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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Khatir Afridi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yaseen Kruger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kruger has chosen Put The Boots In/ Down By Law as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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150 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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175 cm
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159 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Khatir Afridi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yaseen Kruger!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Reed Andrews and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Afridi clinches with his opponent.
Kruger lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Afridi.
Afridi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kruger escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Afridi gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kruger.
Yaseen Kruger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kruger connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Afridi closes the distance and clinches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Afridi tries a body shot but Kruger blocks it.
Afridi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kruger lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Kruger.
A short left from Afridi.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kruger.
Afridi working aggressively here.
Kruger has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Afridi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Afridi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Afridi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A left hand lands to the body for Afridi.
Afridi keeps control of Kruger as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A nice left hand lands by Kruger.
Kruger tries to work over Afridi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kruger successfully pulls guard.
Kruger is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Afridi is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Kruger wants to control but Afridi passes easily into half guard.
Kruger tries to get to full guard but Afridi has control of the leg.
Afridi sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kruger is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kruger is trying to maintain the position but Afridi is very close to passing his half guard.
Afridi content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Kruger is looking to improve his position.
Afridi content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kruger actively working from the bottom here.
Kruger wants to get back to full guard.
Afridi is controlling the pace.
Kruger wants to control but Afridi is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kruger wants to improve his position but Afridi is controlling well.
Kruger trying to control here.
Well, if Afridi 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.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Afridi wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kruger waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Afridi.
A big left from Afridi misses.
Afridi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Afridi works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
It looks like Yaseen Kruger has been cut.
Afridi darts in and clinches Kruger up against the cage.
Kruger misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kruger throws a punch but it's blocked by Afridi.
Kruger is trying to break the clinch but Afridi has him pressed against the cage.
Afridi gets underhooks to prevent Kruger's takedown attempt.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kruger misses with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kruger creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kruger goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
I was talking to Afridi's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Kruger wants to take the fight to the mat but Afridi manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Kruger blocks an uppercut.
Afridi gets through Kruger's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kruger can't find room to land a body shot as Afridi controls the action.
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 Khatir Afridi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Yaseen Kruger's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kruger sizes up Afridi with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Afridi misses with a hook to the body
and Kruger counters with a right hand to the body.
Kruger looks to throw the jab but Afridi is out of range.
Afridi was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Afridi dodges the punch combination from Kruger.
Afridi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Afridi misses the jab.
Afridi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kruger.
Afridi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kruger.
Afridi is looking to clinch but Kruger is avoiding it.
Afridi throws a jab but it's blocked by Kruger.
Afridi throws a body punch but Kruger moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kruger keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kruger misses with a lunging right hand
and Afridi counters with a nice uppercut.
Kruger blocks a jab.
Kruger avoids the head kick by Afridi.
Afridi thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruger misses with a left hand
and Afridi counters with a left to the body.
Nice cross by Kruger.
Kruger throws a nice looking combination but Afridi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Afridi appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kruger throws a jab but it's blocked by Afridi.
Afridi looks to throw the jab but Kruger is out of range.
Afridi lands with a nice body punch.
Afridi uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Afridi takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kruger throws a hook to the side of Afridi's head but Afridi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Afridi moves out of range as Kruger strikes.
Afridi digs a good body shot into Kruger's ribs.
Kruger tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Afridi defends well and Kruger ends up having to push Afridi into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Afridi. Kruger does a little dance to reset his feet.
Afridi lands a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Afridi wants to clinch
and Kruger counters with a stiff right hand.
Kruger might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A cross from Afridi lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Afridi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kruger let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Kruger lands a jab to Afridi's midsection.
Afridi wants to clinch.
Kruger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kruger throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Khatir Afridi is winning the standup battle so far.
Afridi takes a swing at Kruger's ribcage but misses.
Afridi slips a straight right by Kruger.
Kruger on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kruger connects with a right hand. Afridi shakes it off.
Afridi slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kruger chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Afridi can pounce on him.
Kruger swinging wildly here.
Kruger circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kruger counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kruger will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Afridi looks to score with a jab to the body but Kruger is just out of range.
Kruger lands the left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kruger. Afridi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Afridi ducks under a wild hook from Kruger.
Kruger misses with a lunging right hand
and Afridi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Afridi takes a swing at Kruger's ribcage but misses.
Kruger keeps the fight on the outside.
Afridi lands a nice looking body shot.
Afridi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kruger on the side of the head.
Kruger is rocked!
Afridi drops Kruger with a naaaaasty hook - Kruger is in real trouble here! Afridi dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Khatir Afridi!
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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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