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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Freddie Holloza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Unigu Rege (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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145 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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135 lbs
13 - 8 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class MT
KO power |
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Freddie Holloza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Unigu Rege!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Gwen Towbar and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holloza wants to clinch.
Rege darts in looking for a takedown but Holloza gets double underhooks and turns Rege into the cage.
Rege tries to pull guard but Holloza holds him up against the cage and eventually Rege drops back down to his feet.
Holloza lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rege ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Rege no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Holloza postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Rege is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Holloza is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rege is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Holloza throws a strike but Rege rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Holloza wants to sweep here but Rege controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rege is looking to work some ground and pound but Holloza has wrist control.
Holloza keeping moving, preventing Rege from controlling successfully.
Holloza might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Holloza can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Rege controls the pace.
Rege is pushing down on Holloza's leg trying to pass to half guard. Holloza is fighting to maintain full guard but Rege has managed to sneak the leg through.
Rege looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Rege tries to pass to full mount but Holloza defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holloza trying to hold on to Rege's head to control him but Rege postures up.
Rege wants to get back to his feet.
Holloza tries to get to full guard but Rege has control of the leg.
Holloza is refusing to be controlled, as Rege sits in half guard.
Rege stalling.
Holloza has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Unigu Rege was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Holloza has Rege up against the cage in a clinch.
Rege wants to break free but Holloza has control.
Rege tries to break free but Holloza pushes him back against the cage.
Rege decides to pull guard.
Holloza has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Rege is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Rege is keen to just control but Holloza is a slippery customer.
Holloza is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rege is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Rege is working for a kimura but Holloza is defending it quite comfortably.
Holloza trying to control from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holloza makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Holloza.
Holloza looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rege is one step ahead there.
Rege wants to stand but Holloza is controlling his posture from full guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Rege working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rege trying to control the position from guard on top but Holloza is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Unigu Rege dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rege circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rege blocks a head kick by Holloza.
Danga de danga de dang - Rege scores with a four punch combination!
Rege dives in for a single leg takedown but Holloza sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Rege avoids the elbow strike from Holloza, against the cage.
Rege tries to pull guard but Holloza holds him up against the cage and eventually Rege drops back down to his feet.
Holloza looking to throw knees to the head but Rege is blocking nicely.
Holloza controlling the action here for a moment.
Holloza lands a nice uppercut.
Rege wants a takedown but no success here.
Freddie Holloza has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Unigu Rege.
Rege tries to circle away but Holloza has him pinned against the cage.
Holloza working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rege fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Holloza working aggressively here.
Holloza lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rege backwards.
Rege is working for takedown but Holloza is calmly controlling the position for now.
Holloza breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Holloza moves out of range as Rege throws a body kick.
Rege tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Holloza connects with a leg kick. Rege looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rege looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Unigu Rege is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rege wants to clinch up but Holloza keeps it at a distance.
Holloza tries to clinch there but Rege circles away.
Horrible takedown by Rege or perhaps it was just good defense by Holloza which made him look bad.
Rege shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Holloza sprawls well. Holloza wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rege gets slowly back to his feet.
Holloza tries to clinch but Rege is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rege gets a clinch.
Holloza tries to land a knee to the head but Rege blocks with his arms.
Rege digs a right hand underneath Holloza's ribcage. Holloza let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A shot in the inside from Rege.
A right hook to the body lands for Holloza.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Holloza leaning against his opponent.
Holloza is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Rege gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Holloza tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Rege just stands there and leans against the cage.
Holloza throws an elbow but it misses.
Rege looking to throw knees to the head but Holloza is blocking nicely.
Holloza throws a head punch that misses.
Holloza misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holloza is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Rege.
Rege jumps guard but Holloza turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Holloza swings wildly with an uppercut but Rege uses good head movement to avoid it.
Holloza scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Unigu Rege has been cut.
Holloza is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rege is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Holloza with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rege managing to block the knees to the body from Holloza.
Rege wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Holloza breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Holloza moves in looking to clinch but Rege pushes him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holloza tries to clinch
and Rege counters with a straight right hand.
Holloza has taken the fight to the clinch.
Freddie Holloza has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Holloza putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rege in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rege misses with a knee to the head.
Rege tries to circle away but Holloza has him pinned against the cage.
Rege tries to work over Holloza's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Holloza is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Holloza misses with a knee to the head.
Holloza pushes Rege back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Holloza trying to control the position but instead, Rege has worked for underhooks and has pushed Holloza into the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rege tries to pull guard but Holloza holds him up against the cage and eventually Rege drops back down to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Freddie Holloza dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Unigu Rege's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Rege wants to clinch.
Rege moves into the clinch.
Holloza is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Rege breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rege checks a leg kick.
Holloza avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Holloza. Rege does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rege circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rege swats away the attempt to clinch by Holloza.
Holloza leaves Rege with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Rege misses with a combination
and Holloza counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holloza tries to land a knee to the head but Rege blocks with his arms.
Rege trying to control the position but instead, Holloza has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rege into the cage.
Holloza creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Holloza looking to throw knees to the head but Rege is blocking nicely.
Rege has Holloza pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Holloza manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Holloza lands with a short shot to the head.
Holloza lands a damaging elbow.
Rege tries to score a body lock takedown but Holloza shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Freddie Holloza has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Unigu Rege.
Holloza lands a shoulder strike.
Rege wants to take the fight to the mat but Holloza manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Rege tries for a takedown but Holloza manages to get underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rege is trying to force a seperation but Holloza has the dominant position.
Holloza creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rege has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Holloza is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Holloza throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rege blocks it with crossed arms.
Rege pulls Holloza into guard.
Holloza working some strikes from top position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rege trying to control the position.
Rege 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.
Holloza throwing strikes but missing.
Rege preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holloza trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Holloza trying to control but Rege is working from the bottom.
Rege is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Still in half guard, Rege seems content to control.
Rege 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.
Rege wants to lay and pray for a moment but Holloza keeps working.
Rege seems to be looking for submissions.
Holloza wants to control the action here but instead Rege manages to pass to full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rege prevents Holloza from getting the reversal.
Rege tries to control but Holloza wriggling away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Unigu Rege has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rege lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Unigu Rege.
I think Rege has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Unigu Rege!
Unigu Rege managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Charlie Wang's Tattered Rags & 95% Laundry, into his post fight interview.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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