 |
gc22 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tyrone Biggums (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Whitehope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mark Whitehope is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
 |
|
 |
| 178 cm
23
185 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
|
179 cm
25
184 lbs
9 - 8 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
|
Excellent grappler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight 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, Tyrone Biggums!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Whitehope!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Cecil Peabody and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whitehope looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Biggums is pressing down on Whitehope's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Whitehope postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Biggums is on top in guard.
Whitehope looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Whitehope had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Biggums defends it easily.
Whitehope had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Biggums defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Biggums scoring with punches to the head and body.
Whitehope had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Biggums defends it easily.
Biggums trying to control the position from guard on top but Whitehope is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Biggums cracks Whitehope with a solid left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitehope 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.
Biggums postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Whitehope is looking for a triangle but Biggums pushes his legs off easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Whitehope working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Biggums doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Biggums manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Whitehope preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Biggums avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Biggums throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Whitehope avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Biggums keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Whitehope's head.
Biggums pushes down on Whitehope's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Biggums is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitehope looking for submissions off his back.
Biggums working Whitehope over with strikes.
Whitehope looking for submissions off his back.
Whitehope trying to control from the bottom.
Whitehope actively working from the bottom here.
Whitehope actively working from the bottom here.
Biggums takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Whitehope looking for submissions off his back.
Biggums working Whitehope over with strikes.
Whitehope is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Biggums pulls his head out easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitehope slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Biggums wants to control from the top but Whitehope keeps moving.
Whitehope looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Whitehope is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Whitehope looks winded!
Biggums working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Biggums wants to control from the top but Whitehope keeps moving.
Biggums looking to pass the guard.
Biggums scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Whitehope is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Biggums stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Whitehope swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Whitehope is looking for a triangle but Biggums pushes his legs off easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Biggums distracts Whitehope with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Biggums passes into half guard.
Biggums throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Biggums drops an elbow to the side of Whitehope's head.
Whitehope on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Whitehope looking for submissions off his back.
Biggums trying to control the action but Whitehope is working from the bottom.
Whitehope looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Biggums working Whitehope over with strikes.
Biggums wants to work for an arm triangle but Whitehope is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyrone Biggums dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Whitehope drives through with a takedown into Biggums's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Whitehope working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Whitehope sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Biggums's guard.
Biggums is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Whitehope pulls his head out easily.
Biggums trying to control but Whitehope postures up.
Biggums looking for submissions off his back.
Whitehope missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whitehope working Biggums over with strikes.
Biggums wants to get back to full guard.
Biggums manages to get to full guard.
Biggums manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Whitehope manages to get himself to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitehope is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Biggums rolls with it to try and escape but Whitehope cranks on the arm and Biggums is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mark Whitehope!
A less than humble Mark Whitehope misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
36% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kantemir Gaunov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robinho Kumerlee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). He arrived on a last minute flight shortly after looking tired and unhappy. Officials decided the fight should still take place, much to the delight of the fans in attendance.
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kantemir Gaunov and Robinho Kumerlee. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
 |
|
 |
| 170 cm
20
170 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
|
178 cm
22
170 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Brawler
KO power |
|
Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kantemir Gaunov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Robinho Kumerlee!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Chris Downing and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kumerlee clinches up with Gaunov and pushes him back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Kumerlee.
Kumerlee scores with a shot to the side of Gaunov's head.
It looks like Kantemir Gaunov has been cut.
Kumerlee misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kumerlee misses with a punch on the inside.
Gaunov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kumerlee working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Stalling in the clinch from Kumerlee.
A head punch on the inside from Kumerlee fails to land.
Kumerlee has Gaunov pressed against the cage.
Gaunov is looking to take this one to the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kumerlee misses with some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Kumerlee.
Kumerlee working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kumerlee working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kumerlee avoiding damage.
Gaunov goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kumerlee prevents it.
Kumerlee lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gaunov backwards.
Kumerlee prevents a takedown attempt there.
We've been hearing reports that Gaunov has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kantemir Gaunov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kumerlee makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gaunov.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Kumerlee 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.
Kumerlee throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gaunovs head.
A head punch on the inside from Kumerlee fails to land.
A nice left hand lands by Kumerlee.
Gaunov goes for a takedown attempt but Kumerlee pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Kumerlee connects with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kumerlee lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nice uppercut there from Kumerlee.
Kumerlee misses with a double jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gaunov has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kumerlee finds it's way round the side to connect with Gaunov's head.
