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TDC 7: Annihilation PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shane McDonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Freddy White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Brawler
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Shane McDonald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Freddy White!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White throws a series of punches but McDonald avoids them all with ease.
White lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as McDonald backs up against the cage.
White lands a lovely overhand right.
McDonald feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
White manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
White looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
White goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now McDonald is on top in guard.
White is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
White 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.
McDonald actively working from the bottom here.
McDonald is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White tries to pass the half guard into mount. McDonald knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
White is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
White in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. McDonald tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from White!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Freddy White!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Leeroy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lou Zar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bruce Leeroy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lou Zar!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leeroy scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Leeroy decides to stand up, so the ref orders Zar to his feet.
Nice takedown defense from Zar. No joy for Leeroy on that attempt.
Zar shoots in and drives through. Leeroy sprawls well.
Leeroy rushes Zar and presses him up against the cage.
Zar tries a body shot but Leeroy blocks it.
Zar fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Zar tries to pull guard but Leeroy holds him up against the cage and eventually Zar drops back down to his feet.
Bruce Leeroy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lou Zar.
Leeroy drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Zar is trying to break the clinch but Leeroy has him pressed against the cage.
Zar wants to break the clinch but can't.
Zar wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Leeroy has him pressed against the cage.
Zar is trying to drag Leeroy to the mat but Leeroy just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zar has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Leeroy avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Leeroy.
Zar drops down looking for an ankle pick but Leeroy pulls his leg out and moves away.
Leeroy has his takedown stuffed
and Zar counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Zar trying to control the position from guard on top but Leeroy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zar trying to stand up but can't free himself from Leeroy's guard.
Leeroy wants to sweep here but Zar controlling him for the moment.
Leeroy pushes Zar off and scrambles back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leeroy bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Zar tries to buck Leeroy off but Leeroy is having none of it.
Leeroy decides to stand up, so the ref orders Zar to his feet.
Leeroy moves into range and clinches up with Zar.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zar wants to get back to striking at distance but Leeroy won't allow it.
Zar wants a takedown.
Zar looks gassed!
Leeroy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Leeroy shoots for a double leg takedown but Zar sprawls well. He's pushed Leeroy's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Zar closes the distance and clinches.
Zar fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Zar fails to pull guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zar fails to pull guard.
Zar goes for a takedown in the clinch but Leeroy prevents it.
Leeroy manages to pull guard.
Leeroy throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Leeroy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zar stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Leeroy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Zar is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Leeroy has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Leeroy is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Zar fails to pull guard.
Leeroy successfully pulls guard.
Leeroy escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Zar gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Zar wants to control from the top but Leeroy keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Leeroy is trying to control the position but Zar postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Leeroy dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Leeroy shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Zar's guard.
Leeroy stays in close to Zar's body and controls the position.
Zar wants to sweep but no luck.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Zar can do anything to dispel that myth.
Leeroy not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Leeroy is fighting to break Zar's control of his arms but Zar is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Leeroy is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Zar wants to stand but Leeroy is controlling the position.
Zar is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leeroy stays in close to Zar's body and controls the position.
Zar working a defensive guard here.
Zar avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Leeroy tries to free his leg and advance position but Zar is retaining full guard.
Leeroy stands and throws Zar's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Leeroy happy to just control the position for now.
Zar is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Zar is not content to let Leeroy control the position.
Leeroy moves into full mount!
Leeroy looking to finish Zar with some ground and pound. This is bad for Zar!
Leeroy looking to control but Zar is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Leeroy working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Leeroy takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zar is looking to improve his position but Leeroy isn't that keen on the idea.
Leeroy in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Zar is wriggling around trying to escape.
Zar wants to hold on but Leeroy pushes him away.
Leeroy controlling his opponent.
Zar tries to hold on but Leeroy pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Leeroy looking to control but Zar is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Zar doing his best to control the position. Can he escape?
Leeroy takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
BOOM! Leeroy connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Leeroy fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Zar is trying to stand.
Leeroy working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Leeroy scoring with strikes but Zar is staying in there.
Leeroy postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Zar looks a forlorn figure.
Leeroy 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.
Leeroy controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Leeroy dominated that second round.
That's time! Leeroy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Leeroy gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Zar counters by clinching up.
Leeroy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Leeroy tries to clinch up but Zar circles away and keeps his distance.
Zar is looking to clinch.
Leeroy has his takedown stuffed
and Zar counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Leeroy!
Leeroy working to try and regain half guard.
Zar tries to control but Leeroy wriggling away.
