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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Seanchai The Thai Zombie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Hellio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hellio has chosen Wild Boys as his entrance music. Seanchai The Thai Zombie has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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135 lbs
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140 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Seanchai The Thai Zombie !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dan Hellio!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Aafke Stam and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Thai Zombie slips under a jab.
A big left from Hellio misses.
Hellio misses with a head kick.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Hellio.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hellio working the strikes but The Thai Zombie uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Hellio looks gassed!
Hellio throws a strike but The Thai Zombie manages to get a kimura sweep and he's found himself on top with the kimura half locked in! This would be a real turnaround! He's torquing it... Will Hellio tap??? YES! He's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Seanchai The Thai Zombie !
Seanchai The Thai Zombie seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gorilla Gorilla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Stroganovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stroganovic has chosen Fade to Black - Metallica as his entrance music. Igor Stroganovic is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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182 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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185 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart |
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Decent boxing
Powerful |
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gorilla Gorilla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Igor Stroganovic!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paul Aken and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gorilla swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Stroganovic counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Stroganovic scores with a nice right hand.
Gorilla doesn't manage to clinch there - Stroganovic circles away.
Gorilla scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gorilla wants to clinch.
Gorilla drives through and clinches with Stroganovic against the cage.
Stroganovic is trying to push Gorilla away but Gorilla has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Gorilla throws a punch but it's blocked by Stroganovic.
Stroganovic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gorilla swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Stroganovic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gorilla swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Stroganovic counters with a big head kick but Gorilla shrugs it off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gorilla looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stroganovic lands with a right hand.
Gorilla swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Stroganovic counters with a head kick that drops Gorilla to the mat! Gorilla scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Gorilla is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gorilla throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Stroganovic counters with a huge right that knocks Gorilla out cold! Stroganovic is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Igor Stroganovic!
Igor Stroganovic made sure to mention his sponsor, Untouchable Fight Gear in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Orkan Dogu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Smirnov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vladimir Smirnov is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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170 lbs
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177 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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Brawler
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Basic striking
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Orkan Dogu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vladimir Smirnov!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paulsen Ambrosius and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smirnov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Smirnov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dogu's head.
Smirnov takes a jab right on the kisser.
Dogu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smirnov looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Dogu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smirnov manages to avoid it.
Smirnov moves away from the strike by Dogu.
Smirnov misses with a takedown attempt - Dogu sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Smirnov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Orkan Dogu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vladimir Smirnov.
Dogu takes a swing at Smirnov's ribcage but misses.
Dogu slips under a jab from Smirnov.
Smirnov shoots in for a takedown but Dogu shows good takedown defense.
Dogu connects with a good right hand that stumbles Smirnov. Smirnov circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smirnov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dogu.
Smirnov throws a looping overhand right but Dogu ducks down to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Dogu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Smirnov tries to score a power double leg takedown but Dogu sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Smirnov somewhat.
Smirnov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dogu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smirnov.
Smirnov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Smirnov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dogu slips a straight right by Smirnov.
Nice sprawl there from Dogu as Smirnov shoots in.
Dogu looks to score with a jab to the body but Smirnov is just out of range.
Dogu staying out of range there.
Vladimir Smirnov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dogu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smirnov was well out of range. Poor timing from Dogu.
Smirnov shoots in and gets a takedown into Dogu's guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Dogu doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Dogu bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Smirnov's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dogu in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dogu throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dogu stopping the sweep attempt from Smirnov.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dogu throws a big right hand that misses.
Smirnov has momentary wrist control but Dogu slips an elbow through the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dogu looking to pass the guard.
Dogu slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Dogu in side control, throwing shots but Smirnov defends.
Smirnov is trying to get back to half guard.
The ground and pound from Dogu seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Smirnov wants to control but Dogu postures up.
Dogu working the head with strikes.
Dogu working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Dogu is chipping away with strikes.
Smirnov regains half guard.
Dogu prevents Smirnov from improving his position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Dogu lands with a punch from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smirnov wants to control but Dogu is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Smirnov is looking to improve his position.
Dogu not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Smirnov wants to get back to full guard.
Dogu is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Dogu takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Dogu missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Smirnov moves into full guard.
