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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Russ Simons (ranked 1489 p4p, 694 weight class) and Drew Krueger (ranked 184 p4p, 86 weight class). Drew Krueger will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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 20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Russ Simons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Drew Krueger!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Robert Twigg and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simons takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
It looks like Drew Krueger has been cut.
We've been informed that Krueger has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Krueger ducks under a wild hook from Simons.
A shot to the body from Krueger misses
and Simons counters with a crisp one two that drops Krueger! Simons thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Krueger to his feet! Krueger is in big trouble!
Simons throws a nice looking combination but Krueger bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Krueger wants to counter with a clinch but Simons pushes him away.
A big left from Simons misses.
Simons misses with a double jab.
Simons misses with a combination
and Krueger counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Krueger.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Krueger takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Simons lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Krueger lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Simons backwards.
Simons blocking some punches.
Krueger is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Simons trying to control the position but instead, Krueger has worked for underhooks and has pushed Simons into the cage.
Simons is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Simons as the two fighters clinch.
Simons misses with a punch on the inside.
Krueger swings wildly with an uppercut but Simons uses good head movement to avoid it.
Simons is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Krueger is keeping busy.
Krueger throws a head punch that misses.
Krueger tries a body shot but Simons blocks it.
Krueger is pushing Simons up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Krueger blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Krueger misses with some punches.
A short left from Simons.
Simons pushes Krueger back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Krueger swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krueger tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Simons makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Simons misses with a hook from the clinch.
Krueger is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Krueger is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Simons is struggling to control the position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Krueger.
It looks like Russ Simons has been cut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Simons.
Krueger trying to stall but Simons improves his position.
Simons blocks an uppercut.
Krueger misses with a body punch.
Simons throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kruegers head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Krueger misses with a punch on the inside.
Simons controlling the action here for a moment.
Simons swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simons stalls.
Simons misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Krueger lands with a short head shot on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Simons creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Simons lands a right hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Simons.
Krueger swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Krueger lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Krueger tries for a takedown. No joy.
Simons lands a hook that snaps the head of Krueger backwards.
Simons is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Krueger lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Simons tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Krueger stalling against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simons blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Simons lands a nice uppercut.
Simons just leaning against Krueger, taking a breather.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Simons blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Krueger swings wildly with an uppercut but Simons uses good head movement to avoid it.
Simons lands a nice uppercut.
Simons is stalling here.
Krueger lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Krueger has Simons pressed against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Krueger misses with a punch on the inside.
Krueger misses with a hook from the clinch.
Simons throws a head punch that misses.
Simons lands a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Russ Simons will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Krueger misses with a body shot.
Simons appears to be looking for a big counter.
Simons pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Krueger swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Simons throws a series of punches but Krueger avoids them all with ease.
Simons throws a hook but Krueger blocks it.
Simons lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Simons throws a big shot that misses.
Simons throws a left and a right that both miss
and Krueger makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Simons looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Oooooh!!! Simons has knocked Krueger down with a huge combo! Simons steps away and waves a wobbly Krueger back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
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!
Krueger lands with a nice combination. Simons backs away looking to recover.
Simons swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Simons is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Krueger can do to turn this around?
Simons swinging wildly here.
The fighters circling - Simons throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Krueger tries to counter with a clinch but Simons shakes him off and moves away.
Krueger darts in trying to clinch
and Simons counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simons misses with a looping right.
Simons misses with a few strikes there.
Krueger dodges the punch combination from Simons.
Krueger takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Krueger pushes Simons up against the cage in a clinch.
Simons has a couple of punches blocked by Krueger.
Krueger prevents a body shot from Simons.
Simons misses with a hook to the ribs.
Krueger working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Simons lands a hook that snaps the head of Krueger backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Simons.
Simons tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Krueger's elbow.
Simons works on Krueger's body with a couple of short punches.
Simons scores with an uppercut up the middle.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Simons creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Simons blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Krueger.
Simons lands a left hand that snaps the head of Krueger backwards.
Krueger swings wildly with an uppercut but Simons uses good head movement to avoid it.
Krueger lands an uppercut.
Russ Simons has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Krueger trying to stall but Simons improves his position.
A head punch on the inside from Simons fails to land.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Simons goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Simons fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Simons misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krueger misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Krueger fails to land.
Simons trying to stall but Krueger improves his position.
A short left from Simons.
Simons throws a head punch that misses.
Simons taking a breather.
A right hook to the body lands for Simons.
Simons leaning against his opponent.
Simons scores with a shot to the side of Krueger's head.
Krueger has a couple of punches blocked by Simons.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Krueger.
Krueger swings wildly with an uppercut but Simons uses good head movement to avoid it.
Krueger misses with a punch to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Simons.
Krueger throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simons is trying to stall.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Nice body punch from Simons - that landed with a thud.
Krueger scores with a shot to the side of Simons's head.
A body shot lands from Simons.
Krueger is breathing heavily.
Simons lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Krueger misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Krueger.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Simons takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Simons blocks a body shot from Krueger.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Simons tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Krueger's elbow.
Simons leaning his opponent against the cage.
Simons prevents a body shot from Krueger.
Simons scores with a shoulder strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Russ Simons dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Simons throws an overhand right that lands on Krueger's shoulder, as Krueger tries to avoid the shot.
Krueger takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Russ Simons is winning the standup battle so far.
Krueger staying out of range there.
Simons lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Krueger falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Russ Simons!
An out of breath Russ Simons thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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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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