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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Steele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Krutcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steele comes to the cage accompanied by Freak On A Leash. Krutcher has chosen Fun Things - Savage as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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213 lbs
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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
28 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, George Steele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jason Krutcher!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steele attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Steele on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Krutcher. Krutcher obviously looking to wear him down.
Steele throws a looping overhand right but Krutcher ducks down to avoid it.
Krutcher throws a looping overhand right but Steele ducks down to avoid it.
Krutcher misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Krutcher scores with a nice strike.
Krutcher gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Steele counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Steele swings for the body but Krutcher moves out of range.
Steele fails to land with a series of punches.
Steele scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Jason Krutcher has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steele fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Steele moves away from the strike by Krutcher.
Steele dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Steele bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
George Steele seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steele misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Steele throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Steele lands a nice leg kick that just misses Krutcher's sensitive parts.
Krutcher throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Krutcher lands a nice hook to Steele's body. Steele takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Donk. Steele catches Krutcher right on the button with a cross.
An inside leg kick lands from Krutcher.
Krutcher slips a jab from Steele.
A solid body kick from Steele.
Steele misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Krutcher takes a body punch but keeps moving.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
No joy there for Steele, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Krutcher throws a head kick but Steele moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steele avoids the head kick by Krutcher.
Krutcher scores with a decent looking hook.
Steele scores with a sloppy right hand. Krutcher should have avoided that one.
Steele throws a hook but Krutcher avoids it easily.
Steele punishes Krutcher's body with a nice straight punch.
Krutcher tries to bum rush Steele with a series of wild strikes but Steele uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Steele is looking to land body kicks.
Krutcher misses the shot to the body.
Krutcher avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A jab from Steele finds it's way through Krutcher's defenses.
Steele slips under a jab from Krutcher.
Steele lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steele ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Krutcher moves away.
Steele connects with a body shot.
Steele on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Krutcher takes a jab right on the kisser.
Steele swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Krutcher tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Steele looks to land a right hand but Krutcher moved out of range.
Steele feints and then cracks Krutcher's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Krutcher down.
Good leg kick by Steele there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A looping hook to the body misses from Steele. Krutcher does a little dance to reset his feet.
Steele is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
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!
Krutcher on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Steele closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steele is looking to slow Krutcher down with leg kicks.
Krutcher lands a jab to the head.
Krutcher throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Steele moves out of range as Krutcher throws a body kick.
Nice shot by Krutcher.
Steele throws a quick inside leg kick.
Steele stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That has opened up Jason Krutcher's cut even more.
Krutcher throws a series of punches but Steele avoids them all with ease.
Steele blocks a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Steele swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Krutcher counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Steele clinches with his opponent.
Steele keeps control of Krutcher as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Krutcher is trying to push Steele away but Steele has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Steele dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jason Krutcher's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Steele with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Steele takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Steele misses with a wild combination.
Krutcher takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Steele has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Krutcher finds it's way round the side to connect with Steele's head.
It looks like George Steele has been cut.
Steele throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Krutcher stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Krutcher tries a low kick but Steele avoids it.
Steele tries to clinch there but Krutcher circles away.
Steele jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Krutcher needs to keep his hands up - Steele had a free shot at his head there.
Krutcher throws a jab but it's blocked by Steele.
Steele tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele checks the leg kick.
George Steele is winning the standup battle so far.
Steele scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Steele blocks a head kick by Krutcher.
Steele looks to land a combination but Krutcher avoids it well.
Steele tries to close the distance and clinch up but Krutcher swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Steele wants to slow Krutcher down by chopping away at his legs.
A slapping leg kick lands for Steele.
Steele wants to clinch.
Krutcher takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Krutcher blocks the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steele throws a right and a left that both miss.
Krutcher misses with a hook. Steele ducked under it nicely.
Steele misses with a looping right.
Steele tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Krutcher was well out of range. Poor timing from Steele.
Krutcher pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Steele connects with a single shot there.
Steele tests Krutcher's chin there with a solid looking shot.
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!
Steele has Krutcher up against the cage in a clinch.
Krutcher has had enough of the clinch but Steele keeps him there for the moment.
Krutcher wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Steele has him pressed against the cage.
Nice elbow from Steele.
The cut above Jason Krutcher's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Steele prevents Krutcher from breaking the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steele prevents Krutcher from breaking the clinch.
Krutcher escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Steele connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Krutcher's hands.
Krutcher throws a head kick but Steele moves out of range.
Steele clinches up with Krutcher and pushes him back against the cage.
Steele throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Krutcher blocks it with crossed arms.
Krutcher tries to break free but Steele pushes him back against the cage.
Krutcher breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Krutcher throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A head kick from Steele lands but Krutcher takes it in his stride.
Steele throws a hook but Krutcher blocks it.
Steele avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Steele feints and then cracks Krutcher's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Krutcher down.
Krutcher misses with a straight right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steele connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steele gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Steele tries to land a knee to the head but Krutcher blocks with his arms.
Steele misses with a knee strike.
Krutcher wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Steele misses with a knee strike.
Steele lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jason Krutcher's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Krutcher lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Steele tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Krutcher manages to break the clinch.
A punch lands to the side of Krutcher 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Steele with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Steele listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Steele scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Krutcher's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Steele throws a chopping leg kick but Krutcher manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Steele 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Steele feints a jab promting Krutcher to slip. Steele then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Krutcher slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Steele pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Steele dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Krutcher. That did some damage!
Krutcher connects with an inside leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Krutcher. Those never looked like landing.
Steele takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Krutcher uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Steele.
Steele throws a nice inside leg kick.
Steele throws a hook to the side of Krutcher's head but Krutcher sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Krutcher lands with a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Steele scores with a leg kick.
Steele lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Krutcher at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele throws a hook but Krutcher avoids it easily.
Krutcher fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Steele manages to avoid it.
Krutcher uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Steele.
Steele tries to clinch up.
Krutcher lands a nice hook to Steele's body. Steele takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Steele throws a sloppy head kick and Krutcher moves out of range easily.
Krutcher uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Steele.
Krutcher blocks a jab.
Krutcher blocks the body kick.
Steele misses with the combination.
A head kick misses from Steele.
Jason Krutcher has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steele wants to clinch.
A jab from Steele misses.
Steele wants to land a leg kick but Krutcher is out of range.
Steele swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Krutcher counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Steele takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Krutcher cracks Steele with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Steele looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Krutcher finish him?
Steele looks to score with a jab to the body but Krutcher is just out of range.
Krutcher ducks right into an uppercut from Steele.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steele throws a hook to the side of Krutcher's head but Krutcher sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Krutcher misses with a body shot.
Steele tries to get into range but Krutcher steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Steele! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Krutcher scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jason Krutcher!
Jason Krutcher made sure to mention his sponsor, Punishment Nutrition - All 159Q products now $75 in his post fight interview.
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