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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Erwin Hartmann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Kruger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hartmann comes to the cage accompanied by LL Cool J - Mama Said Knock You Out. Kruger has chosen Tnt as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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26 - 19 - 0 |
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187 cm
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197 lbs
26 - 18 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Erwin Hartmann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, John Kruger!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hartmann throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hartmann misses with a low kick.
Kruger is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hartmann.
Kruger connects with the punch.
Hartmann fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice body punch from Hartmann.
Hartmann definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hartmann tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice uppercut there from Hartmann.
Kruger takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hartmann scores with a leg kick.
Hartmann has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hartmann there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kruger dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hartmann looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kruger scoring well with a low kick there.
Kruger feints and then cracks Hartmann's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hartmann down.
Hartmann moves into the clinch.
Hartmann lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kruger breaks from the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Hartmann.
Hartmann tries to clinch
and Kruger counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruger misses the shot to the body.
Kruger lands a nice looking body kick.
Kruger fails to land the takedown.
Kruger takes a swing at Hartmann's ribcage but misses.
Erwin Hartmann seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A good leg kick by Kruger.
Hartmann instigates a clinch.
Kruger lands a shoulder strike.
Kruger works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kruger works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Kruger with a nice head shot there.
Hartmann lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Kruger has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kruger keeping moving, preventing Hartmann from controlling successfully.
Kruger looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartmann is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Kruger has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Hartmann is looking to defend but Kruger has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Hartmann! Kruger pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Hartmann taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). John Kruger!
John Kruger thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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