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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hank Johnstone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Knut Kroger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnstone has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hank Johnstone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Knut Kroger!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kroger clinches with his opponent.
Kroger lands with a short shot to the head.
Johnstone wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kroger has him pressed against the cage.
Kroger gets through Johnstone's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kroger digs a right hand into Johnstone's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Johnstone's gas tank.
Kroger lands a hook that snaps the head of Johnstone backwards.
Johnstone can't break the clinch.
Kroger just leaning against Johnstone, taking a breather.
Kroger lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Johnstone drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Johnstone is breathing heavily.
Kroger avoiding damage.
Kroger lands a body shot.
Kroger stalling the fight.
Kroger lands with a short shot to the head.
Kroger lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kroger slows down the pace here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kroger.
Kroger lands a nice shot to the body.
Johnstone is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kroger gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Kroger lands a right hand.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kroger.
A short right from Kroger on the inside.
Johnstone fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hank Johnstone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kroger lands a left hand that snaps the head of Johnstone backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnstone tries to pull guard but Kroger won't allow it.
Johnstone is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Johnstone jumps guard but Kroger stands there with Johnstone around his waist. Johnstone gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kroger gets underhooks to prevent Johnstone's takedown attempt.
The is referee keeping an eye on Kroger - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kroger lands a hook that snaps the head of Johnstone backwards.
Kroger prevents Johnstone from breaking the clinch.
Johnstone tries to score a body lock takedown but Kroger shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A short left from Kroger.
Kroger lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Johnstone.
Kroger makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kroger working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Johnstone wants to get back to striking at distance but Kroger won't allow it.
Kroger lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Kroger.
Kroger stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Johnstone fails to pull guard.
Kroger lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kroger working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Johnstone is looking to break free of the clinch but Kroger has double underhooks.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kroger.
Johnstone could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Kroger scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kroger stalls.
Kroger lands with a short shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kroger gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Johnstone.
Kroger works on Johnstone's body with a couple of short punches.
Johnstone jumps guard but Kroger stands there with Johnstone around his waist. Johnstone gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kroger lands a nice shot to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Kroger.
Kroger throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Johnstones head.
Johnstone wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Johnstone is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kroger avoiding damage.
Johnstone breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Johnstone misses with a few strikes there.
Johnstone tries to bum rush Kroger with a series of wild strikes but Kroger uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Johnstone rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kroger moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kroger is looking to clinch.
Kroger rushes Johnstone and presses him up against the cage.
Johnstone jumps guard but Kroger stands there with Johnstone around his waist. Johnstone gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Johnstone trying to stall but Kroger improves his position.
Kroger is pressed up against the cage. Johnstone has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kroger down to the mat. Kroger avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Kroger moves into the clinch.
Kroger stalling against the cage.
Kroger breaks the clinch.
Johnstone misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kroger gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kroger lands a body shot.
Kroger scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kroger works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kroger is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kroger breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johnstone scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kroger in his tracks.
Kroger lands a really nice looking cross but Johnstone seems unphased.
Johnstone circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kroger moves into the clinch successfully.
Kroger gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Johnstone.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kroger.
Kroger works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kroger lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Johnstone.
Kroger lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Johnstone backwards.
Johnstone wants to break free but Kroger has control.
Kroger has Johnstone pressed against the cage.
Kroger prevents Johnstone from breaking the clinch.
Johnstone is trying to break free.
Kroger lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kroger.
Kroger breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kroger on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnstone scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kroger tries to clinch there but Johnstone circles away.
Kroger has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kroger lands with a light punch inside.
Kroger breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kroger doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnstone circles away.
A lazy left from Kroger finds it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnstone throws a nice looking combination but Kroger bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Johnstone looks to land a right hand but Kroger moved out of range.
A big right from Johnstone misses.
Johnstone fails to land with a series of punches.
Johnstone keeps the fight on the outside.
Johnstone ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kroger moves away.
