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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bernard Krakowski (ranked 2668 p4p, 646 weight class) and Charlie Bucket (ranked 281 p4p, 87 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Charlie Bucket enters the cage!
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192 cm 31 223 11 - 14 - 0 |
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200 cm 25 225 5 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling World class boxer Cardio machine |
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Olympic wrestler World class MT Good gas tank |
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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 11 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bernard Krakowski! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Charlie Bucket! The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksandr Martynov and Illya Tyunina.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Krakowski takes one on the chin but seems OK.
 It looks like Bernard Krakowski has been cut. Krakowski fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bucket checks it well. Bucket throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Bucket lands a really nice looking cross but Krakowski seems unphased.
Bucket scores with a leg kick.
Krakowski chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bucket can pounce on him.
A good leg kick by Bucket. Krakowski has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Sticky Bandit 5 Finger Discount Gym in the buildup to the fight. Krakowski misses with an uppercut. Bucket saw that one coming. Bucket looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Nice defenses there by Krakowski. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Bucket goes for a high kick. It partially lands. Bucket misses the shot to the body. Krakowski swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Bucket blocks a jab. Krakowski tries to bum rush Bucket with a series of wild strikes but Bucket uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Krakowski tries to bum rush Bucket with a series of wild strikes but Bucket uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Bucket connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Krakowski gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bucket. Krakowski takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Krakowski throws a big shot that misses. Krakowski swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Krakowski takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Krakowski looks to score with a jab to the body but Bucket is just out of range. Bucket misses the jab. A cross from Bucket lands. Bucket throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Krakowski went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. A low kick from Bucket misses letting Krakowski counter with a right hand. Bucket avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Bucket thuds his right hand into Krakowski's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. Bucket stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. Krakowski on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
 Bernard Krakowski's cut is getting worse. Bucket buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bucket throws a front kick aimed at Krakowski's knee but Krakowski avoids it well. Charlie Bucket seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. A decent looking cross lands there for Bucket.
Bucket sends Krakowski crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Bucket is motioning to the referee to let Krakowski up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
 Krakowski is rocked! Krakowski throws a series of punches but Bucket moves out of range. Oh Krakowski is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
 That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oooooh!!! Krakowski has knocked Bucket down with a huge combo! Krakowski steps away and waves a wobbly Bucket back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
 It looks like Charlie Bucket has been cut. Krakowski misses with a jab, cross combination.
Krakowski seems to have got his legs back now. Bucket moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Krakowski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bucket throws out the jab. Sloppy strikes from Bucket. Those never looked like landing. No joy there for Krakowski, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bucket raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick. Bucket is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Krakowski had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush. No joy there for Krakowski, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Krakowski throws a nice looking combination but Bucket bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. It seemed like Bucket was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Krakowski ducks under a wild hook from Bucket. A nice combination there by Krakowski.
Bucket lands a nice leg kick that just misses Krakowski's sensitive parts.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Some bone on bone action there as Krakowski checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. Krakowski looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Bucket throws a nice inside leg kick. Bucket lands with an uppercut that bounces Krakowski off the cage and back into range. Bucket has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight. Decent striking displayed by Bucket there.
 Bernard Krakowski's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it. Bucket is looking to slow Krakowski down with leg kicks. Bucket throws a good cross that connects.
A nice inside leg kick there by Krakowski. That's going to slow Bucket down. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Bucket throws a sloppy head kick and Krakowski moves out of range easily. Bucket lands with a right hand. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Charlie Bucket dominated that round. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. That's time! Krakowski's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A nice leg kick from Bucket, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bucket scores with a leg kick.
Bucket tries a head kick but it misses.
Charlie Bucket seems to be getting the better of the standup. Bucket connects with the punch. Krakowski avoids the head kick by Bucket.
A big left from Krakowski misses. Krakowski throws a series of punches but Bucket moves out of range. Krakowski avoids the head kick by Bucket.
Bucket has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Bucket connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Bucket lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Bucket cracks Krakowski with a good jab.
 That's one minute gone in the round. A nice leg kick from Bucket, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bucket connects with a good right hand that stumbles Krakowski. Krakowski circles away out of range and recomposes himself. Bucket has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Krakowski blocks a head kick by Bucket.
Krakowski went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected. Krakowski gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Krakowski feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Buckets jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! Krakowski moves forwards but Bucket connects with a nice, crisp jab. Krakowski gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Bucket with the inside leg kick. Krakowski slips a straight right by Bucket. As Bucket looks to move away, Krakowski throws a big counter combo but Bucket just gets out of the way.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Krakowski misses with a series of wild punches.
Bucket misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Krakowski.
Bernard Krakowski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Krakowski misses with a hook. 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! Krakowski misses with a few strikes there.
Bucket lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Krakowski throws an off balance right hand
and Bucket counters with a nice uppercut. Krakowski misses with a two punch combination.
Bucket was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind. Bucket throws a lazy right hand but Krakowski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Krakowski seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter. Bucket lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. A big right from Krakowski misses. This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Krakowski might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Bucket throws a nice inside leg kick. Bucket tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Bucket throws a lazy head kick and Krakowski counters with a three punch combo that has Bucket backing up. Bucket nods at Krakowski to acknowledge the strikes. Krakowski swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bucket misses with an attempted mid kick.
As Bucket looks to move away, Krakowski throws a big counter combo but Bucket just gets out of the way. Bucket fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Krakowski manages to avoid it. Bucket slips a straight right by Krakowski. Krakowski is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Bucket's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems. Bucket throws a lazy head kick and Krakowski counters with a nice uppercut. Bucket pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Krakowski loads up on a big right hand but Bucket slips the punch.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Krakowski throws a right hand that Bucket ducks under and follows up with a left that Bucket also avoids with ease. Nice defenses there by Krakowski. Krakowski falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bucket connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Bucket throws out a powerful jab.
Bucket closes the distance and clinches. Bucket lands a left hand that snaps the head of Krakowski backwards. Krakowski lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bucket backwards. A head punch blocked on the inside by Bucket. Krakowski misses with a short punch on the inside. Bucket lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
 Jeez, Bernard Krakowski's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked. Bucket gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Bernard Krakowski's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Charlie Bucket! Charlie Bucket decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. In defeat, Bernard Krakowski stepped up to the mic, saying 'Is it weird that I was turned on by all of that?'.
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