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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Peter Ootempants (ranked 1191 p4p, 1855 weight class) and Harti Kraus (ranked 157 p4p, 227 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Kraus's choice of entrance music: New World Symphony 4th Movement. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Powerful takedowns
Solid Muay Thai
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Peter Ootempants!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Harti Kraus!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Peter Branson and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kraus misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ootempants half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Ootempants avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kraus rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ootempants counters with a takedown into side control.
Kraus is looking to regain half guard here but Ootempants keeps moving and retains side control.
Ootempants lands a decent elbow from side control.
Kraus is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Ootempants's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Ootempants not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kraus blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ootempants.
Kraus is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ootempants is working for a kimura but Kraus is defending it quite comfortably.
Kraus wants to get back to full guard.
Ootempants lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ootempants is trying to control the action in half guard but Kraus is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ootempants not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kraus is looking to improve his position.
Ootempants throwing shots but Kraus is blocking nicely.
Ootempants trying to mount his opponent but Kraus defends it.
Ootempants thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nice strikes from Ootempants there.
Ootempants prevents Kraus from improving his position.
Ootempants wants to take a breather but Kraus is having none of it.
Kraus is looking for a sweep. Ootempants is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ootempants wants to work for an arm triangle but Kraus is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Ootempants wants to pass to mount but Kraus is defending the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kraus avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ootempants.
Ootempants wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kraus keeps working.
Ootempants not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ootempants is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kraus gets full guard.
Kraus wants to sweep here but Ootempants controlling him for the moment.
We've been hearing that Ootempants has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Kraus lands some strikes from the bottom.
Ootempants working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kraus's head.
Kraus looking for a sweep. Not yet Kraus, not yet.
Kraus throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Ootempants wants to pass the guard but Kraus is keeping the position.
Ootempants trying to control but Kraus is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kraus has momentary wrist control but Ootempants slips an elbow through the middle.
Ootempants forces his way into half guard.
Ootempants missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ootempants looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Ootempants uses his free foot to push down on Kraus's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Kraus.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ootempants has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Kraus's face.
Ootempants avoids the attempt from Kraus to control.
Kraus is looking to improve his position but Ootempants isn't that keen on the idea.
Ootempants can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kraus is looking to escape.
Kraus is looking to get to half guard.
Kraus wants to control but Ootempants is having none of it.
Ootempants lands with some strikes.
Kraus is bucking up trying to escape but Ootempants cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Kraus is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Ootempants landing strikes, looking to finish!
Kraus is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kraus is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kraus defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Ootempants.
Ootempants landing strikes from the mount and Kraus is in trouble!
Kraus is still in real trouble! Can Ootempants finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kraus in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Kraus is wriggling around trying to escape.
Ootempants in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Kraus is looking to improve his position but Ootempants isn't that keen on the idea.
Kraus throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Kraus tries to reverse the position but Ootempants maintains control.
Ootempants looking to control and managing it successfully.
Kraus wants to control but Ootempants is having none of it.
BOOM! Ootempants connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Ootempants tries to control but Kraus wriggling away.
Ootempants in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Ootempants dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ootempants slips a jab and a cross from Kraus.
Kraus takes one to the side of the head.
Kraus throws a shot from downtown. Ootempants moves away and avoids it.
Kraus looking to score a takedown here. Ootempants is defending well but Kraus drives through and ends up in Ootempants's guard.
Kraus seems to have recovered his senses.
Kraus is working Ootempants over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ootempants looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kraus is one step ahead there.
Ootempants avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kraus stays in close to Ootempants's body and controls the position.
Ootempants had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kraus defends it easily.
Ootempants looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kraus chips away with some ground and pound.
Kraus working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kraus trying to control the position from guard on top but Ootempants is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ootempants bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kraus's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ootempants looking to sit in guard and control but Kraus gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ootempants keeping moving, preventing Kraus from controlling successfully.
Kraus in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ootempants looking for a sweep. Not yet Ootempants, not yet.
Kraus with a nice head shot there.
