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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lars Kraulthammer (ranked 818 p4p, 1111 weight class) and Marcellus Legionarius (ranked 130 p4p, 170 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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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 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lars Kraulthammer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Marcellus Legionarius!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kraulthammer misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kraulthammer clinches.
Kraulthammer tries to land knees in the clinch but Legionarius avoids the damage to the body.
Kraulthammer prevents Legionarius from breaking the clinch.
Legionarius has had enough of the clinch but Kraulthammer keeps him there for the moment.
Legionarius wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kraulthammer tries for a takedown but Legionarius manages to get underhooks.
A shot in the inside from Legionarius.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Legionarius tries to break the clinch but Kraulthammer is controlling the position.
Legionarius breaks from the clinch.
Kraulthammer has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Kraulthammer bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Legionarius is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Kraulthammer is controlling him well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kraulthammer tries for a kimura but Legionarius is defending well.
Legionarius takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Kraulthammer tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kraulthammer has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Kraulthammer throws a strike aimed at the side of Legionarius's head but Legionarius avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Legionarius is trying to get back to his feet.
Kraulthammer 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.
Kraulthammer is looking to take a break and control but Legionarius is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kraulthammer lands a decent elbow from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kraulthammer is looking to take a break and control but Legionarius is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kraulthammer tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kraulthammer has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Legionarius tries to escape but Kraulthammer is in control.
Kraulthammer wants to control but Legionarius is keeping him busy.
Legionarius bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kraulthammer doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Legionarius to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lars Kraulthammer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Legionarius scores with a punch to the head.
Marcellus Legionarius is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Legionarius jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kraulthammer fails to land the takedown.
Legionarius feints and then cracks Kraulthammer's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kraulthammer down.
Kraulthammer shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Legionarius napping and manages to drive through into side control!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Legionarius is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Kraulthammer is controlling him well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Legionarius explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Kraulthammer shoots in and drives through. Legionarius sprawls well.
Kraulthammer dives in and grabs Legionarius's left leg, looking for a takedown. Legionarius pushes down on Kraulthammer's head and hops out.
Kraulthammer looks for a takedown but Legionarius sprawls well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marcellus Legionarius dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
No luck for Kraulthammer with that takedown attempt.
Legionarius is looking for the big counter here.
Kraulthammer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kraulthammer darts in looking for a takedown but Legionarius gets double underhooks and turns Kraulthammer into the cage.
Legionarius throws a counter combo.
Legionarius has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kraulthammer wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lars Kraulthammer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kraulthammer gets control of Legionarius's arms and successfully pulls guard. Kraulthammer will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Legionarius got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kraulthammer has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Legionarius has managed to get both his arms back between Kraulthammer's legs - danger averted.
Legionarius 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.
Legionarius tries to stand but Kraulthammer is controlling from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kraulthammer is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Legionarius is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Legionarius must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Kraulthammer is looking for a triangle but Legionarius pushes his legs off easily.
Legionarius wants to stand but Kraulthammer has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Legionarius gets to his feet. Kraulthammer looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Legionarius looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Legionarius scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kraulthammer doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Legionarius counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kraulthammer pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Legionarius throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Legionarius lands a jab to the nose.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kraulthammer tries to clinch up but Legionarius circles away and keeps his distance.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Legionarius! But no joy.
A good leg kick by Legionarius.
Lars Kraulthammer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kraulthammer looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Legionarius scrambles and gets back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kraulthammer shoots in but no luck this time.
Marcellus Legionarius seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Legionarius rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kraulthammer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Legionarius scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Kraulthammer shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Legionarius as he jumps to the side.
Legionarius fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kraulthammer.
Kraulthammer shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Legionarius is trying to defend but Kraulthammer finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Legionarius pushes Kraulthammer off and gets back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kraulthammer fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Legionarius flicks out a counter leg kick but Kraulthammer steps away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Legionarius.
Kraulthammer gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Legionarius counters with a left and a right that stings Kraulthammer.
It looks like Lars Kraulthammer has been cut.
Kraulthammer on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Legionarius moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kraulthammer is rocked!
Legionarius lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Kraulthammer is looking to close the distance but Legionarius sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Kraulthammer crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Kraulthammer is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Marcellus Legionarius!
A very excited looking Marcellus Legionarius 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.
In defeat, Lars Kraulthammer stepped up to the mic, saying 'I over trained and mis managed my energy.'.
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RATING
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