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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Miet Cleever (ranked 238 p4p, 293 weight class) and Hafthor Kruger (ranked 34 p4p, 42 weight class). Kruger has chosen Right On- Showcore as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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27 - 9 - 0 |
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13 - 2 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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 27 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Miet Cleever!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Hafthor Kruger!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kruger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cleever chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kruger can pounce on him.
Cleever dives in and grabs Kruger's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kruger pushes down on Cleever's head and hops out.
Kruger keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kruger throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cleever lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kruger will feel that in the morning.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kruger looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cleever throws a series of punches but Kruger moves out of range.
Kruger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cleever manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kruger uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kruger pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Cleever is looking for a counter combo.
Cleever throws a head kick but Kruger moves out of range.
Kruger swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kruger gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cleever lands with a short punch from the clinch.
It looks like Hafthor Kruger has been cut.
Cleever throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Cleever lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kruger blocks an elbow strike from Cleever.
Kruger is trying to break the clinch but Cleever is controlling him.
A nice left hand lands by Cleever.
A head punch on the inside from Cleever fails to land.
Kruger is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Cleever's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kruger tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cleever's elbow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cleever just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kruger's brow.
Cleever pushes Kruger back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kruger makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kruger trying to land knees to the body.
Cleever lands a nice elbow.
Kruger tries to land a knee to the head but Cleever blocks with his arms.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cleever manages to break the clinch.
Kruger lands a nice looking body kick.
Cleever waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kruger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cleever misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kruger throws a head kick that misses
and Cleever counters with a low kick, right behind Kruger 's knee.
Cleever lands a lovely overhand right.
Hafthor Kruger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Kruger misses its intended target.
A little feinted left hand from Cleever on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kruger blocks a head kick by Cleever.
Cleever tries to clinch but Kruger is having none of it.
Kruger moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kruger motions for Cleever to come forward. Kruger throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cleever seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Kruger misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cleever throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kruger throws a sloppy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Cleever throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Cleever fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cleever on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cleever takes the fight into the clinch.
Cleever misses with the head strike.
A body shot lands from Cleever.
Cleever lands an uppercut.
Kruger throws a head punch that misses.
Cleever pushes Kruger back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Cleever lands a shot to the body.
Kruger looks winded!
Kruger with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cleever will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kruger up against the cage.
Cleever tries to throw a body punch but Kruger avoids it by throwing Cleever back against the cage.
Cleever on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cleever pushes Kruger back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kruger blocks a body shot from Cleever.
Still in the clinch, Cleever scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kruger throws an elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cleever pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Cleever misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cleever dodges an elbow strike from Kruger.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cleever pushes off an throws an elbow but Kruger leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Cleever throws a head punch that misses.
Cleever just leaning against Kruger, taking a breather.
Kruger stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Cleever misses with an elbow strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Cleever as Kruger tries to tie him up.
Cleever throws a punch but it's blocked by Kruger.
Kruger misses with a punch to the body.
Cleever throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kruger prevents a body shot from Cleever.
Cleever tries to work over Kruger's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kruger swings wildly with an uppercut but Cleever uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cleever avoiding damage as Kruger throws knees to the body.
Kruger pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kruger misses with an uppercut.
Cleever is looking to counter punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Miet Cleever dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hafthor Kruger's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kruger throws a nice head kick!
Kruger on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kruger throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Miet Cleever has been cut.
Cleever tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kruger getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kruger throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cleever.
Hafthor Kruger seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cleever throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kruger slips under a jab from Cleever.
Cleever misses with a head kick.
Cleever fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kruger throws a leg kick
enabling Cleever to counter with a crisp jab.
That has opened up Hafthor Kruger's cut even more.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kruger misses with a body kick.
Cleever was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Kruger misses with a double jab
and Cleever counters with a low kick, right behind Kruger 's knee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruger goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Kruger thows a leg kick but Cleever checks it
and Cleever counters with a straight right hand.
Nice body punch from Kruger.
Kruger wants to slow Cleever down by chopping away at his legs.
It looked like Cleever wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cleever smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Cleever drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cleever has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kruger.
Kruger misses with a kick to the body
and Cleever counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The cut above Hafthor Kruger's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Cleever is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kruger can do to turn this around?
Kruger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cleever lands with a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kruger defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Cleever.
Kruger rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Cleever counter with a right hand.
Hafthor Kruger's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cleever misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kruger misses with a looping right.
Cleever throws a counter high kick but Kruger was just alert enough to avoid it.
Kruger throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Cleever takes the fight into the clinch.
Kruger working aggressively here.
Kruger stalling the fight.
Cleever breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kruger swats away the attempt to clinch by Cleever.
A nice leg kick from Kruger, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cleever is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cleever on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kruger misses with a body kick.
Cleever wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Kruger throws a shot to the body.
Cleever lands a big head kick that sends Kruger tumbling to the mat! Cleever takes a step backwards and waves Kruger back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Kruger is rocked!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Hafthor Kruger's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Miet Cleever!
A relieved looking Miet Cleever 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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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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