Kroger gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Johnstone has had enough of the clinch but Kroger keeps him there for the moment.
Kroger taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Johnstone jumps guard.
Johnstone is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kroger kicks off Johnstone and gets to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kroger pushes Johnstone up against the cage in a clinch.
Kroger manages to break the clinch.
Kroger is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kroger scores with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Knut Kroger dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Kroger throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Johnstone connects with a nice looking jab.
Kroger wants to clinch up but Johnstone keeps it at a distance.
Johnstone misses with the combination.
Johnstone looks to land a left hand but Kroger moved out of range nicely.
Kroger gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kroger prevents the takedown attempt.
Kroger leaning against his opponent.
Kroger escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kroger has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kroger there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kroger scores with a one two! Johnstone had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Johnstone is rocked!
Kroger tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnstone swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Oh Johnstone is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kroger showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnstone.
Johnstone seems to have got his legs back now.
Johnstone throws a series of punches but Kroger avoids them all with ease.
Kroger clinches.
Kroger stalls.
Johnstone wants to break free but Kroger has control.
Kroger lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kroger scores with a nice hook to the head.
Johnstone changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kroger fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Johnstone on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Johnstone throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnstone misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Johnstone fails to land with a series of punches.
Kroger digs a good body shot into Johnstone's ribs.
Kroger throws a quick inside leg kick.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Kroger. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Kroger wants to clinch up but Johnstone keeps it at a distance.
Kroger tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hank Johnstone is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kroger fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Johnstone, pushing him back against the cage.
Kroger cracks Johnstone with a nice body shot.
Kroger breaks the clinch.
Kroger gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Johnstone tries to pull guard but Kroger won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hank Johnstone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kroger lands a nice uppercut.
Kroger breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kroger takes the fight into the clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Johnstone is working for takedown but Kroger is calmly controlling the position for now.
Johnstone tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kroger smiles and moves away.
Johnstone thows a body shot but no joy.
Johnstone throws a series of punches but Kroger moves out of range.
Kroger keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kroger looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kroger throws a right hand that Johnstone ducks under and follows up with a left that Johnstone also avoids with ease.
Johnstone misses with the combination.
Kroger wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kroger scores with a nice right hand.
Kroger tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kroger doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnstone circles away.
Kroger moves into range and clinches up with Johnstone.
Kroger lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kroger breaks from the clinch.
Kroger wants to clinch up but Johnstone keeps it at a distance.
Kroger slips under a jab from Johnstone.
Kroger pushes Johnstone up against the cage in a clinch.
Kroger slows down the pace here.
Kroger escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Johnstone fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kroger cracks Johnstone with a good jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnstone circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kroger tries to clinch up but Johnstone circles away and keeps his distance.
Johnstone misses with a series of wild punches.
Kroger closes the distance and clinches.
Kroger lands a nice uppercut.
Johnstone tries to pull guard but Kroger won't allow it.
Kroger will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Johnstone up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnstone looking to stall.
Johnstone tries to pull guard but Kroger won't allow it.
Johnstone drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kroger holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Knut Kroger seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kroger lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kroger lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Johnstone jumps guard.
Kroger wanted to stand there but Johnstone had control of the position.
Kroger is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kroger stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Johnstone swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kroger trying to stand up but can't free himself from Johnstone's guard.
Johnstone looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kroger would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Johnstone pulls Kroger in to control the position.
Kroger wants to get up but he can't break Johnstone's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Kroger makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kroger is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kroger decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Johnstone, up you get!
Kroger is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
No joy there for Johnstone, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kroger has closed the distance and engaged Johnstone in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kroger breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kroger avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kroger tries to clinch but Johnstone is having none of it.
Kroger has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kroger takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kroger fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johnstone tries to bum rush Kroger with a series of wild strikes but Kroger uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Johnstone looks to land a left hand but Kroger moved out of range nicely.
