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Andreas Kraniotakes (born 10 December 1981 in Munich) is a German mixed martial artist. He competes in the Heavyweight division in various European Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) promotions. Currently he has 12 wins and 5 losses.
Andreas Kraniotakes
Biography
Andreas Krantiotakes was born on December 10, 1981 to a Greek father and a German mother, Always being the biggest kid in class – he now stands at an impressive six‐feet‐three and weighs an athletic 245 pounds – he took up martial arts at a kid’s age already when he started training in judo at age twelve. He remained true to the sport of throws and locks for the next nine years and was very successful as a competitor, winning the Rheinland-Pfalz Judo Championships seven times, the Southern German Judo Championships once as well as placing fifth in the German Judo Championships. Today, he holds the rank of Nikyū (brown belt).
As a certified social education pedagogue, he works with children with a learning disorder. He is also in the process of obtaining his doctor's degree on the subject of martial arts and its effects on society. Because of his appearance and eloquence, Kraniotakes has been used for television appearances and other promotional activity numerous times.[1]
Career
Always looking to advance and progress as a fighter, Big Daddy started training in Western Boxing, Kickboxing and Wing Chun in 2002. As a WT practitioner, he took part in the first ever EBMAS Germany Wing Chun Full Contact Championship in 2005, which was essentially a no holds barred tournament . Big Daddy won the tournament, knocking both of his opponents out in the second round. Hooked on the freedom and the possibilities that came with competing under MMA‐like rules, he intensified his training in MMA and Muay Thai, which he had picked up in 2004 .
In his pro MMA career, Kraniotakes has become one of the aces for the Outsider Cup. He fought four times in North Rhine Westfalia’s flagship event, stopping all of his opponents with punches in the first round .
Kraniotakes' 15th fight took place July 9, at Cage Warriors 43 against English fighter Dave Keeley who outweighed him by 22 pounds . He defeated "The Iron Giant" in the first round via Armbar from the mount.
His next fight took place September 17, in Karlsruhe, Germany. Fighting under the Superior FC promotion banner for the second time, the German native fought Georgian Fighter David Shvelidze and won the fight after Shvelidze tapped out due to punches.
[edit] ProElite
On October 17, 2011, it was announced that he would replace Pedro Rizzo against former UFC Heavyweight Champion Tim Sylvia in the main event of ProElite 2.[2] He lost the fight via unanimous decision.
Mixed martial arts record
Professional record breakdown
Result Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Loss 12-5 United States Tim Sylvia Decision (unanimous) ProElite: Big Guns November 5, 2011 3 5:00 Moline, Illinois, United States
Win 12-4 Georgia (country) David Shvelidze Submission (punches) Superior FC: MMA Fight Night Vol.3 September 17, 2011 1 2:51 Karlsruhe, Germany
Win 11-4 England Dave Keeley Submission (armbar) Cage Warriors Fighting Championship 43 July 9, 2011 1 3:48 Kentish Town, North London, England
Win 10-4 England Jay Mortimore TKO (punches) CWFC - Fight Night 1 June 16, 2011 1 4:14 Amman, Jordan
Loss 9-4 Croatia Ajlin Ahmic Submission (armbar) WFC 13 Heavy Hitters April 17, 2011 2 4:33 Belgrade, Serbia
Win 9-3 Lithuania Arunas Vilius KO (knee to the body) SFC - MMA Fight Night March 5, 2011 1 1:06 Gießen, Germany
Win 8-3 Germany Thorsten Kronz Submission (reverse triangle choke) Tempel - Mix Fight Gala XI November 27, 2010 1 3:24 Sindelfingen, Germany
Loss 7-3 Germany Bjorn Schmiedeberg Decision (unanimous) RFC - Respect Fighting Championship 4 September 11, 2010 5 5:00 Herne, Germany
Loss 7-2 Austria Gerald Turek KO (punches) WFC 10 - Night of Champions March 27, 2010 1 0:10 Ljubljana, Slovenia
Win 7-1 Austria Nandor Guelmino TKO (punches) WFC 9 - Restart December 20, 2009 1 3:37 Ljubljana, Slovenia
Win 6-1 Germany Waldemar Giesbrecht TKO (punches) OC - Cage Fight Night 5 October 2, 2009 1 1:45 Bielefeld, Germany
Loss 5-1 Germany Jerry Otto Decision (unanimous) La Onda - It's Showtime October 19, 2008 2 5:00 Magdeburg, Germany
Win 5-0 Germany Lars Klug TKO (punches) OC 10 - Outsider Cup 10 March 29, 2008 1 2:22 Mühlheim, Germany
Win 4-0 Germany Alexander Stefanovic TKO (punches) OC 9 - Outsider Cup 9 March 29, 2008 1 1:41 Bielefeld, Germany
Win 3-0 France Kevin Pohie Submission (strikes) OC 8 - Outsider Cup 8 March 29, 2008 1 1:17 Bad Salzuflen, Germany
Win 2-0 Germany Andreas Paulus TKO (corner stoppage) EBMAS - German Championships July 16, 2005 2 1:32 Neuwied, Germany
Win 1-0 Germany Attila Attila TKO (punches) EBMAS - German Championships July 16, 2005 2 1:55 Neuwied, Germany
Trivia
Andreas Kraniotakes appeared in game EA Sports MMA.
References
^ "Profile Andreas Kraniotakes". 2011-04-08.
^ "Andreas Kraniotakes to Face Tim Sylvia at ProElite 2". MMAfighting.com. 2011-10-17.
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