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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Kruger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giorges Papadopoulos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kruger comes into the arena with Tnt blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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193 lbs
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199 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Self confident |
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Good wrestler
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Kruger!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Giorges Papadopoulos!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Papadopoulos closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Papadopoulos lands in his opponent's guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Kruger is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Papadopoulos works his way to full guard. Good work.
Kruger pushes down on Papadopoulos's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Papadopoulos keeping hold of Kruger's head, controlling as best he can.
Kruger is stalling here. Papadopoulos is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Kruger seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Papadopoulos has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Papadopoulos scores with punches from side control.
Kruger wants to control but Papadopoulos postures up.
Papadopoulos trying to control the position but Kruger is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Papadopoulos throws a strike aimed at the side of Kruger's head but Kruger avoids it well.
Kruger tries to improve position but can't.
Papadopoulos working the body and head with strikes.
Papadopoulos working away.
Papadopoulos tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Papadopoulos tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Kruger is trying to get back to half guard.
Kruger is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Kruger trying to hold on to Papadopoulos's head to control him but Papadopoulos postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Papadopoulos thows a huge punch but Kruger dodges it nicely.
The fighters are battling for position here. Kruger manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Papadopoulos stands up over Kruger, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kruger looking for a sweep. Not yet Kruger, not yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Papadopoulos accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kruger working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Papadopoulos doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Papadopoulos manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kruger trying to keep a closed guard but Papadopoulos is proving a slippery customer.
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!
Papadopoulos missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Papadopoulos prevents Kruger from getting back to his feet.
Papadopoulos chips away with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kruger utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kruger looking to hit a scissor sweep but Papadopoulos is one step ahead there.
Papadopoulos must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Kruger working a defensive guard here.
Kruger working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos controls from within his opponent's guard.
Papadopoulos throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Papadopoulos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kruger bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Papadopoulos's guard.
Kruger loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Papadopoulos controlling Kruger's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kruger trying to control but Papadopoulos is working from the bottom.
Papadopoulos tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Papadopoulos has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Kruger tries to free his leg and advance position but Papadopoulos is retaining full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Decent striking displayed by Kruger there.
It looks like Giorges Papadopoulos has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kruger closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Papadopoulos to the mat! Papadopoulos manages to get full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that John Kruger will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Giorges Papadopoulos's cut.
That's time! Kruger's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A jab from Papadopoulos misses.
Papadopoulos misses with a body shot.
Papadopoulos dives in and scores a takedown into Kruger's guard.
Kruger is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Papadopoulos trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Papadopoulos throws a strike but Kruger rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Papadopoulos holds on and takes a little breather.
Kruger stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Papadopoulos swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kruger working some strikes from top position.
Kruger throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruger trying to control the position from guard on top but Papadopoulos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kruger not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Papadopoulos can do anything to dispel that myth.
Papadopoulos keeping moving, preventing Kruger from controlling successfully.
Papadopoulos is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Kruger landing with the ground and pound.
Papadopoulos is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kruger postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Papadopoulos working for a triangle but Kruger defends it easily.
Papadopoulos is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Papadopoulos trying to control the position.
Papadopoulos looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Kruger passes into half guard.
Kruger wants to pass to mount but Papadopoulos is defending the position.
Papadopoulos is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kruger pulls his head out easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kruger thows a huge punch but Papadopoulos dodges it nicely.
John Kruger overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Papadopoulos blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kruger.
Papadopoulos is in trouble now - Kruger has advanced to mount!
Papadopoulos wants to control but Kruger is having none of it.
Papadopoulos in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Kruger postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Papadopoulos looks a forlorn figure.
Papadopoulos wants to control but Kruger is having none of it.
Kruger prevents Papadopoulos from getting the reversal.
Kruger landing strikes, looking to finish!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kruger is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Papadopoulos has managed to escape the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Papadopoulos is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Kruger in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Kruger thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Papadopoulos takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Papadopoulos is trying desperately to improve position.
Papadopoulos is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kruger in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Papadopoulos is wriggling around trying to escape.
Kruger avoids the attempt from Papadopoulos to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Kruger dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Giorges Papadopoulos's cut.
That's time! Kruger's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Papadopoulos throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kruger counters with a straight that turns Papadopoulos's legs to rubber! Kruger pushes forward with more strikes and Papadopoulos goes down, battered and bloody! That's a wrap folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Kruger!
John Kruger retains his middleweight title!
John Kruger seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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hype
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