Zar lands a big elbow.
You get the feeling that Leeroy really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leeroy is trying desperately to improve position.
Zar avoids the attempt from Leeroy to control.
Zar controlling the position easily from mount.
Zar pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Leeroy is squirming around, avoiding Zar's attempts to control the action.
Zar scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Zar trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Zar with the ground and pound from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Zar in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Leeroy wants to hold on but Zar pushes him away.
Zar goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Leeroy is on top in guard.
Leeroy stopping the sweep attempt from Zar.
Zar controls Leeroy momentarily but Leeroy frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leeroy gets to his feet. Zar looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Leeroy doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Zar counters with a nice double leg into side control. Leeroy won't be happy with that.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruce Leeroy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Leeroy isn't going anywhere.
You can see the frustration on Leeroy's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Leeroy defending against the ground and pound.
You can see the frustration on Leeroy's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Zar wants to stand but Leeroy is controlling his arm.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zar is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Leeroy knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Leeroy can't do much from the bottom here.
Leeroy manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Leeroy is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Zar drives through with a takedown into guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lou Zar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Leeroy has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruce Leeroy!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Flash Rage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dougie Inglis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Flash Rage has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Flash Rage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dougie Inglis!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Inglis misses with a hook.
Rage closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Rage lands in his opponent's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Rage pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Inglis is keeping the position for now.
Inglis manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Inglis thowing shots but they're missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rage tries to hold on but Inglis postures up.
Rage is trying desperately to improve position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Inglis swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Rage is now in Inglis's guard. A big mistake from Inglis there, giving up the dominant position!
Inglis working for submissions but it's allowed Rage to get to half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Inglis tries to get to full guard but Rage has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inglis is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Rage stands up and beckons Inglis to join him on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Inglis cracks Rage with a good jab.
Rage connects with the punch.
Rage looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rage shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Inglis pinned against the cage. Inglis gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Inglis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rage swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Inglis moves into range and clinches up with Rage.
Rage gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Inglis.
Rage has Inglis pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Rage pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Inglis tumbling to the mat - Rage dives into Inglis's guard.
Inglis lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Rage!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Flash Rage dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rage closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rage cracks Inglis with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Inglis is looking for a sweep.
Rage looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Inglis is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Rage off and has taken his back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rage is having to fend off submission attempts from Inglis, who is looking to sink in the choke. Inglis doesn't have the hooks in though and Rage manages to reverse position! He's now on top, in his opponent's guard.
Inglis wants to hit a switch here but Rage passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Inglis there!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Inglis is wriggling around trying to escape.
Rage gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rage looks to score with a jab to the body but Inglis is just out of range.
Inglis avoids the body shot from Rage.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rage.
Inglis tries to clinch but Rage moves out of range.
Inglis tries to clinch but Rage is having none of it.
Inglis keeps the fight on the outside.
Inglis rushes Rage and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Inglis tries to land a knee to the head but Rage blocks with his arms.
Rage tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Inglis just stands there and leans against the cage.
Rage pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rage ducks under a wild hook from Inglis.
Inglis throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Rage.
It looks like Flash Rage has been cut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Inglis.
No joy there for Inglis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rage takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Rage cracks Inglis with a good jab.
Inglis throws a right and a left that Rage avoids nicely.
Rage fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Flash Rage. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rage lands a nice hook to Inglis's body. Inglis takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rage scores with a takedown into Inglis's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Inglis isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Rage stacks Inglis on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Rage!
Rage decides to stand up, so the ref orders Inglis to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Flash Rage dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Flash Rage's cut.
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. This is the final round!
Inglis has Rage up against the cage in a clinch.
Rage tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Inglis smiles and moves away.
Inglis tries to clinch there but Rage circles away.
Inglis misses with a body kick.
Inglis throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Rage's head.
Inglis falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rage counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Inglis!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Inglis wants to control but Rage is having none of it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rage tries to control but Inglis wriggling away.
A nice elbow there by Rage.
Inglis looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Rage has the hooks in. Inglis is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Inglis preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Rage.
Inglis manages to reverse the position and now he's in Rage's guard. Nice work there by Inglis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inglis throwing strikes from guard but Rage blocks nicely.
Inglis slips nicely into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Inglis scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Well, if Inglis 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.
Rage looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dougie Inglis.
