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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luca Li Citra (ranked 536 p4p, 458 weight class) and Hafthor Kruger (ranked 78 p4p, 64 weight class). Kruger has chosen Right On- Showcore as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Luca Li Citra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Hafthor Kruger!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Atkins and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Li Citra lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kruger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Li Citra with the inside leg kick.
Li Citra connects with a crisp jab.
Kruger misses with a kick to the body.
Li Citra lands a lovely overhand right.
Kruger throws a jab but it's blocked by Li Citra.
Li Citra tried to counter with a leg kick but Kruger avoided it.
Li Citra lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kruger's sensitive parts.
Kruger throws an overhand right that lands on Li Citra's shoulder, as Li Citra tries to avoid the shot.
Li Citra connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kruger momentarily.
Luca Li Citra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kruger with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Li Citra throws out a loose jab but Kruger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kruger has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Kruger blocks a jab.
Li Citra takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Li Citra is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kruger looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Li Citra darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Li Citra misses with a wild body shot.
Kruger only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Kruger's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Li Citra connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kruger scrambles back to his feet.
It looks like Li Citra has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Kruger connects with a single shot there.
Nice jab there from Li Citra.
A leg kick checked by Kruger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li Citra keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Li Citra lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kruger at a distance.
Kruger gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Li Citra counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Li Citra scores with a leg kick.
Li Citra fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kruger has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kruger looks to land a left hand but Li Citra moved out of range nicely.
Li Citra uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kruger.
Kruger on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kruger tries to score with a low kick but Li Citra moves his leg out of the way.
Li Citra avoids the head kick by Kruger.
Li Citra tests Kruger's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kruger misses with a jab to the body
and Li Citra counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Li Citra looks to land a right hand but Kruger moved out of range.
Kruger checks a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Li Citra lands a jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Li Citra ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kruger moves away.
Li Citra lands a nice looking body shot.
Li Citra dodges the punch combination from Kruger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kruger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Li Citra is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kruger throws a series of punches but Li Citra avoids them all with ease.
Li Citra scores with a jab to the head.
Kruger feints and then cracks Li Citra's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Li Citra down.
Li Citra gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A nice leg kick from Kruger, right into the meat of the thigh.
Li Citra pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kruger throws a series of punches but Li Citra avoids them all with ease.
A swing and a miss from Li Citra.
Kruger lands a jab.
Kruger misses with an uppercut.
Li Citra lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Li Citra misses with a looping right.
Decent striking displayed by Li Citra there.
Nice shot lands for Kruger.
Kruger turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Li Citra ducks under a wild hook from Kruger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li Citra pushes Kruger away with a front kick.
Li Citra with a nice calf kick.
Li Citra takes a swing at Kruger's ribcage but misses.
Li Citra is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kruger.
Li Citra moves out of range of the strikes.
Kruger misses with a body shot.
Kruger lands a right hook to the body.
Kruger misses with a series of wild punches.
Kruger tries to land a body kick
and Li Citra makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kruger scores with a jab to the head.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kruger.
Kruger ducks right into an uppercut from Li Citra.
Kruger throws a shot from downtown. Li Citra moves away and avoids it.
Kruger walks into a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kruger displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Li Citra throws out the jab.
Kruger pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kruger chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Li Citra can pounce on him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li Citra fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kruger.
Li Citra scores with a hook to the body. Kruger takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Li Citra connects with a solid leg kick.
Kruger displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Li Citra throws out the jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Li Citra misses the target.
Kruger moves out of range as Li Citra strikes.
Li Citra staying out of range there.
Li Citra buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kruger keeps Li Citra at a distance using the push kick.
Li Citra checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kruger connects with a single shot there.
Li Citra clinches up with Kruger and pushes him back against the cage.
Li Citra fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Li Citra misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kruger throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kruger blocks an uppercut.
Kruger lands with a short shot to the head.
Li Citra letting Kruger take a breather here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Luca Li Citra dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Li Citra throws an overhand right that lands on Kruger's shoulder, as Kruger tries to avoid the shot.
Kruger throws a leg kick that is checked
and Li Citra counters with a low kick, right behind Kruger 's knee.
Li Citra keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kruger ducks under a wild hook from Li Citra.
A nice leg kick from Li Citra, right into the meat of the thigh.
Li Citra misses with a double jab.
Kruger lands with a thumping leg kick.
Li Citra throws a lazy right hand but Kruger sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kruger misses with a hook.
Kruger takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Li Citra throws a looping overhand right but Kruger ducks down to avoid it.
Kruger keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kruger replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Li Citra blocks it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kruger slips under a jab from Li Citra.
Li Citra takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kruger throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Li Citra avoids a kick to the body.
Li Citra clinches up with Kruger and pushes him back against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee is keeping an eye on Li Citra - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruger stalls.
Kruger misses with the head strike.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Li Citra takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kruger breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice defenses there by Li Citra.
Kruger moves out of range of the strikes.
Kruger throws a low kick, looking for Li Citra's leg but Li Citra calmly moves out of range.
Li Citra cracks a nice hook into Kruger's ribs.
Kruger's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kruger lands a leg kick that knocks Li Citra off balance momentarily.
