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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jaxon Kramer (ranked 2970 p4p, 5030 weight class) and Kru Kru (ranked 249 p4p, 338 weight class). Kru Kru has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ White Belt Solid Muay Thai Cardio machine |
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BJJ Blue Belt Excellent MT Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jaxon Kramer! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kru Kru! The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Kru connects with the punch. Kru throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Kru throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kru lunges at Kramer with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kramer's hand. Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kramer, as that shot connected.
Kru looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Kramer misses with a left hand and Kru cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Kramer throws a body punch but Kru moves out of range. Kru looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Kramer moves in looking to clinch but Kru pushes him off. A nice side step and Kru releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home. Kramer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kru was well out of range. Poor timing from Kramer. Kramer misses with a head kick.
Kramer definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight. Kru stuns Kramer with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Kru swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kramer. Kru comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Kru fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kramer looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Kru uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kramer. Kru let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land. Kru scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Kramer throws a hook but Kru blocks it.
 That's one minute gone in the round.
Kramer closes the distance and clinches.
Kru breaks the clinch.
Kramer goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Kru changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Kramer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kru throws out the jab. Kramer swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Kramer swings and misses with a shot to the body and Kru counters with a right hand to the body. Kramer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kramer throws a sloppy head kick and Kru moves out of range easily. Kramer throws a head kick but Kru moves out of range.
Kru throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Kramer walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kru checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. Kramer misses with a head kick.
Kramer takes one to the chin there. Kru avoids a kick to the body.
Kramer throws a head kick but Kru moves out of range.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Kramer misses with a jab to the body
and Kru counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Kru thuds a left hand into Kramer's body. Kru avoids the body shot from Kramer.
Kru looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kramer. Kramer tries a head kick but it misses.
Kramer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kru was well out of range. Poor timing from Kramer. Kru keeps the fight on the outside. Kru looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Kru lands with a good body shot. Kru throws a right and a left that Kramer avoids nicely. Kru keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kramer is looking to wear down Kru with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. Kru stalks Kramer and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kramer's face. Kramer staggers backwards, shaken. A jab from Kramer misses. Kramer tries to land a front kick but Kru steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Kramer tries to land a leg kick but Kru saw it coming and moves away.
Kru is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own. Kramer throws a hook but Kru avoids it easily.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Kru throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kramer stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Kru lands the left hand. Jaxon Kramer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Kramer misses the shot to the body. Kru moves into range and connects with a jab. A jab from Kramer misses. Kru uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kramer.
Kru lands with a hook. Kramer tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Kramer has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kru finds it's way round the side to connect with Kramer's head. Kramer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kru with a hook. Kru misses with the combination.
Kru cracks Kramer with a good jab.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Nice body kick there by Kramer. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Kru scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kramer doesn't seem bothered though. Kru is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Kramer had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush. Kru throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kramer avoids the body shot from Kru.
Kru keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kramer. Kru circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kru dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Kramer doesn't manage to clinch there - Kru circles away.
Kru doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter. Kru swings for the body but Kramer moves out of range.
Kramer tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Kru manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Kru jabs Kramer to the body, keeping him at a distance. Kramer jabbing away but nothing is landing. Kru pushing out the jab but it's not landing. A combination from Kru does no damage. Kru scores with a shot to the body.
 That's five minutes gone in the round. Kru connects with a body shot. Kramer fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kru has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Kru blocks the body kick.
Kramer pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Kru keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kru. Kramer does a little dance to reset his feet. Kramer throws a head kick but Kru moves out of range.
Kramer is looking to chop away at Kru's legs. Kru jabs Kramer to the body, keeping him at a distance. Kramer connects with an inside leg kick. Kru lands with a nice body punch. Kramer is looking to land body kicks. Kramer is looking to land body kicks. Kru lands a body shot.
 That's six minutes gone in the round. Kru connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kramer momentarily.
Kru scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Kru scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Kramer with a nice cross. Kramer throws a lazy right hand but Kru sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Jaxon Kramer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Kramer misses with a hook. Kru let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land. Kramer keeps Kru at a distance using the push kick. Kru lands a nice hook to Kramer's body. Kramer takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Kramer throws a head kick that misses. Kramer wants to slow Kru down by chopping away at his legs. A little jabbing left from Kru on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Kramer looks to land a left hand but Kru moved out of range nicely. Kru blocks a leg kick. Kru's corner calls for a 1-2. Kru obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Nice cross by Kru.
 That's seven minutes gone in the round. Kru misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kru lands a slapping body shot.
Kramer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. It seemed like Kru was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Kramer scores with a body shot.
Kramer throws a front kick that sends Kru stumbling back into the ropes. A nice inside leg kick there by Kramer. That's going to slow Kru down. Kru gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Kru ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Kramer throws a right hand that misses
and Kru counters with a nice uppercut. Kramer tries a head kick but it misses.
Kramer drops his hands momentarily and Kru takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Kramer looks to score with a jab to the body but Kru is just out of range. Kru connects with a body shot.
 That's eight minutes gone in the round. Kru dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Kramer takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Kru Kru is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Kru throws a good cross that connects.
Kramer connects with a solid leg kick. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kru. Kru throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Kru keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kramer looking to land some kicks to the body here.
It seemed like Kru was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. The fighters circle momentarily. Kru darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Kramer throws a hook to the side of Kru's head but Kru sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Kramer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. A little jabbing left from Kru on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Kru uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kramer.
Kru lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected. Kramer takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. Kru scores with a jab to the body.
 That's nine minutes gone in the round. Kramer takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. Kru fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kramer on the side of the head. Kru scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kramer doesn't seem bothered though. Kramer connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Kramer drops his hands momentarily and Kru takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Kru digs a good body shot into Kramer's ribs. Kramer throws a head kick that misses. Kru moves out of range as Kramer throws a body kick.
A nice side step and Kru releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home. Kramer looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. Kramer drops his hands momentarily and Kru takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Kru steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kramer. Kru scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Kru thuds a left hand into Kramer's body. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Nice shot by Kru. Good exchange - Kru coming out on top.
And that's the end of the fight! Kru Kru comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I think Kru has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Kru Kru! Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Kru Kru! Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Kru Kru!
Kru Kru wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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