Johnstone throws out a loose jab but Kroger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnstone throws the left hand but Kroger avoids the punch easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Knut Kroger showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Kroger fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kroger instigates a clinch.
Kroger is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Good body shot from Kroger.
Kroger lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kroger lands a nice shot to the body.
Johnstone tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kroger just stands there and leans against the cage.
The is referee keeping an eye on Kroger - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kroger working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Kroger.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Knut Kroger.
Johnstone keeps the fight on the outside.
Kroger wants to clinch.
Johnstone looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kroger fails with an attempt to clinch.
Johnstone lands with a nice body punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kroger lands a nice looking kick to the body. Johnstone takes a step back to recover.
Johnstone rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kroger moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Johnstone avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kroger tries to clinch but Johnstone moves out of range.
Johnstone misses with the combination.
Johnstone throws a right hand that Kroger ducks under and follows up with a left that Kroger also avoids with ease.
Kroger moves in looking to clinch but Johnstone pushes him off.
Kroger tries to clinch there but Johnstone circles away.
Johnstone jabs Kroger right on the nose. Kroger blinks but takes it well.
Kroger fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johnstone throws a series of punches but Kroger avoids them all with ease.
A choreographed right hand from Johnstone misses the target.
Kroger moves in looking to clinch but Johnstone pushes him off.
Johnstone swats away the attempt to clinch by Kroger.
Kroger takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Knut Kroger seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Johnstone throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kroger counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kroger.
Kroger lands a body shot.
Kroger lands a body punch in the clinch.
Johnstone wants a takedown.
Johnstone's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kroger lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kroger prevents Johnstone from breaking the clinch.
Kroger gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Johnstone.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hank Johnstone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnstone pulls guard successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kroger decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Johnstone, up you get!
Kroger takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A jab from Johnstone finds it's way through Kroger's defenses.
Kroger scores with a one two! Johnstone had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Johnstone tries to bum rush Kroger with a series of wild strikes but Kroger uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kroger looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Johnstone keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Johnstone blocks a jab.
Johnstone clobbers Kroger with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A big right from Johnstone misses.
Kroger tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnstone paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Johnstone scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnstone throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Johnstone throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kroger on the side of the head.
Kroger tries to clinch up.
Johnstone throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kroger moves into the clinch.
Johnstone drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kroger just leaning against Johnstone, taking a breather.
Johnstone tries for a takedown. No joy.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kroger.
Kroger avoiding damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kroger escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kroger moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Johnstone goes down! Can Kroger finish him!?
Kroger wants to stand but Johnstone is controlling his posture from full guard.
Kroger makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kroger content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kroger must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Kroger keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Johnstone's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnstone is working an open guard so Kroger takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Kroger darts in and clinches Johnstone up against the cage.
Kroger scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Johnstone changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kroger fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Kroger tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnstone paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kroger tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnstone swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jab, jab by Kroger - just one landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnstone misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kroger.
Kroger tries to clinch but Johnstone is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnstone avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kroger tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnstone swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kroger tries to clinch but Johnstone moves out of range.
Johnstone fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kroger looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kroger doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnstone circles away.
Kroger gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kroger just leaning against Johnstone, taking a breather.
Kroger breaks the clinch.
Hank Johnstone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kroger moves out of range as Johnstone strikes.
Kroger moves in looking to clinch but Johnstone pushes him off.
Kroger throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kroger avoids the body shot from Johnstone.
Kroger doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnstone circles away.
Johnstone swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kroger tries to clinch but Johnstone is having none of it.
Johnstone is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kroger.
Johnstone lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Johnstone is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kroger.
Johnstone scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kroger instigates a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The is referee keeping an eye on Kroger - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kroger scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The is referee keeping an eye on Kroger - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Johnstone can't get the takedown.
Kroger lands a right hand.
A body shot lands from Kroger.
And that's the end of the fight!
Knut Kroger comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kroger has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Knut Kroger!
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