[[Author’s note: If you’re lucky enough to be unaware of Hammer-the-Chud and his failed neo-Nazi tiny home encampment in Maine, you can read about him and his gang in this “No Hugs for Chuds” Crash Report from 2024. Or for a deeper dive, listen to these four episodes of my Disinfomaniacs podcast: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4.]]
Chris “Hammer” Pohlhaus, boss of the neo-Nazi Blood Tribe, would be easy to destroy in a fight. And the 41-year-old cult leader knows it. The list of his weaknesses is long. Firstly, his gristle-and-chonky meat-suit is the opposite of agile. His broad shoulders and beefy brisket aren’t helpful in the ring. His reach and speed are limited. Also, due to his muscle-frozen thick neck, the guy has to turn his whole upper body just to glimpse peripherally. Which makes it tough to block punches and kicks. Plus, the dude kvetches constantly about his weak spine and sore spinal cord. In addition, his troubled knees can barely support the weight of his roid-bloated carcass, let alone muster up the power to throw a decent kick.
Plus Hammer has health issues connected to his low testosterone and his addiction to steroids and peptides bought from sketchy juice dealers. Also, his drug-addled brain, inside his disproportionately small head, is definitely worried about his non-existent sex drive, shriveled testes and erectile dysfunction.
Anyways, Hammer ain’t a MMA fighter. He’s a MMA corner-boi, chiefly responsible for wiping sweat and applying ice to his man’s back and biceps. At least that’s what the chud was doing on Aug. 29, 2026, in front of a roaring crowd of thousands of fight fans at an MMA event at the Kia Center in Orlando, Florida.
The Saturday night fight was between two freaks: “Gypsy Crusader” vs “King Azoulay.” Gypsy, aka Paul Miller, is a neo-Nazi asshole and “internet personality.” His opponent, King Azoulay, was introduced as a “popular social media star fighting out of Jerusalem, Israel.”
Guess which fella Hammer iced down between rounds.
In these totally normal times, it should be no surprise, I guess, that a major venue in Florida would feature a “heavyweight” kickboxing brawl between a neo-Nazi and a Jewish fella. With three rounds, two minutes per, the fight was billed as the “co-main bout” of the inaugural “Duel Arena 1” combat sports extravaganza.
This contest wasn’t sanctioned by any actual boxing or MMA organization. It was more of an “influencers’ fight” that served as self-promo for gladiators and publicity fodder for Duel.Com, an online crypto-casino — based on the autonomous volcanic island of Anjouan in the Indian Ocean, off the coast of East Africa — with the slogan, “The first casino that gives a fuck.”
I’m more than a little suspicious of anything sponsored by a scammy “crypto-casino,” especially one headquartered on “an autonomous volcanic island in the Indian Ocean.” Also, the “co-main event” was pretty boring, except for the part when the Jewish King kicked the Nazi-Gypsy in the balls.
No surprise, though, the Nazi won the fight, because he was an inch taller and 33 pounds heavier than his Semitic opponent. Also, Gypsy has more prior experience in the ring, including a split-decision boxing victory earlier this year in March. (More on that in a minute.) And earlier this century, Gypsy had a six-year career as a Muay Thai kickboxer, but a car accident at age 26 ended his fight club career.
(His decision this year to re-enter the ring, according to his posse, was due to Gypsy’s dream of fighting accused serial rapist Andrew Tate. That asshole, currently in jail in Florida, is awaiting extradition to England where prosecutors have indicted Tate for multiple sex crimes against women.)
“King Azoulay,” on the other hand, claims to be a vicious street-fighter who once beat up 20 opponents simultaneously. A thorough search of the internet, though, failed to turn up any evidence of the King in any sort of slugfest. His performance in the kickboxing bout was mediocre at best. That said, he did kick a Nazi in the balls. So there’s that.
In a ringside interview immediately after Gypsy’s split decision “victory,” the Nazi called the King “a short little fucking Jew prick.”
That comment, bellowed into the announcer’s mic, echoed throughout the Kia Center. The response: the unfurling of a swastika flag in the stands and hundreds of white people around the arena, standing, cheering and giving “Roman” salutes.
And Hammer, in the middle of it all, had the best night of his life.
There’s been zero reporting on Hammer being the corner boy. Luckily I have a bunch of videos as source material, including Hammer’s solo vlog on Rumble and another vid of him as a guest of Jake Shields, a neo-Nazi influencer and former MMA fighter, on YouTube. Shields was the other cornerman during the Gypsy fight and wore a t-shirt that read “FCK ISRL,” which, I guess, stands for “Fuck Israel.”