Kumerlee scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Gaunov shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kumerlee but Kumerlee pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gaunov is defended easily by Kumerlee.
A jab from Kumerlee finds it's way through Gaunov's defenses.
Kumerlee has Gaunov up against the cage in a clinch.
Gaunov wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kumerlee misses with the head strike.
A short uppercut from Kumerlee.
Gaunov is rocked!
A short left from Kumerlee.
Oh Gaunov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kumerlee throws a big uppercut that drops Gaunov! More strikes from Kumerlee and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Gaunov lies dazed against the cage as Kumerlee celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Robinho Kumerlee!
Robinho Kumerlee thanked the fans post fight for their support.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
46% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hannibal Barca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dmitry Saadiev (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.
 |
|
 |
| 193 cm
25
218 lbs
17 - 4 - 0 |
|
190 cm
27
218 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
|
Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hannibal Barca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dmitry Saadiev!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, George Francis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saadiev takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
It looks like Dmitry Saadiev has been cut.
Barca gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Barca breaks the clinch.
Saadiev throws a shot from downtown. Barca moves away and avoids it.
Saadiev throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Barca stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Barca throws a hook but Saadiev blocks it.
Barca avoids the body shot from Saadiev.
Saadiev avoids the body shot from Barca.
A countering left hand to the body from Saadiev misses.
Barca misses with a looping left.
Saadiev throws a lazy right hand but Barca sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Barca throws a predictable looking body shot
and Saadiev counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Barca is looking to slow Saadiev down with leg kicks.
Nice defenses there by Saadiev.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barca. Saadiev does a little dance to reset his feet.
Saadiev misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barca misses with a right hand
and Saadiev counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Hannibal Barca has been cut.
A nice leg kick lands there from Barca.
Saadiev drops Barca with a beautiful combination! Barca stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Saadiev is looking for the KO!
Barca is rocked!
Saadiev slips under a jab.
Oh Barca is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Barca scores with a hook.
Hannibal Barca seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saadiev tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barca was well out of range. Poor timing from Saadiev.
Barca seems to have got his legs back now.
Saadiev misses with a wild body shot.
Barca looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Barca throws a right and a left that Saadiev avoids nicely.
Barca takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A big left from Barca misses.
Barca tries a low kick but Saadiev avoids it.
Saadiev throws a series of punches but Barca avoids them all with ease.
Barca lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Saadiev looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saadiev throws a combination. Barca tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Saadiev slips a jab and a cross from Barca.
Saadiev uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barca.
Barca pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Saadiev back to the cage. Barca follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Barca definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Barca scores with a punch to the head.
Barca jabs Saadiev to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Barca throws a combination that misses
and Saadiev counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice straight punches there by Barca. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Barca.
Saadiev throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Barca throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barca defending well as Saadiev loads up on a big left hand.
Barca is looking to counter punch.
Barca ducks under a wild hook from Saadiev.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barca connects with a body shot that sends Saadiev's belly button to the back.
Barca moves in looking to clinch but Saadiev pushes him off.
Saadiev takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Barca misses with a combination
and Saadiev counters with a three punch combo that has Barca backing up. Barca nods at Saadiev to acknowledge the strikes.
Barca throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sloppy strikes from Saadiev. Those never looked like landing.
Saadiev looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Barca swings widly with a right hand
and Barca takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Good standup being displayed there by Barca as he connects with a hook.
Barca connects with an inside leg kick.
Barca connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Saadiev's hands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barca throws a body punch but Saadiev moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saadiev on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Barca. Barca obviously looking to wear him down.
Barca works the jab nicely.
Saadiev scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Barca doesn't seem bothered though.
Barca just misses with a punch to the body.
Saadiev missing with a left hand there. Barca was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A telegraphed right hand from Barca misses the target.
Saadiev lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Saadiev checks a leg kick.
Saadiev is looking for the big counter here.
Saadiev just misses with a punch to the body.
Barca throws a lazy uppercut
and Saadiev makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Saadiev throws the left hand but Barca avoids the punch easily.
A combination from Saadiev does no damage.
Sloppy strikes from Saadiev. Those never looked like landing.
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 Hannibal Barca will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Barca takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Barca throws a low kick but it's checked well by Saadiev.
Barca throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Saadiev on the side of the head.
Barca dodges the punch combination from Saadiev.
Saadiev waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barca.
