VFN 29: Kruger Vs Van Berry PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kendall Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Griffiths (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Parker kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Sweet Child o Mine. Tyler Griffiths has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Kendall Parker's chin.

Parker
vs
Griffiths

173 cm
20
145 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

195 cm
18
140 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kendall Parker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Tyler Griffiths!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Parker darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Parker is keen to just control but Griffiths is a slippery customer.
Griffiths is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Parker is working for a submission of some sort.

Parker is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Parker is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Griffiths has managed to free his arm - good work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Griffiths is defending against the submission attempts here by Parker.
Parker wants to free his trapped foot but Griffiths is holding on for dear life with his legs.

Parker is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Griffiths sees it coming and defends easily.

Parker looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Parker seems to be working for a kimura but Griffiths defends the submission attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker wants to lay and pray for a moment but Griffiths keeps working.
Griffiths is looking to improve his position.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Parker is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Parker is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Parker is working for a submission of some sort.

Parker is working for a kimura but Griffiths is defending it quite comfortably.
Parker wants to lay and pray for a moment but Griffiths keeps working.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Parker looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Parker is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Griffiths defends it well.

Parker is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Griffiths doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Parker.
Parker is thwarting Griffiths's attempts to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kendall Parker dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Parker misses with a takedown

and Griffiths counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Parker!
Griffiths trying to control but Parker is having none of it.
Parker wants to hold on but Griffiths pushes him away.

Griffiths is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Parker can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Parker is in all sorts of trouble here.
Griffiths throws some wild stikes that Parker manages to avoid easily.
Parker sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.

Griffiths is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Parker has managed to free his arm - good work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Parker looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Griffiths seems to be working for a kimura but Parker defends the submission attempt.
Griffiths drops an elbow to the side of Parker's head.
Parker might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Griffiths is keen to just control but Parker is a slippery customer.
Parker regains full guard. Nicely done.
Griffiths wants to control from the top but Parker keeps moving.

Parker looking for a guillotine here but Griffiths defends easily.
Parker trying to control the position.

Parker looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
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!
Griffiths wants to control from the top but Parker keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Parker throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Parker is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Griffiths defends well.

Parker is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Griffiths defends well.
Parker is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Griffiths loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Griffiths is pushing down on Parker's leg trying to pass to half guard. Parker is fighting to maintain full guard but Griffiths has managed to sneak the leg through.
Parker is looking for a sweep. Griffiths is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Griffiths is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Parker doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Griffiths.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker controlling the position well.
Parker wants to improve his position but Griffiths is controlling well.
Griffiths tries to pass to full mount but Parker defends it.

Griffiths wants to work for an arm triangle but Parker is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Griffiths wants to work for an arm triangle but Parker is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Griffiths is breathing heavily.

Parker looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parker manages to get to full guard.
Parker can't keep his opponent in guard - Griffiths advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

Parker has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Griffiths. Oh but Parker has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Griffiths goes limp - he's gone! Parker jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Kendall Parker!
Kendall Parker decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
27%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rajesh Nahasemapetilon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rico Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Pokój z widokiem na wojnę - Droga Wojownika. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Nahasemapetilon
vs
Gracie

193 cm
19
213 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

195 cm
21
205 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

Reaper Combatwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rajesh Nahasemapetilon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rico Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nahasemapetilon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gracie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nahasemapetilon.
Gracie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nahasemapetilon.
Gracie moves out of range as Nahasemapetilon strikes.
The fighters circle momentarily. Nahasemapetilon darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

It looks like Rico Gracie has been cut.
Rajesh Nahasemapetilon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nahasemapetilon stuffs the takedown attempt from Gracie. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet.
Nahasemapetilon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Gracie slips under a jab.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Nahasemapetilon sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rajesh Nahasemapetilon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rico Gracie.
Gracie closes the distance and clinches up with Nahasemapetilon, looking for a takedown. Gracie pushes Nahasemapetilon against the cage but Nahasemapetilon circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt - Nahasemapetilon sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nahasemapetilon throws a right and a left that Gracie avoids nicely.
Gracie steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nahasemapetilon.
Nahasemapetilon stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Nahasemapetilon wants it to stay on the feet.
Nahasemapetilon rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Gracie counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nahasemapetilon pushes Gracie off looking to stand but Gracie dives back in and keeps control.
Nahasemapetilon knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gracie on the ground.
Gracie works his way into side control.

