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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Country Grace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yaseen Kruger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yaseen Kruger acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Good wrestling
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Country Grace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yaseen Kruger!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, John Kavanagh and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grace takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Yaseen Kruger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kruger swings for the body but Grace moves out of range.
Grace bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kruger throws a hook but Grace avoids it easily.
Grace has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD: Purpose Training Center™ in the buildup to the fight.
Nice sprawl there from Kruger as Grace shoots in.
Kruger swings for the body but Grace moves out of range.
Kruger with a hook.
Grace shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Kruger won't allow Grace to pass to mount.
Grace trying to control from half guard but Kruger is working away.
Kruger keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Grace throwing shots but Kruger is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grace wants to pass the guard but Kruger is defending well.
Kruger wants to control but Grace is keeping busy.
Grace is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Kruger makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kruger.
Kruger looking for a sweep. Not yet Kruger, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kruger is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Kruger working a defensive guard here.
Grace controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Kruger scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Grace closes the distance and clinches up with Kruger, looking for a takedown. Grace pushes Kruger against the cage but Kruger circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A punch lands to the side of Grace 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kruger darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Grace lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kruger throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Grace counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Kruger wriggles free and stands up.
Kruger lands with an uppercut that bounces Grace off the cage and back into range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grace fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Country Grace. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kruger scores with a jab to the body.
Kruger throws a hook but Grace avoids it easily.
Grace fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Kruger to the ground. Grace is now in Kruger's guard.
Grace is in close to Kruger's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Grace passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Grace wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kruger keeps working.
Kruger is trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grace trying to control the action but Kruger is working from the bottom.
Kruger tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Grace wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Grace connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Kruger some visible discomfort.
Grace controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yaseen Kruger dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Grace walks into a stiff left hand from Kruger.
Kruger lands a jab to the head.
Grace darts in looking for a takedown but Kruger gets double underhooks and turns Grace into the cage.
Kruger works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Grace shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Kruger's guard.
Kruger is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Grace dives into side control.
Kruger has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Grace landing a few strikes.
Country Grace overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kruger is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Grace is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grace looking to control and managing it successfully.
Kruger is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grace lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Grace is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Grace has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kruger is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Grace is trying to control here but Kruger has managed to regain half guard.
Grace wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kruger keeps working.
Grace decides to return to a standing position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kruger looks to throw the jab but Grace is out of range.
Grace tries to counter with a takedown but Kruger is quick to defend against it.
Grace has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kruger finds it's way round the side to connect with Grace's head.
Kruger misses with a hook. Grace ducked under it nicely.
Grace is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Kruger.
Grace fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Kruger sprawls well initially but Grace persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Grace trying to pass the guard but Kruger defending well.
Kruger holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Grace performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Grace looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grace moves nicely into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grace trying to control the position but Kruger is working away.
Grace works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Grace sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Kruger is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Grace wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kruger keeps working.
Grace is working Kruger over with some ground and pound from side control.
Grace creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Kruger sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kruger tries to bench press Grace off him but Grace keeps the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Kruger's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Grace scores with a couple of short elbows.
Grace throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Grace trying to control the action but Kruger is working from the bottom.
Kruger is working to avoid the ground and pound but Grace connects with a decent elbow.
Grace throws a strike aimed at the side of Kruger's head but Kruger avoids it well.
Grace looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Country Grace dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Grace darts in looking for a takedown but Kruger gets double underhooks and turns Grace into the cage.
Kruger throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Grace throwing a counter right hand but Kruger manages to avoid it.
Kruger throws a body punch but Grace moves out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Grace.
Grace tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kruger manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kruger swats away the attempt to clinch by Grace.
Kruger throws a shot from downtown. Grace moves away and avoids it.
Kruger throws a right hand that Grace ducks under and follows up with a left that Grace also avoids with ease.
Grace was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Kruger throws a jab but it's blocked by Grace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kruger throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Grace is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kruger sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Country Grace. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grace shoots in and drives through. Kruger sprawls well.
Grace shoots in looking for a takedown. Kruger tries to sprawl out of it but Grace keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kruger manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grace shoots in looking for a takedown. Kruger tries to sprawl out of it but Grace keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kruger manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kruger swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kruger darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Grace.
Kruger punishes Grace's body with a nice straight punch.
Grace shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Kruger is trying to defend but Grace finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Kruger is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kruger wants to control but Grace is keeping busy.
Kruger is trying to get back to full guard.
Grace is trying to control the action in half guard but Kruger is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kruger is concentrating on defense, preventing Grace from advancing position.
Kruger looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Grace controlling the action here.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Kruger misses.
Grace shoots in looking for a takedown. Kruger tries to sprawl out of it but Grace keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kruger manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kruger misses the shot to the body.
Grace half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Kruger misses with a looping left.
Grace shoots in but Kruger avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Grace is defended easily by Kruger.
Grace takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Grace shoots in for a double leg but Kruger sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kruger throws a body punch but Grace moves out of range.
Grace on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kruger misses with a left hand
and Grace counters with a shoot takedown. Kruger fights it but they end up in guard.
Kruger wriggles free and stands up.
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!
Grace shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kruger sprawls well. Kruger wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Grace gets slowly back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Grace closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Kruger to the mat! Kruger manages to get full guard.
Kruger has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Grace is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Grace jumps guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kruger stands up from Grace's guard - Kruger perhaps looking for a knockout.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yaseen Kruger comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kruger has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yaseen Kruger!
During a confident post fight interview, Yaseen Kruger thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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