Christian “Godzilla” Colombo was the agressor throughout the fight, and kept Andreas Kraniotakes against the cage, peppering him with punches from a lot of angles. Krantiotakes was never in the fight, both fighters looked more and more sluggish further the fight went, but Colombo easily won the decision and the EUMMA Heavyweight title.

Colombo Claims Title
Colombo Claims Title

Here is our play-by-play of the bout:

ROUND 1:

Kraniotakes swings a huge haymaker, but doesnโ€™t connect. Colombo pushes the action and keepsย Kraniotakes up against the cage. Colombosโ€™ striking looks excellent as he keeps pressuringย Kraniotakes backwards.ย Kraniotakes shoots in and tries to take Colombo down but Colombo sprawls him to the ground.. Colombo spins aroung and takesย Kraniotakesโ€™ back. Colombo backs off and letsย Kraniotakes up.ย Kraniotakes tries to grab a guillotine, but Colombo takes him down and lands in side-mount. Colombo backs off again and letโ€™sย Kraniotakes back to his feet. Colombo lands a flush knee to the face ofย Kraniotakes.ย Kraniotakes is pushed up against the fence and lands a spinning elbow. Colombo keepsย Kraniotakes pressed up against the fence and tees off onย Kraniotakes.

ROUND 2:

Kraniotakes lands a quick leg kick, but Colombo continues to pressure him up against the cage.ย Kraniotakes doesnโ€™t seem to have any answer to Colomboโ€™s striking. Colombo stays on the outside pressuring Kraniotakes up againsโ€™t the cage andย pickingย him off with clean jabs and crisp combinations.ย Kraniotakes shoots in for a take down, but Colombo shakes him off with ease.ย Kraniotakes is showing signs of fatigue as he is constantly pressured by Godzilla. Colombo continues to attack with strikes whileย Kraniotakes is covered up.

ROUND 3:

The round begins andย Kraniotakes looks noticeably tired. Colombo continues to push Kraniotakesย backwards, and remain in striking distance.ย Kraniotakes shoots in for a singleleg, but Colombo shakes him off again. Colombo continues his barrage of strikes up against the cage with big bodyshots, clean jabs and step-in elbows. Colombo connects with a knee to the head andย Kraniotakes falls down. Colombo backs off and letโ€™sย Kraniotakes back up.ย Kraniotakes shoots in again but is once again sprawled to the ground. Colombo backs ogg and the fight is back to their feet.ย Kraniotakes shoots in again and i successful. Colombo scrambles backwards to the cage and gets to his knees and reverses the positions. Colombo backs off and forcesย Kraniotakes to stand with him again. Colombo kepps pressuring a clearly out-classedย Kraniotakes. ย Colombo lands another knee and dropsย Kraniotakes. Colombo lands in side-mount and advances to a mounted crucifix. The final bell rings. This can only be 3 straight rounds for Colombo.

WINNER: Christian Colombo (7-1-0) by decision

 

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