Gracie has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Nahasemapetilon is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Gracie yanks on the arm and Nahasemapetilon is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Gracie.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rico Gracie!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Rico Gracie waved his t-shirt featuring Reaper Combatwear's logo in front of the cameras.

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
64%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cedric Chippleworth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rolland Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cedric Chippleworth has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Chippleworth
vs
Pierre

174 cm
23
163 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

169 cm
19
149 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cedric Chippleworth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rolland Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chippleworth dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pierre scores with the left hand. Chippleworth knows he should have avoided that one.
Chippleworth throws a jab but it's blocked by Pierre.
Jab from Pierre.
A slow jab from Chippleworth misses its intended target.
Pierre misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pierre lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Pierre scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Chippleworth loads up on a big right hand but Pierre slips the punch.
Nice body punch from Pierre.
Pierre thows a body shot but no joy.
A slow jab from Chippleworth misses its intended target.
Pierre thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chippleworth misses with a wild combination.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chippleworth is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Pierre.
Some wild striking there from Pierre.
Cedric Chippleworth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chippleworth throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chippleworth will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Chippleworth walks into a left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierre thows a body shot but no joy.
Pierre scores with a jab.
Chippleworth tries to bum rush Pierre with a series of wild strikes but Pierre uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pierre throws a looping overhand right but Chippleworth ducks down to avoid it.
Pierre moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Pierre digs a good hook to Chippleworth's body.
Pierre scores with a body shot.
Chippleworth takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Chippleworth misses with a straight right.
Pierre fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Chippleworth lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Chippleworth misses with a looping right.
Chippleworth swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pierre cracks a nice hook into Chippleworth's ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pierre scores with a jab to the head.
Pierre connects with a body shot.
Pierre works Chippleworth's body with a nice hook.
Chippleworth is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierre throws a shot to the body.
Pierre lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Chippleworth at a distance.
Pierre throws a shot to the body.
Chippleworth throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Pierre slips a jab and a cross from Chippleworth.
Chippleworth walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Pierre ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A lazy left from Pierre finds it's target.
Pierre misses with a series of wild punches.
Chippleworth throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Pierre, as that shot connected.
Chippleworth gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pierre.
Chippleworth takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Pierre throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Chippleworth.
Pierre throws a series of punches but Chippleworth avoids them all with ease.
Chippleworth walks into a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chippleworth misses with a series of wild punches.
Chippleworth misses with an uppercut.
Pierre lands with a nice combination. Chippleworth backs away looking to recover.
Pierre digs a good hook to Chippleworth's body.
Pierre keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Pierre lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Pierre misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pierre lands with a straight right. Chippleworth didn't see that one coming.
Pierre clobbers Chippleworth with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Pierre works over Chippleworth's head and body with a nice combination.
Pierre moves out of range as Chippleworth strikes.
Chippleworth looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pierre throws a combination. Chippleworth tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Chippleworth misses with a hook. Pierre ducked under it nicely.
Chippleworth misses with a jab, cross combination.
Chippleworth throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Chippleworth misses the shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pierre lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Sloppy strikes from Chippleworth. Those never looked like landing.
A punch lands to the side of Chippleworth 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Pierre is working the combinations to good effect here.
Chippleworth will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pierre bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Chippleworth's head.
Chippleworth throws a jab when Pierre was well out of range.
Chippleworth takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A shot to the liver by Pierre. Beautiful body shot.
Chippleworth on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Pierre connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Chippleworth takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Pierre swinging wildly here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pierre throws a series of strikes that have Chippleworth backpedaling.