Dogu wants to pass the guard but Smirnov is keeping the position.
Smirnov is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dogu accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dogu keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Smirnov's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dogu is working Smirnov over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Smirnov keeping moving, preventing Dogu from controlling successfully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smirnov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dogu working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Dogu throwing strikes but missing.
Smirnov looking for a sweep. Not yet Smirnov, not yet.
Dogu wants to control from the top but Smirnov keeps moving.
Dogu cracks Smirnov with a solid left hand.
Smirnov is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Dogu makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Dogu.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smirnov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dogu working a defensive guard here.
Smirnov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dogu works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Orkan Dogu dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Dogu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Smirnov shoots in for a takedown but Dogu shows good takedown defense.
Smirnov shoots in for a takedown but Dogu shows good takedown defense.
Smirnov scores a takedown into full mount!
Dogu is looking to get to half guard.
Dogu sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Dogu taking some punishment here, with Smirnov in his half guard.
Dogu is looking for a sweep. Smirnov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dogu on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Dogu tries to get out of the position.
Dogu gets full guard.
Dogu looking to hit a scissor sweep but Smirnov is one step ahead there.
Dogu is working hard here to advance position.
Smirnov looking to pass the guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dogu looking for a sweep. Not yet Dogu, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smirnov tries to free his leg and advance position but Dogu is retaining full guard.
Dogu manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Smirnov manages to get himself to full guard.
Dogu wants to control from the top but Smirnov keeps moving.
Dogu keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Smirnov's head.
Dogu trying to control but Smirnov is working from the bottom.
Dogu 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.
Smirnov wants to hit a switch here but Dogu passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Smirnov there!
Dogu dominating with strikes here.
Smirnov taking shots to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smirnov tries to lock up and control but Dogu gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dogu breaks from Smirnov's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Smirnov swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Smirnov is trying to escape the mount.
Smirnov is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Dogu unloading with bombs!
Smirnov is rocked!
Dogu scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Smirnov is still in real trouble! Can Dogu finish him?
Dogu landing shots from mount.
Dogu unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Smirnov wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Dogu celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Orkan Dogu!
Orkan Dogu seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jacques Hallow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Serg Popoyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hallow comes to the cage accompanied by We Will Rise. Serg Popoyan is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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294 lbs
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268 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jacques Hallow!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Serg Popoyan!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Patrick Alders and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Popoyan tries a head kick but it misses.
Popoyan throws a head kick that misses.
A jab from Popoyan misses.
Popoyan cracks Hallow with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Popoyan throws a head kick but Hallow moves out of range.
Popoyan misses with a right hand
and Hallow counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Popoyan thinking.
Popoyan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Popoyan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Popoyan looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hallow thuds a left hand into Popoyan's body.
A telegraphed right hand from Hallow misses the target.
Popoyan slips a jab from Hallow.
Hallow looks to land a left hand but Popoyan moved out of range nicely.
Popoyan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hallow throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Popoyan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Popoyan has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Serg Popoyan has been cut.
Popoyan misses with a hook. Hallow ducked under it nicely.
Popoyan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hallow.
A combination from Hallow does no damage.
Popoyan thows a body shot but no joy.
A head kick misses from Popoyan.
Popoyan throws a sloppy head kick and Hallow moves out of range easily.
Hallow dodges the punch combination from Popoyan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hallow lands with a straight right. Popoyan didn't see that one coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Popoyan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hallow misses with a looping right.
Popoyan lands a head kick!
A jab from Hallow misses.
Hallow just misses with a punch to the body.
Hallow checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hallow lands with a nice combination. Popoyan backs away looking to recover.
Popoyan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Popoyan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hallow connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hallow ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Popoyan moves away.
Popoyan defending well as Hallow loads up on a big left hand.
Hallow cracks Popoyan with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Hallow has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Popoyan to stand back up!
Popoyan is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A telegraphed right hand from Hallow misses the target.
Hallow misses with the combination.
Hallow jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hallow lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Popoyan circles away quickly and effectively.
Popoyan misses with a double jab.
Hallow moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hallow avoids the body shot from Popoyan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Popoyan throws a series of punches but Hallow avoids them all with ease.