I think Rage 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Flash Rage!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between the champ (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and jo big (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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156 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, the champ!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, jo big!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
champ is on the wrong end of a nice combination from big.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
champ looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for big!
champ tries to control but big wriggling away.
champ working for a submission but big is keeping him at bay.
champ looking for a guillotine from mount but big is having none of it.
big is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
big throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
champ avoids the attempt from big to control.
big tries to reverse the position but champ maintains control.
big throwing hammer fists to the chest of champ. What's that going to do exactly?
big working to try and regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
big is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if big can do anything to dispel that myth.
champ thowing shots but they're missing.
big tries to hold on but champ pushes him away.
champ is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! big is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). the champ!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Simon Junk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bam Ulysses (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Bam Ulysses was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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211 lbs
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214 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Simon Junk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bam Ulysses!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Junk goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Junk misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ulysses scores a takedown into full mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Junk prevents Ulysses from taking his back.
Ulysses has control of Junk's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Junk regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Junk might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Ulysses is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Junk has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Junk!
Ulysses looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Junk won't allow Ulysses to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Junk decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Ulysses scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Ulysses is working for a submission of some sort.
Junk trying to control from the bottom.
Ulysses seems to be working for a kimura but Junk defends the submission attempt.
Ulysses seems to be working for a kimura but Junk defends the submission attempt.
Ulysses looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ulysses moves nicely into side control.
Ulysses tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ulysses tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Ulysses goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Junk has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Ulysses but great work by Junk.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ulysses is trying to work for a sweep but Junk has mounted him!
Ulysses is trying to escape the mount.
Ulysses is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Junk can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ulysses is looking to escape.
Ulysses is desperately trying to improve his position but Junk has a good base and remains in mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Junk can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ulysses is looking to escape.
Junk tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Ulysses is desperately trying to improve his position but Junk has a good base and remains in mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Junk manages to capitalize on a mistake by Ulysses to take his back!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ulysses tries to break free.
Junk tries to keep control of the position but Ulysses is staying busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bam Ulysses dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ulysses displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Junk throws out the jab.
Junk cracks Ulysses with a good jab.
Junk throws a push kick but Ulysses slaps the foot to one side.
Ulysses shoots in but Junk avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Junk lands a glancing blow to the side of Ulysses's head.
Junk looks to land a combination. Ulysses sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Nice sprawl there from Junk as Ulysses shoots in.
Ulysses shoots for a double leg takedown but Junk sprawls well. He's pushed Ulysses's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Simon Junk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bam Ulysses.
Junk swinging wilding here.
Ulysses blocks a head kick by Junk.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ulysses has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Bam Ulysses has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Junk fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Junk misses with a head kick.
Simon Junk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Horrible takedown by Ulysses or perhaps it was just good defense by Junk which made him look bad.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ulysses avoids the head kick by Junk.
Ulysses showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Junk.
Ulysses shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Ulysses showed some decent athleticism there.
Ulysses is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Junk has managed to free his arm - good work.
Ulysses is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ulysses is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Ulysses is trying to work for a kimura but Junk is defending well.
Ulysses is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Junk doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Ulysses.
Ulysses is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Junk doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Ulysses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Junk desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Junk'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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ulysses is looking for a kimura here.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Junk cracks Ulysses with an open hand slap.
Simon Junk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ulysses fails to land the takedown.
Ulysses feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Ulysses must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Junk keeping full guard, as Ulysses tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simon Junk dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bam Ulysses's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
A punch combination from Junk misses.
Junk fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ulysses manages to avoid it.
Junk misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ulysses shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Ulysses wants to free his trapped foot but Junk is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Ulysses is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Junk is just riding it out for now. Ulysses eventually gives up the hold.
Ulysses tries to pass to full mount but Junk defends it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ulysses is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Ulysses is looking for submissions but instead, Junk has regained full guard.
Ulysses postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Junk is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Ulysses, into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ulysses keeping moving, preventing Junk from controlling successfully.
Ulysses looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Junk puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Ulysses is looking for a sweep. Junk is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Junk is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Junk has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Ulysses slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Ulysses bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Junk's guard.
Ulysses drops back looking for a leg! Junk is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Junk manages to kick Ulysses off! Ulysses jumps back into Junk's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Ulysses pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Junk is keeping the position for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ulysses drops back, looking for a kneebar! Junk looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Junk looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Junk!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bam Ulysses.
I think Ulysses has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bam Ulysses!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Morgan Priest (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luca de Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Morgan Priest!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Luca de Silva!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Priest on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by de Silva. de Silva obviously looking to wear him down.
de Silva is looking to slow Priest down with leg kicks.
Some wild striking there from de Silva.