Barca ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Barca takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A looping hook to the body misses from Saadiev. Barca does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barca scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That has opened up Dmitry Saadiev's cut even more.
Saadiev takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Oooooh!!! Barca has knocked Saadiev down with a huge combo! Barca steps away and waves a wobbly Saadiev back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Saadiev is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barca tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Saadiev was well out of range. Poor timing from Barca.
Saadiev is still on wobbly legs! Can Barca finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saadiev displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Barca throws out the jab.
Saadiev seems to have recovered his senses.
Saadiev throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Saadiev checks a leg kick.
Barca ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Saadiev moves away.
Saadiev misses with a straight left.
Saadiev throws a right hand that misses
and Barca counters with an inside leg kick.
Barca takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Saadiev throws a right and a left that Barca avoids nicely.
Saadiev just misses with a punch to the body.
Hannibal Barca is winning the standup battle so far.
Barca misses with a combination
letting Saadiev counter with a right hand.
Barca throws a lazy right hand but Saadiev sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Saadiev looks to land a combination but Barca avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saadiev slips a jab and a cross from Barca.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Saadiev! But no joy.
Saadiev rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Barca counter with a right hand.
Barca takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barca throws a low kick but it's checked well by Saadiev.
Saadiev rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Barca connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hannibal Barca is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barca scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Saadiev ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Barca misses with a body shot.
Barca gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Barca escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Saadiev scores with a three punch combo!
Saadiev pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Barca back to the cage. Saadiev follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barca doesn't manage to clinch there - Saadiev circles away.
Saadiev walks into a jab.
The cut above Dmitry Saadiev's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Barca lands a nice looking body shot.
Barca fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Barca uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Saadiev.
Barca swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Saadiev takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Saadiev takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Barca with a jab.
Saadiev throws a nice looking combination but Barca bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Barca swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Barca walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Saadiev drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Barca swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Saadiev's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hannibal Barca!
A relieved looking Hannibal Barca thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
81% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Big Hardon Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nigel Pykrete (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pykrete comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Papa was a Rolling Stone kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
 |
|
 |
| 198 cm
23
284 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
|
213 cm
27
300 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
|
Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Big Hardon Jr!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nigel Pykrete!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, George Francis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardon Jr takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nigel Pykrete seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hardon Jr throws a leg kick that misses.
Pykrete throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hardon Jr counters with a leg kick.
Hardon Jr shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hardon Jr fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Pykrete misses with an uppercut. Hardon Jr saw that one coming.
Hardon Jr fires out a quick counter leg kick but Pykrete just manages to avoid it.
Pykrete throws out a loose jab but Hardon Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
It appears Hardon Jr was looking to counter with a kick there.
Pykrete fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hardon Jr manages to avoid it.
Hardon Jr slips a jab from Pykrete.
Hardon Jr tried to score with a low kick but Pykrete checks it.
Pykrete lands a jab.
Hardon Jr moves away from the strike by Pykrete.
Pykrete throws a big shot that misses.
Pykrete slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hardon Jr connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hardon Jr looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pykrete is fending him off so far but Hardon Jr persists. Nope, Pykrete circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pykrete has closed the distance and engaged Hardon Jr in a clinch.
Pykrete lands with a right to the head.
Pykrete stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Pykrete lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hardon Jr.
The referee calls for Hardon Jr to work.
Pykrete lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hardon Jr blocking some punches.
Pykrete lands a nice uppercut.
Hardon Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hardon Jr blocks an uppercut.
Pykrete lands an uppercut that drops Hardon Jr! Pykrete follows him to the canvas looking to finish.
Hardon Jr's coaches at Restricted area have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Pykrete scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Hardon Jr is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Pykrete can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nigel Pykrete!
Nigel Pykrete is the new super heavyweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Nigel Pykrete thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
66% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Co-main event
|
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jacques Cousteau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Murray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cousteau comes into the arena with 20000 Leagues Under the Sea - The Monster Attacks blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as John Murray enters the cage!
 |
|
 |
| 173 cm
25
166 lbs
12 - 3 - 0 |
|
180 cm
25
160 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
|
Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Powerful |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jacques Cousteau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Murray!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cousteau slips a straight right by Murray.
Cousteau looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cousteau throws a big shot that misses.
Murray swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Murray cracks Cousteau with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Murray keeps the fight on the outside.
Despite the aggression on Murray's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Cousteau throws a body punch but Murray moves out of range.
