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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Arjun Bhate (ranked 4752 p4p, 2893 weight class) and Frans Kronstedth (ranked 312 p4p, 233 weight class). Bhate comes to the cage accompanied by Coming Back To You. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Arjun Bhate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Frans Kronstedth!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Jonathan Paton and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kronstedth swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bhate throws a body punch but Kronstedth moves out of range.
Kronstedth scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bhate doesn't seem bothered though.
Kronstedth lands a jab to the head.
Nice jab there from Bhate.
Bhate takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bhate throws a hook but Kronstedth avoids it easily.
Bhate gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bhate misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Kronstedth to counter with a crisp jab.
Kronstedth slips under a jab.
Kronstedth lands a slapping body shot.
We've been told by Bhate's head coaches at Gumburcules Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Kronstedth lands with a nice combination. Bhate backs away looking to recover.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kronstedth moves out of range as Bhate strikes.
Kronstedth pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Bhate back to the cage. Kronstedth follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Bhate is rocked!
Bhate looks to land a right hand but Kronstedth moved out of range.
Oh Bhate is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kronstedth moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bhate swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kronstedth looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bhate misses with a straight left.
Kronstedth has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Bhate throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kronstedth on the side of the head.
The crowd cheers as Bhate lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kronstedth doesn't seem phased though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bhate waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kronstedth.
Kronstedth takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kronstedth keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bhate.
Bhate seems to have got his legs back now.
Bhate misses with a left hand
and Kronstedth counters with a stiff right hand.
Bhate throws a lazy right hand but Kronstedth sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bhate connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kronstedth's hands.
Bhate jabs Kronstedth right on the nose. Kronstedth blinks but takes it well.
Arjun Bhate seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bhate misses with a straight right.
Kronstedth tries to counter by closing the distance.
Bhate walks into a left hand.
Kronstedth gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kronstedth misses with a looping left.
Kronstedth throws a big shot that misses.
Bhate moves out of range of the strikes.
Bhate connects with a body shot.
Bhate is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
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!
Bhate moves out of range of the strikes.
Kronstedth uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bhate.
Nice jab there from Bhate.
Kronstedth misses with a wild body shot.
Bhate scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kronstedth doesn't seem bothered though.
Bhate throws a poor cross that misses
and Kronstedth connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bhate with a hook.
Bhate swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kronstedth cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Arjun Bhate has been cut.
Bhate ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bhate throws a shot from downtown. Kronstedth moves away and avoids it.
Kronstedth throws a lazy right hand but Bhate sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kronstedth moves out of range of the strikes.
Bhate throws a big shot that misses.
Kronstedth thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kronstedth misses with a looping left.
Kronstedth connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bhate momentarily.
Bhate throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kronstedth sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kronstedth wants to clinch up but Bhate keeps it at a distance.
Bhate cracks Kronstedth with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bhate throws a hook to the side of Kronstedth's head but Kronstedth sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kronstedth listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bhate throws a good cross that connects.
Bhate gets tackled into the cage by Kronstedth. Kronstedth maintains the clinch.
Bhate blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kronstedth presses Bhate against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bhate lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kronstedth backwards.
Kronstedth misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kronstedth fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kronstedth prevents a body shot from Bhate.
Kronstedth dodges an elbow strike from Bhate.
Kronstedth blocks the elbow strike.
Kronstedth working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bhate lands a right hand.
Kronstedth trying to stall but Bhate improves his position.
A head punch on the inside from Kronstedth fails to land.
Kronstedth on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kronstedth lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bhate or not.
Bhate scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kronstedth lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bhate.
Kronstedth stalling in the clinch.
Kronstedth misses with the head strike.
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!
A nice right hand lands inside from Bhate.
A short left from Bhate.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kronstedth is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bhate tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bhate throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bhate creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bhate using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kronstedth has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bhate tries to land a knee to the head but Kronstedth blocks with his arms.
Kronstedth wants to stall.
Kronstedth prevents a body shot from Bhate.
Kronstedth's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bhate throws a body shot but no joy.
Kronstedth blocks a jab.
A jab lands there for Kronstedth.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kronstedth pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Bhate back to the cage. Kronstedth follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Bhate scores with a shot to the body.
Bhate rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bhate takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kronstedth looks to land a left hand but Bhate moved out of range nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Bhate misses the target.
Bhate throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Kronstedth to counter with a crisp jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Frans Kronstedth will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Arjun Bhate's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Bhate misses with a hook
and Kronstedth counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bhate doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bhate takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bhate looks to land a right hand but Kronstedth moved out of range.
Bhate misses with a body shot.
Bhate throws a body punch but Kronstedth moves out of range.
Kronstedth avoids the body shot from Bhate.
Nice cross by Kronstedth.
and Kronstedth counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Bhate! He's just covering up as Kronstedth starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frans Kronstedth!
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FIGHT
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