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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Greg Madison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hans Krueger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Greg Madison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hans Krueger!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Micheangelo Fripello and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krueger looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Krueger tries to clinch up but Madison circles away and keeps his distance.
Madison closes the distance and clinches.
Madison managing to block the knees to the body from Krueger.
Madison creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Madison misses with a knee strike.
Madison pushes off an throws an elbow but Krueger leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Krueger avoids a wild elbow strike from Madison.
Krueger leaning his opponent against the cage.
Krueger is trying to break the clinch but Madison has him pressed against the cage.
Krueger looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Madison can't break the clinch.
Madison wants to get back to striking at distance but Krueger won't allow it.
Krueger taking a breather.
Madison's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Krueger stalks Madison and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Madison's face. Madison staggers backwards, shaken.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Madison rushes Krueger and presses him up against the cage.
Krueger misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Madison stalling the fight.
Madison is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Madison is trying to break the clinch but Krueger has him pressed against the cage.
Krueger takes an elbow to the temple.
A right hook to the body lands for Madison.
Krueger takes an elbow to the forehead.
Krueger wants a takedown but no success here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Krueger.
Madison escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Madison clinches up with Krueger and pushes him back against the cage.
Krueger taking a breather.
Madison with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krueger wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Madison manages to break the clinch.
Krueger throws a poor cross that misses
and Madison counters with a stiff right hand.
Krueger ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Madison moves away.
Madison is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Krueger misses with a body shot.
Madison pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Krueger throws a big counter head kick but Madison avoids it with no problem.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Krueger dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Krueger misses with a lunging right hand
and Madison counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Krueger fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Madison, pushing him back against the cage.
Krueger tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Madison avoids it.
Madison pressing his opponent against the cage.
Krueger breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krueger misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Krueger misses with a wild combination.
No joy there for Madison, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Madison dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Krueger. That did some damage!
Krueger dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Madison looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Madison tries to close the distance and clinch but Krueger swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Krueger avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Krueger slips a jab from Madison.
Madison fails in his attempt to clinch.
Krueger looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Madison tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Madison doesn't manage to clinch there - Krueger circles away.
Despite the aggression on Krueger's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Krueger checks a low kick from Madison.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Madison.
Some wild striking there from Krueger.
Madison steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Krueger.
Krueger throws a head kick but Madison moves out of range.
Krueger walks into a straight right hand from Madison.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Madison wants to clinch up but Krueger keeps it at a distance.
Krueger lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Krueger throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Nice uppercut there from Krueger.
Madison fails in his attempt to clinch.
Krueger tries a head kick but it misses.
Madison moves into the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Krueger takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Krueger is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Madison pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Madison tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
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 Greg Madison will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Krueger swinging wildly here.
Madison closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Krueger to counter with a crisp jab.
Krueger throws a combination that misses
and Madison counters with a series of strikes. Krueger will be more careful next time no doubt.
Madison is looking to clinch but Krueger is avoiding it.
A punch combination from Krueger misses.
Madison with a nice cross.
Left hook, right uppercut from Krueger.
Madison looks to clinch
and Krueger counters with a left and a right that stings Madison.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Madison wants to clinch.
Madison moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Hans Krueger has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Madison tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Krueger is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Krueger avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Madison swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Madison is looking to clinch.
Krueger keeps the fight on the outside.
Krueger scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Greg Madison is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Krueger looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Madison tries to close the distance and clinch but Krueger swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Madison tries to close the distance and clinch up but Krueger swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Madison tries to clinch up.
Madison avoids the head kick by Krueger.
Madison is looking to clinch but Krueger is avoiding it.
Krueger keeps the fight on the outside.
Krueger tries for a takedown but Madison circles away easily
and Madison counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Madison is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Madison. That's going to slow Krueger down.
Krueger shoots in and drives through. Madison sprawls well.
Madison appears to be looking for a big counter.
Krueger closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Madison quickly recovers to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Madison pushes Krueger off and gets back to his feet.
Krueger avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Madison forces Krueger back against the cage and clinches.
Krueger digs a right hand underneath Madison's ribcage. Madison let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short left from Krueger.
Krueger dodges an elbow strike from Madison.
Krueger wants a takedown.
Greg Madison has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hans Krueger.
Madison misses with a body punch.
