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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jake Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Young (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 Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jake Burns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jake Young!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping leg kick lands for Burns.
Young tries to score a power double leg takedown but Burns sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Young somewhat.
Burns scores with a three punch combo!
Young fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Burns avoids it really well and circles away.
Young shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Burns sprawls well. Burns wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Young gets slowly back to his feet.
Jake Burns has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Young.
Young fails to land the takedown.
Burns closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Young did well to prevent Burns getting side control.
Young desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Burns missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns is looking to take a break and control but Young is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Burns wants to stand up but Young is controlling the position.
Young is refusing to be controlled, as Burns sits in half guard.
Burns wants to stand up but Young is controlling the position.
Burns missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Young taking some punishment here, with Burns in his half guard.
Burns trying to pass the guard but Young defending well.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Burns doesn't manage to clinch there - Young circles away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Young is defended easily by Burns.
Young shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Burns sprawls well. Burns wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Young gets slowly back to his feet.
Burns throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Burns misses with a two punch combination.
Burns throws a sloppy head kick and Young moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Burns showed some decent athleticism there.
Young is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Young blocking the ground and pound attempt from Burns.
Young is positioning himself well to prevent Burns advancing to mount.
Young is trying to maintain the position but Burns is very close to passing his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns wants to take a breather but Young is having none of it.
Young preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Burns not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Burns is keen to just control but Young is a slippery customer.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Burns tries to land a front kick but Young steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Burns wants to clinch up but Young keeps it at a distance.
Burns swinging wildly here.
Burns lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Burns throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Young tries to bum rush Burns with a series of wild strikes but Burns uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Young looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Burns is fending him off so far but Young persists. Nope, Burns circles away and we're back to standing.
Burns misses with a head kick.
Young moves in looking to clinch but Burns pushes him off.
Young drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Burns is breathing heavily.
Young throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Young trying to control the action but Burns is working from the bottom.
Burns seems a little lost for a moment, as Young dominates the positioning.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Burns is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Young is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Burns will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Young wants to lay and pray for a moment but Burns keeps working.
Young is trying to ground and pound but Burns uses the momentary lack of control by Young to regain half guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Young wants to control but Burns is keeping him busy.
Young is taking a breather. Burns 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.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jake Young.
Burns fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Young tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Burns counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Young is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Burns tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Young looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Burns!
Young connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Young controlling the pace for now.
Young has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Burns's face.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Young lands a nice shot to the head.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Young landing shots from mount.
Young is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Young jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Burns manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Young scoring with punches and elbows.
Young in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jake Burns will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Young scores a takedown into full mount!
Young controlling the position easily from mount.
Jake Young has got the better of the ground game so far.
Young looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Burns is trying to escape the mount.
Burns taking shots to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns is in a horrible position here. Young smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Burns takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Burns manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Young seems to be looking for submissions.
Burns is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young is keen to just control but Burns is a slippery customer.
Young missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Young lands strikes from half guard.
Young landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Young content to control rather than advance.
Young's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young is pressing down on Burns's thigh, looking to free his foot. Burns is holding on for now.
Burns is trying to get back to full guard.
Young looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
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.
Young is looking to stall here but Burns recovers full guard.
Young wants to control from the top but Burns keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jake Young.
Burns throws a head kick but Young moves out of range.
Burns goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Young moves out of range of the body kick from Burns.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Young.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Burns takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Young scores with a couple of short elbows.
Burns taking a bit of punishment here - Young scoring with strikes.
Young lands a few punches from side control.
Young is trying to ground and pound but Burns uses the momentary lack of control by Young to regain half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Young trying to mount his opponent but Burns defends it.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Young thows a huge punch but Burns dodges it nicely.
Burns looks like he's trying to stand up.
Young seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Burns does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Young working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Young lands a nice short elbow.
Burns won't allow Young to pass to mount.
Young trying to control from half guard but Burns is working away.
Burns has one foot on Young's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Burns stuffs the takedown.
Young shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Young sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Young postures up and lands a big shot to Burns's brow.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Young trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Burns looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Young passes into half guard.
Young missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Burns is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Young scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Burns is refusing to be controlled, as Young sits in half guard.
Young not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Young wants to pass to mount but Burns is defending the position.
Young working Burns over with strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Young comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight for Jake Young!
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight for Jake Young!
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight for Jake Young!
Jake Young wins by unanimous decision!
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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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