Priest shoots for a takedown but de Silva saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Priest throws out a loose jab but de Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
de Silva throws a good cross that connects.
de Silva throws a leg kick which misses Priest's front leg but catches the back leg as Priest tries to avoid it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
de Silva buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Priest is breathing heavily.
de Silva fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Priest.
de Silva lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Priest falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Luca de Silva!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between BJ Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Praegitzer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Penn's entrance music is BJ Penn. A fine choice. The key to victory for BJ Penn has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, BJ Penn!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Josh Praegitzer!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Praegitzer drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Praegitzer tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Penn is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Penn is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Penn trying to remain calm as Praegitzer controls from the top position.
Penn is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Praegitzer off and has taken his back!
Praegitzer trying to control the action but Penn just sinks the hooks in.
Penn throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Penn is hanging on to Praegitzer's back as he tries to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Praegitzer is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Penn struggling to keep hold of the position.
Praegitzer tries to break free.
Penn is persistently looking for the submission but Praegitzer is defending it well.
Praegitzer tries to break free.
Praegitzer wants to control his opponent's hands but Penn gets his hands free.
Penn is hanging on to Praegitzer's back as he tries to escape.
Penn controlling from the back.
Praegitzer tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Penn controlling the position easily from mount.
Praegitzer wants to control but Penn is having none of it.
Praegitzer working to try and regain half guard.
Praegitzer looks gassed!
Praegitzer tries to hold on but Penn postures up.
Penn trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Praegitzer is wriggling around trying to escape.
Penn controlling the position easily from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Penn trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Praegitzer tries to lock up and control but Penn gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Penn trying to control but Praegitzer is having none of it.
Praegitzer is trying to escape the mount.
Penn trying to control but Praegitzer is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Penn tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The referee stands the fighters back up. BJ Penn just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Praegitzer avoids the body shot from Penn.
Praegitzer slips a jab from Penn.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Penn dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Praegitzer. That did some damage!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
BJ Penn dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Penn swings for the body but Praegitzer moves out of range.
Praegitzer closes the distance and clinches up with Penn, looking for a takedown. Praegitzer pushes Penn against the cage but Penn circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Praegitzer throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Penn's waist but Penn gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Praegitzer off to one side.
A jab from Penn does it's job there.
Penn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Josh Praegitzer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Penn looks to score with a jab to the body but Praegitzer is just out of range.
Penn scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Praegitzer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Penn.
BJ Penn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Praegitzer is breathing heavily.
Penn lands a nice looking body shot.
Praegitzer takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Penn stuns Praegitzer with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Penn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Praegitzer manages to avoid it.
Penn looks to land a body kick but Praegitzer moved away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn swings for the body but Praegitzer moves out of range.
Penn lands a with a good body shot.
Penn looks to score with a jab to the body but Praegitzer is just out of range.
Penn throws a series of punches but Praegitzer avoids them all with ease.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Penn lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Praegitzer has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Praegitzer and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Penn lands a nice hook to Praegitzer's body. Praegitzer takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Penn is looking to wear down Praegitzer with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn swinging wilding here.
Penn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Praegitzer slips under a jab.
Praegitzer stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Penn.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Praegitzer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Penn.
Praegitzer slips a jab and a cross from Penn.
Penn throws a low kick, looking for Praegitzer's leg but Praegitzer calmly moves out of range.
Penn throws a leg kick that misses.
Penn jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
It looks like Josh Praegitzer has been cut.
A big head kick from Penn and Praegitzer is sent sprawling to the canvas!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Praegitzer wants to sweep here but Penn controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
BJ Penn dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Josh Praegitzer's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Praegitzer has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Penn finds it's way round the side to connect with Praegitzer's head.
Praegitzer is rocked!
Praegitzer is holding his hands too far apart here. Penn throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Praegitzer is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). BJ Penn!
BJ Penn retains his lightweight title!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sean Price (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Flay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Price comes to the cage accompanied by Nas - Shoot em up. Sean Price had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sean Price!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bobby Flay!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donk. Flay catches Price right on the button with a cross.
It looks like Sean Price has been cut.
Price shoots in but Flay avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Flay throws a hook to the side of Price's head but Price sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bobby Flay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Flay stuffs the takedown.
Flay lands with a straight right. Price didn't see that one coming.
Flay scores with a hook to the body. Price takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Price stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Flay.
Price is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Flay paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Flay digs a good body shot into Price's ribs.
Flay lands with a big right hook that stumbles Price - he's out on his feet here! Flay follows up with another monster hook that separates Price from consciousness! Price falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Flay stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Bobby Flay!
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