|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Devon Bailey (ranked 21 p4p, 1 weight class) and Dustin Kruger (ranked 145 p4p, 17 weight class). Kruger has chosen Enter The Spingbok Ninja as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
 |
|
 |
| 187 cm
30
237 lbs
24 - 5 - 1 |
|
193 cm
28
243 lbs
21 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
|
Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Devon Bailey!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dustin Kruger!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Paul Tew and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kruger walks into a left hand.
Bailey scores with a nice right hand.
A left lands for Bailey.
Kruger thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kruger wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bailey throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kruger counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Devon Bailey has been cut.
Kruger walks into a straight right hand from Bailey.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kruger lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bailey backwards.
Kruger lands with a left to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bailey fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kruger cracks Bailey with a nice body shot.
Bailey misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've been informed that Kruger 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.
Kruger looking to slow down the pace here.
Kruger tries to work over Bailey's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kruger struggles to land a body shot inside as Bailey controls his hands.
Bailey working aggressively here.
Kruger misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bailey creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kruger throws a head punch that misses.
Kruger misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kruger misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kruger.
Kruger misses with a punch to the body.
Kruger misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bailey tries to work over Kruger's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bailey.
Kruger fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kruger misses with some punches.
Bailey fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kruger takes a shot to the head.
Kruger tries a body shot but Bailey blocks it.
Bailey tries to throw a body punch but Kruger avoids it by throwing Bailey back against the cage.
A hook to the body from Bailey.
Bailey lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kruger backwards.
Kruger misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kruger lands a body punch.
Kruger misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kruger dodges an elbow strike from Bailey.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bailey.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bailey misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bailey lands with a left to the head.
Bailey lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kruger or not.
Kruger lands with a light punch inside.
Kruger tries a body shot but Bailey blocks it.
Kruger misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kruger blocking some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bailey.
Kruger blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bailey throws a head punch that misses.
Bailey tries a body shot but Kruger blocks it.
Bailey is working Kruger over against the cage.
Bailey misses with some punches.
Bailey works on Kruger's body with a couple of short punches.
Bailey lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kruger.
A short right from Bailey on the inside.
Bailey struggles to land a body shot inside as Kruger controls his hands.
Bailey throws a head punch that misses.
Kruger misses with a punch on the inside.
Kruger goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bailey misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bailey blocks a body shot from Kruger.
Kruger doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bailey works on Kruger's body with a couple of short punches.
Bailey is working Kruger over against the cage.
Bailey scores with a shoulder strike.
Kruger looks winded!
Bailey throws a punch but it's blocked by Kruger.
A nice left hand lands by Bailey.
Bailey throws a punch but it's blocked by Kruger.
Bailey throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kruger misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bailey lands with a light punch inside.
Bailey doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bailey prevents a body shot from Kruger.
Bailey lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bailey lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kruger backwards.
Kruger prevents a body shot from Bailey.
Bailey tries to throw a body punch but Kruger avoids it by throwing Bailey back against the cage.
Bailey scores with a shot to the side of Kruger's head.
Kruger dodges an elbow strike from Bailey.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bailey misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kruger misses with a punch on the inside.
Bailey is working Kruger over against the cage.
Bailey lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kruger or not.
Still in the clinch, Bailey scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kruger blocks an elbow strike.
A head punch on the inside from Kruger fails to land.
Bailey swings wildly with an uppercut but Kruger uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kruger.
Kruger lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bailey misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bailey softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bailey lands with a short shot to the head.
Kruger lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bailey lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bailey pushes Kruger back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kruger cracks Bailey with a nice body shot.
Kruger misses with some punches.
Kruger misses with a body punch.
Bailey lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bailey misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Devon Bailey dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Devon Bailey's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Good exchange - Bailey coming out on top.
Bailey wants to clinch.
Bailey swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bailey throws a poor cross that misses
and Kruger counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kruger throws a front kick aimed at Bailey's knee but Bailey avoids it well.
Bailey pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bailey throws an overhand right that lands on Kruger's shoulder, as Kruger tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bailey connects with a body shot that sends Kruger's belly button to the back.
Kruger thumps Bailey with a low kick.
Bailey looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Devon Bailey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kruger throws a leg kick but Bailey sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bailey misses with a looping right.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bailey.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailey fails with an attempt to clinch.
A lazy left from Bailey finds it's target.
Kruger looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bailey tries to score with a low kick but Kruger moves his leg out of the way.
Bailey scores with a hook.
Bailey lands a nice hook to Kruger's body. Kruger takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A slow jab from Kruger misses its intended target.
Bailey throws a head kick that misses.
Bailey connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bailey uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kruger.
Kruger wants to land a leg kick but Bailey is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bailey. Kruger does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kruger is looking to land body kicks.
Bailey connects with a body shot that sends Kruger's belly button to the back.
Kruger takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bailey scores with a body shot.
Bailey throws a shot from downtown. Kruger moves away and avoids it.
Bailey staying out of range there.
Bailey tries to close the distance and clinch but Kruger swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bailey swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bailey throws a head kick that misses.
Bailey takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A lazy left from Kruger finds it's target.
Bailey is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kruger can do to turn this around?
Some bone on bone action there as Bailey checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bailey slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bailey misses with a straight right.
Bailey doesn't manage to clinch there - Kruger circles away.
