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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Braxton Hernando (ranked 2383 p4p, 243 weight class) and Mannie Parazinho (ranked 4701 p4p, 362 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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152 lbs
12 - 13 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Braxton Hernando!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Mannie Parazinho!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hernando drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hernando wants to pass the guard but Parazinho is keeping the position.
Hernando pushing down on Parazinho's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Parazinho trying to control but Hernando postures up.
Hernando is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Parazinho defends it well.
Hernando winds up and cracks Parazinho with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Parazinho tries to get to full guard but Hernando has control of the leg.
Hernando trying to pass the guard but Parazinho defending well.
Hernando 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parazinho looking for submissions off his back.
Parazinho is staying active underneath Hernando, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parazinho is trying to get back to full guard.
Hernando seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Parazinho does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hernando wants to pass the guard but Parazinho is defending well.
Hernando missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Parazinho is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hernando pulls his head out easily.
Hernando is trying to control the action in half guard but Parazinho is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hernando landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Hernando tries to pass to full mount but Parazinho defends it.
Hernando looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Hernando working Parazinho over with strikes.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Parazinho works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hernando works over Parazinho with some ground and pound from guard.
Parazinho working for a triangle but Hernando defends it easily.
Hernando working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hernando landing some decent shots from guard.
Parazinho is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hernando trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Parazinho manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Hernando is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Parazinho defends well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Parazinho preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernando keeping moving, preventing Parazinho from controlling successfully.
Parazinho slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
You can see the frustration on Hernando's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hernando is looking to reverse the position.
Parazinho is trying to get an arm triangle but Hernando is defending well.
Hernando is trying to control Parazinho's posture but Parazinho avoids it.
Hernando tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Parazinho wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Hernando sneaks back into half guard.
Parazinho prevents Hernando from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hernando wants to get back to full guard but Parazinho has mounted him!
Hernando is squirming around, avoiding Parazinho's attempts to control the action.
Parazinho looking to secure an arm triangle but Hernando defends it well.
Hernando gets back to half guard.
Parazinho is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Hernando trying to control but Parazinho postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hernando is defending against the submission attempts here by Parazinho.
Parazinho is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hernando defends it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Braxton Hernando dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A telegraphed right hand from Hernando misses the target.
Braxton Hernando seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hernando lands a nice hook to Parazinho's body. Parazinho takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Parazinho throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hernando.
Hernando takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hernando bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Parazinho's head.
Parazinho lands with a kick to the temple. Hernando shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Hernando swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Parazinho keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hernando.
Parazinho looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Parazinho lands a nice shot to the body.
Hernando throws a head kick but Parazinho moves out of range.
Parazinho throws out a counter right but Hernando avoids it with no problem.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hernando.
Hernando pushes Parazinho away with a front kick.
Hernando buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Parazinho jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Parazinho lands with a hook. Hernando tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hernando has Parazinho up against the cage in a clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Parazinho.
Hernando lands a good knee to the midsection. Parazinho won't want to take too many of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parazinho tries to throw a body punch but Hernando avoids it by throwing Parazinho back against the cage.
Parazinho lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hernando backwards.
Our sources have told us that Hernando has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Hernando is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Parazinho can't fight it off and eventually Hernando manages to take the fight to the floor. Parazinho looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Hernando with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Parazinho is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hernando looking to sit in guard and control but Parazinho gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Parazinho is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Hernando wants to control but Parazinho passes easily into half guard.
Hernando is refusing to be controlled, as Parazinho sits in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hernando is trying to get back to full guard.
Hernando tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Parazinho is thwarting Hernando's attempts to control the position.
Hernando is trying to get back to full guard.
Hernando manages to get to full guard.
Braxton Hernando overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hernando looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hernando thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Hernando looking to control.
Parazinho slips nicely into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parazinho trying to control the action but Hernando is working from the bottom.
Parazinho content to control rather than advance.
Hernando strikes from the bottom but Parazinho passes into mount!
Hernando slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Parazinho trying to control the action but Hernando is working from the bottom.
Hernando manages to get to full guard.
Parazinho tries to free his leg and advance position but Hernando is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hernando pulls Parazinho in to control the position.
Hernando can't keep his opponent in guard - Parazinho advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Hernando is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Parazinho is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hernando defends it well.
Hernando wants to get back to full guard.
Hernando has his hands clasped together around Parazinho's back. He's all about the action.
Parazinho wants to work for an arm triangle but Hernando is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Hernando is looking for a sweep. Parazinho is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mannie Parazinho will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Hernando jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hernando.
Parazinho throws a hook to the side of Hernando's head but Hernando sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hernando scores with a punch to the head.
Parazinho takes a swing at Hernando's ribcage but misses.
Braxton Hernando is winning the standup battle so far.
Hernando throws a nice outside leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Hernando misses the target.
Hernando throws a leg kick which misses Parazinho's front leg but catches the back leg as Parazinho tries to avoid it.
Hernando misses with a looping right.
Nice defenses there by Hernando.
Parazinho scores with a hook.
Parazinho misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hernando tries to clinch up but Parazinho circles away and keeps his distance.
Hernando uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nice shot lands for Parazinho.
Parazinho throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
As Parazinho backs away, Hernando returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Parazinho throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Parazinho swings for the body but Hernando moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernando shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Parazinho is trying to defend but Hernando finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Hernando lands strikes from half guard.
Parazinho wants to get back to full guard.
Hernando passes the guard and advances to mount!
Parazinho manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Hernando working Parazinho over with strikes.
Parazinho slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Parazinho wants to sweep but no luck.
Hernando is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hernando landing with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parazinho is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hernando defends well.
Hernando pushing down on Parazinho's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hernando drops an elbow to the side of Parazinho's head.
Hernando is working for a kimura but Parazinho is defending it quite comfortably.
Hernando winds up and cracks Parazinho with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hernando lands a nice short elbow.
Hernando wants to lay and pray for a moment but Parazinho keeps working.
The fighters are battling for position here. Parazinho manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Parazinho has his foot on Hernando's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hernando works his way back into a safe position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernando slips nicely into half guard.
Parazinho is looking for a sweep. Hernando is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Parazinho has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hernando is working away from the top position though.
Hernando is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Parazinho has managed to free his arm - good work.
Hernando is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Parazinho defends it well.
Parazinho is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hernando's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hernando's back!
Hernando is really stuck here.
Parazinho looking for the choke but no joy.
Parazinho looking for the choke from the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hernando rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Hernando tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Parazinho has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Parazinho is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Hernando to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Hernando shrugs it off.
Parazinho wants to take Hernando's back here but Hernando is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Hernando tries to improve his position but Parazinho has taken his back! Parazinho has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Hernando tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Parazinho pushes Hernando away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Mannie Parazinho!
A victorious Mannie Parazinho thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Braxton Hernando spoke after the fight, saying 'Fuck you. Suck this dick'.
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energy
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RATING
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