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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Wally Kruschev (ranked 562 p4p, 686 weight class) and Johnny Bronco (ranked 83 p4p, 101 weight class). Kruschev comes into the arena with Pissed Off and Mad About it (Texas Hippie Coalition) blaring out of the sound system. Bronco has chosen The Horses - Daryl Braithwaite as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Wally Kruschev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Johnny Bronco!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Paul Tew and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kruschev misses with a wild combination.
Bronco looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A cross from Kruschev lands.
Bronco misses with a wild body shot.
Bronco misses with a wild body shot.
A big right from Kruschev misses.
Bronco slips a straight right by Kruschev.
Bronco checks a leg kick nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bronco! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bronco takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kruschev slips a straight right by Bronco.
Kruschev with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bronco takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruschev throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A countering left hand to the body from Bronco misses.
Kruschev throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A little jabbing left from Bronco on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Wally Kruschev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kruschev throws a low kick but Bronco avoids it.
Bronco has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kruschev.
Kruschev lands with a thumping leg kick.
Good exchange - Kruschev coming out on top.
Kruschev misses with a leg kick
and Bronco counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bronco stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kruschev.
Kruschev lands a jab to the nose.
Kruschev fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bronco manages to avoid it.
Bronco lands with a right hand.
Bronco on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kruschev connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kruschev paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bronco steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kruschev.
Bronco feints the counter takedown.
Kruschev lunges at Bronco with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bronco's hand.
Kruschev is looking to chop away at Bronco's legs.
Bronco unleashes a big counter combination but Kruschev bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Bronco getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kruschev scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kruschev punishes Bronco's body with a nice straight punch.
Bronco throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kruschev sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wally Kruschev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bronco takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bronco takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bronco throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kruschev sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kruschev scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kruschev lands a nice looking body kick.
Jab by Kruschev.
Bronco avoids a kick to the body.
Bronco unleashes a big counter combination but Kruschev bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Kruschev tests Bronco's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kruschev is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kruschev misses with a low kick.
A nice side step and Bronco releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Kruschev with the inside leg kick.
Kruschev throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A big left from Bronco misses.
Bronco uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kruschev.
Bronco is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kruschev with a body shot.
Kruschev pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bronco checks a low kick from Kruschev.
A punch lands to the side of Bronco 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bronco throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kruschev swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kruschev scores with a body shot.
Kruschev pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kruschev throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Kruschev is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kruschev gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bronco showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kruschev.
Bronco swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bronco throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kruschev sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kruschev throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bronco counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kruschev throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bronco blocks a jab.
Bronco throws a jab but it's blocked by Kruschev.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kruschev.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wally Kruschev dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Kruschev blocks a jab.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Bronco might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Kruschev has got the better of the exchanges.
Kruschev buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bronco drops his hands momentarily and Kruschev takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bronco misses with a shot to the body
and Kruschev counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bronco thinking.
Kruschev connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kruschev fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bronco manages to avoid it.
Despite the aggression on Bronco's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Bronco misses with a looping left.
Bronco misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bronco checks a low kick from Kruschev.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kruschev motions for Bronco to come forward. Kruschev throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kruschev connects with a single shot there.
Bronco throws a right and a left that Kruschev avoids nicely.
Kruschev connects with a looping right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruschev just misses with a punch to the body.
Kruschev fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bronco checks it well.
Bronco throws out a counter right but Kruschev avoids it with no problem.
Kruschev misses with a body kick.
Bronco swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bronco swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bronco's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kruschev connects with a solid leg kick.
Kruschev connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kruschev scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bronco doesn't seem bothered though.
Bronco swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bronco takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kruschev throws a leg kick but Bronco sees it coming and moves out of range.
As Kruschev backs off Bronco throws a huge counter combo but Kruschev manages to avoid it all.
Bronco stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kruschev.
Bronco 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bronco bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kruschev scores with a jab. Bronco acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kruschev throws a poor cross that misses
and Bronco counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kruschev takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bronco avoids the body shot from Kruschev.
Kruschev throws a body kick that misses
and Bronco counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kruschev looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kruschev throws a hook but Bronco avoids it easily.
Kruschev missing with a left hand there. Bronco was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wally Kruschev is winning the standup battle so far.
A lazy left from Bronco finds it's target.
Kruschev throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kruschev with a nice cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Kruschev misses
and Bronco counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Kruschev is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bronco slips nicely into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kruschev moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Bronco trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bronco is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Bronco passes into half guard.
Bronco passes to full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bronco works his way to his opponent's back.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kruschev rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Kruschev manages to get to full guard.
Bronco pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kruschev is keeping the position for now.
Bronco forces his way into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bronco is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Kruschev!
Kruschev regains half guard.
Bronco is looking for a kimura but Kruschev is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bronco to get the leverage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wally Kruschev dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Kruschev looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kruschev is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bronco can do to turn this around?
A nice leg kick from Kruschev, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kruschev looks to throw a body kick
and Bronco counters with a stiff right hand.
Bronco slips a straight right by Kruschev.
Kruschev throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bronco stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bronco's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kruschev connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bronco scrambles back to his feet.
Bronco throws a series of punches but Kruschev avoids them all with ease.
Bronco takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kruschev tries a head kick but it misses.
Bronco looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bronco clinches.
A right handed body shot lands from Bronco.
Bronco throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kruschevs head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bronco has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Kruschev uses from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruschev trying to control but Bronco is working from the bottom.
Kruschev pushes down on Bronco's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Bronco looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bronco looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kruschev stands up from half guard.
Bronco has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kruschev finds it's way round the side to connect with Bronco's head.
Kruschev connects with a single shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bronco throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bronco looks to land a right hand but Kruschev moved out of range.
Kruschev misses with a few strikes there.
Kruschev lands a right hook to the body.
A nice leg kick from Kruschev, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bronco uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kruschev thows a leg kick but Bronco checks it
and Kruschev takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kruschev scores with a push kick.
Bronco has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kruschev stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bronco throws a jab when Kruschev was well out of range.
Bronco dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kruschev misses with a left hand
and Bronco counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kruschev thinking.
Kruschev with a nice cross.
Bronco misses with a left hand
and Kruschev connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice jab there from Kruschev.
Nice uppercut there from Kruschev.
Bronco moves out of range of the body kick from Kruschev.
And Bronco tries to counter it with a takedown but Kruschev pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Bronco moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Kruschev bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kruschev blocks a jab.
A swing and a miss from Bronco.
Kruschev fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bronco manages to avoid it.
Bronco looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kruschev chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kruschev takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bronco checks the leg kick.
Kruschev with a nice cross.
Bronco on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Johnny Bronco has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kruschev feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Broncos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kruschev displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bronco throws out the jab.
Kruschev is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A big left from Bronco misses.
A lazy left from Kruschev finds it's target.
A jab from Kruschev does it's job there.
Kruschev uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bronco.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wally Kruschev showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kruschev, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wally Kruschev!
A relieved looking Wally Kruschev thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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