Murray dips to his left and cracks Cousteau with an uppercut!
Cousteau goes for a double leg but Murray avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Murray continues to drive forward.
Cousteau staying out of range there.
Cousteau ducks under a wild hook from Murray.
Cousteau displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Murray throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Murray throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Murray has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Cousteau is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Cousteau uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Murray.
Murray throws an overhand right that lands on Cousteau's shoulder, as Cousteau tries to avoid the shot.
Murray misses with a body shot.
Cousteau tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Murray defends well and Cousteau ends up having to push Murray into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cousteau uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Murray.
John Murray seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cousteau looks for a takedown but Murray sprawls well.
Murray let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jacques Cousteau. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cousteau fails with a takedown attempt.
John Murray is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cousteau ducks under a wild hook from Murray.
Cousteau closes this distance looking for a takedown but Murray circles away.
Cousteau drives through with a takedown into guard.
Cousteau with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cousteau accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cousteau tries to free his leg and advance position but Murray is retaining full guard.
Cousteau is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Murray is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Murray has escaped and now he's on top!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cousteau controls Murray momentarily but Murray frees himself.
Cousteau keeping moving, preventing Murray from controlling successfully.
Murray wants to stand but Cousteau has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Cousteau looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Cousteau looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Murray puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Murray is trying to control. Cousteau wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Murray is controlling the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cousteau is looking to improve his position.
Well, if Murray is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Cousteau is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Cousteau wants to control but Murray is keeping busy.
Cousteau is looking to improve his position.
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.
Cousteau is trying to control but can't.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Murray is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Murray moves into side control, avoiding the strikes from Cousteau.
Murray wants to control but Cousteau is keeping him busy.
Cousteau is trying to control Murray's posture but Murray avoids it.
Murray tries to score with some ground and pound. Cousteau controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
You can see the frustration on Cousteau's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Murray dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Murray misses with a double jab.
Cousteau changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Murray misses with a body shot.
Cousteau seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Murray looks to land a combination but Cousteau avoids it well.
Cousteau drops down looking for a counter takedown but Murray sprawls and moves away.
Cousteau connects with a looping right hand.
Cousteau missing with a left hand there. Murray was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A swing and a miss from Murray.
Murray loads up on a big right hand but Cousteau slips the punch.
Cousteau shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Murray but Murray pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Cousteau gets cracked there but stands up to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murray looks to land a left hand but Cousteau moved out of range nicely.
Cousteau uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Murray.
Murray misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murray lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nice sprawl there from Murray as Cousteau shoots in.
Murray looks to land a combination but Cousteau avoids it well.
A right-left combo lands from Murray.
Murray misses with a hook. Cousteau ducked under it nicely.
John Murray seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Murray uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cousteau.
As Cousteau backs off Murray throws a huge counter combo but Cousteau manages to avoid it all.
Murray looks to land a combination but Cousteau avoids it well.
Cousteau lands a right hook to the body.
Murray throws a combination that misses
and Cousteau counters with a shoot takedown. Murray fights it but they end up in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cousteau postures up in Murray's guard and throws a big left but Murray blocks it.
Cousteau is looking to work some ground and pound but Murray has wrist control.
Cousteau lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Cousteau throws an elbow that misses. Murray uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Cousteau's guard. Nice move by Murray!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murray's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Murray wants to pass the guard but Cousteau is keeping the position.
Cousteau had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Murray defends it easily.
Murray pushes down on Cousteau's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Cousteau tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Murray decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Cousteau shoots in and drives through. Murray sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jacques Cousteau. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cousteau manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Murray on his heels. He'll look to pass Murray's guard now, I'm sure.
Murray 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murray bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cousteau's guard.
Jacques Cousteau overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cousteau looking for a guillotine here but Murray defends easily.
Cousteau throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Murray showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Murray trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Murray wants to pass the guard but Cousteau is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murray trying to move into half guard but instead Cousteau has managed to sweep!
Cousteau won't allow Murray to get back to his feet.
Murray is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Cousteau is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Cousteau landing some decent shots from guard.
Cousteau postures up in Murray's guard and throws a big left but Murray blocks it.
Cousteau drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Cousteau jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Cousteau trying to control but Murray is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but John Murray will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Cousteau dives in and grabs Murray's left leg, looking for a takedown. Murray pushes down on Cousteau's head and hops out.
Murray looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Murray thows a left - swing and a miss!
