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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between The Kraken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and big Ol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kraken comes to the cage accompanied by Battle Without Honor Or Humanity. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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188 cm
26
281 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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195 cm
26
270 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter striker
KO power |
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Good wrestler
Counter striker
Knockout power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, The Kraken! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, big Ol! The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Kraken throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ol counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Kraken takes a swing at Ol's ribcage but misses. Kraken misses with a shot to the body letting Ol counter with a right hand. Excellent takedown into side control there by Kraken. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Kraken tries to land with some ground and pound but misses. Ol wants to get back to his feet. Ol is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Kraken's leg. He's managed it. Nice work. Kraken is thwarting Ol's attempts to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ol blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kraken. Kraken with a momentary lay and pray from half guard. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Kraken sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ol defending well though. It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup. Kraken wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ol keeps working.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up. Kraken lands a nice shot to the body.
Kraken feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position. Ol looking to control.
Kraken slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. Ol really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kraken. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Ol not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kraken won't allow Ol to sweep him here. The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work. Kraken 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.
OK we're going to have a standup here. big Ol hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart. Ol looks to score with a jab to the body but Kraken is just out of range. Ol throws a right hand that misses
and Kraken counters with a single leg into guard. Ol didn't expect that. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Kraken throwing strikes but missing. Kraken is in close to Ol's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Kraken controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ol can do anything to dispel that myth. Kraken is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. Kraken 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. Kraken 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. Ol looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Kraken postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Kraken's corner is telling him to maintain position. Kraken lands a couple of decent looking shots. Kraken stopping the sweep attempt from Ol. Ol looks gassed! Kraken sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Kraken working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Kraken working some strikes from top position. Kraken is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. Kraken is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there. Kraken trying to control the position from guard on top but Ol is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Kraken is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Kraken dominated that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kraken misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ol counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Ol keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ol just misses with a punch to the body.
Ol throws a jab but it's blocked by Kraken. Ol fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Kraken tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ol was well out of range. Poor timing from Kraken. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Ol takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. The fighters circling - Kraken throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Kraken misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ol swings widly with a right hand
and Kraken counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground. Ol can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kraken controls the pace. Kraken postures up in Ol's guard and throws a big left but Ol blocks it. Kraken throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Kraken stays in close to Ol's body and controls the position. Kraken tries to free his leg and advance position but Ol is retaining full guard. Kraken stands up from guard. Let's bang! Kraken keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ol misses with a right hand and Kraken counters with a nice double leg into side control. Ol won't be happy with that. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Kraken scoring with punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Ol tries to buck Kraken off but Kraken is having none of it. Ol seems a little lost for a moment, as Kraken dominates the positioning. Kraken is looking to take a break and control but Ol is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Ol wants to get back to his feet. Ol looking for a sweep but Kraken has passed into full mount! Oh no! Kraken has isolated one of Ol's arms. Ol looking to fight him off but Kraken twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). The Kraken!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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