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Event:
BANZAI COMBAT 12
Date: Mar 16, 2024 |
#R1#
Rivera cracks Hera with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.#TD#
Hera scores with a takedown into Rivera's guard.
Hera controls from within his opponent's guard.
Rivera wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Hera manages to pass to side control.
Hera not landing any meaningful shots this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Still in half guard, Hera seems content to control.
Hera throwing shots but Rivera is blocking nicely.
Hera throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. #T1##SUB#
Hera is looking for a kimura but Rivera is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Hera to get the leverage.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Rivera wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Hera is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Rivera sees it coming and defends easily.
Hera takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.#T2#
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Hera connects with a nice short shot to Rivera's temple.
Hera tries to stand and escape but Rivera is controlling the position.
Hera 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.
Hera not doing much here.
Hera throwing shots but Rivera is blocking nicely. #SUB#
Hera looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Hera looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. #T3#
Hera throwing shots but Rivera is blocking nicely.
Hera wants to free his trapped foot but Rivera is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Rivera pushes Hera off looking to stand but Hera dives back in and keeps control.
#T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hera uses his free foot to push down on Rivera's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Rivera.
Hera landing punches.
Hera controlling the pace for now.
Hera seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Rivera for as long as he can get away with.
Hera's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rivera takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brandon Hera dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Hera looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rivera is fending him off so far but Hera persists. Nope, Rivera circles away and we're back to standing.
Rivera throws a leg kick which misses Hera's front leg but catches the back leg as Hera tries to avoid it.
Rivera fails to land with a series of punches.
Rivera misses with a wild combination.
Rivera misses with a two punch combination.
Brandon Hera is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rivera misses with a series of wild punches.
Hera shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rivera circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rivera lands a leg kick that knocks Hera off balance momentarily.
Hera misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rivera is breathing heavily.#TD#
Rivera gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Hera to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Rivera is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Hera dives into side control.
#T1##REVB#
Rivera bucks up and tries to throw Hera off but instead Hera has got his back!
Hera is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Hera gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Hera gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Hera apologises and we restart here on the feet.
#TD#
Hera shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Rivera is trying to defend but Hera finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Hera with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Hera is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. #T2#
Hera trying to control the pace.
Hera scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Hera lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Still in half guard, Hera seems content to control.
Hera slips a nice elbow through Rivera's hands, connecting with Rivera's forehead.
Hera wants to pass the guard but Rivera is defending well. #T3#
Hera content to control rather than advance.
Further stalling from Hera.#T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Rivera pushes Hera off looking to stand but Hera dives back in and keeps control.
#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Rivera throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hera shoots in but Rivera avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hera misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rivera.
Rivera cracks Hera with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hera walks into a jab.
Rivera swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rivera throws a series of punches but Hera moves out of range.
Rivera thows a leg kick but Hera checks it #TD#
and Hera counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Enrique Rivera will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3#
Rivera fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hera is out of range.
Rivera throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Enrique Rivera seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rivera throws a series of punches but Hera avoids them all with ease.
Hera avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hera feinted with a counter takedown.
Rivera circles away from the clinch attempt.
#TD#
Hera shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Hera was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hera controls the position from side control.
Rivera is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hera tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rivera wants to get back to his feet but Hera is dominant here and he's now got Rivera's back!
Rivera takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T1##SUB#
Hera has his arm under Rivera's chin here. Game over son! Hera squeezes tightly and Rivera is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Brandon Hera! |
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Event:
QFC Tournament 1182 Round 3
Date: Feb 24, 2024 |
#R1##CL#
Hayes gets a clinch.
Hayes has a couple of punches blocked by Hera.
Hera blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hera tries to circle away but Hayes has him pinned against the cage.#BC2#
Hera pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hayes shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hera as he jumps to the side.
Hayes moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromHera.#TD2#
Hera closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hayes to the mat! Hayes manages to get full guard.
Hera would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Hayes pulls Hera in to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hayes has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Hera wants to get up but he can't break Hayes's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here. #T1#
Hera controlling from the top position.
Hera preventing the sweep.
Hera engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Hera won't allow Hayes to sweep him here. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hera connects with a nice looking jab.
Hera fails with an attempt to clinch.
#TD2#
Hera fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Hayes to the ground. Hera is now in Hayes's guard.#T2#
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hayes is on top in guard.
#REVR#
Hera keeping full guard, as Hayes tries to pass.
Hera pulls Hayes in to control the position.
Hayes won't allow Hera to sweep him here.
Hayes controlling from the top position.
Hera has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall. #T3#
Hayes loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hera avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hayes trying to control the position from guard on top but Hera is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hayes wants to stand but Hera has a closed guard, so he can't escape. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#TD#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Hayes. #T4#
Hera avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Hayes.
Hera can't do much from the bottom here.
Hera wants to get back to his feet but Hayes drags him back down.
Hera dodges the ground and pound from Hayes.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hera tries to improve position but can't.
Hayes laying and praying for a moment but Hera takes advantage and regains half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Brandon Hera will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2##CL#
Hera tries to keep at a distance but Hayes has taken the fight into the clinch.#TD2#
Hera has clasped his hands together around Hayes's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Hayes tries to control but Hera manages to take his back.
Hera has the hooks in. Hayes is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Hera biding his time, looking for the opening.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hera struggling to keep hold of the position.
