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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Romeo Hernanes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fidel Mendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hernanes's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Awolnation - Sail. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
11 - 4 - 1 |
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170 cm
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140 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Basic striking
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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
11 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Romeo Hernanes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Fidel Mendez!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Chris Saunders and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendez misses with the combination.
Mendez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hernanes but Hernanes pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Fidel Mendez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hernanes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mendez shoots and misses
and Hernanes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mendez tries to clinch up.
Hernanes stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hernanes wants it to stay on the feet.
Romeo Hernanes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fidel Mendez.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mendez.
Mendez throws a series of punches but Hernanes avoids them all with ease.
Mendez with a poor takedown
and Hernanes counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mendez's knee momentarily.
Mendez dives in and grabs Hernanes's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hernanes pushes down on Mendez's head and hops out.
Mendez closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Hernanes's guard.
Mendez looks winded!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Hernanes is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Mendez has his hands clasped together but Hernanes extends and breaks Mendez's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Hernanes.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Romeo Hernanes!
Romeo Hernanes thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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