For more intel-gathering, I also watched various other vids, including all the fight footage, plus behind-the-scenes extras and lots of fan reels posted on the socials. Also informative was a livestream by “Chicken Andy” in the midst of the mini-riot and fistfights that broke out in the chaos following the post-bout anti-Semitic slur and Hammer and Gypsy giving “Romans.”
All that to say… I gained a ton of insight regarding the Nazi-view of what happened in Orlando, thus building on my already encyclopedic knowledge of Hammer, the self-proclaimed Blood King of the Blood Tribe. Or, as he prefers, the Blutkönig of Blutstamm.
This “fight” emboldened the chuds, who were calling it “historic.” And, to a degree, they were right. After all, it’s been since Hitler’s time that “athletes” and “coaches” throw Romans at public sporting events with hundreds (or more) in the crowd returning the salute.
In the rehash videos, Hammer and Shields revealed that they had zero idea how the crowd would respond to them being Nazis. They wondered aloud if they’d be pelted with bottles when entering the arena. They thought they were the bad guys!
(A brief aside: Gypsy came out of retirement about six months earlier for an “influencer boxing match.” The chud barely won that fight against a Black hip hop artist named Supa Hot Fire — the alter-ego of comedian DeShawn Raw — who bloodied the Nazi, but lost in a split decision. Despite his victory, Gypsy was jeered by the crowd. Also, you may recognize Supa Hot Fire from the classic GIF below.)
Last week in Orlando, however, the anti-Nazis were in the minority. And there were many cheers and applause for the chuds. The Nazis were welcomed, almost as …. heroes?!?!? Heroes might be too strong of a word, but they certainly weren’t booed.
Gotta wonder if the crowd’s view of the King as “villain” (rather than Gypsy) had to do with the King draping himself in the Israeli flag.
Throughout the pre-fight goings-on, Hammer stood, on camera, as second-in-command. Sans his large gold swastika necklace, though, since Gypsy had told Hammer to remove his gaudy bling prior to the fight. Also, Hammer’s sleeve-less t-shirt covered his giant swastika breast tattoo, as seen below in 2023.
Turns out Hammer’s main job in the ring was to ice down Gypsy’s sweaty traps and deltoids between rounds while Shields yelled inspirationally at the exhausted Gypsy.
Thanks to the debrief videos, we know why these two chuds ended up in Gypsy’s corner. Both had watched Gypsy’s boxing bout in March and noted that his support team was just Gypsy’s brother. So Hammer and Shields, each on his own, volunteered to serve as ringboi the next time the Nazi was gonna fight.
Turns out, Hammer and Gypsy go way back. About eight years ago, Hammer converted Gypsy from being just a MAGA-flavored homophobic libertarian wannabe-Proud Boy into a full-blown Nazi. Via a series of DMs, book and film recommendations, along with some phone calls, Hammer guided Gypsy through his red pilling. That’s back when Hammer was just starting out as an Instagram-racist-influencer. And now look at his protègèe, all grown up, with a SS chest tattoo, fighting a Jew on pay-per-view.
Shields, the other corner-boi, was a fan of Gypsy’s racist work. Using the term “work” loosely here. Much of Gypsy’s fame comes from him cosplaying as a racist Real Life Joker, Right Wing Riddler or Racist Mario during raucous livestreams to entertain his fellow chuds, assholes and Nazis. Also, Gypsy has his own youth gang, whom he calls his “henchman” who dress up real cute and were involved in a couple of the post-fight scuffles.
Corner-boi Shields, btw, actually has credibility, pugilistically. He’s UFC-famous for a 15-fight winning streak in 2010-11. Also, Shields is a Holocaust denier, a rabid transphobe and an anti-vax vegetarian podcaster. And now he and Hammer are good buddies, thanks to Gypsy’s kickboxing. And that new relationship will expose Hammer to Shields’ sizable audience, consisting mostly of incels who like to fight because they can’t get laid.
In the days following Gypsy v. King, there was limited coverage of the swastika-flag unfurling on the local news in Orlando, but no mention of Hammer’s presence in the ring after the Nazi’s victory.
Active Clubs for Chuds
It’s no secret that Hammer likes to surround himself with youthful men. There are plenty of videos out there with the Blutkönig of Blutstamm lovingly massaging the palms of his teenage followers after they’ve sliced their palms with a dull spear tip to generate a little blood to rub into a fabric swatch on the Blood Spear Shaft during their Blood Tribe blood-letting initiations. Click the pic below, if you want an inside look at the ceremony.