Madison stalling in the clinch.
Madison lands an elbow inside that Krueger shrugs off.
Madison throws an elbow that misses.
Krueger looking to slow down the pace here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Madison.
Madison pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Krueger misses with a head kick.
Madison tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Krueger paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Krueger swats away the attempt to clinch by Madison.
Madison tries to clinch there but Krueger circles away.
Madison lands with a hook. Krueger tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hans Krueger seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Krueger swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Madison fails to land with a series of punches.
Madison forces Krueger back against the cage and clinches.
Krueger avoids a wild elbow strike from Madison.
Krueger looking to slow down the pace here.
Krueger dodges an elbow strike from Madison.
Greg Madison has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Madison has had enough of the clinch but Krueger keeps him there for the moment.
Madison pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Madison breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Krueger doesn't manage to clinch there - Madison circles away.
Madison wants to clinch.
Krueger throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Madison tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Krueger is in Madison's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Madison scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Madison is looking to clinch.
Madison clinches up with Krueger and pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Greg Madison will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Hans Krueger's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
An inside leg kick lands from Madison.
Madison is looking to clinch.
Krueger tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Krueger tries to bum rush Madison with a series of wild strikes but Madison uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Madison tries to close the distance and clinch up but Krueger swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Krueger closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Madison throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Madison lands a jab to the head.
Madison tries to close the distance and clinch up but Krueger swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Madison tries to close the distance and clinch up but Krueger swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Greg Madison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Madison is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krueger circles away from the clinch attempt.
Madison fails with an attempt to clinch.
Madison is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Krueger circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Madison lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Madison moves into the clinch.
Madison wants to break free but Krueger has control.
Krueger has Madison pressed against the cage, preventing Madison from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Madison throws an elbow but it misses.
Madison is trying to break the clinch but Krueger has him pressed against the cage.
Krueger wants to get back to striking at distance but Madison won't allow it.
Krueger wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Madison has him pressed against the cage.
Madison breaks from the clinch.
Madison moves in looking to clinch but Krueger pushes him off.
Madison displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Krueger.
Madison wants to clinch but Krueger slips to the side
and Krueger counters with a three punch combo that has Madison backing up. Madison nods at Krueger to acknowledge the strikes.
Krueger swats away the attempt to clinch by Madison.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krueger keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Madison tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Krueger paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Madison keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Krueger keeps the fight on the outside.
Krueger will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Madison moves into the clinch successfully.
Krueger blocks an elbow strike.
Madison breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Krueger misses with a double jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Madison drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Krueger shoots in but no luck this time.
Greg Madison has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hans Krueger.
Madison tries to clinch there but Krueger circles away.
Madison tries to clinch up but Krueger circles away and keeps his distance.
Krueger misses with a head kick.
Greg Madison is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Madison is looking to clinch.
Madison tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Krueger manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Madison is looking to clinch but Krueger is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Madison looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Krueger lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Madison circles away quickly and effectively.
Madison tries to clinch but Krueger moves out of range.
Krueger avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Madison looks to clinch
and Krueger counters with a nice uppercut.
Madison tries to clinch but Krueger is having none of it.
Krueger ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Madison moves away.
Madison swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Madison wants to clinch up but Krueger keeps it at a distance.
Madison tries to close the distance and clinch up but Krueger swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Madison tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Krueger manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Krueger unleashes a big counter combination but Madison bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Madison fails in his attempt to clinch.
Despite the aggression on Krueger's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krueger tries to close the distance and clinch up but Madison swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Madison tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Krueger counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Madison thinking.
Madison swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Krueger keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Krueger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Madison wants to clinch.
Madison rushes Krueger and presses him up against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Madison tries to work over Krueger's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Madison tries to circle away but Krueger has him pinned against the cage.
Madison with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hans Krueger really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hans Krueger's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Madison is looking to clinch but Krueger is avoiding it.
Madison is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Madison wants to clinch up but Krueger keeps it at a distance.
Krueger misses with an uppercut. Madison saw that one coming.
Krueger chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Madison can pounce on him.
Madison tries to clinch but Krueger moves out of range.
Madison wants to clinch up but Krueger keeps it at a distance.
Krueger shoots in but no luck this time.
