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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Ja Greco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Skipper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Greco kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Jesus Fucking Christ. 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 White Belt
Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Tony Ja Greco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, The Skipper!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greco tries to clinch up but Skipper circles away and keeps his distance.
Greco keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Greco checks a low kick from Skipper.
Skipper misses with a low kick.
Greco fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Skipper, pushing him back against the cage.
Greco lands a nice elbow.
It looks like The Skipper has been cut.
Greco landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Skipper tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Greco just stands there and leans against the cage.
Skipper tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Greco just stands there and leans against the cage.
Skipper looks gassed!
Greco lands an elbow just above Skipper 's eye.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Greco lands a knee to the body.
Greco landing knees to the body.
Greco lands a damaging elbow.
Greco scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Greco.
Greco connects with a nasty looking knee right to Skipper's face.
Greco lands an elbow inside.
Greco comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Knees to the body from Greco.
Nice elbow from Greco.
Greco lands a knee to the head.
Skipper tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Greco smiles and moves away.
Tony Ja Greco has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of The Skipper.
Greco has closed the distance and engaged Skipper in a clinch.
Greco unloads a knee to the mid-section. Skipper lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Greco.
Greco lands a nice elbow.
Greco scores a nice knee to the body.
Greco scores with a knee to the head.
Greco lands a damaging elbow.
Greco lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Greco scores a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greco lands an elbow inside that Skipper shrugs off.
Greco lands a damaging elbow.
Greco lands a knee to the head.
Skipper takes an elbow to the forehead.
Greco lands an elbow inside that Skipper shrugs off.
Skipper jumps guard but Greco stands there with Skipper around his waist. Skipper gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Greco lands a good knee to the midsection. Skipper won't want to take too many of those.
Skipper tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Greco just stands there and leans against the cage.
Skipper fails to pull guard.
Greco lands an elbow inside that Skipper shrugs off.
Greco scores with a knee to the head.
Skipper jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Greco walks away with a smile on his face. Skipper gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Skipper throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Greco moves out of range of the leg kick from Skipper.
Greco tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Greco looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Greco tries to clinch up but Skipper circles away and keeps his distance.
Greco tries to clinch but Skipper moves out of range.
Greco checks a leg kick nicely.
Tony Ja Greco is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Skipper throws a low kick but Greco avoids it.
Greco tries to clinch there but Skipper circles away.
Skipper misses with a low kick as Greco jumps back.
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.
Skipper throws a solid leg kick but Greco takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Skipper.
Greco tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Skipper paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Skipper does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Greco is looking to clinch.
Greco fails in his attempt to clinch.
Skipper throws a chopping leg kick but Greco manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Greco checks a low kick from Skipper.
Skipper keeps the fight on the outside.
Greco checks a leg kick nicely.
Greco tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Skipper manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Greco checks the leg kick nicely there.
Greco tries to clinch up.
Skipper attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Greco checks a low kick from Skipper.
Greco moves in looking to clinch but Skipper pushes him off.
Good work by Greco as he checks the leg kick.
Skipper throws a leg kick but Greco checks it.
Skipper fails to land the takedown.
Skipper fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Greco fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greco fails in his attempt to clinch.
Greco stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Greco wants it to stay on the feet.
Greco wants to clinch.
Skipper swats away the attempt to clinch by Greco.
Skipper tries a low kick but Greco avoids it.
Greco doesn't manage to clinch there - Skipper circles away.
Greco tries to close the distance and clinch up but Skipper swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Skipper shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Greco checks a low kick from Skipper.
Greco checks the leg kick nicely there.
Skipper swats away the attempt to clinch by Greco.
Skipper fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Greco checks it well.
Greco moves in looking to clinch but Skipper pushes him off.
Greco is looking to clinch.
Skipper finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Skipper tries a low kick but Greco avoids it.
Greco darts in and clinches Skipper up against the cage.
Skipper tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Greco unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Greco lands an elbow inside that Skipper shrugs off.
Nice elbow from Greco.
Greco lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Skipper takes an elbow to the forehead.
Greco lands an elbow just above Skipper 's eye.