Hallow drops Popoyan with a beautiful combination! Popoyan stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Hallow is looking for the KO!
Popoyan is still on wobbly legs! Can Hallow finish him?
Hallow throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Popoyan.
Popoyan seems to have recovered his senses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hallow. Popoyan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hallow loads up on a big right hand but Popoyan slips the punch.
Nice jab there from Hallow.
Hallow just misses with a punch to the body.
Popoyan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hallow waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Popoyan.
Hallow changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hallow misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacques Hallow dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Serg Popoyan's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A head kick misses from Popoyan.
Hallow misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hallow throws a leg kick but Popoyan checks it.
Hallow misses with a series of wild punches.
Popoyan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hallow misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice cross by Popoyan.
Popoyan connects with a body shot.
Popoyan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hallow on the side of the head.
Jacques Hallow is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Hallow misses.
Popoyan throws a sloppy head kick and Hallow moves out of range easily.
Popoyan misses with a double jab.
Popoyan is breathing heavily.
Hallow blocks a head kick by Popoyan.
Popoyan throws a head kick but Hallow moves out of range.
Hallow throws a nice looking combination but Popoyan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
An inside leg kick from Hallow misses.
Hallow keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Popoyan blocks a jab.
Hallow walks into a jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Popoyan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Popoyan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Serg Popoyan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hallow misses with a double jab.
Jacques Hallow is winning the standup battle so far.
Hallow cracks Popoyan with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hallow is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Popoyan can do to turn this around?
Popoyan tries a head kick but it misses.
Popoyan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Popoyan ducks under a wild hook from Hallow.
Hallow is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Popoyan.
Popoyan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Popoyan slips a jab and a cross from Hallow.
Popoyan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Hallow counter with a right hand.
Popoyan misses with a two punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hallow fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Popoyan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Popoyan slips under a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Popoyan misses the target.
No joy there for Hallow, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hallow misses with a wild body shot.
Hallow misses the shot to the body.
Popoyan throws a leg kick that misses.
Hallow blocks a head kick by Popoyan.
Popoyan takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hallow throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Popoyan throws a sloppy head kick and Hallow moves out of range easily.
Hallow lands a jab to the head.
That has opened up Serg Popoyan's cut even more.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hallow lands with a hook. Popoyan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Popoyan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hallow cracks Popoyan with a good jab.
Hallow throws a leg kick that misses.
Popoyan misses with a hook.
Popoyan ducks under a wild hook from Hallow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Popoyan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Popoyan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hallow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacques Hallow dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Serg Popoyan's cut.
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.
Popoyan scores with a decent looking hook.
A big left from Hallow misses.
Popoyan misses with an uppercut. Hallow saw that one coming.
A clash of legs there as Hallow blocks the low kick.
Popoyan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Popoyan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hallow throws a right and a left that Popoyan avoids nicely.
Popoyan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Popoyan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Popoyan throws a lazy right hand but Hallow sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Popoyan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hallow throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hallow will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hallow pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Popoyan throws a series of punches but Hallow moves out of range.
Hallow tries to land a leg kick but Popoyan saw it coming and moves away.
A head kick misses from Popoyan.
No joy there for Popoyan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hallow throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hallow lands a jab-cross combination.
Hallow looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hallow jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Popoyan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Popoyan takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hallow throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hallow moves out of range of the strikes.
Hallow blocks a head kick by Popoyan.
Popoyan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Popoyan dodges the punch combination from Hallow.
Popoyan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hallow was well out of range. Poor timing from Popoyan.
Popoyan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Popoyan is looking to chop away at Hallow's legs.
Popoyan tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hallow is able to avoid easily.
Popoyan takes one to the side of the head.
Hallow throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hallow moves away from the strike by Popoyan.
Popoyan scores with a head kick.
Hallow finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Popoyan.
A telegraphed right hand from Hallow misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hallow. Popoyan does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Popoyan shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Popoyan might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Hallow has got the better of the exchanges.
Hallow throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Popoyan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Popoyan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hallow counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hallow scores with a jab to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hallow scores with a three punch combo!