Chippleworth is rocked!
Chippleworth fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pierre stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rolland Pierre dominated that round.
That's time! Chippleworth's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Pierre scores with a jab.
Chippleworth misses with a two punch combination.
Chippleworth catches Pierre with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Chippleworth throws a jab when Pierre was well out of range.
Pierre swinging wildly here.
Chippleworth misses with a straight left.
Pierre shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Chippleworth eats them both and turns towards Pierre to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Pierre. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Chippleworth has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pierre finds it's way round the side to connect with Chippleworth's head.
Pierre jabs Chippleworth right on the nose. Chippleworth blinks but takes it well.
Pierre misses with an uppercut. Chippleworth saw that one coming.
Chippleworth is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Jab from Chippleworth.
Pierre works Chippleworth's body with a nice hook.
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!
Chippleworth swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice shot lands for Pierre.
Pierre moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Pierre showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chippleworth.
Chippleworth takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierre displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Cedric Chippleworth is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pierre with a nice cross.
Pierre changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheers as Pierre lands an impressive looking overhand right. Chippleworth doesn't seem phased though.
Chippleworth throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chippleworth with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pierre to score with a decent uppercut.
Pierre misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pierre scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Chippleworth misses with a straight left.
Pierre throws a right and a left that Chippleworth avoids nicely.
A punch combination from Chippleworth misses.
Chippleworth closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pierre's jab looks to have found its range, popping Chippleworth under the eye.
Oh Chippleworth is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Chippleworth falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pierre counters with a nice uppercut.
Pierre throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Chippleworth crashing down! Chippleworth tries to stagger back to his feet but Pierre just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Chippleworth asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rolland Pierre!
After the fight, Rolland Pierre was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksanteri Karelin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and ILia Kosarev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karelin comes to the cage accompanied by CCCP. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Karelin
vs
Kosarev

191 cm
19
286 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

191 cm
18
225 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Brute

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aleksanteri Karelin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, ILia Kosarev!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karelin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kosarev stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kosarev looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!

Karelin fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Kosarev sprawls well initially but Karelin persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Karelin works his foot free and advances to mount.
Karelin in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Oooh a big shot lands for Karelin! Kosarev is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Aleksanteri Karelin!
Aleksanteri Karelin decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
69%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between IP Freely (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jakob Kellerman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kellerman is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by When Darkness Falls. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Freely
vs
Kellerman

160 cm
21
140 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

180 cm
22
149 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power

SAVE A FIGHTER

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, IP Freely!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jakob Kellerman!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Freely will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Freely drives through with a takedown into guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Freely in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kellerman tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Freely throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Freely scoring with some ground and pound.
Freely preventing the sweep.
Kellerman controlling the position.
Freely throws a big elbow that misses.
Freely works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Freely throwing shots but Kellerman is blocking nicely.
Freely not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kellerman is refusing to be controlled, as Freely sits in half guard.
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!
Freely missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Freely not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Freely thows a huge punch but Kellerman dodges it nicely.
Kellerman controlling the position well.
Kellerman avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Freely.
Freely missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Freely sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kellerman defending well though.
The fighters are battling for position here. Kellerman manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Freely might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Freely with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Freely trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Freely throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kellerman works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Freely tries to free his leg and advance position but Kellerman is retaining full guard.
Freely trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Freely content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kellerman trying to control the position.
Kellerman keeping moving, preventing Freely from controlling successfully.
Kellerman preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kellerman preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Freely won't allow Kellerman to sweep him here.
Kellerman working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Freely.
Kellerman wants to stand and escape but Freely is having none of it.
Kellerman avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kellerman wants to sweep but no luck.
Freely with a flurry of punches that miss.
Freely working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kellerman's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kellerman wants to get back to his feet but Freely is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Freely drops back, looking for a kneebar! Kellerman looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Kellerman looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Kellerman!