Greco is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Skipper jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Greco walks away with a smile on his face. Skipper gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Skipper avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Greco fails with an attempt to clinch.
Greco fails with an attempt to clinch.
Greco checks the leg kick.
Greco fails in his attempt to clinch.
Skipper misses with a low kick.
Greco tries to clinch up.
Skipper throws a front kick aimed at Greco's knee but Greco avoids it well.
Greco moves into the clinch.
Greco lands an elbow inside.
Skipper tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Skipper fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Skipper tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Greco.
Skipper tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Greco smiles and moves away.
Greco blocks a low kick nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Ja Greco dominated that round.
The cut man is working on The Skipper's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Greco tries to clinch there but Skipper circles away.
An inside leg kick from Skipper misses.
Greco tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Greco fails in his attempt to clinch.
Skipper throws a solid leg kick but Greco takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Skipper.
Skipper tries a low kick but Greco avoids it.
Greco doesn't manage to clinch there - Skipper circles away.
Skipper tries to clinch but Greco is having none of it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Skipper moves in looking to clinch but Greco pushes him off.
Greco is looking to clinch.
Greco tries to clinch up but Skipper circles away and keeps his distance.
Greco wants to clinch up but Skipper keeps it at a distance.
Greco tries to clinch up but Skipper circles away and keeps his distance.
Greco is looking to clinch but Skipper is avoiding it.
Greco moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Greco connects with a nasty looking knee right to Skipper's face.
Greco lands a damaging elbow.
Skipper tries to pull guard but Greco holds him up against the cage and eventually Skipper drops back down to his feet.
Skipper tries to pull guard but Greco holds him up against the cage and eventually Skipper drops back down to his feet.
Skipper takes a knee to the side of the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Skipper tries to pull guard but Greco won't allow it.
Tony Ja Greco has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of The Skipper.
Greco lands a damaging elbow.
Greco is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Skipper can do to turn this around?
Skipper fails to pull guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skipper tries to pull guard but Greco won't allow it.
Greco lands a nice elbow.
Greco lands a good knee to the midsection. Skipper won't want to take too many of those.
Greco lands a nice knee to the body.
Skipper tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Greco just stands there and leans against the cage.
Greco with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Greco lands an elbow just above Skipper 's eye.
Greco gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Skipper tries to pull guard but Greco won't allow it.
Skipper tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Greco smiles and moves away.
Skipper circles away from the clinch attempt.
Greco moves in looking to clinch but Skipper pushes him off.
Skipper keeps the fight on the outside.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Skipper.
Greco has taken the fight to the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Greco.
Skipper jumps guard but Greco stands there with Skipper around his waist. Skipper gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Greco pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Greco using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Skipper jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Greco walks away with a smile on his face. Skipper gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Greco is looking to clinch.
Skipper avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greco doesn't manage to clinch there - Skipper circles away.
Greco wants to clinch up but Skipper keeps it at a distance.
Skipper tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Greco checks a low kick from Skipper.
Greco is looking to clinch but Skipper is avoiding it.
Skipper tries to land a leg kick but Greco saw it coming and moves away.
The Skipper is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Skipper misses with a leg kick.
Skipper throws a low kick but Greco moves out of range easily.
Greco fails in his attempt to clinch.
Greco checks a leg kick.
Greco wants to clinch.
Greco tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Skipper manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Skipper fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Greco checks it well.
Skipper circles away from the clinch attempt.
Greco fails with an attempt to clinch.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Greco checks a leg kick.
Skipper throws a low kick but it's checked well by Greco.
Greco tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Skipper manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Greco tries to clinch up but Skipper circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greco checks a leg kick.
Greco moves out of range of the leg kick from Skipper.
Greco moves out of range of the leg kick from Skipper.
Greco checks a leg kick.
Skipper throws a low kick but Greco avoids it.
Greco closes the distance and pushes Skipper back into the cage.
Greco utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Skipper jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Greco walks away with a smile on his face. Skipper gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Greco is looking to clinch.
Greco is looking to clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tony Ja Greco has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Skipper takes an elbow to the temple.
Skipper tries to pull guard but Greco holds him up against the cage and eventually Skipper drops back down to his feet.
