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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hans Kruger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry Poppy IV (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kruger comes to the cage accompanied by American Idiot. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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212 lbs
4 - 14 - 0 |
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190 cm
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210 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
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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 - 14 - 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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Henry Poppy IV!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, George Francis and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kruger misses with an uppercut. Poppy IV saw that one coming.
Kruger slips under a jab.
Poppy IV throws a shot from downtown. Kruger moves away and avoids it.
Kruger avoids the body shot from Poppy IV.
Kruger throws a jab when Poppy IV was well out of range.
Poppy IV takes a swing at Kruger's ribcage but misses.
Poppy IV misses with a body shot.
Kruger misses with a series of wild punches.
Kruger rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Poppy IV moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Henry Poppy IV seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kruger ducks under a wild hook from Poppy IV.
Kruger tries to bum rush Poppy IV with a series of wild strikes but Poppy IV uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kruger throws a combination that misses
and Poppy IV counters with a right hand to the body.
Kruger looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kruger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kruger keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kruger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poppy IV gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kruger scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kruger throws a right hand that Poppy IV ducks under and follows up with a left that Poppy IV also avoids with ease.
A slow jab from Kruger misses its intended target.
Kruger loads up on a big right hand but Poppy IV slips the punch.
A punch combination from Kruger misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Poppy IV darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Poppy IV misses with a hook. Kruger ducked under it nicely.
A swing and a miss from Poppy IV.
Poppy IV looks to land a right hand but Kruger moved out of range.
A punch combination from Kruger misses.
Kruger is breathing heavily.
Poppy IV takes a swing at Kruger's ribcage but misses.
Poppy IV misses with a straight left.
Poppy IV throws a body punch but Kruger moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Poppy IV coming out on top.
Poppy IV throws a hook but Kruger avoids it easily.
Poppy IV throws the left hand but Kruger avoids the punch easily.
A punch combination from Kruger misses.
Kruger misses with a two punch combination.
Kruger throws a right and a left that both miss.
Poppy IV scores with a hook to the body. Kruger takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Poppy IV avoids a punch combination nicely.
Poppy IV throws out a loose jab but Kruger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Poppy IV lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kruger at a distance.
Kruger uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Poppy IV.
Poppy IV jabs Kruger right on the nose. Kruger blinks but takes it well.
Kruger has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Hans Kruger has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Poppy IV misses.
Kruger takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Poppy IV swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Poppy IV uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Poppy IV scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kruger avoids the body shot from Poppy IV.
Poppy IV throws a series of punches but Kruger moves out of range.
Kruger avoids a punch combination nicely.
Poppy IV bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Poppy IV thows a body shot but no joy.
Poppy IV just misses with a punch to the body.
Kruger slips a jab and a cross from Poppy IV.
Kruger bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poppy IV swings widly with a right hand
and Kruger counters with a two punch combo.
Poppy IV throws an off balance right hand
and Kruger makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kruger loads up on a big right hand but Poppy IV slips the punch.
Kruger throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Poppy IV sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Poppy IV will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kruger lands with an uppercut that bounces Poppy IV off the cage and back into rage.
Poppy IV thows a left - swing and a miss!
Poppy IV uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Poppy IV tests Kruger's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Poppy IV lands an overhand right.
Poppy IV moves away from the strike by Kruger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henry Poppy IV 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!
Kruger swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Poppy IV counters with a nice uppercut.
Kruger thows a body shot but no joy.
Kruger misses the jab.
Poppy IV connects with a right hand. Kruger shakes it off.
Poppy IV lands a jab to the nose.
Kruger throws a nice looking combination but Poppy IV bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Poppy IV throws an overhand right that lands on Kruger's shoulder, as Kruger tries to avoid the shot.
Poppy IV scores with a nice right hand.
Kruger slips a jab from Poppy IV.
Poppy IV throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kruger pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kruger slips under a jab from Poppy IV.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kruger blocks a jab.
Henry Poppy IV seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Poppy IV stuns Kruger with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nice shot lands for Poppy IV.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poppy IV moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Poppy IV avoids a punch combination nicely.
Poppy IV misses with a left hand
and Poppy IV takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Poppy IV swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kruger slips a straight right by Poppy IV.
Kruger takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A big right from Poppy IV misses.
Poppy IV swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kruger ducks under a wild hook from Poppy IV.
Hans Kruger is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kruger misses with an uppercut. Poppy IV saw that one coming.
Kruger rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Poppy IV moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kruger ducks under a wild hook from Poppy IV.
Kruger misses with an uppercut. Poppy IV saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poppy IV lands with a nice combination. Kruger backs away looking to recover.
Kruger takes a shot to the body in his stride.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Poppy IV throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Poppy IV throws a hook but Kruger blocks it.
Kruger rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Poppy IV moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Poppy IV throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Poppy IV throws the left hand but Kruger avoids the punch easily.
Poppy IV takes a swing at Kruger's ribcage but misses.
Poppy IV tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kruger was well out of range. Poor timing from Poppy IV.
Poppy IV thows a left - swing and a miss!
Poppy IV throws a hook but Kruger blocks it.
Poppy IV thuds his right hand into Kruger's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Poppy IV misses with a hook to the body
and Kruger counters with a two punch combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kruger throws a right and a left that Poppy IV avoids nicely.
Poppy IV takes a swing at Kruger's ribcage but misses.
Poppy IV throws a series of punches but Kruger moves out of range.
Kruger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Poppy IV misses with a two punch combination.
Kruger falls off balance throwing a combination
and Poppy IV counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kruger thinking.
Kruger keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice jab there from Poppy IV.
Poppy IV misses with a wild body shot.
Kruger throws a series of punches but Poppy IV avoids them all with ease.
Poppy IV cracks Kruger with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Poppy IV jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kruger keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kruger looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Poppy IV 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 drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kruger gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kruger takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A looping hook to the body misses from Poppy IV. Kruger does a little dance to reset his feet.
Poppy IV lands with an overhand left.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Poppy IV throws a right hand that Kruger ducks under and follows up with a left that Kruger also avoids with ease.
Poppy IV lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Kruger throws a body punch but Poppy IV moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henry Poppy IV 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.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Kruger doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Poppy IV misses with an uppercut.
Poppy IV's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kruger connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Poppy IV scrambles back to his feet.
Poppy IV throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Poppy IV wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Poppy IV throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Poppy IV jabs at Kruger's body.
Kruger takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Poppy IV misses with a straight left.
Poppy IV fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kruger manages to avoid it.
Poppy IV looks to land a left hand but Kruger moved out of range nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Poppy IV lands a nice looking body shot.
Poppy IV has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Poppy IV. Kruger does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kruger looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Poppy IV lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poppy IV lands with a hook. Kruger tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Poppy IV throws a body punch but Kruger moves out of range.
Poppy IV connects with a body shot that sends Kruger's belly button to the back.
A jab lands there for Poppy IV.
Kruger is rocked!
Kruger takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Poppy IV misses with a two punch combination.
Poppy IV misses with a jab, cross combination.
Poppy IV looks to throw the jab but Kruger is out of range.
Kruger throws a right hand that Poppy IV ducks under and follows up with a left that Poppy IV also avoids with ease.
Poppy IV wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Poppy IV scores with a sloppy right hand. Kruger should have avoided that one.
Kruger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Poppy IV.
Poppy IV throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Poppy IV.
Oh Kruger is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Poppy IV throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Kruger stumbling backwards into the cage! Kruger bounces back off the cage towards Poppy IV, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Poppy IV lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Poppy IV celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Henry Poppy IV!
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