Li Citra throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kruger stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kruger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice uppercut lands for Kruger. That snapped Li Citra's head back.
Li Citra has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Kruger jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kruger walks into a straight right hand from Li Citra.
Li Citra looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Li Citra is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kruger can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li Citra is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kruger lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Li Citra circles away quickly and effectively.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Li Citra lands a right hook to the body.
Li Citra lands a head shot.
Kruger changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kruger uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Li Citra.
Nice cross by Li Citra.
Kruger slips a straight right by Li Citra.
Kruger ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Li Citra cracks a nice hook into Kruger's ribs.
Kruger misses with a series of wild punches.
Kruger takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Li Citra throws a looping overhand right but Kruger ducks down to avoid it.
Li Citra uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kruger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li Citra throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kruger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Li Citra was well out of range. Poor timing from Kruger.
Li Citra cracks Kruger with a right hand to the side of the head.
Li Citra cracks a nice hook into Kruger's ribs.
Kruger thumps Li Citra with a low kick.
Li Citra fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Li Citra moves out of range of the body kick.
Kruger fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Li Citra throws out a loose jab but Kruger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Li Citra throws a leg kick
enabling Kruger to counter with a crisp jab.
Kruger staying out of range there.
Li Citra misses with a body kick.
Kruger looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kruger has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kruger takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A telegraphed right hand from Li Citra misses the target.
Kruger scores with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kruger moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kruger takes a swing at Li Citra's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kruger on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Li Citra throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Kruger moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Li Citra lands a really nice looking cross but Kruger seems unphased.
A cross from Li Citra lands.
Li Citra lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The crowd cheers as Li Citra lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kruger doesn't seem phased though.
Li Citra misses with a wild combination.
Li Citra looks to land a body kick but Kruger moved away.
Kruger steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Li Citra.
Li Citra on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good work by Kruger as he checks the leg kick.
Kruger explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Li Citra lands a head shot.
Kruger keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Li Citra.
A combination from Kruger does no damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Luca Li Citra dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Li Citra misses with a straight left.
Kruger tries a quick counter leg kick but Li Citra is wise to it.
Luca Li Citra is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Li Citra tries to clinch there but Kruger circles away.
A head kick by Li Citra misses
and Kruger counters with a nice body kick.
Li Citra moves out of range as Kruger throws a body kick.
Kruger throws a body kick that misses.
Kruger uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Li Citra.
Li Citra cracks Kruger with a good jab.
Luca Li Citra is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice defenses there by Li Citra.
Li Citra scores with a shot to the body.
Li Citra takes a swing at Kruger's ribcage but misses.
Li Citra swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Li Citra works the jab nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kruger throws a body shot but no joy.
Li Citra blocks a leg kick.
Li Citra avoids the head kick by Kruger.
An attempted straight right counter from Li Citra misses the target.
Kruger tries a head kick but it misses.
Li Citra changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruger wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kruger takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Li Citra connects with the punch.
Li Citra throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Li Citra takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Li Citra avoids a kick to the body.
Kruger throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A little feinted left hand from Li Citra on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kruger scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kruger misses with a low kick.
Li Citra was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Li Citra avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Li Citra throws a series of punches but Kruger avoids them all with ease.
Kruger misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kruger throws a jab when Li Citra was well out of range.
Li Citra half committed to a counter leg kick.
Kruger takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Li Citra throws a right hand that misses
and Kruger counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Luca Li Citra has been cut.
Kruger takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kruger throws out a loose jab but Li Citra uses good head movement to avoid it.
Li Citra changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Kruger throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kruger throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Li Citra connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kruger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kruger misses with a head kick.
Li Citra just misses with a punch to the body.
Kruger takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kruger misses with a hook
and Li Citra counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A punch lands to the side of Kruger 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Li Citra lands a jab to the head.
Kruger's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Kruger duly obliges.
Li Citra lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Li Citra swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kruger replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Li Citra blocks it well.
Kruger pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kruger looks to land a left hand but Li Citra moved out of range nicely.
Li Citra throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kruger counters with a body kick that stops Li Citra in his tracks momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kruger cracks Li Citra with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kruger loads up on a big right hand but Li Citra slips the punch.
Kruger scores with a jab to the body.
Kruger avoids the body shot from Li Citra.
Li Citra lands a jab to the nose.
Li Citra connects with a right hand. Kruger shakes it off.
Li Citra moves away from the strike by Kruger.
Kruger looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kruger steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Li Citra.
Nice defenses there by Kruger.
Kruger thows a leg kick but Li Citra checks it
and Li Citra counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kruger swings widly with a right hand
letting Li Citra counter with a right hand.
Li Citra loads up on a big right hand but Kruger slips the punch.
Li Citra pushes Kruger up against the cage in a clinch.
Kruger can't find room to land a body shot as Li Citra controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kruger lands with a light punch inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kruger swings wildly with an uppercut but Li Citra uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hafthor Kruger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kruger looking to stall.
A head punch on the inside from Li Citra fails to land.
Li Citra lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Li Citra takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kruger makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Luca Li Citra.
Well Li Citra 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:28
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luca Li Citra!
A victorious Luca Li Citra thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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