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BH Hilo 4 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Stanislav Radunin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Hamilton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stanislav Radunin looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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185 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Stanislav Radunin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Josh Hamilton!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hamilton fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Radunin looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Radunin keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Radunin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Radunin drives through and clinches with Hamilton against the cage.
Hamilton landing knees to the body.
Hamilton using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hamilton connects with a nasty looking knee right to Radunin's face.
Radunin fails to pull guard.
Hamilton lands a nice knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hamilton obliges.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hamilton.
Hamilton lands an elbow that stopped Radunin in his tracks for a moment.
Hamilton just leaning against Radunin, taking a breather.
Hamilton lands a knee to the head.
Hamilton with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hamilton lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hamilton with a knee to the head.
Come on Hamilton - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Radunin fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hamilton working Radunin over with knees to the body.
Hamilton lands a nice elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamilton lands an elbow inside.
Hamilton using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hamilton obliges.
Hamilton lands an elbow inside.
Hamilton landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Radunin takes an elbow to the temple.
Hamilton lands a damaging elbow.
Hamilton utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hamilton lands a good knee to the midsection. Radunin won't want to take too many of those.
Hamilton landing knees to the body.
Hamilton lands a damaging elbow.
Hamilton working Radunin over with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hamilton.
Hamilton lands a knee to the head.
Hamilton lands a nice elbow.
Hamilton lands a damaging elbow.
Hamilton with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hamilton content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Hamilton putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Radunin in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Hamilton lands a nice knee to the body.
Hamilton utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Hamilton.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Radunin tries to pull guard but Hamilton won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stanislav Radunin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Hamilton lands a good knee to the midsection. Radunin won't want to take too many of those.
Hamilton is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Radunin tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hamilton smiles and moves away.
Radunin doesn't manage to clinch there - Hamilton circles away.
Hamilton gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hamilton with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hamilton will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Radunin up against the cage.
Hamilton lands an elbow inside.
Hamilton landing knees to the head.
Hamilton comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hamilton utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hamilton is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hamilton crunches a lovely knee into Radunin's ribcage.
Hamilton lands a damaging elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamilton displaying some good clinch control by pressing Radunin up against the cage.
Radunin fails to pull guard.
Radunin tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hamilton smiles and moves away.
Hamilton has closed the distance and engaged Radunin in a clinch.
Knees to the body from Hamilton.
Hamilton lands a nice elbow.
Radunin being controlled against the cage.
Hamilton unloads a knee to the mid-section. Radunin lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees to the body from Hamilton.
Hamilton displaying some good clinch control by pressing Radunin up against the cage.
Hamilton utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hamilton taking a breather.
Hamilton unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamilton stalling against the cage.
Radunin fails to pull guard.
Hamilton scores a nice knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Hamilton.
Hamilton unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hamilton manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hamilton connects with a nasty looking knee right to Radunin's face.
Hamilton is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hamilton obliges.
Hamilton stalling in the clinch.
Radunin tries to pull guard but Hamilton won't allow it.
Hamilton lands a knee to the body.
Hamilton controlling the action here for a moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Radunin tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hamilton just stands there and leans against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Josh Hamilton.
Hamilton scores with a takedown into Radunin's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Hamilton 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.
Hamilton has a takedown stuffed.
A right-left combo lands from Radunin.
Hamilton pushes Radunin up against the cage in a clinch.
Radunin tries to pull guard but Hamilton holds him up against the cage and eventually Radunin drops back down to his feet.
Hamilton scores a nice knee to the body.
Radunin takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hamilton slowing the pace effectively.
The crowd are getting on Hamilton's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Josh Hamilton seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hamilton landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Radunin takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hamilton lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hamilton landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hamilton avoiding damage.
Hamilton using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hamilton lands a nice knee to the body.
Hamilton scores with a knee to the head.
Hamilton pressing his opponent against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Radunin tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Radunin takes a knee to the side of the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Radunin takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hamilton lands an elbow just above Radunin 's eye.