Hallow scores with a nice right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Popoyan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hallow makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hallow scores with the left hand. Popoyan knows he should have avoided that one.
Popoyan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hallow sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacques Hallow clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Serg Popoyan's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Popoyan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hallow.
Popoyan moves out of range as Hallow strikes.
A cross from Popoyan lands.
Popoyan lands with a thumping leg kick.
A lazy left from Popoyan finds it's target.
Popoyan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hallow just misses with a punch to the body.
Popoyan moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Popoyan is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
A jab from Popoyan does it's job there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Popoyan.
Popoyan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hallow misses with a series of wild punches.
Hallow misses with a wild body shot.
Hallow throws a looping overhand right but Popoyan ducks down to avoid it.
Popoyan throws a sloppy head kick and Hallow moves out of range easily.
Popoyan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hallow misses with an uppercut.
Hallow takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hallow uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Popoyan.
Popoyan throws a head kick that misses.
Popoyan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hallow throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hallow bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Popoyan's head.
Hallow throws a shot to the body.
Hallow dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hallow lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Popoyan circles away quickly and effectively.
Hallow moves away from the strike by Popoyan.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Popoyan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hallow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Popoyan checks a leg kick.
Hallow jabs Popoyan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hallow tests Popoyan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hallow waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Popoyan.
A cross from Hallow lands.
Popoyan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Popoyan catches Hallow with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hallow looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Popoyan has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Popoyan tries a head kick but it misses.
Hallow keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Popoyan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hallow throws a big shot that misses.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Popoyan!
Hallow connects with a single shot there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hallow throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hallow misses with a looping right.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Popoyan throws a head kick that misses.
Hallow misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Jacques Hallow will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Serg Popoyan's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Hallow swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A leg kick checked by Popoyan.
Popoyan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hallow throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Popoyan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hallow blocks a head kick by Popoyan.
A jab from Hallow finds it's way through Popoyan's defenses.
Popoyan is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
A telegraphed right hand from Popoyan misses the target.
Popoyan cracks Hallow with an open hand slap.
Popoyan slips under a jab.
Popoyan takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Popoyan tries a head kick but it misses.
Hallow throws a big shot that misses.
Popoyan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hallow throws out the jab.
Popoyan misses with a wild combination.
Hallow misses with a straight right.
Hallow throws a series of punches but Popoyan moves out of range.
Popoyan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Popoyan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Popoyan misses with a head kick.
Jacques Hallow is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Popoyan looks for the body kick but Hallow saw that one coming.
Popoyan wants to slow Hallow down by chopping away at his legs.
Hallow throws a right and a left that Popoyan avoids nicely.
Good shot there by Hallow.
Hallow avoids a punch combination nicely.
Popoyan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A big left from Popoyan misses.
Popoyan misses with a right hand
and Hallow counters with a one-two to the body.
Hallow lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hallow rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Popoyan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hallow throws a hook to the side of Popoyan's head but Popoyan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice uppercut there from Popoyan.
Hallow throws a hook but Popoyan blocks it.
Popoyan misses with a body shot.
Popoyan throws a front kick aimed at Hallow's knee but Hallow avoids it well.
Hallow throws a jab but it's blocked by Popoyan.
Hallow swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Popoyan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hallow.
Hallow takes a swing at Popoyan's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Popoyan swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hallow counters with a straight right hand.
Popoyan looks for the body kick but Hallow saw that one coming.
Hallow lands a jab to the nose.
Popoyan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Popoyan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Popoyan misses with a body shot.
Hallow smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hallow avoids the head kick by Popoyan.
Hallow misses with a hook.
Serg Popoyan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hallow scores with a jab to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jacques Hallow showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hallow has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight for Jacques Hallow!
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight for Jacques Hallow!
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight for Jacques Hallow!
Jacques Hallow wins by unanimous decision!
Jacques Hallow is the new super heavyweight champion!
Jacques Hallow spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Inglorious Bastard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hendo Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Machida has chosen Can't Be Touched as his entrance music. Hendo Machida has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Inglorious Bastard's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Inglorious Bastard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hendo Machida!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Aafke Stam and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bastard is looking to chop away at Machida's legs.
