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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kamil Krahujec (ranked 2485 p4p, 3502 weight class) and Hafthor Kruger (ranked 301 p4p, 381 weight class). Hafthor Kruger has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Kamil Krahujec's chin.
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11 - 15 - 1 |
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218
6 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent MT
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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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 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Kamil Krahujec!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hafthor Kruger!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krahujec slips a straight right by Kruger.
Kruger misses with a series of wild punches.
Kruger looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kruger throws a leg kick but Krahujec sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kruger scores with a sloppy right hand. Krahujec should have avoided that one.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kruger throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kruger fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Krahujec is out of range.
Kruger throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Krahujec walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kruger is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
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 swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Krahujec closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kruger circles away.
Kruger swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Krahujec is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kruger.
Krahujec takes one to the chin there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Krahujec.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Krahujec is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Kruger is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Krahujec tries to move to mount but Kruger blocks the move with his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruger is trying to control Krahujec's posture but Krahujec avoids it.
Krahujec thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kruger can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kruger tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Krahujec wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Krahujec thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Kruger wants to control but Krahujec postures up.
Kruger is looking to regain half guard here but Krahujec keeps moving and retains side control.
Krahujec works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
You can see the frustration on Kruger's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kruger tries to improve position but can't.
Krahujec wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Kruger, who protects the arm well.
We've been hearing that Krahujec has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Krahujec's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Krahujec working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Krahujec looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Krahujec working the ground and pound.
Krahujec scoring with punches and elbows.
Kruger wants to control but Krahujec postures up.
Krahujec looks up at the clock and then as Kruger takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Krahujec smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Krahujec cracks Kruger with a big right hand but Kruger just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kruger can't do much from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krahujec looks up at the clock and then as Kruger takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Krahujec smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Kruger really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Krahujec. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Krahujec connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Kruger some visible discomfort.
Krahujec scores with a couple of short elbows.
Krahujec in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Kruger is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kamil Krahujec!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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