Radunin takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hamilton slows down the pace here.
Radunin takes a knee right on the jaw!
Radunin tries to pull guard but Hamilton holds him up against the cage and eventually Radunin drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stanislav Radunin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Radunin tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hamilton obliges.
Hamilton crunches a lovely knee into Radunin's ribcage.
Hamilton landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Hamilton.
Hamilton lands an elbow just above Radunin 's eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Radunin jumps guard but Hamilton stands there with Radunin around his waist. Radunin gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Hamilton.
Radunin tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hamilton just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hamilton connects with a knee to the head.
Radunin tries to pull guard but Hamilton won't allow it.
Hamilton landing knees to the head.
Hamilton is stalling here.
Radunin jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hamilton walks away with a smile on his face. Radunin gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hamilton shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hamilton showed some decent athleticism there.
Radunin is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hamilton pulls his head out easily.
Hamilton missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hamilton stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamilton throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Stanislav Radunin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Radunin throws a right and a left that both miss.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Radunin tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hamilton smiles and moves away.
Hamilton lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hamilton has closed the distance and engaged Radunin in a clinch.
Radunin takes a knee right on the jaw!
Radunin jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hamilton walks away with a smile on his face. Radunin gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hamilton has managed to clinch.
Hamilton holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Hamilton has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hamilton lands a nice knee to the body.
Radunin tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hamilton just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hamilton effectively controlling the action here.
Radunin jumps guard but Hamilton stands there with Radunin around his waist. Radunin gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamilton lands a good knee to the midsection. Radunin won't want to take too many of those.
Nice elbow from Hamilton.
Hamilton comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hamilton unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hamilton lands an elbow that stopped Radunin in his tracks for a moment.
Hamilton unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hamilton connects with a knee to the head.
Hamilton lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hamilton stalling against the cage.
Hamilton with a knee to the head.
Hamilton lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hamilton lands a nice knee to the body.
Hamilton stalling against the cage.
Hamilton is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hamilton lands an elbow inside that Radunin shrugs off.
Stalling in the clinch from Hamilton.
Radunin fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hamilton lands a nice knee to the body.
Hamilton lands an elbow that stopped Radunin in his tracks for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Hamilton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Hamilton closes the distance and pushes Radunin back into the cage.
Hamilton crunches a lovely knee into Radunin's ribcage.
Hamilton lands a damaging elbow.
Hamilton is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Hamilton continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Radunin fails to pull guard.
Hamilton landing knees to the body.
Hamilton comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Come on Hamilton - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Hamilton crunches a lovely knee into Radunin's ribcage.
Radunin letting Hamilton take a breather here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Josh Hamilton.
Hamilton moves into the clinch.
Radunin drags the fight down to the ground.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Radunin has his foot on Hamilton's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hamilton works his way back into a safe position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamilton seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Radunin has a closed guard, preventing Hamilton from standing up.
Radunin looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hamilton really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Radunin. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hamilton slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Radunin looking to control.
Hamilton stays in close to Radunin's body and controls the position.
Hamilton trying to control the position from guard on top but Radunin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hamilton is stalling in the full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Josh Hamilton.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hamilton.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamilton gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hamilton lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hamilton with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hamilton landing knees to the head.
Radunin fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hamilton is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Radunin fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stanislav Radunin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hamilton landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hamilton stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Radunin tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hamilton smiles and moves away.
Hamilton takes the fight into the clinch.
Hamilton lands an elbow that stopped Radunin in his tracks for a moment.
Radunin tries to pull guard but Hamilton holds him up against the cage and eventually Radunin drops back down to his feet.
Hamilton's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Hamilton unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Radunin tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hamilton lands a nice knee to the body.
Hamilton with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hamilton connects with a knee to the head.
Hamilton lands a knee to the head.
Hamilton working Radunin over with knees to the body.
Hamilton working Radunin over with knees to the body.
Radunin takes a knee right on the jaw!
Radunin fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hamilton landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hamilton with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hamilton with a knee to the head.
