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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gunnar Hamundarson (ranked 22211 p4p, 2757 weight class) and Blitz Krieg (ranked 0 p4p, 93 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gunnar Hamundarson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 31 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Blitz Krieg!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Sano and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krieg is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Krieg throws a good cross that connects.
Krieg feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hamundarsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hamundarson forces Krieg back against the cage and clinches.
Krieg lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Krieg.
Hamundarson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hamundarson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Krieg lands a nice uppercut.
Hamundarson lands a shot to the body.
Hamundarson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Krieg is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Hamundarson lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Krieg is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Krieg keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krieg is trying to stand.
Hamundarson slips a nice elbow through Krieg's hands, connecting with Krieg's forehead.
Hamundarson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Krieg defends it well.
Krieg is trying to stand back up but Hamundarson is controlling him
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Krieg slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Krieg scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hamundarson in his tracks.
Hamundarson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Krieg sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hamundarson somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gunnar Hamundarson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hamundarson drops his hands momentarily and Krieg takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Krieg keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Krieg scores with the left hand. Hamundarson knows he should have avoided that one.
Hamundarson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A jab from Krieg finds it's way through Hamundarson's defenses.
Krieg is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Hamundarson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Sloppy strikes from Hamundarson. Those never looked like landing.
Hamundarson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hamundarson breaks the clinch.
Hamundarson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Krieg napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Krieg tries to escape but Hamundarson is in control.
Krieg taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krieg pushes Hamundarson away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Hamundarson gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Hamundarson is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Krieg will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Hamundarson decides to stand back up. Hamundarson steps back and let's Krieg get back to his feet.
Hamundarson shoots in looking for a takedown but Krieg manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hamundarson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Krieg misses with a hook.
Krieg lands with a straight right. Hamundarson didn't see that one coming.
Hamundarson gets a double leg takedown into Krieg's guard.
Hamundarson controlling from the top position.
Hamundarson won't allow Krieg to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamundarson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Hamundarson's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Hamundarson slips nicely into half guard.
Hamundarson is controlling the pace.
Hamundarson moves nicely into side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Blitz Krieg dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hamundarson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Krieg throws a good cross that connects.
Krieg scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hamundarson in his tracks.
Hamundarson moves forwards but Krieg connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Krieg throws a big shot that misses.
Hamundarson misses with a head kick.
Nice jab there from Krieg.
Hamundarson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Krieg finds it's way round the side to connect with Hamundarson's head.
Hamundarson moves forwards but Krieg connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Gunnar Hamundarson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Krieg scores with a punch to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Krieg sizes up Hamundarson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Krieg cracks Hamundarson with an open hand slap.
Hamundarson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Hamundarson stands up from Krieg's guard - Hamundarson perhaps looking for a knockout.
Hamundarson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Krieg has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krieg lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Krieg's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hamundarson under the eye.
Krieg scores with a jab.
Hamundarson takes one on the button.
Hamundarson closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Krieg did well to prevent Hamundarson getting side control.
Krieg wants to stand back up but Hamundarson manages to pass into side control.
Krieg is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Krieg bucks up and tries to throw Hamundarson off but instead Hamundarson has got his back!
Krieg has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hamundarson controlling from the back.
Hamundarson lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krieg is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Krieg defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Krieg is trying to stand back up.
Hamundarson biding his time, controlling Krieg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krieg is trying to get back to his feet but Hamundarson has full control of the position and if anything, Krieg has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Krieg covers up after that shot from Hamundarson.
Krieg is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Hamundarson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hamundarson looking for the choke but no joy.
Krieg is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Hamundarson gets his way!
Krieg really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hamundarson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hamundarson is persistently looking for the submission but Krieg is defending it well.
Hamundarson is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Krieg has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Blitz Krieg showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Krieg moves into range and connects with a jab.
Krieg lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Hamundarson drives through and clinches with Krieg against the cage.
Krieg lands a hook that snaps the head of Hamundarson backwards.
Hamundarson is trying to drag Krieg to the mat but Krieg just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Krieg.
Hamundarson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Hamundarson gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Hamundarson is trying to work for a kimura but Krieg is defending well.
Hamundarson performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krieg wants to get back to his feet.
Gunnar Hamundarson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hamundarson content to control rather than advance.
Hamundarson prevents Krieg from standing back up.
Hamundarson keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Krieg 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.
Hamundarson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Krieg as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gunnar Hamundarson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hamundarson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Krieg feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hamundarsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A cross from Krieg lands.
Krieg tests Hamundarson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Krieg paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hamundarson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hamundarson shoots for a takedown but Krieg saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Decent striking displayed by Krieg there.
Krieg lands a jab.
Hamundarson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Krieg swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hamundarson.
Krieg is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Hamundarson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Krieg is looking to get back to is feet but Hamundarson passes into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamundarson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Krieg has escaped the position, nice work there.
Krieg tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Krieg is taking damage to the body and head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krieg is trying to get back to his feet but Hamundarson has full control of the position and if anything, Krieg has just worked his way into a worse spot.
I would not like to be Krieg right now.
Krieg is trying to stand back up.
Krieg is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Hamundarson is persistently looking for the submission but Krieg is defending it well.
Gunnar Hamundarson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Krieg grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Blitz Krieg comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Krieg winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Blitz Krieg!
A less than humble Blitz Krieg misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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