Kellerman tries for a kimura but Freely is defending well.
Kellerman taking a break here but Freely is having none of it and regains half guard.
Kellerman is trying to control the action in half guard but Freely is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Freely manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Freely 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.
Freely wants to stand but Kellerman is controlling the position.

Freely had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kellerman defends it easily.
Kellerman wants to control from the top but Freely keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Freely is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

IP Freely dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Freely fails with a takedown attempt.

Freely changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Kellerman looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Kellerman manages to work his way to half guard, despite Freely's best efforts.

Freely is working for a submission of some sort.
Freely thows a huge punch but Kellerman dodges it nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Freely takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Freely wants to pass to mount but Kellerman is defending the position.
Freely missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Freely is looking for a kimura here.
Freely thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kellerman moves into full guard.
Freely throws a big right hand that misses.
IP Freely overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Freely in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kellerman looking to control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Freely accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freely in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Freely lands a couple of elbows.
Freely throwing strikes but missing.
Kellerman is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kellerman wants to sweep here but Freely controlling him for the moment.
Freely throwing strikes from guard but Kellerman blocks nicely.
Freely postures up in Kellerman's guard and throws a big left but Kellerman blocks it.
Freely is in close to Kellerman's body, working some short punches and elbows.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Freely trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freely stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kellerman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Freely missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Freely postures up in Kellerman's guard and throws a big left but Kellerman blocks it.
Kellerman looking for a sweep. Not yet Kellerman, not yet.
Freely postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kellerman wants to stand up but Freely is controlling him.
Freely lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Freely wants to stand but Kellerman is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freely throws an elbow that misses. Kellerman uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Freely's guard. Nice move by Kellerman!
Freely manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kellerman manages to get himself to full guard.
Freely lands a couple of elbows.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kellerman keeping moving, preventing Freely from controlling successfully.
Kellerman avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

IP Freely dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

A punch combination from Kellerman misses.
Freely shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kellerman pinned against the cage. Kellerman gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kellerman tries a head kick but it misses.

Freely manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Kellerman on his heels. He'll look to pass Kellerman's guard now, I'm sure.
Freely scoring with some ground and pound.
Kellerman pulls Freely in close to prevent any damage.
Freely keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kellerman's head.
Kellerman is looking to stand up but Freely isn't so interested in that idea.
Freely in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kellerman is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kellerman working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Freely.
Freely with a flurry of punches that miss.
Freely lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kellerman working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Freely.
Freely throws a big elbow that misses.
Freely lands a couple of elbows.
Freely won't allow Kellerman to get back to his feet.
Kellerman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Freely lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Kellerman is rocked!
Freely missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Freely throws a big right hand that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freely loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Freely throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kellerman works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Freely is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Kellerman preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Freely throws a big right hand that misses.
Freely postures up in Kellerman's guard and throws a big left but Kellerman blocks it.

Kellerman working for submissions but it's allowed Freely to get to half guard.
Kellerman wants to get back to his feet.
Freely working Kellerman over with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Freely is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Freely looks to land a strike but Kellerman avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Freely throwing strikes but missing.
Freely is working Kellerman over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Freely postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Freely landing with the ground and pound.

Freely thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Jakob Kellerman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kellerman is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Freely is controlling him.
Freely postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Freely throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Freely distracts Kellerman with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Freely throws an elbow that misses. Kellerman uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Freely's guard. Nice move by Kellerman!
IP Freely is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Freely seems keen to control Kellerman's posture.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kellerman wants to stand but Freely is controlling his posture from full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
IP Freely showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Freely has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... IP Freely!
IP Freely made sure to mention his sponsor, SAVE A FIGHTER in his post fight interview.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
52%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Krzysztof Jarzyna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Umberto Sotto Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jarzyna kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Prodigy - Omen. Umberto Sotto Jr has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Jarzyna
vs
Sotto Jr

180 cm
21
155 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

176 cm
19
164 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Heavy handed

KAISER

Brute

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Krzysztof Jarzyna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Umberto Sotto Jr!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jarzyna drives through and clinches with Sotto Jr against the cage.
Jarzyna missing with knees to the body.
Sotto Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jarzyna fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jarzyna swings wildly with an uppercut but Sotto Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jarzyna keeps control of Sotto Jr as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sotto Jr works on Jarzyna's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right from Jarzyna on the inside.
Sotto Jr stalls.
Jarzyna trying to land knees to the body.