Kraus postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Peter Ootempants overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ootempants working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kraus doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kraus manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Ootempants looking for a sweep. Not yet Ootempants, not yet.
Ootempants is trying to control the position but Kraus postures up.
Kraus is working Ootempants over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ootempants wants to sweep but no luck.
Ootempants looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ootempants is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ootempants is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kraus can do to turn this around?
The fighters are battling for position here. Kraus manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kraus looking for a guillotine here but Ootempants defends easily.
Ootempants missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ootempants trying to control the position from guard on top but Kraus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kraus looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kraus utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ootempants with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kraus is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ootempants is aware though and is defending well.
Ootempants with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ootempants lands a couple of elbows.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ootempants looking to pass the guard.
Kraus is trying to keep Ootempants in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ootempants lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kraus had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ootempants defends it easily.
Kraus has his foot on Ootempants's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ootempants works his way back into a safe position though.
Ootempants passes Kraus's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Kraus trying to control here.
Ootempants 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.
Kraus is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ootempants scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ootempants 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.
Kraus keeping hold of Ootempants's head, controlling as best he can.
The fighters are battling for position here. Kraus manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ootempants working some strikes from top position.
Ootempants trying to control but Kraus is working from the bottom.
Ootempants is in close to Kraus's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kraus keeping moving, preventing Ootempants from controlling successfully.
Ootempants connects with a couple of short punches.
Ootempants is in close to Kraus's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ootempants trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ootempants throwing strikes from guard but Kraus blocks nicely.
Kraus has Ootempants pulled in close to control his posture.
Ootempants trying to control but Kraus is working from the bottom.
Kraus throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Harti Kraus will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Ootempants lands a nice hook to Kraus's body. Kraus takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kraus misses with the combination.
Kraus looks to land a left hand but Ootempants moved out of range nicely.
Ootempants stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Harti Kraus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kraus staying out of range there.
Ootempants lands a really nice looking cross but Kraus seems unphased.
Kraus stalks Ootempants and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ootempants's face. Ootempants staggers backwards, shaken.
A combination from Kraus does no damage.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ootempants.
Ootempants tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ootempants uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kraus.
Ootempants bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kraus's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ootempants gets the takedown into side control.
Ootempants is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Kraus is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ootempants connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Kraus some visible discomfort.
Kraus is trying to control Ootempants's posture but Ootempants avoids it.
Kraus tries to improve position but can't.
Ootempants scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Kraus to see if he's OK.
Ootempants lands some shots froms side control.
Ootempants landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Ootempants working away.
Ootempants tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Ootempants has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Kraus is trying to get back to half guard.
Ootempants moves into full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ootempants lands a couple of good shots and Kraus has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Oooh a big shot gets through from Ootempants. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Kraus is keeping busy.
Kraus fending off the submission attempt from Ootempants.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ootempants misses with punches from the back.
Kraus defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Ootempants's arms.
Kraus is really stuck here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kraus staying busy and making it hard for Ootempants to control.
Kraus rolls, trying to escape but Ootempants keeps control of the position.
Kraus preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Ootempants.
I really don't envy Kraus right now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ootempants connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Kraus to escape the position.
Kraus can't escape the position.
Ootempants is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Kraus has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Ootempants landing with strikes.
Ootempants has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Kraus has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Ootempants struggling to land strikes to the head as Kraus covers up.
Kraus tries to break free.
Ootempants tries to get the hooks in deep but Kraus pushed the leg off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kraus has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Ootempants keeps control of the position as Kraus tries to break free.
Kraus staying busy and making it hard for Ootempants to control.
Ootempants lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Kraus.
Kraus grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
I really don't envy Kraus right now.
Will Ootempants go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Kraus rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kraus trying to hold on to Ootempants's head to control him but Ootempants postures up.
Ootempants looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Peter Ootempants showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ootempants 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 Sandra Marshall scores the fight 29:28
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Ootempants!
Peter Ootempants took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Whotempants? Ooooootempaaaaaants!!!! '.
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energy
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