Hamilton using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Radunin jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hamilton walks away with a smile on his face. Radunin gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hamilton gets a clinch.
Hamilton lands an elbow inside that Radunin shrugs off.
Radunin tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hamilton lands a damaging elbow.
Hamilton leaning his opponent against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Josh Hamilton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hamilton has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 26:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josh Hamilton!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lennie Briscoe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Guy Incognito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lennie Briscoe has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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205 lbs
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205 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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, Lennie Briscoe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Guy Incognito!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Briscoe closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Briscoe lands in his opponent's guard.
Incognito looking to control.
Briscoe stopping the sweep attempt from Incognito.
Incognito wants to stand but Briscoe is controlling the position.
Briscoe trying to control the position from guard on top but Incognito is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Incognito tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Incognito keeping moving, preventing Briscoe from controlling successfully.
Incognito wants to stand up but Briscoe is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Incognito scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Incognito fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Incognito throws a leg kick but Briscoe checks it.
Briscoe shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Incognito sprawls well. Incognito wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Briscoe gets slowly back to his feet.
Briscoe avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Briscoe shoots in but no luck this time.
Incognito throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Briscoe shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Incognito napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Incognito struggling a bit here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Incognito tries to bench press Briscoe off him but Briscoe keeps the position.
Briscoe wants to stand but Incognito has him controlled and pulls him back into his guard.
Briscoe preventing the sweep.
Incognito keeping moving, preventing Briscoe from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Briscoe preventing the sweep.
Incognito wants to stand but Briscoe is controlling the position.
Briscoe wants to control from the top but Incognito keeps moving.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Incognito stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Incognito wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lennie Briscoe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Briscoe will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Incognito throws a right and a left that Briscoe avoids nicely.
Briscoe is looking to clinch.
Briscoe moves into range and clinches up with Incognito.
Incognito tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Briscoe's elbow.
A bit of stalling here from Briscoe.
Briscoe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Incognito misses with a takedown
and Briscoe counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Incognito's guard now.
Incognito looking for a sweep. Not yet Incognito, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Incognito is trying to keep Briscoe in close.
Incognito is looking to stand up but Briscoe isn't so interested in that idea.
Briscoe has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Briscoe trying to control but Incognito is working from the bottom.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Briscoe postures up.
Incognito keeping moving, preventing Briscoe from controlling successfully.
Briscoe is stalling in the full guard.
Briscoe wanted to stand there but Incognito had control of the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Incognito tries to score with a low kick but Briscoe moves his leg out of the way.
Incognito swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Briscoe counters by clinching up.
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.
Briscoe jumps guard but Incognito stands there with Briscoe around his waist. Briscoe gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Briscoe lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Incognito is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Briscoe pulls guard effortlessly.
Incognito trying to control but Briscoe is working from the bottom.
Briscoe knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Incognito on the ground.
Briscoe avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Incognito throwing strikes but missing.
Briscoe on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Briscoe tries to get out of the position.
Incognito loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Incognito working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lennie Briscoe dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Briscoe moves in looking to clinch but Incognito pushes him off.
Briscoe closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Incognito is trying to stand up here but Briscoe is controlling him well.
Incognito wants to get back to full guard.
Briscoe stalling.
Incognito is trying to stand back up but Briscoe is controlling him
Incognito is looking for a sweep. Briscoe is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Briscoe looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Briscoe content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Incognito thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Incognito gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Briscoe stopping the sweep attempt from Incognito.
Briscoe trying to control the position from guard on top but Incognito is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Incognito is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Briscoe wants to get back to his feet.
Briscoe blocking the ground and pound attempt from Incognito.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Incognito throwing shots but Briscoe is blocking nicely.
Briscoe wants to control but Incognito is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Incognito works his way into side control.
Incognito misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Incognito creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Briscoe sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
The strikes coming from Incognito are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Briscoe with a lazy takedown attempt
and Incognito counters with a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice sprawl there from Incognito as Briscoe shoots in.
A punch combination from Incognito misses.
