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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iosif Krug (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Klaus Hander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Krug comes to the cage accompanied by Heatseaker. Klaus Hander is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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270 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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191 cm
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275 lbs
1 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Iosif Krug!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Klaus Hander!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Dmitry Maklakov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Krug.
The strikes coming from Krug are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Krug looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Hander manages to work his way to half guard, despite Krug's best efforts.
Hander wants to get back to full guard.
Hander avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Krug.
Krug is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Krug is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Hander is trying to maintain the position but Krug is very close to passing his half guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Krug shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Krug showed some decent athleticism there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krug not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hander is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Krug scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hander punching from the bottom.
Krug is thwarting Hander's attempts to control the position.
Krug sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hander defending well though.
Krug not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hander looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Krug is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Krug is breathing heavily.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hander fails with the takedown
and Krug counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Hander!
Krug swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Hander is now in Krug's guard. A big mistake from Krug there, giving up the dominant position!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hander content to stall in guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Krug wants to improve his position but instead Hander has moved into half guard.
Hander is looking to take a break and control but Krug is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hander throwing shots but Krug is blocking nicely.
Krug tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Hander tries to pass the half guard into mount. Krug knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Hander seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Krug does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krug is trying to get back to full guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Krug shoots in for a double leg but Hander sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Krug.
Krug closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Krug lands in his opponent's guard.
Krug thows a big elbow that misses.
Hander wants to get back to his feet but Krug is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Krug pushing down on Hander's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Krug seems to be looking for submissions.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Krug lands a nice short elbow.
Krug stops Hander from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krug passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Hander!
Krug dominating with strikes here.
Krug fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Krug is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Hander can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Hander is in all sorts of trouble here.
Krug throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Hander is looking to get to half guard.
Krug goes for an armbar but Hander turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Hander.
Hander trying to control the position from guard on top but Krug is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Krug isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Hander stacks Krug on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Hander!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iosif Krug dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Hander wants to clinch but Krug slips to the side
and Krug counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Hander is trying to control but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Krug looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Hander is looking to control Krug's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hander avoid being mounted?
Krug is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Hander reverses the position - he's now on top in Krug's guard.
Hander wants to stand but Krug has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Krug looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hander trying to control but Krug is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Krug slips a jab and a cross from Hander.
Krug shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Hander's guard.
Krug in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hander trying to control the position.
Hander looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Krug drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Hander dives on top into guard.
Hander wants to control from the top but Krug keeps moving.
Krug manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Krug lands a heavy elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hander is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Krug lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Krug avoids the attempt from Hander to control.
Hander gets back to half guard.
Krug is pressing down on Hander's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hander is holding on for now.
Krug is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Krug not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hander works his way to full guard. Good work.
Krug works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Hander wants to control but Krug is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krug is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hander trying to control but Krug postures up.
Hander is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Krug's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Krug's back!
Well, with Hander on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Krug is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Hander is hanging on to Krug's back as he tries to escape.
Krug is working hard here to advance position.
Hander keeps control of the position easily here as Krug tries to buck him off.
Krug turns into Hander and is now in his guard.
Iosif Krug overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krug tries to free his leg and advance position but Hander is retaining full guard.
Hander has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Krug can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hander keeping full guard, as Krug tries to pass.
Hander manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Krug manages to get himself to full guard.
Krug looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Krug is looking for a triangle but Hander pushes his legs off easily.
Krug looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Hander passes into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iosif Krug dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Krug drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Krug swings around for an armbar but Hander sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Krug's guard.
Krug working for a triangle but Hander defends it easily.
Hander would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Krug has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hander can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hander trying to control but Krug is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hander trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Krug bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Krug tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Hander sneaks back into half guard.
Krug is thwarting Hander's attempts to control the position.
Krug has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krug lands with some strikes.
Krug jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Hander manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Krug creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Hander sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Krug advances to mount.
Krug landing strikes, looking to finish!
Hander is trying to escape the mount.
Krug wants to take his opponent's back but Hander doesn't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hander tries to lock up and control but Krug gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Krug is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Hander can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Krug working Hander over with strikes here.
Hander throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Hander regains half guard.
Krug throwing shots but Hander is blocking nicely.
Hander is defending against the submission attempts here by Krug.
Krug tries to pass to full mount but Hander defends it.
Hander manages to get to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hander is trying to keep Krug in close.
Krug in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Hander is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Krug drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Klaus Hander has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hander takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
And that's the end of the fight!
Iosif Krug showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Krug, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Iosif Krug!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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