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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Denny Danger (ranked 4144 p4p, 3235 weight class) and Guy Wednesday (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Denny Danger has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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, Denny Danger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Guy Wednesday!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Jeff Smith and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wednesday shoots in for a takedown but Danger shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Wednesday shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Danger pushes Wednesday off and gets back to his feet.
Danger tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wednesday swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wednesday has Danger up against the cage in a clinch.
Wednesday has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Danger regains guard immediately.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Danger is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danger manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Wednesday manages to get himself to full guard.
Danger lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Danger preventing the sweep.
Danger looking to pass the guard.
Danger will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Danger thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Wednesday wants to sweep here but Danger controlling him for the moment.
Wednesday is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wednesday working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Danger.
Danger with a flurry of punches that miss.
Danger engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Wednesday wants to stand and escape but Danger is having none of it.
Danger won't allow Wednesday to sweep him here.
Danger trying to control but Wednesday is working from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Wednesday closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wednesday breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wednesday takes one to the chin there.
Danger with a hook.
Wednesday drives through and clinches with Danger against the cage.
Wednesday gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Danger regains guard.
Danger has his foot on Wednesday's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Wednesday works his way back into a safe position though.
Wednesday lands a couple of digs.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Wednesday scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Wednesday postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Danger has a closed guard, preventing Wednesday from standing up.
Wednesday stops Danger from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wednesday gets to his feet. Danger looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Wednesday moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Danger throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wednesday blocking some punches.
Stalling in the clinch from Wednesday.
Wednesday looking to throw knees to the head but Danger is blocking nicely.
Wednesday prevents the takedown attempt.
Wednesday tries to pull guard but Danger holds him up against the cage and eventually Wednesday drops back down to his feet.
Danger misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wednesday is leaning against Danger and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Denny Danger will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Wednesday delivers a nice body kick.
Danger looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Danger shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Wednesday defends it nicely.
Wednesday misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wednesday misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wednesday has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wednesday escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Danger tries to keep at a distance but Wednesday has taken the fight into the clinch.
Danger drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Wednesday gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Danger tries to pull guard but Wednesday holds him up against the cage and eventually Danger drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Denny Danger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danger is trying to break the clinch but Wednesday is controlling him.
Danger drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Wednesday gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Danger drags the fight down to the ground.
Danger had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Wednesday defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wednesday trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Wednesday not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
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.
Wednesday looking to pass the guard.
Danger is working an open guard so Wednesday takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Wednesday drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Wednesday slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Danger gets back to half guard.
Wednesday is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wednesday is trying to control. Danger wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Danger is trying to control but can't.
Still in half guard, Wednesday seems content to control.
Wednesday slips a nice elbow through Danger's hands, connecting with Danger's forehead.
Danger wants to control but Wednesday is keeping busy.
Wednesday working the head and body with strikes.
Danger wants to control but Wednesday is keeping busy.
Guy Wednesday has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wednesday trying to control the action but Danger is working from the bottom.
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.
Wednesday looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Wednesday lands strikes from half guard.
Wednesday is trying to control the action in half guard but Danger is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Danger is trying to control but can't.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wednesday throwing shots but Danger is blocking nicely.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Wednesday tries to bum rush Danger with a series of wild strikes but Danger uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wednesday fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Danger, pushing him back against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Guy Wednesday showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Wednesday connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Danger is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Wednesday.
It looks like Denny Danger has been cut.
Danger throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Wednesday counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Wednesday is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Danger throws a sloppy strike from the bottom. He's now off balance and Wednesday manages to pass to side control.
Wednesday decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Wednesday has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wednesday lands a head kick. Danger smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Danger fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wednesday scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Danger bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danger lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wednesday circles away quickly and effectively.
Danger keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Danger blocks a head kick by Wednesday.
Danger tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wednesday paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wednesday has Danger up against the cage in a clinch.
Wednesday breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wednesday gets a double leg takedown into Danger's guard.
Danger controls Wednesday momentarily but Wednesday frees himself.
Danger is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Wednesday is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wednesday landing some decent shots from guard.
Danger lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Danger sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Wednesday's guard.
Wednesday is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Danger is trying to control the action in half guard but Wednesday is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wednesday is holding on to half guard well.
Wednesday on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Danger thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Wednesday's head.
Wednesday wants to control the action here but instead Danger manages to pass to full mount!
Wednesday tries to improve his position but instead Danger has taken his back!
Danger is not going to allow Wednesday to sit and survive in this position.
Danger keeps control of the position as Wednesday tries to break free.
Danger is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wednesday is keeping busy.
Wednesday trying to control but not successfully.
Wednesday tries to roll but Danger sticks to his back.
Wednesday is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Danger misses with an elbow to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Denny Danger.
I think Danger 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 Josh West scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Denny Danger!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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