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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frederik Kraus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roy Nelson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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189 cm
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good in bed |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
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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
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Frederik Kraus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roy Nelson!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Wagner Zegers and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Nelson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nelson moves in looking to clinch but Kraus pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nelson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nelson tries to clinch up but Kraus circles away and keeps his distance.
Nelson tries to clinch up but Kraus circles away and keeps his distance.
Kraus lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Kraus has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Kraus as the two fighters clinch.
Nelson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nelson trying to land knees to the body.
Kraus has clasped his hands together around Nelson's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Nelson tries to bench press Kraus off him but Kraus keeps the position.
Kraus scoring with punches from side control.
Kraus working the ground and pound but Nelson is defending the strikes.
Kraus sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Nelson is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Nelson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Check out the look on Kraus's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Nelson is looking to regain half guard here but Kraus keeps moving and retains side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kraus working the ground and pound from side control.
Nelson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Nelson on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Nelson wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Kraus looks up at the clock and then as Nelson takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Kraus smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Nelson is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Kraus cracks Nelson with a big right hand but Nelson just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Nelson is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Kraus off and has taken his back!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Nelson somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Kraus has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson has the hooks in. Kraus is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Nelson throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Nelson throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Nelson thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Nelson throws a series of strikes and Kraus wriggles onto his back, so he's now mounted. He's in real trouble here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Nelson blocks Kraus's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Nelson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kraus is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kraus on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kraus tries to get out of the position.
Kraus is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Nelson misses with a head shot.
Kraus regains half guard.
Kraus keeping control of the position.
Nelson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson thows a huge punch but Kraus dodges it nicely.
Nelson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nelson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kraus's head.
Nelson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kraus keeps working.
Nelson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kraus regains full guard. Nicely done.
Kraus is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kraus blocks a leg kick.
Nelson clinches but Kraus breaks the clinch
and Kraus counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Nelson actively working from the bottom here.
Nelson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kraus pulls his head out easily.
Nelson looks gassed!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kraus scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kraus lands a nice short elbow.
Kraus working Nelson over with strikes.
Kraus working Nelson over with strikes.
Kraus looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Nelson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Nelson taking some punishment here, with Kraus in his half guard.
Nelson misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Nelson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kraus scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kraus is nestled in close to Nelson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Nelson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kraus scores with a couple of nice shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frederik Kraus dominated that 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.
Nelson tries a head kick but it misses.
Nelson tried to score with a low kick but Kraus checks it.
Nelson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Nelson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kraus counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Nelson looking for submissions off his back.
Kraus looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Nelson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kraus seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Kraus connects with a nice short shot to Nelson's temple.
Kraus seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Nelson is rocked!
Kraus looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Nelson is still in real trouble! Can Kraus finish him?
Kraus has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Kraus unloading with bombs!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kraus cracks Nelson with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frederik Kraus!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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