Hayes breaks Hera's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Hayes trying to control the position from guard on top but Hera is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T1#
Hera is trying to control the position but Hayes postures up.
Hera is wriggling around but Hayes manages to pass to half guard.
Hayes trying to advance position but Hera counters by regaining guard.
Hera has a closed guard, preventing Hayes from standing up.
Hayes postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hayes wants to stand but Hera has a closed guard, so he can't escape. #T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hayes postures up.
Hayes forces his way into half guard.#SUB2#
Hera actively working from the bottom here.
Hayes stalling.
Hayes drops an elbow to the side of Hera's head. #T3#
Hayes seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hera does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hayes with the ground and pound but Hera uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Hera bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hayes's guard. #REVB#
Hera being controlled here momentarily.
Roman Hayes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hayes tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hera slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#T4#
Hayes displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hera.
Hayes shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hera pinned against the cage. Hera gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hera throws a sloppy head kick and Hayes moves out of range easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#CL#
Hayes has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hayes tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hera just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hayes misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Roman Hayes will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!#R3##TD2#
Hera changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hayes looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Hayes manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Hayes passes the guard and advances to mount!
Hera taking shots to the head.
Hera avoids a series of strikes thrown by Hayes.
Hera wants to hold on but Hayes pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hayes lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hera regains half guard.
Hera trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Hayes manages to pass to mount!
#T1#
Hayes breaks from Hera's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Hayes controlling from the full mount.
Hayes lands a big shot there that rocks Hera but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Hera is desperately trying to improve his position but Hayes has a good base and remains in mount.#T2#
Hera takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hera is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Hayes connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Hayes raining down shots from the mount!
Hayes controlling his opponent. #T3#
Hayes lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Hayes controlling from mount.
Hera is trying to escape the mount.
Hayes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hera can do to turn this around?
Hayes working the ground and pound effectively.
#T4#
Hera manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Hera taking some punishment here, with Hayes in his half guard.
Hayes controlling the pace.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hayes seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Hera for as long as he can get away with.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roman Hayes showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hayes has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight for Roman Hayes!
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight for Roman Hayes!
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight for Roman Hayes!
Roman Hayes wins by unanimous decision! |
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Event:
QFC Tournament 1182 Round 2
Date: Feb 23, 2024 |
#R1#
Hera stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hera wants it to stay on the feet.
Chingju sets himself, and Hera steps forward looking for the clinch! Chingju avoids it this time.
Hera fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chingju closes the distance and clinches up with Hera, looking for a takedown. Chingju pushes Hera against the cage but Hera circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.#TD#
Chingju drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Hera gets back to half guard.#SUB#
Chingju wants to work for an arm triangle but Hera is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Chingju trying to pass the guard but Hera defending well.
Hera is trying is best to control the position here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hera makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hera.
Hera throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chingju tries to free his leg and advance position but Hera is retaining full guard. #T1#
Chingju sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Hera's guard.
Hera is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.#SUB#
Chingju is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hera doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Chingju.
Chingju knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hera on the ground.
Hera regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Chingju.
Chingju wants to control from the top but Hera keeps moving.
Chingju stopping the sweep attempt from Hera.
Hera throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Chingju postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. #T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hera is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Hera wants to stand but Chingju has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now. #SUB#
Chingju actively working from the bottom here.
Hera keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Chingju wants to control but Hera is keeping busy.
Chingju is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hera tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Chingju. #T3#
Hera slows the pace down in half guard.
Hera prevents Chingju from improving his position.
Well, if Hera is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Hera is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Chingju trying to hold on to Hera's head to control him but Hera postures up.
Chingju is looking to improve his position.
Chingju is trying to maintain the position but Hera is very close to passing his half guard.#T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hera seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Chingju tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hera swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kin Chingju. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD#
Chingju changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hera looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Hera is not content to let Chingju control the position.
Hera manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Chingju is breathing heavily.
Chingju missing with punches from the bottom.
Chingju is looking for a sweep. Hera is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Well, if Hera is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Hera lands strikes from half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brandon Hera dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Chingju swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chingju could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Chingju fails with the takedown.#TD#
Chingju shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Chingju was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Hera is trying to control Chingju's posture but Chingju avoids it.
Hera gets back to half guard.
Chingju tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hera knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Chingju trying to work for an americana but Hera has managed to regain full guard.
Hera is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Chingju is controlling him. #T1#
Chingju wants to control from the top but Hera keeps moving.
Chingju stops Hera from standing up.
Chingju throws a strike but Hera rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
Chingju tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hera has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Chingju is proving hard to escape from.
Brandon Hera has got the better of the ground game so far.#SUB#
Chingju looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hera wants to stand and escape but instead Chingju has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. #REVR#
Hera is looking to stand up but Chingju isn't so interested in that idea.
Chingju is fighting to break Hera's control of his arms but Hera is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.#T2#
Chingju pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hera is keeping the position for now. #SUB2#
Hera looking for a triangle here. Chingju is fighting it but it looks tight! Hera pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Chingju is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Brandon Hera! |
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Event:
QFC Tournament 1182 Round 1
Date: Feb 22, 2024 |
#R1##CL#
Hera clinches up with Chief and pushes him back against the cage.
Hera stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
#TD#
Hera pulls guard effortlessly. #SUB#
Chief stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Hera has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Chief manages to get his head free but now Hera has transitioned to an armbar! Chief grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Hera! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Brandon Hera! |
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