Murray throws an overhand right that lands on Cousteau's shoulder, as Cousteau tries to avoid the shot.
Cousteau slips a straight right by Murray.
Cousteau keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cousteau misses with a low kick.
Murray has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cousteau thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cousteau darts in looking for a takedown but Murray gets double underhooks and turns Cousteau into the cage.
Murray let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Murray fails to land with a series of punches.
John Murray is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cousteau misses with a right hand
and Murray counters with a stiff right hand.
Cousteau slips a straight right by Murray.
Cousteau is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Murray's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Decent striking displayed by Murray there.
Cousteau moves out of range of the strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Cousteau misses the target.
Cousteau shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Murray as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jacques Cousteau. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cousteau fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Murray jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cousteau shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Murray counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A cross from Cousteau lands.
Cousteau darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Murray throws a body punch but Cousteau moves out of range.
Murray throws an overhand right that lands on Cousteau's shoulder, as Cousteau tries to avoid the shot.
Cousteau misses with an uppercut.
Murray displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cousteau misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cousteau tries to score a power double leg takedown but Murray sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Cousteau somewhat.
Cousteau shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murray is looking to control Cousteau's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Murray avoid being mounted?
Cousteau looks to land a strike but Murray avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murray seems keen to control Cousteau's posture.
Murray is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Cousteau is controlling him.
Cousteau trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cousteau is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Cousteau has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Murray is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Cousteau keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Murray's head.
Cousteau throwing strikes from guard but Murray blocks nicely.
Cousteau won't allow Murray to get back to his feet.
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.
Cousteau won't allow Murray to sweep him here.
Murray looking to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Cousteau keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cousteau moves out of range as Murray strikes.
Murray misses the shot to the body.
Murray tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cousteau was well out of range. Poor timing from Murray.
Cousteau drops down looking for a counter takedown but Murray sprawls and moves away.
Cousteau shoots in but no luck this time.
Murray slips under a jab from Cousteau.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cousteau will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Murray slaps away a takedown attempt from Cousteau, before circling back to the center of the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Murray comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Murray winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Murray!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
37% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Main event
|
Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raf Fernandes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Sacamano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sacamano has chosen Seinfeld Theme as his entrance music. Raf Fernandes has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
 |
|
 |
| 190 cm
28
296 lbs
13 - 5 - 0 |
|
150 cm
30
273 lbs
14 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine |
|
Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
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
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Raf Fernandes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bob Sacamano!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, George Francis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sacamano clinches.
Sacamano throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Fernandes just leaning against Sacamano, taking a breather.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sacamano tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fernandes avoids it.
Sacamano with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fernandes misses with an elbow over the top.
Fernandes can't find room to land a body shot as Sacamano controls the action.
Fernandes effectively controlling the action here.
Sacamano lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sacamano tries to break free but Fernandes pushes him back against the cage.
Fernandes is trying to break the clinch but Sacamano has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sacamano lands a nice knee to the body.
Sacamano manages to break the clinch.
Sacamano fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Fernandes is out of range.
Nice defenses there by Sacamano.
A big left from Fernandes misses.
We've been told by Fernandes's head coaches at Bi-polar Asylum that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sacamano has closed the distance and engaged Fernandes in a clinch.
Sacamano pushes off an throws an elbow but Fernandes leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Fernandes stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Fernandes lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Bob Sacamano has been cut.
Sacamano breaks from the clinch.
Fernandes instigates a clinch.
Sacamano is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fernandes is defending well for now.
Fernandes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fernandes tries to throw a body punch but Sacamano avoids it by throwing Fernandes back against the cage.
Sacamano throws an elbow that misses.
Sacamano creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nice elbow from Fernandes.
Fernandes lands an uppercut.
That has opened up Bob Sacamano's cut even more.
Sacamano prevents a body shot from Fernandes.
Fernandes blocks the elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sacamano blocks an elbow strike.
Fernandes creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sacamano's defenses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sacamano landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Fernandes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sacamano lands an elbow inside that Fernandes shrugs off.
Fernandes blocks the elbow strike.
Sacamano using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fernandes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fernandes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sacamano has a couple of punches blocked by Fernandes.
Sacamano lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sacamano lands an elbow inside that Fernandes shrugs off.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sacamano throws an elbow but misses.
Sacamano is trying to break free.
Fernandes gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The cut above Bob Sacamano's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Bob Sacamano's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Raf Fernandes!
After the fight, Raf Fernandes was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
28% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