Incognito tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Briscoe is able to avoid easily.
Briscoe avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Incognito tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Briscoe counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Incognito wants to stand and escape but Briscoe is having none of it.
Incognito is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Briscoe is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Incognito is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Briscoe is aware though and is defending well.
Briscoe sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Incognito trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Incognito wants to stand but Briscoe is controlling the position.
Incognito is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
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.
Incognito keeping moving, preventing Briscoe from controlling successfully.
Incognito is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Briscoe is controlling him.
Incognito has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Briscoe off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Briscoe misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lennie Briscoe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Briscoe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Incognito.
Incognito misses with a double jab.
Incognito tries a low kick but Briscoe avoids it.
Briscoe gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Incognito counters with a left to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lennie Briscoe dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Incognito fails to land with a series of punches.
Guy Incognito seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Incognito swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Incognito shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Briscoe defends it nicely.
Incognito throws a front kick aimed at Briscoe's knee but Briscoe avoids it well.
Incognito closes the distance but Briscoe moves to the side
and Briscoe counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Incognito keeping moving, preventing Briscoe from controlling successfully.
Incognito preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Briscoe won't allow Incognito to get back to his feet.
Incognito trying to strike off his back.
Briscoe's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Incognito is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Incognito takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Incognito is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Briscoe showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Incognito pivots, looking for a leg kick but Briscoe is out of range and Incognito settles back down.
Briscoe closes this distance looking for a takedown but Incognito circles away.
Briscoe fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Incognito is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Briscoe rather than just go for the knockout.
Incognito misses with a hook to the body
and Briscoe counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Briscoe trying to pass the guard but Incognito defending well.
Briscoe slows the pace down in half guard.
Incognito wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Briscoe trying to control from half guard but Incognito is working away.
Briscoe is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Incognito is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Briscoe prevents Incognito from standing back up.
Incognito is looking for a sweep. Briscoe is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Briscoe is figuring out what he wants to do next.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Incognito with a lazy takedown attempt
and Briscoe counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Incognito looking to control.
Briscoe's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Incognito is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Briscoe is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Incognito lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Briscoe!
Briscoe tries to lock up and control but Incognito gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Guy Incognito has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Briscoe is in a horrible position here. Incognito smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Incognito sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Incognito postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Briscoe looks a forlorn figure.
Briscoe is in a horrible position here. Incognito smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Briscoe avoids a series of strikes thrown by Incognito.
Briscoe is trying desperately to improve position.
Briscoe in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Incognito thowing shots but they're missing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Incognito punching from mount but Briscoe doing a good job of avoiding damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lennie Briscoe showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Briscoe, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lennie Briscoe!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thaddeus Greco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Santigo (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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265 lbs
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280 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Dangerous knees
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Thaddeus Greco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jose Santigo!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greco fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A cross from Greco lands.
Santigo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Santigo walks into a stiff left hand from Greco.
Santigo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Greco.
Santigo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Santigo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greco takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Greco clobbers Santigo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Greco catches Santigo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Santigo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Santigo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greco lands with an uppercut that bounces Santigo off the cage and back into rage.
Greco circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fighters circle momentarily. Greco darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Greco throws a shot to the body.
Greco connects with a high kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greco lands with a right hand.
Greco lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Santigo takes one to the chin there.
Greco connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Greco fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greco bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Santigo's head backwards.
Santigo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Greco dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good shot there by Greco.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thaddeus Greco 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.
Santigo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Santigo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Greco fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Santigo on the side of the head.
Santigo wants to clinch.
A head kick misses from Greco.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santigo ducks right into an uppercut from Greco.
Greco connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Greco waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Santigo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greco comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Greco is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Greco avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Greco displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Thaddeus Greco is winning the standup battle so far.
Jab, jab by Greco - just one landing.
Greco ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greco wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Greco connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Greco connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Thaddeus Greco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Greco throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Santigo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Santigo is breathing heavily.
