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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Viktor Krum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Wolf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Krum comes to the cage accompanied by Viktor Krum will rock you. Wolf has chosen JMT- Blood Runs Cold as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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180 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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176 cm
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184 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Viktor Krum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Robert Wolf!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Ryoma Takatsuka and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wolf shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Wolf passes to side control.
Wolf fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Wolf creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Krum sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Wolf tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Wolf has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Krum is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Hilo Training Center, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Krum can't do much from the bottom here.
Wolf in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Wolf working the ground and pound but Krum is defending the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolf fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Wolf misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Wolf looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Wolf connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Krum some visible discomfort.
Wolf tries to move into full mount but can't pass Krum's legs.
Wolf thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Wolf has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wolf moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Krum can't do much from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolf working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Krum dodges the ground and pound from Wolf.
Krum is looking for a sweep.
Krum managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Wolf.
Wolf throwing strikes but Krum manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Krum wants to control but Wolf is keeping him busy.
You can see the frustration on Wolf's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolf might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Krum haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Krum is looking to take a break and control but Wolf is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Krum is really struggling to control Wolf but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Krum is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Wolf will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Wolf struggling a bit here.
Krum controlling from side mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wolf is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Wolf is looking to control Krum's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Wolf avoid being mounted?
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A jab from Wolf misses.
Wolf takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Viktor Krum seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Krum throws a nice inside leg kick.
Krum shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Krum wants to slow Wolf down by chopping away at his legs.
Nice defenses there by Krum.
Nice defenses there by Wolf.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A solid leg kick lands there for Krum.
Wolf tries to land a front kick but Krum steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Wolf on the wrong end of a nice jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Wolf dominated that round.
That's time! Krum's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Krum tries to clinch
and Wolf counters with a left and a right that stings Krum.
Krum closes the distance and clinches.
Krum lands a hook that snaps the head of Wolf backwards.
Krum is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Krum gets through Wolf's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Wolf throws an elbow but misses.
Wolf swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Krum misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Krum.
Krum misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Krum lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Wolf tries to work over Krum's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wolf is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Krum is trying to stall.
Krum lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krum throws a head punch that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Krum.
Krum misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Krum lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Krum has a couple of punches blocked by Wolf.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Krum.
Krum lands with a short shot to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Krum.
Wolf blocking some punches.
Krum prevents a body shot from Wolf.
Wolf tries to throw a body punch but Krum avoids it by throwing Wolf back against the cage.
Wolf tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Krum is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Krum doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Krum misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krum trying to control the position but instead, Wolf has worked for underhooks and has pushed Krum into the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Wolf.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Wolf lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Krum blocks the elbow strike.
Wolf tries to throw a body punch but Krum avoids it by throwing Wolf back against the cage.
Krum lands a hook that snaps the head of Wolf backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Krum effectively controlling the action here.
Krum swings wildly with an uppercut but Wolf uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wolf is trying to pull guard but Krum turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Wolf tries a body shot but Krum blocks it.
Krum tries to work over Wolf's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolf is leaning against Krum and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Krum misses with a punch to the body.
Wolf fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Krum works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Krum is leaning against Wolf and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Wolf.
Krum fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Krum lands a nice uppercut.
Krum tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wolf throws an elbow that misses.
Wolf blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wolf can't find room to land a body shot as Krum controls the action.
Wolf takes a shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Krum swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Krum stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Wolf blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krum lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wolf backwards.
Krum lands with a light punch inside.
Wolf slows down the pace here.
Wolf has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Krum after a bit of a struggle.
Viktor Krum has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robert Wolf.
Wolf working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Krum lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Krum blocks a body shot from Wolf.
Krum leaning against his opponent.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Krum.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Krum lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wolf pulls guard successfully.
Wolf trying to control the position.
Wolf throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Viktor Krum dominated that second round.
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!
Krum throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wolf takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wolf. Krum does a little dance to reset his feet.
Krum tries to score with a low kick but Wolf moves his leg out of the way.
Krum misses the shot to the body.
Krum throws a head kick that misses.
Wolf slips under a jab from Krum.
Krum fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Krum fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wolf.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Krum. Wolf shrugs it off though.
Krum looks to throw the jab but Wolf is out of range.
Wolf throws a body punch but Krum moves out of range.
Krum lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wolf on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolf ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Krum moves away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Krum. That's going to slow Wolf down.
Wolf checks the leg kick nicely there.
Krum throws a hook but Wolf blocks it.
Wolf feints and as Krum raises his hands in defense, Wolf changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Krum working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wolf.
Wolf throws a big elbow that misses.
Krum trying to control the position.
Wolf throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Krum trying to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krum not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Wolf scoring with punches to the head and body.
Krum trying to keep a closed guard but Wolf is proving a slippery customer.
Krum managing to control the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wolf throws a strike but Krum rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Wolf is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolf keeping full guard, as Krum tries to pass.
Krum got a little sloppy there for a moment and Wolf has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Krum has managed to get both his arms back between Wolf's legs - danger averted.
Wolf being controlled here, momentarily.
Krum postures up.
Krum sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wolf throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Wolf is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Krum wants to control from the top but Wolf keeps moving.
Wolf working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Krum doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Krum manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wolf can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Krum controls the pace.
And that's the end of the fight!
Viktor Krum showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Krum has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Josh West scores the fight for Viktor Krum!
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight for Viktor Krum!
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight for Viktor Krum!
Viktor Krum wins by unanimous decision!
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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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