A jab from Bailey finds it's way through Kruger's defenses.
Bailey scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bailey with a hook.
Bailey cracks Kruger with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bailey scores with a nice right hand.
Bailey throws a jab when Kruger was well out of range.
Bailey lands a nice hook to Kruger's body. Kruger takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bailey smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bailey lands a right hook to the body.
A slow jab from Bailey misses its intended target.
Kruger looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bailey.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bailey tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kruger swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kruger looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bailey throws a body shot but no joy.
Kruger tries a head kick but it misses.
Kruger wants to land a leg kick but Bailey is out of range.
Bailey lands with a nice body punch.
Bailey throws the kick towards the body but Kruger avoids it.
A swing and a miss from Bailey.
Kruger ducks under a wild hook from Bailey.
Devon Bailey is winning the standup battle so far.
Kruger walks into a left hand.
Kruger moves forwards but Bailey connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kruger needs to keep his hands up - Bailey had a free shot at his head there.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kruger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Devon Bailey dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Devon Bailey's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Bailey fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kruger, pushing him back against the cage.
Kruger is leaning against Bailey and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bailey misses with a hook from the clinch.
Good body shot from Kruger.
Kruger working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kruger lands a left hand.
Kruger lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bailey tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kruger tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kruger tries a body shot but Bailey blocks it.
Bailey misses with a punch on the inside.
Kruger escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kruger tries to land a leg kick but Bailey saw it coming and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Bailey.
Kruger throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kruger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bailey.
Bailey wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruger scores with a kick to the body.
Kruger on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Bailey dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kruger swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bailey looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bailey scores with a kick to the midsection.
Kruger circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bailey attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kruger walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bailey bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kruger's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kruger. Bailey does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kruger connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bailey momentarily.
Devon Bailey's cut is getting worse.
Bailey looks to score with a jab to the body but Kruger is just out of range.
Bailey bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kruger keeps the fight on the outside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bailey swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bailey on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bailey ducks under a wild hook from Kruger.
Kruger scores with a nice head shot.
Bailey lands a jab to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kruger connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bailey tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kruger manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kruger misses the jab.
Nice shot by Bailey.
Bailey tries to clinch there but Kruger circles away.
Bailey tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kruger manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Bailey finds it's way through Kruger's defenses.
Bailey cracks Kruger with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bailey tries to close the distance and clinch but Kruger swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kruger defending well as Bailey loads up on a big left hand.
Kruger misses with a low kick.
Kruger takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bailey. Kruger does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bailey digs a good hook to Kruger's body.
Kruger rushes Bailey and presses him up against the cage.
Kruger blocks a body shot from Bailey.
Bailey scores with a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kruger's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kruger tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bailey's elbow.
Bailey lands a nice shot to the body.
Kruger lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kruger misses with a body punch.
Kruger tries a body shot but Bailey blocks it.
Kruger goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kruger fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Bailey.
A nice left hand lands by Kruger.
Kruger takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kruger takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice body punch from Kruger - that landed with a thud.
Kruger tries a body shot but Bailey blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Devon Bailey did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Devon Bailey's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bailey throws a hook but Kruger avoids it easily.
And Kruger responds with a good body kick, but Bailey manages to step out the way in time.
Bailey moves into the clinch.
Kruger tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bailey's elbow.
Kruger is leaning against Bailey and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bailey blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kruger struggles to land a body shot inside as Bailey controls his hands.
Bailey lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Devon Bailey has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kruger throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kruger struggles to land a body shot inside as Bailey controls his hands.
A shot in the inside from Bailey.
Bailey lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kruger backwards.
Bailey lands a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kruger misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bailey.
Kruger has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bailey blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kruger working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bailey can't find room to land a body shot as Kruger controls the action.
Good body shot from Kruger.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruger lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kruger is leaning against Bailey and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kruger works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kruger throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Baileys head.
Kruger gets through Bailey's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kruger.
Kruger lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bailey backwards.
Bailey lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kruger backwards.
Kruger tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kruger lands a hook that snaps the head of Bailey backwards.
Kruger struggles to land a body shot inside as Bailey controls his hands.
Kruger tries a body shot but Bailey blocks it.
Kruger lands a hook that snaps the head of Bailey backwards.
Kruger lands an uppercut.
Kruger gets through Bailey's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Devon Bailey's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kruger working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kruger digs a right hand underneath Bailey's ribcage. Bailey let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kruger lands a nice uppercut.
Kruger misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kruger softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jeez, Devon Bailey's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Kruger scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bailey is rocked!
Kruger lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Oh Bailey is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kruger lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kruger misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kruger struggles to land a body shot inside as Bailey controls his hands.
Bailey seems to have got his legs back now.
Bailey can't find room to land a body shot as Kruger controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bailey.
Kruger can't find room to land a body shot as Bailey controls the action.
Kruger misses with the head strike.
Bailey misses with some punches.
Bailey throws a head punch that misses.
Bailey prevents a body shot from Kruger.
Kruger misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bailey misses with some punches.
Bailey swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bailey blocking some punches.
Bailey tries to work over Kruger's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice left hand lands by Kruger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bailey.
Kruger scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Devon Bailey's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Dustin Kruger!
Dustin Kruger is the new heavyweight champion!
In his post fight interview, Dustin Kruger started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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
60% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