The fight stays on the outside here - Madison looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Madison stuffs the takedown.
Madison clinches with his opponent.
Krueger can't break the clinch.
Madison stalling in the clinch but Krueger improves position.
Madison displaying some good clinch control by pressing Krueger up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Madison trying to control the position but instead, Krueger has worked for underhooks and has pushed Madison into the cage.
Madison misses with an elbow strike.
Madison dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Krueger blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Madison stalling the fight.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Greg Madison.
Krueger throws a head kick that Madison semi-blocks.
It looks like Greg Madison has been cut.
Madison lands a body shot.
Krueger scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Madison scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Krueger doesn't seem bothered though.
Madison fails with an attempt to clinch.
Madison scores with a head kick. Krueger tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Madison gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Madison throws an elbow but it misses.
Krueger blocks a body shot from Madison.
Madison breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Madison lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Krueger throws a sloppy head kick and Madison moves out of range easily.
Madison is looking to counter the offense by Krueger and move into the clinch.
Madison moves into the clinch successfully.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A short right from Krueger on the inside.
Krueger can't break the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Madison.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Madison pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Madison breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Krueger keeps the fight on the outside.
Madison doesn't manage to clinch there - Krueger circles away.
Madison tries to clinch but Krueger is having none of it.
Krueger swats away the attempt to clinch by Madison.
Madison darts in and clinches Krueger up against the cage.
Madison tries to stall but Krueger uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Madison tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Madison gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Krueger's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Madison throws an elbow but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Madison's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Krueger slips a straight right by Madison.
Krueger keeps the fight on the outside.
Madison is looking to clinch but Krueger is avoiding it.
Krueger swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Madison connects with an inside leg kick.
Krueger tries to clinch up.
Madison tries to close the distance and clinch up but Krueger swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Krueger drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Madison defends it well.
Madison tries to clinch up.
Madison tries to clinch but Krueger moves out of range.
Krueger drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Madison defends it well.
Krueger shoots in but no luck this time.
Greg Madison has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hans Krueger.
Madison tries to close the distance and clinch but Krueger swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Madison instigates a clinch.
Madison has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Greg Madison had his way with Hans Krueger in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Madison closes the distance looking to clinch
and Krueger counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Madison is looking to clinch.
A countering left hand to the body from Krueger misses.
Madison lands a jab to the nose.
Madison tries to clinch but Krueger is having none of it.
Madison plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Madison tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Krueger manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Krueger raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Madison swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Madison scores with a jab. Krueger acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krueger throws a sloppy head kick and Madison moves out of range easily.
Madison looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Madison fails with an attempt to clinch.
Madison staying out of range there.
Madison looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Krueger swats away the attempt to clinch by Madison.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Madison misses with a double jab.
Madison tries to clinch but Krueger is having none of it.
Madison misses the shot to the body.
A big right from Krueger misses.
Madison walks into a stiff left hand from Krueger.
Madison tries to clinch but Krueger moves out of range.
Krueger tries a head kick but it misses.
Krueger tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Madison gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Madison escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Madison is looking to clinch but Krueger is avoiding it.
Krueger takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Krueger fails to land with a series of punches.
Madison fails with an attempt to clinch.
Krueger looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krueger throws a head kick that misses.
A quick step to the side and Madison tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Krueger throws a hook but Madison blocks it.
Madison wants to clinch up but Krueger keeps it at a distance.
Madison tries to close the distance and clinch but Krueger swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Madison fails with an attempt to clinch.
Madison misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Krueger throws a sloppy head kick and Madison moves out of range easily.
Madison tries to clinch but Krueger moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Krueger.
Krueger closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Madison to the mat! Madison manages to get full guard.
Krueger is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Madison manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Krueger manages to get himself to full guard.
Krueger keeping moving, preventing Madison from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Madison would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Krueger working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Madison doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Madison manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Madison stands and steps away. Krueger gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Madison takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Madison tries to clinch but Krueger moves out of range.
Krueger throws a shot from downtown. Madison moves away and avoids it.
Hans Krueger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Madison throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Madison is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Krueger blocks the elbow strike.
Greg Madison is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Madison just leaning against Krueger, taking a breather.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Hans Krueger.
I think Madison has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 48:47
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 47:49
Judge Josh West scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Greg Madison!
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