Sotto Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sotto Jr lands a nice looking body shot.
Jarzyna is looking to clinch but Sotto Jr is avoiding it.
Sotto Jr lands with a shot to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jarzyna.
Jarzyna lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sotto Jr circles away quickly and effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sotto Jr smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jarzyna shoots in looking for a takedown. Sotto Jr tries to sprawl out of it but Jarzyna keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sotto Jr manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jarzyna takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A jab from Sotto Jr does it's job there.

Sotto Jr feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Jarzyna sprawling to the canvas! Jarzyna rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Sotto Jr finish him?!

Jarzyna is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jarzyna changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sotto Jr tries to avoid it but Jarzyna manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sotto Jr to the ground. Sotto Jr escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Oh Jarzyna is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Krzysztof Jarzyna. That's going to take a lot out of him.
OH! Jarzyna has been rocked by a huge right hand and is in deep trouble! Sotto Jr smells blood and charges in for the finish! Sotto Jr unloads a vicious overhand right and connects to the jaw of Jarzyna sending him face first to the canvas! Unbelievable!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Umberto Sotto Jr!
Umberto Sotto Jr decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
92%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Douglas Key (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Al Cassidy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Douglas Key
vs
Cassidy

185 cm
20
215 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

183 cm
20
215 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Brawler
Powerful

{xXx} iFight Nut. Energy Recovery 160 $55

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gabriel Douglas Key!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Al Cassidy!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cassidy fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Douglas Key cracks a nice hook into Cassidy's ribs.

Douglas Key moves into the clinch.
Cassidy goes for a takedown attempt but Douglas Key pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Cassidy swings for the body but Douglas Key moves out of range.

Douglas Key forces Cassidy back against the cage and clinches.
Douglas Key lands with a right to the head.
Douglas Key throws a head punch that misses.
Douglas Key lands with a left to the head.

It looks like Al Cassidy has been cut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Douglas Key.
Douglas Key fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Douglas Key is working Cassidy over against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cassidy tries to work over Douglas Key's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Douglas Key lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Douglas Key lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cassidy or not.
Cassidy looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglas Key lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cassidy is looking for a takedown.
Gabriel Douglas Key has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Al Cassidy.
Douglas Key lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right from Douglas Key.
Douglas Key scores with a nice hook to the head.
Douglas Key lands a nice uppercut.
Douglas Key lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cassidy.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Douglas Key creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Good body shot from Douglas Key.
Douglas Key lands an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Douglas Key.
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!
Douglas Key lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cassidy backwards.

Cassidy is rocked!
Douglas Key swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cassidy is still on wobbly legs! Can Douglas Key finish him?
Douglas Key tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Douglas Key tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Douglas Key throws a punch but it's blocked by Cassidy.
Cassidy seems to have recovered his senses.
Nice body punch from Douglas Key.
Douglas Key stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Douglas Key lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Douglas Key is leaning against Cassidy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Douglas Key lands a left hand.
Douglas Key lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Cassidy to his knees! Douglas Key keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gabriel Douglas Key!
Gabriel Douglas Key retains his light heavyweight title!
After winning the bout, Gabriel Douglas Key thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
72%

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Kruger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerry Van Berry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kruger comes to the cage accompanied by Tnt. John Kruger could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Gerry Van Berry's chin.