Santigo tries to close the distance and clinch but Greco swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greco lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Greco scores with a hook to the body. Santigo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Greco tests Santigo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Greco moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thaddeus Greco dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Greco scores with a spinning back kick!
Greco connects with a right hand. Santigo shakes it off.
Santigo tries to move into range but Greco moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Santigo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Santigo wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greco paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Greco scores with a nice right hand.
A lazy left from Greco finds it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greco connects with a crisp jab.
Greco connects with a jab.
Santigo tries to move into range but Greco moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Decent striking displayed by Greco there.
Greco lands with a good body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greco catches Santigo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Santigo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Greco avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Greco works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santigo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Greco swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Greco works Santigo's body with a nice hook.
Greco lands with a cross.
Greco's corner calls for a 1-2. Greco obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Santigo walks into a stiff left hand from Greco.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thaddeus Greco showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Greco 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 30:24
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:24
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thaddeus Greco!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joao Xaviano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Duncan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Xaviano comes into the arena with Rock Superstar - Cypress Hill blaring out of the sound system. Joao Xaviano looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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160 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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, Joao Xaviano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jason Duncan!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xaviano tries to clinch up but Duncan circles away and keeps his distance.
Xaviano looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Duncan lands a body shot.
Duncan will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Duncan throws the kick towards the body but Xaviano avoids it.
Xaviano looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
It looks like Joao Xaviano has been cut.
No joy there for Duncan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Duncan lands a left and a right that send Xaviano crashing to the mat, dazed. Duncan thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Xaviano is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Duncan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Oh Xaviano is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Xaviano switches off momentarily and Duncan cracks him with a monster right hand! Xaviano topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Duncan dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Duncan!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jason Duncan!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Emmagan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ron Braunstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ron Braunstein told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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210 lbs
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215 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, John Emmagan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ron Braunstein!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid leg kick lands there for Emmagan.
Emmagan moves in looking to clinch but Braunstein pushes him off.
Braunstein fails with the takedown.
Emmagan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Braunstein paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Emmagan. That's going to slow Braunstein down.
An inside leg kick lands from Emmagan.
Braunstein looks gassed!
Emmagan tries to clinch but Braunstein moves out of range.
Emmagan wants to clinch up but Braunstein keeps it at a distance.
A chopping leg kick lands by Emmagan.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Emmagan tries to clinch but Braunstein moves out of range.
Braunstein takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Emmagan feints and then cracks Braunstein's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Braunstein down.
Braunstein takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
It looks like Ron Braunstein has been cut.
Emmagan wants to clinch up but Braunstein keeps it at a distance.
Braunstein swats away the attempt to clinch by Emmagan.
Braunstein on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Emmagan. Emmagan obviously looking to wear him down.
Braunstein tries to keep at a distance but Emmagan has taken the fight into the clinch.
Emmagan successfully pulls guard.
Emmagan bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Braunstein's guard.
Emmagan pushing down on Braunstein's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Braunstein is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Emmagan scores with a couple of nice shots.
Braunstein really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Emmagan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Emmagan throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Emmagan uses his free foot to push down on Braunstein's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Braunstein.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Braunstein really wants to buck Emmagan off and get back to his feet.
Emmagan with the ground and pound from mount.
Braunstein defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Emmagan.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Emmagan is working for a guillotine from mount but Braunstein frees his head quite easily.
Emmagan is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Braunstein is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Braunstein flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Emmagan anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Braunstein and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Emmagan slips an arm under Braunstein chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Emmagan has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Emmagan is squeezing on Braunstein like an anaconda would it's prey. Braunstein fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). John Emmagan!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Adimaro Jaeger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darcy lee Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jaeger comes into the arena with Du Hast by Rammstein blaring out of the sound system. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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200 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Adimaro Jaeger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Darcy lee Torres!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jaeger lands with a kick to the ribs.
Torres looks gassed!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jaeger fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jaeger is looking to clinch but Torres is avoiding it.
Jaeger scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Jaeger looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Torres with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Torres is staying active underneath Jaeger, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Jaeger controlling the pace.
