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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Devin Skrumbellos (ranked 83 p4p, 9 weight class) and Jean Paul Garcon (ranked 140 p4p, 13 weight class). Skrumbellos 's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, CANT BE TOUCHED!!!. Devin Skrumbellos has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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200 cm
34
276 lbs
26 - 11 - 0 |
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189 cm
31
243 lbs
27 - 11 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
26 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Devin Skrumbellos ! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
27 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jean Paul Garcon! The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Garcon cracks the inside of Skrumbellos 's front leg. Skrumbellos throws a looping overhand right but Garcon ducks down to avoid it. Garcon swings for the body but Skrumbellos moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Garcon.
Skrumbellos throws an off balance right hand
and Garcon counters with a slapping leg kick. Skrumbellos throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. We've been informed that Garcon has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result. Skrumbellos misses with a body punch
and Garcon counters by moving into the clinch. Skrumbellos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Garcon digs a right hand underneath Skrumbellos 's ribcage. Skrumbellos let out a lung full of air as it connected. Skrumbellos blocks an uppercut.
Skrumbellos lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Skrumbellos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Garcon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Garcon lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Skrumbellos backwards.
It looks like Devin Skrumbellos has been cut. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Garcon. A nice right hand lands inside from Skrumbellos . 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! Garcon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Garcon struggles to land a body shot inside as Skrumbellos controls his hands.
Garcon lands with a short shot to the head. A right hand to the body from Garcon.
That's one minute gone in the round. A head punch on the inside from Skrumbellos fails to land. Garcon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Skrumbellos working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Skrumbellos misses with a punch to the body.
Garcon swings wildly with an uppercut but Skrumbellos uses good head movement to avoid it. Garcon tries a body shot but Skrumbellos blocks it.
Garcon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Skrumbellos 's elbow. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Garcon. Skrumbellos scores with a nice hook to the head. Skrumbellos prevents a body shot from Garcon. Garcon lands with a light punch inside. Skrumbellos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Garcon works on Skrumbellos 's body with a couple of short punches. Garcon digs a right hand underneath Skrumbellos 's ribcage. Skrumbellos let out a lung full of air as it connected. Garcon lands with a short head shot on the inside. Skrumbellos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Skrumbellos lands with a short head shot on the inside. Garcon blocking some punches.
Garcon misses with a hook from the clinch. Skrumbellos misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A right handed body shot lands from Garcon.
This has been an exciting period of action! Garcon misses with a punch on the inside.
Garcon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Garcon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Garcon scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Devin Skrumbellos 's cut is getting worse. Skrumbellos scores with a shoulder strike. Garcon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Garcon can't find room to land a body shot as Skrumbellos controls the action.
Garcon tries to throw a body punch but Skrumbellos avoids it by throwing Garcon back against the cage. Garcon lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Garcon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Skrumbellos takes a shot to the head. Skrumbellos misses with some punches.
Skrumbellos lands a left hand.
Skrumbellos working some nice short punches in the clinch. Skrumbellos working aggressively here.
Still in the clinch, Garcon scores with a nice short uppercut. A head punch on the inside from Skrumbellos fails to land. A short left from Garcon. Skrumbellos misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A head punch on the inside from Garcon fails to land. Garcon digs a right hand into Skrumbellos 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Skrumbellos 's gas tank. Skrumbellos prevents a body shot from Garcon. Garcon tries to work over Skrumbellos 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Garcon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Garcon prevents a body shot from Skrumbellos . Garcon blocks a body shot from Skrumbellos . Garcon misses with a punch to the body.
Garcon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Garcon lands a hook to the side of the head. Skrumbellos lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Garcon or not. Garcon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Skrumbellos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Skrumbellos misses with a hook from the clinch. Garcon lands with a left to the head. A head punch blocked on the inside by Garcon. A head punch blocked on the inside by Garcon. Garcon misses with a punch to the body.
Skrumbellos tries to work over Garcon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Garcon blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Skrumbellos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Skrumbellos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Skrumbellos misses with the head strike.
Garcon tries a body shot but Skrumbellos blocks it.
Garcon digs a right hand into Skrumbellos 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Skrumbellos 's gas tank. Skrumbellos is breathing heavily. Skrumbellos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Skrumbellos throws a head punch that misses. Skrumbellos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. A body shot lands from Garcon.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Garcon lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. A body shot lands from Garcon.
Garcon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Garcon works on Skrumbellos 's body with a couple of short punches. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Garcon. Garcon tries to throw a body punch but Skrumbellos avoids it by throwing Garcon back against the cage. Garcon lands with a light punch inside. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Garcon struggles to land a body shot inside as Skrumbellos controls his hands.
Garcon can't find room to land a body shot as Skrumbellos controls the action.
Garcon lands with a short head shot on the inside. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jean Paul Garcon dominated that round. The cut man is working on Devin Skrumbellos 's cut. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Garcon throws a leg kick which misses Skrumbellos 's front leg but catches the back leg as Skrumbellos tries to avoid it. Garcon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garcon dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Skrumbellos . That did some damage! Garcon connects with a solid leg kick. A nice inside leg kick there by Garcon. That's going to slow Skrumbellos down. The fighters circling - Skrumbellos throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Garcon staying out of range there. Garcon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Garcon throws a quick inside leg kick. A looping hook to the body misses from Garcon. Skrumbellos does a little dance to reset his feet. Skrumbellos appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Garcon cracks the inside of Skrumbellos 's front leg. Garcon darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Garcon thuds his right hand into Skrumbellos 's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Devin Skrumbellos 's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it. Garcon instigates a clinch. This has been an exciting period of action! Garcon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round. Garcon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Garcon prevents a body shot from Skrumbellos . The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Garcon. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man. Skrumbellos wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Skrumbellos swings wildly with an uppercut but Garcon uses good head movement to avoid it. A quick uppercut on the inside from Garcon. Garcon misses with a body punch.
Skrumbellos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Garcon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Garcon working some nice short punches in the clinch. Garcon has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Garcon is leaning against Skrumbellos and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Jean Paul Garcon seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. A short uppercut from Skrumbellos . Garcon lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Skrumbellos to his knees! Garcon keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jean Paul Garcon! After the fight, Jean Paul Garcon 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.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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