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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Romeo Hernanes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Israel Stephens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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145 lbs
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140 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
Good 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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Romeo Hernanes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Israel Stephens!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid leg kick lands there for Hernanes.
Stephens wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hernanes goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Hernanes tries to clinch but Stephens is having none of it.
Hernanes moves into the clinch.
Hernanes looking to throw knees to the head but Stephens is blocking nicely.
Hernanes prevents Stephens from breaking the clinch.
Hernanes landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stephens blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stephens breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stephens keeps the fight on the outside.
Hernanes lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hernanes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hernanes scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Stephens showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hernanes.
Hernanes fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Stephens on the side of the head.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hernanes.
Hernanes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stephens swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stephens throws a leg kick but Hernanes moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stephens misses the shot to the body.
Hernanes cracks Stephens with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Stephens fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hernanes.
Hernanes avoids the head kick by Stephens.
Hernanes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Stephens manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Stephens thumps Hernanes with a low kick.
Hernanes lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hernanes keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Stephens is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hernanes misses with the combination.
Hernanes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hernanes tries to clinch up.
Stephens connects with a body shot.
Hernanes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A big left from Stephens misses.
Good shot there by Stephens.
Stephens is looking to score with low kicks.
Hernanes checks the leg kick.
Hernanes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stephens throws the left hand but Hernanes avoids the punch easily.
Stephens misses with a looping left.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hernanes lands a head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hernanes scores with a one two! Stephens had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Stephens bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A jab from Stephens finds it's way through Hernanes's defenses.
Hernanes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stephens gets tackled into the cage by Hernanes. Hernanes maintains the clinch.
Hernanes throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stephens avoiding damage as Hernanes throws knees to the body.
Hernanes has Stephens pressed against the cage, preventing Stephens from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hernanes looking to throw knees to the head but Stephens is blocking nicely.
Stephens blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hernanes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hernanes is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Stephens on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernanes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hernanes unloads a knee to the mid-section. Stephens lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Stephens breaks from the clinch.
Hernanes looks for the body kick but Stephens saw that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stephens. Hernanes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Decent striking displayed by Hernanes there.
Hernanes loads up on a big right hand but Stephens slips the punch.
Hernanes dodges the punch combination from Stephens.
Stephens fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hernanes.
Hernanes has taken the fight to the clinch.
Stephens blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hernanes tries a knee to the head but Stephens blocks it.
Hernanes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hernanes keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Stephens's efforts to push away.
Hernanes misses with a knee strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hernanes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Knees to the body from Hernanes.
Hernanes is breathing heavily.
Stephens breaks from the clinch.
Stephens misses with a straight left.
Hernanes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stephens throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hernanes stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hernanes misses with a few strikes there.
Stephens throws a hook but Hernanes blocks it.
Stephens misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hernanes.
Hernanes lands a nice leg kick that just misses Stephens's sensitive parts.
Hernanes pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hernanes is looking to clinch but Stephens is avoiding it.
Hernanes looks to land a combination but Stephens avoids it well.
Stephens avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hernanes takes one on the chin but seems OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Romeo Hernanes dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Stephens circles away from the clinch attempt.
Romeo Hernanes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stephens misses the shot to the body.
Stephens throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stephens throws a hook but Hernanes avoids it easily.
Hernanes takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
No joy there for Hernanes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A head kick misses from Stephens.
A left and a right from Hernanes both land. Nice combination.
Hernanes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stephens.
Hernanes throws a quick inside leg kick.
Stephens throws a nice outside leg kick.
Stephens throws a nice looking combination but Hernanes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hernanes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Stephens manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Israel Stephens seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hernanes.
Hernanes moves in looking to clinch but Stephens pushes him off.
Sloppy strikes from Stephens. Those never looked like landing.
Stephens throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hernanes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hernanes wants to clinch up but Stephens keeps it at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hernanes avoids a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernanes fails to land with a series of punches.
Hernanes wants to clinch up but Stephens keeps it at a distance.
Hernanes moves in looking to clinch but Stephens pushes him off.
Stephens scores with a hook.
Stephens ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hernanes moves away.
Hernanes is looking to clinch.
Hernanes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Romeo Hernanes is winning the standup battle so far.
Hernanes misses with a body kick.
Hernanes slips a straight right by Stephens.
Hernanes takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Stephens misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hernanes tries to close the distance and clinch but Stephens swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hernanes throws a nice looking combination but Stephens bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hernanes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stephens throws out a loose jab but Hernanes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hernanes looks to land a combination but Stephens avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stephens circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stephens throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Stephens jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hernanes stalks Stephens and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Stephens's face. Stephens staggers backwards, shaken.
Stephens bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hernanes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stephens throws out the jab.
Hernanes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stephens.
Stephens throws an overhand right that lands on Hernanes's shoulder, as Hernanes tries to avoid the shot.
