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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Kudo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Barnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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180 cm
26
247 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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200 cm
19
300 lbs
3 - 1 - 1 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bob Kudo! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Fedor Barnett ! The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Ryoma Takatsuka and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Barnett changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kudo tries to avoid it but Barnett manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kudo to the ground. Kudo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Barnett will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Kudo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kudo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Barnett . Barnett takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Barnett looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kudo is fending him off so far but Barnett persists. Nope, Kudo circles away and we're back to standing. Bob Kudo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fedor Barnett . Kudo throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Kudo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Barnett tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kudo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Barnett somewhat. Kudo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Barnett counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Kudo! We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake. Kudo is breathing heavily. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Barnett is working for a guillotine from mount but Kudo frees his head quite easily.
Barnett should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete. Barnett working for a guillotine from mount but Kudo is in no mood to give up. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Barnett looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round. Barnett looking for a guillotine from mount but Kudo is having none of it. Barnett throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
BOOM! Barnett connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Kudo wants to get back to his feet.
Kudo defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Barnett . Barnett has control of Kudo's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Kudo regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Kudo trying desperately to get to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Kudo is trying to escape the mount but Barnett keeps good control and instead manages to take Kudo's back.
Kudo showing good submission defense here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Barnett working for the choke. Barnett is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Kudo has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here. Barnett has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Barnett is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Kudo defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined. Barnett has his opponent's back and is working for the choke. Kudo wants to get back to his feet. Kudo is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. 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! Kudo controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Barnett is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Kudo trying to get back to his feet but Barnett is in full control for now. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Barnett lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Barnett .
Kudo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground. Barnett working for a choke but Kudo is defending well. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fedor Barnett dominated that round. That's time! Kudo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Barnett shoots in looking for a takedown but Kudo manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Barnett 's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away. Kudo misses with a few strikes there.
Kudo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Barnett doesn't seem bothered though. Barnett shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kudo sprawls well. Kudo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Barnett gets slowly back to his feet. Kudo throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Kudo misses with the combination.
Bob Kudo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Kudo fails to land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Barnett shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Kudo is trying to defend but Barnett finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further. Barnett is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kudo has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's one minute gone in the round. Barnett passes to side control. Kudo wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done! Barnett wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Kudo, who protects the arm well. Barnett tries for a kimura but Kudo is defending well. Barnett tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Barnett has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Barnett tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. Kudo is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Barnett asserts his dominance and retains side control. Barnett tries for a kimura but Kudo is defending well. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Barnett is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kudo knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Barnett prevents Kudo from escaping the position. Barnett lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face. Kudo wants to get back to his feet but Barnett drags him back down. Barnett tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Barnett has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! Barnett looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. Barnett is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kudo has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Kudo is pushing Barnett 's head away, looking to escape. Barnett manages to hold on to the position though. Kudo dodges the ground and pound from Barnett . Barnett is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kudo knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. This has been an exciting period of action! Barnett lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Kudo down.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Barnett is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Kudo is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fedor Barnett showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Kudo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Barnett circles away quickly and effectively. Barnett tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kudo swivels and escapes. Barnett closes the distance and clinches up with Kudo, looking for a takedown. Barnett pushes Kudo against the cage but Kudo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Some wild striking there from Kudo.
Barnett closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth. Kudo is trying to buck Barnett off. Barnett thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. Barnett is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kudo has escaped the position, nice work there. Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Barnett thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. Barnett looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. Barnett is trying to get an arm triangle but Kudo is defending well. Barnett has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Barnett tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. Barnett tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Barnett looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. Barnett wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Kudo, who protects the arm well. Barnett looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. The ground and pound from Barnett seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent. Fedor Barnett has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Barnett prevents Kudo from escaping the position. Barnett is trying to get an arm triangle but Kudo is defending well. The ground and pound from Barnett seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent. Barnett tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Barnett has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! Barnett is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kudo knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. Barnett misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Barnett is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kudo has escaped the position, nice work there. Kudo is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here. Barnett tries for a kimura but Kudo is defending well. Barnett looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. Bob Kudo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Fedor Barnett is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Barnett is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Kudo is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
And that's the end of the fight! Fedor Barnett comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I've got Barnett 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 Colin Fray scores the fight for Fedor Barnett ! Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight for Fedor Barnett ! Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight for Fedor Barnett !
Fedor Barnett wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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