Jaeger throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jaeger landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Jaeger wants to control but Torres is keeping him busy.
Jaeger is taking a breather. Torres says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Torres actively working from the bottom here.
Torres is staying active underneath Jaeger, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaeger maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Torres could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Jaeger has cracked it and Torres is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Jaeger!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Adimaro Jaeger!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marty McDonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and super bear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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18
150 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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155 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Marty McDonald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, super bear!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
bear misses with a head kick.
McDonald staying out of range there.
McDonald shoots for a takedown but bear saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
McDonald looks to land a body kick but bear moved away.
McDonald shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has bear pinned against the cage. bear gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
bear loads up on a big right hand but McDonald slips the punch.
bear throws a right and a left that McDonald avoids nicely.
McDonald tries to land a leg kick but bear saw it coming and moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from McDonald. bear does a little dance to reset his feet.
McDonald ducks under a wild hook from bear.
A head kick misses from bear.
super bear seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McDonald shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as bear sprawls well. bear wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. McDonald gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marty McDonald. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McDonald pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
McDonald misses with a jab, cross combination.
bear looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for McDonald!
McDonald in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald is wriggling around trying to escape.
bear misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
bear looking to ground and pound but McDonald is blocking nicely.
bear with a couple of short strikes.
bear misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
bear working the ground and pound effectively.
bear throws some wild stikes that McDonald manages to avoid easily.
bear looking to ground and pound but McDonald is blocking nicely.
McDonald can't escape the position.
bear unloads with some shots from mount but McDonald bucks and avoids them well.
bear lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
bear working away from the top, dropping strikes.
bear wants to finish this one by submission but McDonald is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from bear.
bear looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonald sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McDonald makes his way to full guard. A much better position for McDonald.
McDonald is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
McDonald trying to control the position.
McDonald throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
McDonald is trying to control the position but bear postures up.
McDonald looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
bear trying to control but McDonald is working from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
bear keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from bear does no damage.
McDonald misses with a body shot.
bear checks the leg kick.
McDonald misses the shot to the body.
bear connects with a jab.
bear scores with a jab to the head.
bear throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
bear misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McDonald rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but bear moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
McDonald misses with a takedown
and bear counters with a thumping low kick.
bear staying out of range there.
McDonald throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
McDonald lands a two punch combo.
A slow jab from McDonald misses its intended target.
bear misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDonald has taken the fight to the clinch.
McDonald keeps the fight in the clinch, despite bear's efforts to push away.
McDonald changes levels and goes for a takedown here. bear fights it off and pushes away nicely.
bear ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McDonald throws a head kick but bear moves out of range.
McDonald throws a wild body kick that bear sees coming a mile off.
bear moves out of range as McDonald strikes.
bear checks a leg kick nicely.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from bear, right into the meat.
bear chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A head kick misses from McDonald.
McDonald looks to land a right hand but bear moved out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
super bear 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.
McDonald fails with the takedown
and bear counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McDonald with a lazy takedown attempt
and bear counters with a good, hard body kick but McDonald shrugs it off.
bear lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
McDonald misses with a body kick.
bear slips a jab from McDonald.
A big left from McDonald misses.
McDonald with a lazy takedown attempt
and bear counters with a one-two to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marty McDonald. That's going to take a lot out of him.
bear throws a left and a right that both miss
and McDonald counters with a nice kick to the body.
McDonald lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
bear throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by McDonald.
McDonald wants to clinch
and bear counters with a flying knee. Nice.
McDonald doesn't manage to clinch there - bear circles away.
super bear is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McDonald shoots in looking for a takedown. bear tries to sprawl out of it but McDonald keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. bear manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
McDonald is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by bear.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
bear throws a series of punches but McDonald avoids them all with ease.
A solid leg kick lands there for bear.
bear throws a sloppy head kick
and McDonald makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. bear really felt that one!
McDonald is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
bear takes a swing at McDonald's ribcage but misses.
McDonald connects with a body shot.
