernandez persists. Nope, Banger circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Hernandez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Banger lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Banger lands a jab to the nose.
Hernandez throws the kick towards the body but Banger avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banger rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hernandez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Banger looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Banger scores with a one two! Hernandez had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Hernandez looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Banger moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Banger should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Banger shoots in for a double leg but Hernandez sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Banger feints and as Hernandez raises his hands in defense, Banger changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hernandez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Banger.
Banger stopping the sweep attempt from Hernandez.
Banger pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hernandez is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banger with a flurry of punches that miss.
Banger in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Banger's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Banger drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Banger jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Banger gets to his feet - Hernandez follows without any prompting.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banger throws a nice looking combination but Hernandez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hernandez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Banger. That did some damage!
Banger will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hernandez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hernandez throws a nice inside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hernandez. That's going to slow Banger down.
Banger throws a right hand that Hernandez ducks under and follows up with a left that Hernandez also avoids with ease.
Hernandez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Banger blocks a head kick by Hernandez.
Hernandez closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Banger to the mat! Banger manages to get full guard.
Banger is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Banger is wriggling around but Hernandez manages to pass to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but J Banger will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Hernandez is looking to land body kicks.
Hernandez clinches up with Banger and pushes him back against the cage.
Banger is trying to break free.
Hernandez lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hernandez tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Banger wants to get back to striking at distance but Hernandez won't allow it.
Hernandez breaks the clinch.
Banger chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hernandez can pounce on him.
Hernandez cracks the inside of Banger's front leg.
Banger throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hernandez scores with a leg kick.
Hernandez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Some bone on bone action there as Banger checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
An inside leg kick lands from Hernandez.
Banger checks a low kick from Hernandez.
Hernandez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Banger takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Banger misses with a wild body shot.
Hernandez feints and as Banger raises his hands in defense, Hernandez changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Banger is working an open guard so Hernandez takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez motions for Banger to come forward. Hernandez throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Banger fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A slapping leg kick lands for Banger.
Banger stuffs the takedown attempt from Hernandez. Hernandez gets slowly back to his feet.
Hernandez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Banger throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hernandez tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Banger counters with a three punch combo that has Hernandez backing up. Hernandez nods at Banger to acknowledge the strikes.
Hernandez fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Banger is out of range.
Hernandez throws a leg kick but Banger sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hernandez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hernandez throws a leg kick which misses Banger's front leg but catches the back leg as Banger tries to avoid it.
A clash of legs there as Banger blocks the low kick.
Banger fails with the takedown
and Hernandez makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hernandez clinches up against the cage.
Hernandez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Banger has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez tries to land a knee to the head but Banger blocks with his arms.
Hernandez misses with a knee strike.
Hernandez jumps guard but Banger stands there with Hernandez around his waist. Hernandez gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Hernandez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Banger tries for a takedown. No joy.
Hernandez with a knee to the head.
Banger is rocked!
Hernandez prevents Banger from breaking the clinch.
Banger is still on wobbly legs! Can Hernandez finish him?
Hernandez tries to land a knee to the head but Banger blocks with his arms.
Hernandez misses with a knee strike.
Hernandez breaks from the clinch.
Banger seems to have recovered his senses.
Hernandez shoots for a double leg takedown but Banger sprawls well. He's pushed Hernandez's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Banger will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hernandez throws a right and a left that Banger avoids nicely.
Banger darts in trying to clinch
and Hernandez counters with a one-two to the body.
Hernandez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Banger.
Banger lands a slapping body shot.
Banger stalks Hernandez and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hernandez's face. Hernandez staggers backwards, shaken.
Banger gets caught flat footed, as Hernandez shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Banger striking off his back but it's not causing Hernandez any problems.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banger manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hernandez manages to get himself to full guard.
Banger passes Hernandez's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Hernandez is trying to stand up here but Banger is controlling him well.
Banger throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Banger is working for a submission of some sort.
Banger working Hernandez over with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez manages to get to full guard.
Banger stops Hernandez from standing up.
Banger wants to stand but Hernandez has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jose 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jose Hernandez!
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RATING
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