Skipper jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Greco walks away with a smile on his face. Skipper gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Greco fails with an attempt to clinch.
Greco tries to clinch up but Skipper circles away and keeps his distance.
Greco tries to clinch there but Skipper circles away.
Skipper shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Greco checks the leg kick nicely there.
Skipper pivots, looking for a leg kick but Greco is out of range and Skipper settles back down.
Greco tries to close the distance and clinch but Skipper swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skipper avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Greco checks a low kick from Skipper.
Skipper misses with a leg kick.
Skipper throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Greco checks a leg kick.
Skipper tries to score with a low kick but Greco moves his leg out of the way.
Skipper attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Greco blocks a low kick nicely.
Skipper throws a leg kick but Greco checks it.
Greco wants to clinch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Skipper 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 Greco has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Greco and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nice takedown defense from Greco. No joy for Skipper on that attempt.
Greco takes the fight into the clinch.
Skipper takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nice elbow from Greco.
Greco creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Skipper's defenses.
Greco lands an elbow that stopped Skipper in his tracks for a moment.
Greco comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Greco lands an elbow inside.
Skipper takes an elbow to the forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Ja Greco dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on The Skipper's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Skipper keeps the fight on the outside.
Greco is looking to clinch but Skipper is avoiding it.
Greco fails with an attempt to clinch.
Skipper pivots, looking for a leg kick but Greco is out of range and Skipper settles back down.
Greco checks the leg kick nicely there.
Skipper swats away the attempt to clinch by Greco.
Skipper tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Greco is able to avoid easily.
Greco blocks a low kick nicely.
Skipper misses with a low kick as Greco jumps back.
Greco wants to clinch.
Greco moves into the clinch successfully.
Skipper fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Greco lands an elbow inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skipper blocks an elbow strike.
Skipper jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Greco walks away with a smile on his face. Skipper gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Skipper scores a takedown into full mount!
Skipper throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Skipper with the ground and pound from mount.
Greco is trying to stand up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skipper working the ground and pound effectively.
Skipper cracks Greco with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Skipper thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Greco is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Skipper throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Skipper working Greco over with strikes here.
Skipper working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Greco squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skipper lands with some strikes.
Skipper scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Greco?
Greco blocking the ground and pound.
Skipper scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Greco?
Skipper throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Greco's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Greco takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Skipper throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Greco somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Skipper shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Greco's guard.
Greco wants to stand up but Skipper is controlling him.
Skipper missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Greco is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Skipper is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Skipper lands a couple of elbows.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skipper loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Greco is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Knees to the body from Greco.
Skipper tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Tony Ja Greco has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of The Skipper.
Skipper fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Skipper takes an elbow to the temple.
Greco lands an elbow that stopped Skipper in his tracks for a moment.
Greco with a knee to the head.
Skipper tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Greco smiles and moves away.
Skipper keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Greco looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Some bone on bone action there as Greco checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Skipper throws a front kick aimed at Greco's knee but Greco avoids it well.
Skipper tries to work over Greco's front leg with a kick but Greco checks it.
Skipper throws out a leg kick but Greco moves out of range and Skipper only half commits.
Skipper circles away from the clinch attempt.
Greco tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Skipper paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Greco fails with an attempt to clinch.
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.
Skipper does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Skipper avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Skipper is looking to score with low kicks.
Greco tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Skipper paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Greco doesn't manage to clinch there - Skipper circles away.
Skipper misses with a low kick.
Greco tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Skipper paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Skipper throws a low kick, looking for Greco's leg but Greco calmly moves out of range.
Skipper throws a leg kick that misses.
Skipper throws out a leg kick but Greco moves out of range and Skipper only half commits.
Skipper keeps the fight on the outside.
Skipper tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Greco is able to avoid easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Greco looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
An inside leg kick from Skipper misses.
Greco fails with an attempt to clinch.
A leg kick checked by Greco.
Skipper tries a low kick but Greco avoids it.
Skipper fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Skipper throws a leg kick that misses.
The Skipper has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Skipper throws a leg kick that misses.
Greco wants to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
The Skipper comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Greco 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 29:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Ja Greco!
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