A head kick misses from McDonald.
bear tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McDonald thows a body shot but no joy.
McDonald tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
McDonald has a takedown stuffed.
bear throws a solid leg kick but McDonald takes the impact on his shin and smiles at bear.
bear throws a lazy head kick
and McDonald counters with a nice double leg into side control. bear won't be happy with that.
bear struggling a bit here.
bear is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
McDonald working away.
McDonald working the body and head with strikes.
McDonald lands an elbow.
bear tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
bear parries the strikes from McDonald easily there. McDonald is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable bear to escape.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
McDonald fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
bear's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and bear duly obliges.
McDonald fails with an attempt to clinch.
bear slips under a jab from McDonald.
bear walks into a left hand.
McDonald looks to land a body kick but bear moved away.
McDonald throws the left hand but bear avoids the punch easily.
McDonald throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McDonald tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but bear paws at him with a jab and circles away.
bear blocks a head kick by McDonald.
McDonald swings for the body but bear moves out of range.
McDonald throws a hook but bear avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
McDonald avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McDonald ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McDonald throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McDonald misses with a takedown
and bear makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
bear misses with a leg kick
and McDonald counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by McDonald.
McDonald looking for a takedown.
McDonald tries to score a body lock takedown but bear shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
McDonald avoiding damage as bear throws knees to the body.
bear fails to pull the fight into his guard.
McDonald blocks an elbow strike from bear.
McDonald tightens his grip and picks bear up, before dumping him to the ground. bear manages to land in guard.
bear avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
bear looking to hit a scissor sweep but McDonald is one step ahead there.
bear is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marty McDonald dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
McDonald pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The fight stays on the outside here - McDonald looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
McDonald pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
bear takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
McDonald tries to close the distance and clinch up but bear swats him away and circles back towards the center.
An inside leg kick lands from bear.
McDonald throws a hook to the side of bear's head but bear sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
bear takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like super bear has been cut.
bear throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
bear uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McDonald.
bear lands with a nice body punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McDonald tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but bear was well out of range. Poor timing from McDonald.
bear throws a hook to the side of McDonald's head but McDonald sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
bear staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
bear throws a sloppy head kick
and McDonald counters with a body kick that stops bear in his tracks momentarily.
McDonald throws a body punch but bear moves out of range.
McDonald misses the shot to the body.
bear misses with a jab, cross combination.
bear on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
bear will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
bear slips under a jab.
bear wants to clinch.
A low kick from McDonald is predictable there
and bear counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. McDonald is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Good leg kick by McDonald there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
McDonald tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
bear avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McDonald falls off balance throwing a combination
and bear connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
bear uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McDonald.
bear keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
McDonald fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
bear misses with a head kick.
bear displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from McDonald.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marty McDonald. That's going to take a lot out of him.
bear pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McDonald throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
McDonald throws a right and a left that both miss.
bear lands an overhand right.
bear swinging wildly here.
McDonald misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald fakes a jab and throws a low kick but bear checks it well.
bear swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McDonald misses the shot to the body.
McDonald tries a head kick but it misses.
McDonald takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A swing and a miss from McDonald.
McDonald looks to land a combination but bear avoids it well.
McDonald uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by bear.
bear misses with a body shot.
bear throws a body kick that misses.
McDonald throws the kick towards the body but bear avoids it.
McDonald misses the shot to the body.
bear slips under a jab from McDonald.
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.
bear tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McDonald thows a body shot but no joy.
A decent looking body kick lands there for McDonald.
bear avoids a kick to the body.
A punch lands to the side of bear 's head but he takes it in his stride.
McDonald shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. bear manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
McDonald wants to control from the top but bear keeps moving.
McDonald got a little sloppy there for a moment and bear has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, McDonald has managed to get both his arms back between bear's legs - danger averted.
McDonald's corner is telling him to maintain position.
McDonald sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed bear's guard.
McDonald missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marty McDonald showed his dominance in that final round.
Well McDonald 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... Marty McDonald!
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