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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nigel Pykrete (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Icarus Ritter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pykrete's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Papa was a Rolling Stone. Ritter has chosen Postmortem - Slayer as his entrance music. Icarus Ritter has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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300 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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290 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank |
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nigel Pykrete!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Icarus Ritter!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Sano and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ritter tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pykrete swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ritter gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Ritter has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Ritter has a couple of punches blocked by Pykrete.
Ritter misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pykrete blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Ritter fails to land.
Still in the clinch, Pykrete scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pykrete tries for a takedown but Ritter manages to get underhooks.
Pykrete lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ritter misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ritter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pykrete has Ritter pressed against the ropes.
Pykrete drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ritter gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Ritter missing with knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Ritter.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pykrete tries to break free but Ritter pushes him back against the ropes.
Pykrete stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short body shot lands from Pykrete as the two fighters clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Pykrete.
Pykrete's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ritter tries to clinch but Pykrete moves away
and Pykrete counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ritter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ritter tries to clinch up but Pykrete circles away and keeps his distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pykrete. Ritter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ritter wants to clinch but Pykrete slips to the side
and Pykrete counters with a left to the body.
Ritter wants to clinch but Pykrete slips to the side
and Pykrete counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pykrete has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Ryōzanpaku Dojo in the buildup to the fight.
Ritter tries to clinch
and Pykrete counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ritter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pykrete circles away from the clinch attempt
and Pykrete counters with a nice body shot.
Ritter looks to clinch
and Pykrete cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ritter closes the distance but Pykrete moves to the side
and Pykrete counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Pykrete.
Ritter keeping moving, preventing Pykrete from controlling successfully.
Pykrete throws a big right hand that misses.
Pykrete is looking to pass into half guard but Ritter pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Ritter is in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pykrete keeping moving, preventing Ritter from controlling successfully.
Ritter won't allow Pykrete to sweep him here.
Ritter is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Icarus Ritter was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Ritter clinches up with Pykrete and pushes him back against the ropes.
Pykrete misses with a punch to the body.
Pykrete blocks an elbow strike.
Pykrete works on Ritter's body with a couple of short punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pykrete pushes Ritter back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Ritter looks winded!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pykrete breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Pykrete.
Ritter is working to avoid the ground and pound but Pykrete connects with a decent elbow.
Ritter is not content to let Pykrete control the position.
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.
Pykrete in side control, throwing shots but Ritter defends.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ritter managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Pykrete.
Pykrete wants to control but Ritter is keeping him busy.
Pykrete working the strikes but Ritter uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nigel Pykrete dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ritter tries to clinch but fails miserably
so Pykrete counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Ritter throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ritter keeping moving, preventing Pykrete from controlling successfully.
Nigel Pykrete overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pykrete passes Ritter's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Ritter is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Pykrete working Ritter over with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pykrete seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Pykrete seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Pykrete seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ritter does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ritter is looking for a sweep. Pykrete is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Pykrete frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Pykrete landing strikes from the mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pykrete punishing his opponent with strikes.
Ritter is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Pykrete is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ritter can do to turn this around?
Pykrete trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pykrete looking to finish Ritter with some ground and pound. This is bad for Ritter!
Pykrete with shots to the head and body - Ritter looks very uncomfortable down there.
Pykrete unloading with bombs!
Pykrete looking to control but Ritter is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Pykrete is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Ritter is rocked!
Pykrete working Ritter over with strikes here.
Ritter is still in real trouble! Can Pykrete finish him?
Pykrete lands a big shot to the head and Ritter winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Nigel Pykrete!
An out of breath Nigel Pykrete thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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