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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ezequiel Eaton (ranked 3428 p4p, 2751 weight class) and Drew Krueger (ranked 392 p4p, 322 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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190 cm 27 230 6 - 6 - 0 |
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203 cm 21 270 4 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling Solid Muay Thai Granite chin |
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Good wrestler Decent boxing Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ezequiel Eaton! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Drew Krueger! The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Eaton misses with a hook to the body
and Krueger counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. Krueger ducks under a wild hook from Eaton. Krueger 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. Eaton lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Eaton misses with a wild body shot. Krueger steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Eaton. Eaton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Krueger is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch. Krueger moves into the clinch. Krueger misses with a hook from the clinch. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Eaton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Krueger fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Eaton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Eaton has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Purpose Martial Arts Academy in the buildup to the fight. Eaton throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Krueger counters with a lovely straight right hand! Krueger looks to score with a jab to the body but Eaton is just out of range. Krueger feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Eaton sprawling to the canvas! Eaton rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Krueger finish him?!
It looks like Ezequiel Eaton has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round. Krueger looks to land a right hand but Eaton moved out of range. Eaton throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Eaton throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Eaton jabs Krueger right on the nose. Krueger blinks but takes it well. A punch combination from Krueger misses. Eaton throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Krueger counters with a nice body shot. Krueger throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Eaton sees it coming and avoids it easily. Eaton scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Krueger rushes Eaton and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Eaton breaks the clinch.
Krueger moves out of range of the strikes. Krueger uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Eaton.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Good exchange - Krueger coming out on top. Krueger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Eaton.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Eaton keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Krueger throws a series of punches but Eaton moves out of range. Eaton throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Krueger throws a jab but it's blocked by Eaton. Eaton is looking to counter punch. Krueger lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Eaton backs up against the cage.
Krueger avoids a punch combination nicely.
Eaton doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Ezequiel Eaton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Eaton throws out a loose jab but Krueger uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Krueger is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Eaton uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Eaton throws a right and a left that Krueger avoids nicely. Krueger forces Eaton back against the cage and clinches. Eaton has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Eaton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Eaton throws a poor cross that misses
and Krueger counters with a nice uppercut. Ezequiel Eaton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Eaton scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Eaton throws the left hand but Krueger avoids the punch easily. Krueger is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch. Eaton misses with a hook. Krueger takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Krueger feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Eaton sprawling to the canvas! Eaton rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Krueger finish him?!
Eaton is rocked! The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Eaton throws a combination that misses and Krueger counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Drew Krueger!
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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
64% |
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