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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Guy Laliberte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roman Kruger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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251 lbs
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280 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Guy Laliberte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roman Kruger!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Francis DeMontford and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laliberte ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kruger takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Laliberte misses with a lunging right hand
and Kruger counters with a right hand to the body.
Laliberte misses with a body shot
and Kruger counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kruger has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Laliberte misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kruger counters with a nice uppercut.
Laliberte throws a body kick that misses
and Kruger counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jab from Kruger.
Laliberte throws a leg kick
letting Kruger counter with a right hand.
Laliberte pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A slapping body kick lands there for Laliberte.
Kruger takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kruger throws the left hand but Laliberte avoids the punch easily.
Kruger looks to score with a jab to the body but Laliberte is just out of range.
A big right from Laliberte misses.
Laliberte seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laliberte misses with an uppercut
and Kruger counters with a straight right hand.
Laliberte throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Laliberte takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Laliberte misses with a looping right.
Laliberte has closed the distance and engaged Kruger in a clinch.
Kruger fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Laliberte throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Kruger on the inside.
Laliberte swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Laliberte blocking some punches.
Kruger lands with a left to the head.
Laliberte working aggressively here.
Laliberte can't find room to land a body shot as Kruger controls the action.
Laliberte is trying to break free.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kruger.
Laliberte blocking some punches.
Kruger digs a right hand into Laliberte's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Laliberte's gas tank.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kruger creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kruger lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Laliberte is breathing heavily.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kruger.
Laliberte blocking some punches.
Kruger scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A right hand to the body from Laliberte.
Kruger working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Laliberte blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Laliberte.
Laliberte tries to throw a body punch but Kruger avoids it by throwing Laliberte back against the cage.
Kruger fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kruger misses with a body punch.
Laliberte lands a body shot in the clinch.
Laliberte fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Laliberte prevents a body shot from Kruger.
Laliberte misses with a hook from the clinch.
Laliberte lands with a light punch inside.
Laliberte misses with some punches.
Kruger swings wildly with an uppercut but Laliberte uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Kruger.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kruger.
Laliberte swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kruger lands a hook that snaps the head of Laliberte backwards.
A short uppercut from Kruger.
Laliberte fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kruger.
Laliberte is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Laliberte misses with a punch on the inside.
Laliberte has had enough of the clinch but Kruger keeps him there for the moment.
Kruger lands a left hand.
Good body shot from Kruger.
A short right from Laliberte.
A head punch on the inside from Laliberte fails to land.
Laliberte lands a nice shot to the body.
Kruger lands a left hand that snaps the head of Laliberte backwards.
Laliberte throws a punch but it's blocked by Kruger.
Laliberte swings wildly with an uppercut but Kruger uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
A head punch on the inside from Laliberte fails to land.
Kruger tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kruger lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kruger blocking some punches.
Kruger scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice left hand lands by Kruger.
Kruger throws a punch but it's blocked by Laliberte.
Kruger misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kruger lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kruger lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kruger lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kruger misses with a body punch.
Laliberte misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kruger throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kruger lands with a left to the head.
Laliberte goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Laliberte misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roman Kruger dominated that round.
That's time! Laliberte's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kruger misses with an uppercut.
Laliberte throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sloppy strikes from Kruger. Those never looked like landing.
Laliberte misses with a straight left.
Laliberte swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kruger! But no joy.
Kruger uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Laliberte.
Laliberte scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Laliberte scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Laliberte moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laliberte ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kruger moves away.
A little jabbing left from Kruger on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kruger takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Laliberte blocks a jab.
As Kruger looks to move away, Laliberte throws a big counter combo but Kruger just gets out of the way.
Jab by Kruger.
Roman Kruger seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laliberte moves out of range as Kruger strikes.
Laliberte throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kruger counters with a straight right hand.
Nice defenses there by Kruger.
A big left from Laliberte misses.
Kruger uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Laliberte.
Laliberte lands a lovely overhand right.
Laliberte misses with a looping right.
Kruger lands with a right hand.
Kruger might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Laliberte swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Laliberte lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kruger will feel that in the morning.
Kruger looks to land a right hand but Laliberte moved out of range.
Laliberte takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kruger swings for the body but Laliberte moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kruger misses with a lunging right hand
and Laliberte counters with a three punch combo that has Kruger backing up. Kruger nods at Laliberte to acknowledge the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Laliberte finds it's way through Kruger's defenses.
