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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matt Puempel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Hermanos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anthony Hermanos has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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192 lbs
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193 lbs
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Matt Puempel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Anthony Hermanos!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Chris Edwards and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puempel gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hermanos is trying to break free.
Puempel lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hermanos backwards.
Still in the clinch, Puempel scores with a nice short uppercut.
Puempel's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Puempel lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Puempel.
Puempel manages to pull guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Hermanos wants to control from the top but Puempel keeps moving.
Puempel looking for a sweep. Not yet Puempel, not yet.
Puempel bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hermanos's guard.
Puempel wants to pass the guard but Hermanos is keeping the position.
Hermanos utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We've been hearing that Puempel has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Hermanos looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hermanos is looking to stand up but Puempel isn't so interested in that idea.
Hermanos can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Puempel controls the pace.
Puempel drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Puempel jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Puempel stays in close to Hermanos's body and controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Puempel pushing down on Hermanos's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Puempel is looking for a kimura here.
Hermanos wants to get back to full guard but Puempel has passed into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hermanos tries to buck Puempel off but Puempel is having none of it.
Puempel thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Puempel slows the pace down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Puempel working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Puempel slows the pace down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puempel tries for a kimura but Hermanos is defending well.
Puempel looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Puempel prevents Hermanos from escaping the position.
Puempel content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puempel trying to control the position but Hermanos is working away.
The referee asks Puempel politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Puempel prefers to stall for the moment though.
Puempel working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
It looks like Anthony Hermanos has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Puempel is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Hermanos has escaped the position, nice work there.
Puempel advances to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Puempel dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Anthony Hermanos's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Puempel throws a nice inside leg kick.
Puempel paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hermanos has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Hermanos staying out of range there.
Hermanos sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Anthony Hermanos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hermanos misses with an uppercut.
Hermanos looks to score with a jab to the body but Puempel is just out of range.
Puempel shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Matt Puempel overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hermanos looks like he's trying to stand up.
Puempel works his way into side control.
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!
Hermanos is trying to escape the position but Puempel is controlling the position.
Hermanos really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Puempel. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puempel landing a few strikes.
Puempel looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Puempel cracks Hermanos with a big right hand but Hermanos just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Puempel trying to control the position but Hermanos is working away.
Puempel advances nicely into full mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Puempel sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puempel swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Hermanos is now in Puempel's guard. A big mistake from Puempel there, giving up the dominant position!
Puempel manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hermanos manages to get himself to full guard.
Puempel stands and throws Hermanos's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Puempel working the head and body with strikes.
Puempel grinds an elbow into Hermanos's temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puempel working the ground and pound.
That has opened up Anthony Hermanos's cut even more.
Puempel tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Puempel 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 Hermanos's shoulder. That is not cool.
Puempel is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Hermanos has escaped the position, nice work there.
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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Puempel moves into full mount!
Puempel sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Puempel is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Hermanos has managed to escape the submission attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Puempel controlling his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Puempel dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Anthony Hermanos's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Puempel gets the takedown into side control.
Puempel thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Puempel tries for a kimura but Hermanos is defending well.
Puempel thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Puempel scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Hermanos to see if he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puempel lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Hermanos down.
Puempel advances to full mount.
Puempel with good strikes from the mount here!
Anthony Hermanos's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Anthony Hermanos's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Matt Puempel!
Matt Puempel really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Fury Nutrition Inc. logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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