Bastard throws a low kick but Machida moves out of range easily.
Machida displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bastard throws out the jab.
Bastard has Machida up against the cage in a clinch.
Bastard tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bastard lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Hendo Machida has been cut.
Bastard comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Machida has had enough of the clinch but Bastard keeps him there for the moment.
Bastard lands an elbow inside.
Bastard lands an elbow that stopped Machida in his tracks for a moment.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bastard lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A frustrated look appears on Machida's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bastard is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bastard wants to stall.
Machida is trying to break the clinch but Bastard has him pressed against the cage.
Bastard keeps control of Machida as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bastard lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bastard tries to land knees in the clinch but Machida avoids the damage to the body.
Bastard looking to slow down the pace here.
Machida takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida tries to break the clinch but Bastard is controlling the position.
Bastard scores with a knee to the head.
Machida wants to get back to striking at distance but Bastard won't allow it.
Machida working hard to break the clinch.
Bastard avoiding damage.
Machida working hard to break the clinch.
Machida is trying to break the clinch but Bastard is controlling him.
Bastard lands a nice elbow.
Machida is looking to break free of the clinch but Bastard has double underhooks.
Bastard looking to slow down the pace here.
Machida has had enough of the clinch but Bastard keeps him there for the moment.
Machida wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bastard looking to throw knees to the head but Machida is blocking nicely.
Nice elbow from Bastard.
Bastard throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Machida blocks it with crossed arms.
Bastard comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Machida avoiding damage as Bastard throws knees to the body.
Machida wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bastard has him pressed against the cage.
Machida is trying to break the clinch but Bastard has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machida is looking to break free of the clinch but Bastard has double underhooks.
Machida is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Machida has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bastard keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Machida's efforts to push away.
Bastard looking to stall.
Machida can't break the clinch.
Machida avoiding damage as Bastard throws knees to the body.
Bastard is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Machida tries to break free but Bastard pushes him back against the cage.
Machida has had enough of the clinch but Bastard keeps him there for the moment.
Bastard with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bastard with a knee to the head.
Machida wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bastard has him pressed against the cage.
Machida takes a knee to the side of the body.
Machida looks gassed!
Machida is trying to break the clinch but Bastard is controlling him.
Bastard stalling the fight.
Machida is trying to break the clinch but Bastard is controlling him.
Machida tries to circle away but Bastard has him pinned against the cage.
Bastard slows down the pace here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machida is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bastard landing knees to the head.
Bastard wants to stall.
Machida is trying to push Bastard away but Bastard has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bastard dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Bastard is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bastard landing knees to the head.
Machida takes a knee to the side of the body.
Machida takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bastard is trying to maintain a safe position but Machida gets an underhook and turns Bastard into the cage.
Bastard lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Machida has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bastard with a knee to the head.
Bastard gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Machida wants to break free but Bastard has control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bastard lands a damaging elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bastard.
Machida wants to break free but Bastard has control.
Bastard lands a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Machida is trying to force a seperation but Bastard has the dominant position.
Bastard lands a knee to the body.
Bastard wants to stall.
Bastard stalling.
Bastard connects with a knee to the head.
Machida wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bastard has him pressed against the cage.
Machida is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Machida is trying to break the clinch but Bastard has him pressed against the cage.
Bastard lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bastard landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nice elbow from Bastard.
Bastard lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bastard stalling in the clinch but Machida improves position.
Bastard lands a damaging elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Inglorious Bastard dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hendo Machida's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Bastard misses with a head kick.
Machida takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Some bone on bone action there as Machida checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bastard slips a jab from Machida.
Bastard misses with a body kick.
Machida throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bastard counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Machida avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bastard chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bastard is looking to clinch but Machida is avoiding it.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Machida in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Machida misses with a left hand
and Bastard connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bastard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Machida throws a jab but it's blocked by Bastard.
Bastard lands a body shot.
Bastard throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Machida throws a shot from downtown. Bastard moves away and avoids it.
Machida misses with a lunging right hand
and Bastard counters with a slapping leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bastard uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Machida.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bastard looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bastard is looking to clinch but Machida is avoiding it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Machida checks a low kick from Bastard.
