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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Romeo Hernanes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Rodriguez might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Dan Balan Beautiful Girl. Hernanes has chosen Awolnation - Sail as his entrance music. Romeo Hernanes has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Roberto Rodriguez's chin.
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135 lbs
16 - 12 - 0 |
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170 cm
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145 lbs
14 - 8 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Basic striking
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BJJ Brown Belt
Dangerous knees
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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
16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Roberto Rodriguez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Romeo Hernanes!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Daniel Bishop and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodriguez takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rodriguez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hernanes defends it nicely.
Rodriguez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
No luck for Rodriguez with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roberto Rodriguez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hernanes has Rodriguez up against the cage in a clinch.
Hernanes throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hernanes misses with a knee to the head.
Rodriguez drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hernanes gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hernanes lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodriguez tightens his grip and picks Hernanes up, before dumping him to the ground. Hernanes manages to land in guard.
Hernanes bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rodriguez's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rodriguez throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Rodriguez looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Hernanes has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Rodriguez is proving hard to escape from.
Rodriguez working a defensive guard here.
Hernanes would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Rodriguez working for a triangle but Hernanes defends it easily.
Hernanes wants to get up but he can't break Rodriguez's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rodriguez working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hernanes doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hernanes manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hernanes must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Rodriguez throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hernanes gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rodriguez.
Romeo Hernanes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hernanes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
It looked like Rodriguez was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hernanes.
Hernanes gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rodriguez blocks an elbow strike from Hernanes.
Rodriguez tries for a takedown. No joy.
Hernanes misses with a knee strike.
Rodriguez is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hernanes pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Hernanes lands a good knee to the midsection. Rodriguez won't want to take too many of those.
Hernanes scores with a knee to the head.
Rodriguez has Hernanes pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hernanes manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Rodriguez really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hernanes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hernanes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rodriguez is trying to pull guard but Hernanes has him pressed against the cage.
Hernanes tries to land a knee to the head but Rodriguez blocks with his arms.
Hernanes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hernanes landing knees to the head.
Hernanes tries to land a knee to the head but Rodriguez blocks with his arms.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hernanes misses with a knee strike.
Hernanes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez is looking for a takedown.
Hernanes creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rodriguez's defenses.
Hernanes misses with a knee to the head.
Hernanes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hernanes throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hernanes avoids a wild elbow strike from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hernanes tries to land a knee to the head but Rodriguez blocks with his arms.
Rodriguez gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Hernanes regains guard.
Hernanes working a defensive guard here.
Rodriguez keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hernanes's head.
Rodriguez wants to pass the guard but Hernanes is keeping the position.
Hernanes can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Rodriguez controls the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Romeo Hernanes dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Rodriguez closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Rodriguez is trying to get an arm triangle but Hernanes is defending well.
Rodriguez lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Hernanes down.
Hernanes wants to control but Rodriguez postures up.
Rodriguez throws a strike aimed at the side of Hernanes's head but Hernanes avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodriguez is trying to get an arm triangle but Hernanes is defending well.
Hernanes parries the strikes from Rodriguez easily there. Rodriguez is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Hernanes to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernanes is trying to control Rodriguez's posture but Rodriguez avoids it.
Hernanes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hernanes is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Rodriguez is staying active.
Hernanes is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Rodriguez has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Rodriguez is putting a hurting on Hernanes here, landing some big shots from side control.
Rodriguez landing strikes.
Hernanes avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Rodriguez.
Rodriguez has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hernanes is trying to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Rodriguez is looking to take a break and control but Hernanes is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rodriguez fails to land a wild elbow strike.
We've been hearing that Rodriguez has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Hernanes dodges the ground and pound from Rodriguez.
Hernanes manages to get back to half guard.
Hernanes felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Rodriguez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Hernanes has managed to free his arm - good work.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Hernanes has closed the distance and engaged Rodriguez in a clinch.
Hernanes utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hernanes throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hernanes lands a knee to the head.
Hernanes tries to land a knee to the head but Rodriguez blocks with his arms.
Rodriguez wants a takedown.
Hernanes looking to throw knees to the head but Rodriguez is blocking nicely.
Hernanes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rodriguez blocks it with crossed arms.
Hernanes lands a knee to the head.
Hernanes tries a knee to the head but Rodriguez blocks it.
Hernanes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rodriguez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Romeo Hernanes seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hernanes is breathing heavily.
Rodriguez is trying to drag Hernanes to the mat but Hernanes just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Hernanes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hernanes trying to land knees to the body.
Hernanes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rodriguez is working for takedown but Hernanes is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roberto Rodriguez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rodriguez is trying to pull guard but Hernanes has him pressed against the cage.
Hernanes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rodriguez blocks it with crossed arms.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hernanes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rodriguez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rodriguez drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hernanes stops a takedown attempt from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez is trying to pull guard but Hernanes has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rodriguez drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hernanes gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hernanes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hernanes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rodriguez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Romeo Hernanes will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Rodriguez drives through with a takedown into guard.
Rodriguez looking to pass the guard.
Hernanes is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Rodriguez cracks Hernanes with a solid left hand.
Rodriguez tries to free his leg and advance position but Hernanes is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rodriguez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hernanes is controlling Rodriguez's posture.
Hernanes preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernanes lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Rodriguez backs up against the cage.
Rodriguez tries to close the distance and clinch but Hernanes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rodriguez fails with the takedown.
Hernanes closes the distance and pushes Rodriguez back into the cage.
Rodriguez fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Rodriguez takes a knee right on the jaw!
A knee to the head by Hernanes.
Hernanes misses with a knee strike.
Hernanes misses with a knee to the head.
Hernanes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hernanes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hernanes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rodriguez tightens his grip and picks Hernanes up, before dumping him to the ground. Hernanes manages to land in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rodriguez throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez wants to control from the top but Hernanes keeps moving.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rodriguez's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Rodriguez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hernanes swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rodriguez is looking to work some ground and pound but Hernanes has wrist control.
Rodriguez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hernanes works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Rodriguez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Hernanes gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hernanes is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roberto Rodriguez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hernanes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rodriguez tries for a takedown but Hernanes manages to get underhooks.
Hernanes tries to land a knee to the head but Rodriguez blocks with his arms.
Hernanes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hernanes tries to land knees in the clinch but Rodriguez avoids the damage to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hernanes throws an elbow but misses.
Rodriguez is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Hernanes can't fight it off and eventually Rodriguez manages to take the fight to the floor. Hernanes looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Rodriguez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Roberto Rodriguez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rodriguez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Roberto Rodriguez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rodriguez is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hernanes is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hernanes seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Hernanes blocks the strikes from Rodriguez.
Hernanes seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rodriguez is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hernanes pulls his head out easily.
Hernanes seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Romeo Hernanes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hernanes winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Romeo Hernanes!
Romeo Hernanes decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
The defeated Roberto Rodriguez had this to say: 'I`m strong it`s not my first fight I`LL COME BACK!!!'.
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FIGHT
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