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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hans Kruger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takeru Kobayashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kruger comes to the cage accompanied by American Idiot. Hans Kruger has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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212 lbs
4 - 6 - 0 |
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225 cm
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215 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed |
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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
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hans Kruger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Takeru Kobayashi!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Wesley Smith and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kruger scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kobayashi doesn't seem bothered though.
Kobayashi scores with a head kick.
Kobayashi dodges the punch combination from Kruger.
Kruger throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kruger falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kobayashi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Hans Kruger has been cut.
Kobayashi lunges at Kruger with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kruger's hand.
Kruger on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kobayashi. Kobayashi obviously looking to wear him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruger misses with a shot to the body
and Kobayashi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kobayashi misses with a two punch combination.
Kobayashi moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kobayashi misses with a few strikes there.
Danga de danga de dang - Kobayashi scores with a four punch combination!
Kruger moves out of range of the strikes.
Kobayashi throws a shot from downtown. Kruger moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kobayashi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kruger.
Kruger throws a right hand that misses
and Kobayashi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kruger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kobayashi.
Kruger staying out of range there.
Kobayashi has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kobayashi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kruger's sensitive parts.
Kobayashi lands with a straight right. Kruger didn't see that one coming.
Kruger throws a lazy uppercut
and Kobayashi counters with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kruger misses with a body shot.
Kobayashi is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kobayashi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kruger stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kruger pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kobayashi throws a jab but it's blocked by Kruger.
Kruger throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kobayashi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kruger works over Kobayashi's head and body with a nice combination.
Kobayashi takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kruger takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kobayashi throws a jab when Kruger was well out of range.
Kobayashi lands a head shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kobayashi.
Kobayashi is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Kruger drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kobayashi thuds a left hand into Kruger's body.
Kobayashi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kruger was well out of range. Poor timing from Kobayashi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takeru Kobayashi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hans Kruger's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sloppy strikes from Kobayashi. Those never looked like landing.
Kobayashi scores with a hook.
Kruger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kruger throws a combination that misses
and Kobayashi counters with an outside leg kick.
Kruger lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kobayashi circles away quickly and effectively.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kobayashi slips a straight right by Kruger.
Kobayashi throws a sloppy body shot
and Kruger counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kobayashi misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kobayashi lands a leg kick that knocks Kruger off balance momentarily.
Kobayashi throws a big shot that misses.
Kruger throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kobayashi counters with an inside leg kick.
Kruger takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kruger takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kruger dodges the punch combination from Kobayashi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kobayashi is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kruger dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kruger throws a nice looking combination but Kobayashi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kruger keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kobayashi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kobayashi attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kruger 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.
Kruger throws a series of punches but Kobayashi moves out of range.
Kobayashi looks to land a combination. Kruger sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Kobayashi lands with a nice combination. Kruger backs away looking to recover.
Kruger lands with an overhand left.
Kruger misses with a wild body shot.
Kruger throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kobayashi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kruger looks to score with a jab to the body but Kobayashi is just out of range.
Kobayashi scores with a hook.
Kruger is looking to wear down Kobayashi with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kobayashi scores with a three punch combo!
Hans Kruger is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
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!
Kobayashi swings for the body but Kruger moves out of range.
Kobayashi throws a poor cross that misses
and Kruger counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kobayashi thinking.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kobayashi throws a looping overhand right but Kruger ducks down to avoid it.
Kobayashi throws a lazy uppercut
letting Kruger counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takeru Kobayashi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Hans Kruger's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Kobayashi scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kruger in his tracks.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Kruger might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Kruger throws a right hand that Kobayashi ducks under and follows up with a left that Kobayashi also avoids with ease.
Kobayashi misses with an uppercut. Kruger saw that one coming.
Kobayashi throws an off balance right hand
letting Kruger counter with a right hand.
Kruger swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kruger throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kobayashi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kobayashi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kruger doesn't seem bothered though.
Takeru Kobayashi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kobayashi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kruger was well out of range. Poor timing from Kobayashi.
Kruger will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Takeru Kobayashi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kobayashi misses with a double jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kobayashi.
Kobayashi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kobayashi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kobayashi darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kruger misses with an uppercut
letting Kobayashi counter with a right hand.
Kruger will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kobayashi misses with a right hand
and Kruger counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kruger slips under a jab.
A left and a right from Kruger both land. Nice combination.
Kobayashi throws a series of punches but Kruger moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kobayashi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kruger with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kobayashi to score with a decent uppercut.
Kobayashi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kobayashi takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kobayashi scores with a body shot.
Kobayashi scores with a jab. Kruger acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A punch combination from Kruger misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Kobayashi. Beautiful body shot.
Kobayashi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kruger on the side of the head.
Kruger looks to land a combination but Kobayashi avoids it well.
Hans Kruger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kobayashi just misses with a punch to the body.
Kobayashi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kruger fails to land with a series of punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Takeru Kobayashi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kobayashi 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Takeru Kobayashi!
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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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