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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harold Sumrall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keemo Jakkar (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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295 lbs
9 - 8 - 0 |
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321 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
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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
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Harold Sumrall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Keemo Jakkar!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jakkar.
Sumrall shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jakkar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jakkar is looking to clinch.
Jakkar throws a head kick but Sumrall moves out of range.
Jakkar closes the distance and clinches.
Jakkar tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sumrall misses with a knee to the head.
Sumrall trying to stall but Jakkar improves his position.
Jakkar is fighting off a takedown attempt but Sumrall is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Jakkar to the mat. Jakkar regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Jakkar is trying to keep Sumrall in close.
Sumrall in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sumrall is looking to work some ground and pound but Jakkar has wrist control.
Jakkar has his hands on Sumrall's head, controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sumrall stops Jakkar from standing up.
Sumrall throws and elbow that misses. Jakkar uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sumrall's guard. Nice move by Jakkar!
Jakkar preventing the sweep.
Sumrall lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Jakkar!
Jakkar in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Jakkar is trying desperately to improve position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jakkar is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Sumrall lands with some strikes.
BOOM! Sumrall connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Sumrall lands a big elbow.
Sumrall lands a heavy elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sumrall in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Jakkar manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Sumrall seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jakkar does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Sumrall slips a nice elbow through Jakkar's hands, connecting with Jakkar's forehead.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sumrall not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jakkar manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Keemo Jakkar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jakkar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sumrall swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jakkar tries to clinch up but Sumrall circles away and keeps his distance.
Jakkar tries to clinch but Sumrall moves out of range.
Jakkar tries to clinch up.
Jakkar fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sumrall lands with a cross.
Jakkar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jakkar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Horrible takedown by Sumrall or perhaps it was just good defense by Jakkar which made him look bad.
Jakkar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Jakkar lands with a nice body kick.
Jakkar gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jakkar lands a takedown into guard.
Sumrall isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Jakkar stacks Sumrall on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Jakkar!
Jakkar controlling the position from side mount.
Jakkar working away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sumrall is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harold Sumrall dominated that round.
That's time! Sumrall's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sumrall keeps the fight on the outside.
Sumrall blocks a head kick by Jakkar.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Jakkar. Sumrall shrugs it off though.
Sumrall shoots in and drives through. Jakkar sprawls well.
Jakkar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jakkar.
Jakkar lands a high kick!
It looks like Harold Sumrall has been cut.
Keemo Jakkar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sumrall digs a good hook to Jakkar's body.
Jakkar closes the distance and clinches.
Sumrall is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Jakkar with a knee to the head.
Jakkar tries a knee to the head but Sumrall blocks it.
Jakkar misses with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jakkar landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jakkar unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sumrall lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jakkar landing knees to the head.
Harold Sumrall's cut is getting worse.
Jakkar gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Jakkar decides to stand up.
Jakkar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sumrall connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Sumrall.
Sumrall working the ground and pound.
Harold Sumrall overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sumrall tries to score with some ground and pound. Jakkar controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Jakkar tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Sumrall wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Jakkar can't do much from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jakkar is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Sumrall's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Jakkar pushes Sumrall off looking to stand but Sumrall dives back in and keeps control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sumrall lands with a punch from half guard.
Sumrall missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sumrall stops Jakkar from getting back to his feet.
Sumrall thows a huge punch but Jakkar dodges it nicely.
Jakkar is looking for a sweep. Sumrall is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jakkar is trying to stand.
Sumrall missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jakkar shoots in and bounces Sumrall off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sumrall has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jakkar can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sumrall had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jakkar defends it easily.
Jakkar's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Sumrall thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Jakkar trying to control the position from guard on top but Sumrall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sumrall doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Jakkar is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Sumrall looking for a guillotine here but Jakkar defends easily.
Jakkar pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sumrall is keeping the position for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keemo Jakkar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Harold Sumrall's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Jakkar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jakkar pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jakkar tries to clinch but Sumrall moves out of range.
Sumrall throws a shot from downtown. Jakkar moves away and avoids it.
Jakkar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sumrall tried to score with a low kick but Jakkar checks it.
Jakkar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sumrall lands a head kick. Jakkar smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sumrall changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jakkar tries to avoid it but Sumrall manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jakkar to the ground. Jakkar escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jakkar is looking to clinch.
Jakkar has a takedown stuffed.
Jakkar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jakkar shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sumrall flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Jakkar takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Sumrall is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Sumrall is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Jakkar can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sumrall is looking to escape.
Sumrall is looking to get to half guard.
Jakkar sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Jakkar looking to control but Sumrall is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sumrall sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Sumrall gets back to full guard.
Sumrall looking for a sweep. Not yet Sumrall, not yet.
Sumrall is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jakkar tries to free his leg and advance position but Sumrall is retaining full guard.
Jakkar trying to control but Sumrall is working from the bottom.
Sumrall working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Jakkar has passed into half guard!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sumrall tries to roll over but Jakkar keeps him under control.
Jakkar decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Sumrall throws a hook but Jakkar avoids it easily.
Jakkar is looking to clinch but Sumrall is avoiding it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jakkar tries to clinch up but Sumrall circles away and keeps his distance.
Sumrall feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Harold Sumrall.
I think Sumrall 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 29:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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hype
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RATING
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