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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brendan Kruger (ranked 4658 p4p, 5017 weight class) and John Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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205
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215
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brendan Kruger !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Chris Dean and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
It looks like John Johnson has been cut.
Johnson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kruger scores with a push kick.
Johnson tries to clinch up.
Johnson misses with a wild body shot.
Kruger avoids a kick to the body.
Kruger lands a jab to the nose.
Johnson misses with a body kick.
Johnson throws a front kick aimed at Kruger 's knee but Kruger avoids it well.
Kruger feinted with a counter takedown.
Kruger uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Johnson has time to react.
Johnson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kruger .
Johnson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kruger . That one must have hurt.
Johnson looks winded!
Kruger throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Johnson stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Kruger follows into mount!
Johnson is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kruger wants to finish this one by submission but Johnson is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Kruger .
Johnson prevents Kruger from taking his back.
Kruger has hold of Johnson's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Johnson manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruger looking to secure an arm triangle but Johnson defends it well.
Kruger has hold of Johnson's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Johnson manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Kruger looking to ground and pound but Johnson is blocking nicely.
Kruger is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Johnson is surviving well by controlling Kruger 's body position as best he can.
Johnson tries to reverse the position but Kruger maintains control.
Kruger working for a submission but Johnson is keeping him at bay.
Johnson 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.
Kruger looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kruger wants to control the pace but Johnson is squirming around nicely.
Kruger with shots to the head and body - Johnson looks very uncomfortable down there.
Johnson tries to hold on but Kruger pushes him away.
Johnson holds on, trying desperately to control.
Johnson tries to hold on but Kruger pushes him away.
Johnson is squirming around, avoiding Kruger 's attempts to control the action.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Johnson is looking to improve his position but Kruger isn't that keen on the idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kruger landing punches.
That has opened up John Johnson's cut even more.
Kruger is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kruger - that will leave a mark!
Kruger shoots in for a double leg but Johnson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A solid body kick from Kruger .
Johnson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Kruger sprawls well initially but Johnson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Johnson sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kruger is trying to stand.
Kruger looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kruger is looking to escape.
Johnson slows the pace down in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brendan Kruger dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Johnson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kruger scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Brendan Kruger is winning the standup battle so far.
Johnson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kruger .
Brendan Kruger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson moves into the clinch.
Kruger breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Johnson instigates a clinch.
Kruger breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kruger scores with a jab.
The cut above John Johnson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Kruger tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kruger throws a good cross that connects.
Johnson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kruger stuns Johnson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kruger looks for the body kick but Johnson saw that one coming.
Johnson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson tries to clinch but Kruger moves out of range.
Johnson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Kruger is staying active underneath Johnson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kruger is looking to escape.
Johnson is trying to control. Kruger wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are battling for position here. Kruger manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Johnson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Johnson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kruger . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kruger keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Johnson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Johnson showed some decent athleticism there.
Kruger wants to get back to full guard.
Well, if Johnson 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.
Kruger wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Kruger pushes Johnson off looking to stand but Johnson dives back in and keeps control.
Johnson is trying to control the action in half guard but Kruger is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kruger is trying to stand back up but Johnson is controlling him
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Nice body kick from Kruger .
Kruger fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kruger is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johnson can do to turn this around?
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Kruger moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kruger has managed to clinch.
Kruger escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Good shot there by Kruger .
John Johnson's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Johnson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kruger scores with a punch to the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at John Johnson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Brendan Kruger !
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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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