Laliberte uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kruger.
Laliberte connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A slow jab from Kruger misses its intended target.
Laliberte thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kruger if he has to take too many more of those.
Kruger takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kruger pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Laliberte throws a right hand that Kruger ducks under and follows up with a left that Kruger also avoids with ease.
Kruger looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Laliberte misses with the body kick
letting Kruger counter with a right hand.
Laliberte misses with a hook. Kruger ducked under it nicely.
A jab from Kruger misses.
Laliberte half committed to a counter leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kruger takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kruger misses with an uppercut.
Guy Laliberte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laliberte is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kruger.
Laliberte walks into a stiff left hand from Kruger.
An inside leg kick from Laliberte misses.
Kruger connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Laliberte misses the shot to the body.
Kruger looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kruger misses with a hook
and Laliberte counters with a stiff right hand.
Kruger takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Laliberte throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kruger looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kruger darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kruger lands with a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big right from Laliberte misses.
Laliberte on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kruger tries to keep at a distance but Laliberte has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kruger doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kruger tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Laliberte.
Laliberte blocking some punches.
Laliberte misses with a punch to the body.
Kruger tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Laliberte tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kruger has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Laliberte blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kruger lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kruger misses with a punch on the inside.
Kruger blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Guy Laliberte dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Laliberte misses with a kick to the body.
Kruger cracks Laliberte with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kruger scores with a nice head shot.
Laliberte misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kruger counters with a stiff right hand.
Laliberte slips under a jab.
Kruger misses with a left hand
and Laliberte counters with a right hand to the body.
Laliberte is looking to land body kicks.
A little jabbing left from Kruger on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nice defenses there by Laliberte.
Laliberte was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Laliberte slips a jab from Kruger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laliberte ducks under a wild hook from Kruger.
Nice jab there from Laliberte.
Laliberte lands with a shot to the body.
Laliberte throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laliberte misses with a body shot
and Kruger counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kruger misses with a looping left.
Laliberte gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kruger makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kruger throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lalibertes head.
Kruger scores with a nice hook to the head.
Laliberte throws a head punch that misses.
Kruger scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kruger misses with some punches.
Still in the clinch, Kruger scores with a nice short uppercut.
Laliberte fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kruger lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Still in the clinch, Kruger scores with a nice short uppercut.
Laliberte is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kruger tries to throw a body punch but Laliberte avoids it by throwing Kruger back against the cage.
Laliberte lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kruger throws a head punch that misses.
Kruger misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kruger.
Laliberte struggles to land a body shot inside as Kruger controls his hands.
Kruger swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kruger keeps control of Laliberte as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Kruger fails to land.
Kruger misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Laliberte.
Kruger lands a hook that snaps the head of Laliberte backwards.
Kruger lands a nice uppercut.
Kruger scores with a shoulder strike.
Oh Laliberte is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kruger misses with the head strike.
Kruger blocking some punches.
Laliberte misses with a body punch.
Laliberte misses with a short punch on the inside.
Laliberte seems to have got his legs back now.
Laliberte blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Laliberte blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laliberte blocks an uppercut.
Kruger misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kruger throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lalibertes head.
Kruger lands a right hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Laliberte.
Kruger drops Laliberte onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Laliberte is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Kruger lands a nice uppercut.
Kruger blocking some punches.
Kruger misses with some punches.
Kruger prevents a body shot from Laliberte.
Roman Kruger seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Laliberte misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Laliberte misses with a punch to the body.
Laliberte blocking some punches.
Laliberte misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kruger doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kruger misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Laliberte.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kruger misses with a hook from the clinch.
Laliberte tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kruger's elbow.
Kruger misses with some punches.
Kruger makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Laliberte wants to break the clinch but can't.
Laliberte tries to work over Kruger's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kruger lands a right hand that snaps the head of Laliberte backwards.
Kruger fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kruger lands with a short shot to the head.
Kruger lands with a light punch inside.
Kruger drops Laliberte onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Laliberte is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Kruger lands a right hand that snaps the head of Laliberte backwards.
Kruger creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Laliberte with a big uppercut! Laliberte tries to clinch up but Kruger pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Laliberte to the mat! Laliberte covers up and Kruger unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Roman Kruger!
During a confident post fight interview, Roman 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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pop
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RATING
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