Bastard lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Machida throws a hook but Bastard avoids it easily.
Machida throws a right hand that misses
and Bastard counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Machida is breathing heavily.
Bastard throws a series of punches but Machida moves out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bastard lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Machida has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Machida and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bastard slips under a jab from Machida.
Machida misses with an uppercut. Bastard saw that one coming.
Hendo Machida seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Bastard.
Bastard tries to clinch up.
Bastard slips under a jab.
Bastard tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Machida misses with an uppercut
and Bastard counters with a nice low kick that buckles Machida's knee momentarily.
Bastard tries to land a leg kick but Machida saw it coming and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machida looks to land a left hand but Bastard moved out of range nicely.
Bastard pushes Machida up against the cage in a clinch.
Machida takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bastard using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bastard landing knees to the head.
Machida wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bastard using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bastard lands a knee to the body.
Bastard lands a good knee to the midsection. Machida won't want to take too many of those.
Bastard connects with a knee to the head.
Bastard lands an elbow that stopped Machida in his tracks for a moment.
Machida takes an elbow to the temple.
Bastard lands an elbow inside.
Bastard comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bastard.
Bastard landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bastard is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Machida can do to turn this around?
Bastard connects with a knee to the head.
Bastard stalling in the clinch but Machida improves position.
A knee to the head by Bastard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bastard using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bastard lands a nice elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bastard.
Bastard lands an elbow inside that Machida shrugs off.
Bastard keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Machida's efforts to push away.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bastard obliges.
Bastard keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Machida's efforts to push away.
Inglorious Bastard has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bastard connects with a nasty looking knee right to Machida's face.
A bit of stalling here from Bastard.
Bastard prevents Machida from breaking the clinch.
Bastard wants to stall.
Bastard crunches a lovely knee into Machida's ribcage.
Bastard lands a good knee to the midsection. Machida won't want to take too many of those.
Nice elbow from Bastard.
Machida working hard to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bastard scores with a knee to the head.
Bastard gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bastard connects with a knee to the head.
Bastard lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Machida wants to break free but Bastard has control.
Machida is trying to push Bastard away but Bastard has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Knees to the body from Bastard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Machida looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bastard gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bastard lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bastard lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Machida is trying to break free.
Machida has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bastard tries to stall but Machida uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bastard lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bastard lands an elbow inside.
Machida is trying to break the clinch but Bastard has him pressed against the cage.
Machida looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Inglorious Bastard dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hendo Machida's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A big right from Machida misses.
Bastard loads up on a big right hand but Machida slips the punch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bastard looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bastard clinches.
Bastard prevents Machida from breaking the clinch.
Machida wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bastard has him pressed against the cage.
Bastard keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Machida's efforts to push away.
Bastard unloads a knee to the mid-section. Machida lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bastard lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bastard tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Machida wants to break the clinch but can't.
Machida is trying to force a seperation but Bastard has the dominant position.
Bastard with a knee to the head.
Machida has had enough of the clinch but Bastard keeps him there for the moment.
Machida takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Machida takes an elbow to the temple.
Machida wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bastard lands a good knee to the midsection. Machida won't want to take too many of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bastard lands an elbow that stopped Machida in his tracks for a moment.
A knee to the head by Bastard.
Bastard wants to stall.
Nice elbow from Bastard.
Bastard lands an elbow that stopped Machida in his tracks for a moment.
Machida wants to get back to striking at distance but Bastard won't allow it.
Bastard lands a knee to the head.
Machida takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bastard scores with a knee to the head.
Bastard lands a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Bastard.
Machida tries to circle away but Bastard has him pinned against the cage.
Bastard with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Machida wants to get back to striking at distance but Bastard won't allow it.
Bastard tries a knee to the head but Machida blocks it.
Bastard tries to land a knee to the head but Machida blocks with his arms.
Machida wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bastard throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Machida blocks it with crossed arms.
Bastard prevents Machida from breaking the clinch.
Bastard taking a breather.
Bastard keeps control of Machida as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Machida is looking to break free of the clinch but Bastard has double underhooks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Machida tries to break the clinch but Bastard is controlling the position.
Bastard is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Bastard.