Obviously, the grooming of young white males is what keeps the neo-Nazi movement alive. That’s why the involvement of white supremacists in MMA is so disturbing. Apparently, the scene is a good (?!?!?) place for Nazis to find willing youth. Eager to fight, these young men, sadly, are gullible enough to believe hate is the answer to their problems.
While some might view mixed martial arts as sport, these chuds use MMA as practice for real life brawling. In multiple videos, Hammer remarks on how each and every MMA takedown would be a street-fighting victory. Once your “opponent” is on the ground, head-stomping is easy. And a talented kickboxing Nazi, theoretically, could take down — and take out — multiple non-kickboxing enemies… like Antifa, LGBTQers, brown and black folks and other people the chuds want to oppress.
I’ve written about Hammer grooming teenage boys before. You can read my exclusive Crash Report from 2024 here concerning a disaffected youth who joined Blood Tribe online and bought the Nazi merchandise and philosophy. Then, the kid was arrested by South Portland, Maine cops, during a SWAT raid intended (the cops say) to prevent a massacre at South Portland High.
Thing is, actual evidence the kid was planning a school shooting was scant…and eventually a judge (no jury) found him not guilty of the various charges.
But that judicial judgement came after the media published the minor chud’s name and family info. Also, the media just repeated the cops’ POV of the situation. The details of this case clearly shows that cops don’t understand or know how to deal with online culture.
Around the same time, a colleague in the chud-researcher community sent me a folder of screenshots, taken by an infiltrator, from Hammer’s Blood Tribe chatroom. And there was the South Portland alleged wannabe teenaged shooter, posing with various Nazi paraphernalia.
After a little digging, I found out the Nazi-kid’s mom was running for a seat on the South Portland School Board. Oddly, though, no one acknowledged she was the troubled teen’s mom. So I called the woman. And, despite seeing tons of evidence in the court proceedings, she was surprised and saddened by the photos I had of her Nazi son.
All that to say, Hammer, et al, are always on the lookout for young blood.
Without a doubt, American teenage boys are some of the dumbest critters on the planet. To make things worse, a percentage are easily influenceable and quickly angered. Especially when manipulated by older white males who feel victimized by the societal strides towards equality attempted in recent decades.
This grooming takes place in various locales, including chat rooms, gaming platforms, messaging apps and social media. Best, though, are the fighting gyms where recruiters for the aforementioned “Active Clubs” hang out, looking for Caucasian male flesh to love-bomb into joining hate clubs.
There are estimates of at least 70 currently active “active clubs” in 35 states in the U.S. (It’s a growing international movement as well, spreading to Europe and Great Britain.) The active clubs are kept small, intentionally, to prevent infiltration. Once a club reaches a dozen, I’m told, a new club gets born.
Hammer, though, isn’t in an active club because, like I mentioned, the dude can’t fight. Guess we’re lucky Hammer spent his best years working out (and juicing) to get real big, instead getting real tough. Like many roided-up chuds, Hammer can barely move. His large body, small head and fat neck just don’t help during battle.
Also, as mentioned earlier, the chud has spinal issues and his testosterone levels are shit. And in private, Blutkönig of the Blood Tribe worries about an early death due to his steroid use. But that’s okay, since he lives in the moment.
In the post-Orlando fight review video, Hammer, says with pride, “I heard Rundo was in the crowd.”
That would be Richard Rundo, the founder of the “Active Club” movement. I became aware of this asshole (almost a decade ago) when he was the leader of the “Rise Above Movement” which was basically Nazi thugs on the prowl for street fights.
In the last couple of years, Rundo rebranded in an effort to groom more young men without using a swastika. These days, Active Club members don’t wave Nazi flags or wear uniforms. Instead, there’s an emphasis on strength and preparedness. They present, publicly, as fitness groups within a culture of hypermasculine personal development.
Rundo likes to claim that Active Clubs are more than just training centers for white dudes wanting to learn how to curb stomp. “It is a lifestyle for those willing to work, risk and sweat,” he writes, “to embody our ideals for themselves. And to promote them to others.”
Yeah. Whatever. Truth is, these old chuds need fresh blood and meat. So you might wanna check with the young men in your sphere of influence. Just to make sure they ain’t chatting with Hammer, Rundo, Shields, the Gypsy Crusader or any of the thousands of other scumbuckets looking to train the next-gen of racist assholes.
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