Kruger
vs
Van Berry

187 cm
26
197 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

173 cm
26
190 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Experienced

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Determined

Brute
Untouchable Fight Nutrition

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 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Kruger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gerry Van Berry!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kruger misses with a wild body shot.
Kruger takes a swing at Van Berry's ribcage but misses.
Kruger lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Van Berry takes a swing at Kruger's ribcage but misses.
Kruger throws a shot to the body.
Kruger connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Van Berry's hands.
Van Berry staying out of range there.
Kruger lands with a hook. Van Berry tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kruger jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Van Berry looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kruger is fending him off so far but Van Berry persists. Nope, Kruger circles away and we're back to standing.
Van Berry uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kruger.
Kruger fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kruger keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
John Kruger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Berry misses with a wild body shot.
Kruger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Berry uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kruger.
Horrible takedown by Van Berry or perhaps it was just good defense by Kruger which made him look bad.
John Kruger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gerry Van Berry.
Kruger connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Van Berry momentarily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kruger. Van Berry does a little dance to reset his feet.

Kruger catches Van Berry napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Van Berry to the canvas!

Van Berry is rocked!

It looks like Gerry Van Berry has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Kruger looking to sit in guard and control but Van Berry gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kruger is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kruger is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kruger looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Van Berry on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kruger lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Kruger scoring with strikes to the body and head.

Van Berry looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kruger missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kruger takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kruger trying to pass the guard but Van Berry defending well.
Kruger wants to lay and pray for a moment but Van Berry keeps working.
Van Berry is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Berry blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kruger.
Kruger not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Van Berry is trying to get back to full guard.
Kruger throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kruger is keen to just control but Van Berry is a slippery customer.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Van Berry can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kruger passes the guard and advances to mount!
Van Berry keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kruger looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The referee warns Van Berry that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kruger dominating with strikes here.
Van Berry is working to get back to half guard.
Kruger lands a heavy elbow.
Van Berry is still in real trouble! Can Kruger finish him?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Van Berry regains half guard.
Van Berry seems to have recovered his senses.
Van Berry is not content to let Kruger control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Kruger dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gerry Van Berry's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Nice shot by Kruger.
Kruger digs a good body shot into Van Berry's ribs.
Van Berry doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kruger counters with a stiff right hand.
Van Berry throws a right and a left that Kruger avoids nicely.

Van Berry throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Kruger was covering up waiting for the punch and Van Berry finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Van Berry looking to pass the guard.
Kruger trying to keep a closed guard but Van Berry is proving a slippery customer.

Van Berry drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Kruger manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Van Berry has Kruger in his guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kruger trying to control the position from guard on top but Van Berry is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kruger avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Van Berry bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kruger's guard.
Van Berry throws a big right hand that misses.
Van Berry loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kruger seems keen to control Van Berry's posture.
Van Berry stopping the sweep attempt from Kruger.

Kruger is looking for a triangle but Van Berry pushes his legs off easily.
Van Berry stopping the sweep attempt from Kruger.
Kruger avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
John Kruger overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Van Berry accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kruger wants to sweep but no luck.
Kruger is working hard here to advance position.
Van Berry trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kruger pulls Van Berry in close to his closed guard and prevents Van Berry from doing any damage or advancing position.
Van Berry postures up.
Van Berry working some strikes from top position.
Kruger tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kruger pulls Van Berry in close to prevent any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kruger is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

John Kruger has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Van Berry walks into a stiff left hand from Kruger.
Kruger is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Kruger works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Berry shoots for a double leg takedown but Kruger sprawls well. He's pushed Van Berry's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kruger dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kruger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Berry.
Kruger lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kruger lands a right hook to the body.
Kruger throws a jab but it's blocked by Van Berry.
Kruger misses with a looping right.
Van Berry fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
John Kruger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gerry Van Berry.
Kruger scores with a shot to the body.
Kruger slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
John Kruger is winning the standup battle so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kruger thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kruger throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Van Berry loads up on a big right hand but Kruger slips the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Kruger dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gerry Van Berry's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Kruger connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kruger scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Kruger is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Van Berry can do to turn this around?
Nice straight punches there by Kruger. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kruger.
Kruger with a nice cross.
BOOM! Kruger lands a beautiful left hook that drops Van Berry. Van Berry tries to recover but Kruger is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Van Berry lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Kruger!
A very excited looking John Kruger made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.