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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Krous (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sefki Cookie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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198 cm
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274 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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200 cm
23
280 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Brawler
Good chin |
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Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kevin Krous! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sefki Cookie! The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Krous shoots and misses and Cookie counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Kevin Krous has been cut. Krous shoots in and bounces Cookie off the cage to secure the takedown into guard. Krous stops Cookie from standing up. Krous postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Krous postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head. Cookie wants to stand but Krous is controlling the position. Krous throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Cookie controlling Krous's posture. Krous throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Krous makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Krous accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Cookie wriggles free and stands up. Krous shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Cookie closes the distance and clinches. Krous works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard. Cookie is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Krous is controlling him. Cookie has momentary wrist control but Krous slips an elbow through the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round. Krous missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Cookie told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet. Cookie wants to stand and escape but Krous is having none of it. Krous landing some decent shots from guard. We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Cookie can do anything to dispel that myth. Krous postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head. Cookie is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Krous is controlling him. Krous trying to control but Cookie is working from the bottom. Krous is in close to Cookie's body, working some short punches and elbows. Cookie working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Krous. Krous postures up in Cookie's guard and throws a big left but Cookie blocks it. Krous lands a couple of digs. Krous stops Cookie from standing up. Krous with a nice head shot there. Krous scoring with punches to the head and body. Cookie keeping moving, preventing Krous from controlling successfully. Krous throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Krous is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. Krous landing some decent shots from guard.
It looks like Sefki Cookie has been cut. Krous working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. Krous working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Cookie is rocked!
That has opened up Sefki Cookie's cut even more. Krous trying to control the position from guard on top but Cookie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Cookie is still in real trouble! Can Krous finish him? Krous postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Cookie covers up, he's hurt! Krous keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Krous and the ref steps in to end the fight! Krous can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kevin Krous!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
55% |
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