Stephens swats away the attempt to clinch by Hernanes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hernanes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stephens paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hernanes lands a nice looking kick to the body. Stephens takes a step back to recover.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hernanes!
Nice uppercut there from Stephens.
Hernanes lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hernanes misses with a double jab.
Hernanes doesn't manage to clinch there - Stephens circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernanes wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Hernanes.
Stephens jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stephens throws the left hand but Hernanes avoids the punch easily.
Hernanes gets a clinch.
Hernanes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stephens takes a knee to the side of the body.
A frustrated look appears on Stephens's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hernanes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stephens blocks it with crossed arms.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stephens tries to circle away but Hernanes has him pinned against the cage.
Hernanes tries to land knees in the clinch but Stephens avoids the damage to the body.
Hernanes trying to land knees to the body.
Hernanes misses with a knee to the head.
Hernanes looking to throw knees to the head but Stephens is blocking nicely.
Romeo Hernanes has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hernanes tries a knee to the head but Stephens blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hernanes looking to throw knees to the head but Stephens is blocking nicely.
Stephens breaks from the clinch.
Stephens takes a swing at Hernanes's ribcage but misses.
Stephens throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stephens throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hernanes blocks a head kick by Stephens.
Stephens will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hernanes clinches up with Stephens and pushes him back against the cage.
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!
Hernanes misses with a knee strike.
Hernanes misses with a knee strike.
Hernanes landing some nice looking knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hernanes unloads a knee to the mid-section. Stephens lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Stephens breaks the clinch.
Hernanes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stephens.
Hernanes throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Romeo Hernanes dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Hernanes drives through and clinches with Stephens against the cage.
Hernanes landing knees to the body.
Stephens has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Stephens is looking to break free of the clinch but Hernanes has double underhooks.
Stephens blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hernanes missing with knees to the body.
Hernanes missing with knees to the body.
Stephens manages to break the clinch.
Hernanes has managed to clinch.
Stephens avoiding damage as Hernanes throws knees to the body.
Stephens breaks from the clinch.
Hernanes throws a series of punches but Stephens avoids them all with ease.
Stephens tried to score with a low kick but Hernanes checks it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stephens moves out of range as Hernanes throws a body kick.
Stephens throws a nice looking combination but Hernanes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hernanes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stephens paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stephens dodges the punch combination from Hernanes.
Some wild striking there from Hernanes.
Hernanes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hernanes swings for the body but Stephens moves out of range.
Stephens scores with a sloppy right hand. Hernanes should have avoided that one.
Stephens misses with a hook.
Stephens is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Hernanes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stephens paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stephens misses with a two punch combination.
Hernanes looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hernanes needs to keep his hands up - Stephens had a free shot at his head there.
Stephens swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hernanes avoids the head kick by Stephens.
Stephens throws a right hand that misses
and Hernanes counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Hernanes clobbers Stephens with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hernanes moves out of range of the body kick from Stephens.
Israel Stephens has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hernanes slips under a jab.
Stephens looks for the body kick but Hernanes saw that one coming.
Stephens tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Stephens circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hernanes throws a right and a left that Stephens avoids nicely.
Stephens throws a big shot that misses.
Hernanes scores with a one two! Stephens had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hernanes slips under a jab.
Hernanes fails to land with a series of punches.
Hernanes slips under a jab.
Hernanes throws a head kick that misses.
Hernanes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hernanes tries to bum rush Stephens with a series of wild strikes but Stephens uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Stephens tries a low kick but Hernanes avoids it.
Stephens misses with a few strikes there.
Hernanes connects with a looping right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stephens swats away the attempt to clinch by Hernanes.
Stephens takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hernanes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Stephens manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hernanes fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Stephens's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hernanes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stephens displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hernanes throws out the jab.
Stephens is looking to chop away at Hernanes's legs.
A combination from Hernanes does no damage.
Stephens circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hernanes throws a right hand that Stephens ducks under and follows up with a left that Stephens also avoids with ease.
Stephens throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stephens. Hernanes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stephens misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hernanes doesn't manage to clinch there - Stephens circles away.
Stephens takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Stephens ducks under a wild hook from Hernanes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Stephens misses.
Hernanes misses with a two punch combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hernanes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hernanes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hernanes tries to clinch but Stephens is having none of it.
Stephens throws out a loose jab but Hernanes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hernanes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stephens moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hernanes throws a lazy right hand but Stephens sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hernanes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A clash of legs there as Stephens blocks the low kick.
Stephens wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hernanes moves away from the strike by Stephens.
Nice defenses there by Hernanes.
Romeo Hernanes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hernanes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stephens throws out a leg kick but Hernanes moves out of range and Stephens only half commits.
And that's the end of the fight!
Romeo Hernanes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hernanes 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Romeo Hernanes!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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