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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frederik Kraus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chuck Liddell looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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170 lbs
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178 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Prefers standup |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chuck Liddell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Frederik Kraus!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Saam Ante and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liddell scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kraus fails with a takedown attempt.
Liddell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Liddell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kraus.
Kraus drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Kraus throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The ground and pound from Kraus seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The strikes coming from Kraus are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Kraus misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Kraus postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kraus in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Kraus is working Liddell over with some ground and pound from side control.
Kraus looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Liddell is avoiding damage well.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kraus dives in and grabs Liddell's left leg, looking for a takedown. Liddell pushes down on Kraus's head and hops out.
Chuck Liddell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frederik Kraus.
Kraus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kraus fails with a takedown attempt.
Kraus scores with a takedown into Liddell's guard.
Liddell on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Liddell tries to get out of the position.
Kraus looks gassed!
Kraus throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Liddell wants to sweep here but Kraus controlling him for the moment.
Liddell 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kraus postures up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kraus's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Liddell working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kraus.
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.
Kraus missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kraus loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Liddell throws a big shot that misses.
Liddell throws a body punch but Kraus moves out of range.
Liddell really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Liddell stuffs the takedown attempt from Kraus. Kraus gets slowly back to his feet.
Liddell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Liddell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kraus manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddell stuffs the takedown.
Kraus shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Liddell but Liddell pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kraus tries to clinch up.
Kraus moves away from the strike by Liddell.
Kraus shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Liddell as he avoids it easily.
Kraus tries to score a power double leg takedown but Liddell sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kraus somewhat.
Liddell looks to score with a jab to the body but Kraus is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kraus shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Liddell but Liddell pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kraus avoids the body shot from Liddell.
Liddell looks to score with a jab to the body but Kraus is just out of range.
Liddell cracks Kraus with an open hand slap.
Kraus misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Liddell leaves Kraus with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Liddell scores with a decent looking hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Frederik Kraus will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Liddell with a hook.
Liddell misses with a looping left.
Kraus fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Liddell sprawls well initially but Kraus persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Kraus lands strikes from half guard.
Liddell avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kraus.
Liddell is looking for a sweep. Kraus is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kraus lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Kraus lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Liddell is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kraus scores with a couple of nice shots.
Kraus has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kraus looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Liddell with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kraus thows a huge punch but Liddell dodges it nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kraus lands strikes from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell is in trouble now - Kraus has advanced to mount!
Kraus unloading with bombs!
Kraus lands a big shot there that rocks Liddell but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Kraus is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Kraus with a couple of short strikes.
Liddell is looking to get to half guard.
Kraus lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Kraus dominating with strikes here.
Kraus with a couple of short strikes.
Kraus lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Kraus has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Liddell's face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liddell is bucking up trying to escape but Kraus cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Kraus cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Liddell takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Liddell is in all sorts of trouble here.
Kraus lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
A nice elbow there by Kraus.
Kraus putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Liddell is bucking up trying to escape but Kraus cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
BOOM! Kraus connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Kraus looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Kraus lands a heavy elbow.
Kraus lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Kraus lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Liddell tries to hold on but Kraus postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddell taking shots to the head.
Liddell is looking to get to half guard.
Kraus pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Kraus lands a nice shot to the head.
Kraus dominating with strikes here.
Kraus lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Kraus with the ground and pound from mount.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Kraus connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Kraus throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Kraus with the ground and pound from mount.
Kraus thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liddell holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Kraus tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Liddell in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Liddell wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Kraus.
Liddell is looking to improve his position but Kraus isn't that keen on the idea.
Kraus is in the full mount, landing strikes.
A nice elbow there by Kraus.
Frederik Kraus has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kraus fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kraus working Liddell over with strikes here.
Liddell can't escape the position.
Kraus with good strikes from the mount here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frederik Kraus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Kraus shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Liddell defends it nicely.
Frederik Kraus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kraus closes this distance looking for a takedown but Liddell circles away.
Kraus takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kraus shoots for a double leg takedown but Liddell sprawls well. He's pushed Kraus's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Chuck Liddell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frederik Kraus.
Liddell connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice straight punches there by Liddell. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Liddell.
Kraus takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Liddell is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell looks to land a right hand but Kraus moved out of range.
Liddell swings for the body but Kraus moves out of range.
Kraus looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Liddell is fending him off so far but Kraus persists. Nope, Liddell circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice jab there from Liddell.
Kraus takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Liddell cracks Kraus with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Liddell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kraus moves away.
Liddell stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Liddell wants it to stay on the feet.
Liddell dips to his left and cracks Kraus with an uppercut!
Liddell keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liddell scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kraus takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kraus is trying hard to land a takedown here. Liddell sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Liddell thuds a left hand into Kraus's body.
Liddell connects with a single shot there.
Liddell lands a really nice looking cross but Kraus seems unphased.
Liddell connects with a single shot there.
Liddell digs a good body shot into Kraus's ribs.
Liddell defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kraus.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddell lands a nice shot that snaps Kraus's head back.
Kraus ducks right into an uppercut from Liddell.
Liddell is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Liddell lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nice uppercut lands for Liddell. That snapped Kraus's head back.
Kraus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Liddell.
Kraus shoots in but no luck this time.
Liddell scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kraus in his tracks.
Liddell keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kraus takes one to the side of the head.
Kraus drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kraus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Liddell throws out the jab.
A big left from Liddell misses.
Liddell digs a good hook to Kraus's body.
Kraus tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Liddell swivels and escapes.
Nice cross by Liddell.
Kraus fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kraus takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kraus takes a shot to the body in his stride.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chuck Liddell showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kraus has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight for Frederik Kraus!
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight for Frederik Kraus!
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight for Frederik Kraus!
Frederik Kraus wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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RATING
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