Bastard prevents Machida from breaking the clinch.
Bastard connects with a nasty looking knee right to Machida's face.
Bastard prevents Machida from breaking the clinch.
Bastard lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bastard lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Machida blocks an elbow strike.
Machida tries to break the clinch but Bastard is controlling the position.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Machida is trying to push Bastard away but Bastard has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Machida is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Machida working hard to break the clinch.
Bastard lands a knee to the head.
Machida tries to circle away but Bastard has him pinned against the cage.
Bastard unloads a knee to the mid-section. Machida lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bastard comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Machida is looking to break free of the clinch but Bastard has double underhooks.
Bastard trying to stall but Machida improves his position.
Machida is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bastard scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Bastard.
Bastard crunches a lovely knee into Machida's ribcage.
Bastard lands a knee to the head.
Machida is trying to break the clinch but Bastard is controlling him.
Machida tries to circle away but Bastard has him pinned against the cage.
Bastard comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A knee to the head by Bastard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machida wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bastard throws a knee to the head but misses.
Machida can't break the clinch.
Bastard lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bastard landing knees to the head.
Bastard is trying to maintain a safe position but Machida gets an underhook and turns Bastard into the cage.
Inglorious Bastard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A frustrated look appears on Machida's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Machida takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bastard keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Machida's efforts to push away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bastard is looking to control Machida's arms but Machida gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bastard has his back to the cage.
Bastard keeps control of Machida as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Machida is looking to break free of the clinch but Bastard has double underhooks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Machida is trying to break the clinch but Bastard is controlling him.
Machida has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hendo Machida has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bastard lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bastard scores with a knee to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Inglorious Bastard showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bastard has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight for Inglorious Bastard!
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight for Inglorious Bastard!
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight for Inglorious Bastard!
Inglorious Bastard wins by unanimous decision!
Inglorious Bastard seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Doctor Octopus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karol Cropp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Octopus comes to the cage accompanied by Morbid Angels OCTOPUSS GRIP. Doctor Octopus has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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265 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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290 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Good knees
Very strong |
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Doctor Octopus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Karol Cropp!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Aafke Stam and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Cropp, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cropp ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Octopus moves away.
Octopus closes the distance but Cropp moves to the side
and Cropp counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Octopus takes one to the chin there.
Octopus dodges the punch combination from Cropp.
Cropp throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Octopus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Octopus dodges the punch combination from Cropp.
Octopus moves away from the strike by Cropp.
Octopus moves to clinch but Cropp breaks away
and Cropp counters with a two punch combo.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Octopus tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cropp swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Octopus fails in his attempt to clinch.
Karol Cropp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cropp throws a jab when Octopus was well out of range.
A swing and a miss from Cropp.
Octopus doesn't manage to clinch there - Cropp circles away.
Cropp throws a lazy right hand but Octopus sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cropp throws out a loose jab but Octopus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cropp throws a hook but Octopus blocks it.
Octopus moves into the clinch.
Cropp letting Octopus take a breather here.
Octopus throws a knee to the head but misses.
Octopus tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Octopus looking to throw knees to the head but Cropp is blocking nicely.
Cropp managing to block the knees to the body from Octopus.
Cropp blocks an elbow strike.
Octopus with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Octopus with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cropp stalling against the cage.
Octopus throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cropp blocks it with crossed arms.
Cropp stalls.
Octopus throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Cropp.
Octopus misses with a knee strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cropp controlling the action here for a moment.
Octopus misses with an elbow strike.
Octopus tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Octopus tries a knee to the head but Cropp blocks it.
Octopus is looking to control Cropp's arms but Cropp gets an underhook and turns him. Now Octopus has his back to the cage.
Octopus throws an elbow but it misses.
Octopus throws an elbow but it misses.
Octopus with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Octopus with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Octopus throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cropp blocks it with crossed arms.
Octopus looking to throw knees to the head but Cropp is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cropp slows down the pace here.
Octopus tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cropp has hold of one of Octopus's legs. Octopus is fighting the takedown attempt but Cropp gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Octopus is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cropp is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Cropp advances position into side control!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Octopus is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karol Cropp dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Cropp uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Octopus has time to react.
