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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frederik Kraus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hidehiko Yoshida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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178 lbs
10 - 7 - 0 |
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170 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
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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
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Frederik Kraus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hidehiko Yoshida!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Albert Achterberg and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kraus shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Yoshida's guard.
Kraus drops back looking for a leg! Yoshida is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Yoshida manages to kick Kraus off! Kraus jumps back into Yoshida's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kraus's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kraus with a nice head shot there.
Yoshida wants to stand up but Kraus is controlling him.
Kraus working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kraus throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kraus 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.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kraus accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kraus postures up in Yoshida's guard and throws a big left but Yoshida blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kraus trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kraus trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kraus with a nice head shot there.
Yoshida can't keep his opponent in guard - Kraus advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Kraus throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Yoshida has hold of Kraus's hands but Kraus slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
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 thows a huge punch but Yoshida dodges it nicely.
Kraus sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Yoshida defending well though.
Kraus sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Yoshida defending well though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kraus seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Kraus sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Yoshida defending well though.
Kraus wants to work for an arm triangle but Yoshida is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Kraus trying to control from half guard but Yoshida is working away.
Yoshida really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kraus. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kraus lands with a punch from half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Yoshida on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Yoshida can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kraus sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Yoshida defending well though.
Yoshida looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kraus seems to be working for a kimura but Yoshida defends the submission attempt.
Kraus wants to control but Yoshida is keeping him busy.
Yoshida avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kraus.
Kraus sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Yoshida defending well though.
Kraus is trying to work for a kimura but Yoshida is defending well.
Kraus moves nicely into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kraus connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Yoshida some visible discomfort.
Kraus is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Yoshida has escaped the position, nice work there.
Kraus tries to score with some ground and pound. Yoshida controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Kraus decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Yoshida stuffs the takedown.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kraus changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Yoshida tries to avoid it but Kraus manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Yoshida to the ground. Yoshida escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Yoshida instigates a clinch.
Yoshida has a couple of punches blocked by Kraus.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frederik Kraus dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Yoshida looks to clinch
and Kraus counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Kraus is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Yoshida!
BOOM! Kraus connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Kraus dominating with strikes here.
Kraus cracks Yoshida with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Kraus working the ground and pound effectively.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kraus working Yoshida over with strikes here.
Yoshida is rocked!
Kraus controlling the position easily from mount.
Yoshida is breathing heavily.
Yoshida in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Yoshida is still in real trouble! Can Kraus finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kraus looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Yoshida covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frederik Kraus!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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