Octopus closes the distance but Cropp moves to the side
and Cropp counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Octopus moves out of range as Cropp strikes.
Cropp swinging wildly here.
Octopus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cropp scores with a sloppy right hand. Octopus should have avoided that one.
Octopus doesn't manage to clinch there - Cropp circles away.
Karol Cropp seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Octopus tries to clinch
and Cropp counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cropp misses with a hook. Octopus ducked under it nicely.
Cropp throws a body punch but Octopus moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cropp bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Octopus's head backwards.
Cropp throws a hook but Octopus blocks it.
Octopus tries to clinch but Cropp moves out of range.
Cropp might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Cropp scores with a nice strike.
Cropp looks to land a right hand but Octopus moved out of range.
Cropp misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cropp throws a low kick but Octopus moves out of range easily.
Octopus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cropp.
Cropp thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cropp ducks under a wild hook from Octopus.
Octopus takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A lazy left from Cropp finds it's target.
Octopus takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Octopus walks into a jab.
Octopus tries to clinch up
and Cropp counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A slow jab from Cropp misses its intended target.
Cropp misses with a hook.
Octopus moves away from the strike by Cropp.
Some wild striking there from Cropp.
Octopus blocks a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cropp lands an overhand right.
Cropp has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cropp connects with a single shot there.
Octopus fails in his attempt to clinch.
Octopus moves out of range as Cropp strikes.
Octopus moves in looking to clinch but Cropp pushes him off.
Cropp misses with a straight right.
Jab from Cropp.
Cropp throws a low kick but Octopus moves out of range easily.
Octopus wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cropp misses with an uppercut. Octopus saw that one coming.
The crowd cheers as Cropp lands an impressive looking overhand right. Octopus doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Octopus closes the distance but Cropp moves to the side
and Cropp connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Doctor Octopus has been cut.
Cropp walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Octopus checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Octopus takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Octopus tries to clinch up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Octopus takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Cropp swats away the attempt to clinch by Octopus.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karol Cropp showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Doctor Octopus's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Octopus closes the distance but Cropp moves to the side
and Cropp counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Octopus takes one on the button.
Cropp fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cropp rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Octopus moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cropp misses with a double jab.
Cropp moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Cropp scores with a hook to the body. Octopus takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Octopus wants to clinch but Cropp slips to the side
and Cropp connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cropp throws a low kick but it's checked well by Octopus.
Octopus darts in trying to clinch
and Cropp counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cropp lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Octopus circles away quickly and effectively.
Octopus slips under a jab from Cropp.
Octopus moves away from the strike by Cropp.
Octopus tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Cropp counters with a straight right hand.
Octopus slips a straight right by Cropp.
Octopus throws a hook but Cropp avoids it easily.
Cropp throws a series of punches but Octopus avoids them all with ease.
Octopus tries to clinch but Cropp moves out of range.
Cropp connects with the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Octopus closes the distance looking to clinch
and Octopus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Octopus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cropp.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Octopus looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cropp uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Octopus.
A swing and a miss from Cropp.
Cropp lands a nice shot to the body.
Well,Octopus is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Cropp swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cropp avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cropp misses with a few strikes there.
Cropp has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Cropp lands a nice shot that snaps Octopus's head back.
Cropp throws a series of punches but Octopus moves out of range.
Octopus wants to clinch
and Cropp counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Cropp stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Cropp swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cropp misses with the combination.
Octopus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Doctor Octopus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Karol Cropp is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Octopus fails with an attempt to clinch.
Octopus fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cropp lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Octopus circles away quickly and effectively.
Octopus tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cropp swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Octopus bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cropp's head backwards.
Cropp looks to land a left hand but Octopus moved out of range nicely.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Octopus moves in looking to clinch but Cropp pushes him off.
Cropp swings for the body but Octopus moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Octopus moves in looking to clinch but Cropp pushes him off.
A shot to the liver by Cropp. Beautiful body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Karol Cropp comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Cropp winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight for Karol Cropp!
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight for Karol Cropp!
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight for Karol Cropp!
Karol Cropp wins by unanimous decision!
Karol Cropp seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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