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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Koloff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stefan Struve (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koloff comes into the arena with Lamb of God-"Walk with me in hell" blaring out of the sound system. Stefan Struve has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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237 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vladimir Koloff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stefan Struve!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Albert Achterberg and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koloff moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Struve tries for a takedown but Koloff sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Koloff plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Struve shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Koloff as he avoids it easily.
Koloff stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Koloff wants it to stay on the feet.
Vladimir Koloff has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stefan Struve.
Koloff's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Koloff duly obliges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Koloff misses with a head kick.
Some wild striking there from Koloff.
A right-left combo lands from Koloff.
Koloff fails to land with a series of punches.
Struve is trying hard to land a takedown here. Koloff sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Struve is trying desperately to land a takedown but Koloff is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Struve.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Struve is defended easily by Koloff.
Struve has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Koloff stuffs the takedown attempt from Struve. Struve gets slowly back to his feet.
Struve looks gassed!
Koloff clinches up against the cage.
Koloff lands with a left to the head.
Koloff tightens his grip and picks Struve up, before dumping him to the ground. Struve manages to land in guard.
Koloff stands and steps away. Struve gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koloff throws a combination. Struve tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Koloff throws a sloppy head kick and Struve moves out of range easily.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Koloff - that will leave a mark!
Struve takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Koloff looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Koloff lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Koloff.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Koloff!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Koloff goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Koloff closes the distance and clinches.
Koloff breaks from the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Koloff.
A combination from Koloff does no damage.
Koloff throws a series of strikes that have Struve backpedaling.
Koloff lands a right hook to the body.
Koloff fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Koloff scores with a three punch combo!
Koloff instigates a clinch.
Koloff stalls.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Koloff for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koloff lands with a right to the head.
Struve changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Koloff fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Koloff throws a right hand that Struve ducks under and follows up with a left that Struve also avoids with ease.
Nice takedown defense from Koloff. No joy for Struve on that attempt.
A jab lands there for Koloff.
Koloff pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Struve back to the cage. Koloff follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Vladimir Koloff is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Koloff lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Struve at a distance.
Koloff digs a good hook to Struve's body.
Koloff scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Koloff works Struve's body with a nice hook.
Koloff feints a jab promting Struve to slip. Koloff then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Struve slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Struve tries to keep at a distance but Koloff has taken the fight into the clinch.
Koloff has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Struve avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koloff stalling in the clinch.
Koloff manages to break the clinch.
Koloff rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Struve moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Koloff keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Struve takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Koloff lands a two punch combo.
Koloff stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Koloff wants it to stay on the feet.
Koloff lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Koloff fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Struve has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Koloff lands a nice hook to Struve's body. Struve takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Koloff throws a right and a left that both miss.
Koloff is looking to wear down Struve with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Koloff rushes Struve and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Koloff pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Koloff lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koloff ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Koloff swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Koloff lands a two punch combo.
Koloff moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Koloff throws a combination. Struve tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Struve fails with an attempt to clinch.
Koloff misses with a two punch combination.
Koloff throws a right and a left that Struve avoids nicely.
Koloff is working the combinations to good effect here.
Koloff scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Struve has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sloppy strikes from Koloff. Those never looked like landing.
Koloff scores with a three punch combo!
A combination from Koloff does no damage.
Koloff fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Struve manages to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Koloff fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Struve looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Koloff misses with a few strikes there.
Koloff lands a right hook to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Struve.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Koloff dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Struve fails with the takedown.
Koloff closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Struve tries to circle away but Koloff has him pinned against the cage.
Koloff manages to break the clinch.
Struve shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Koloff sprawls well. Koloff wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Struve gets slowly back to his feet.
Koloff throws a nice looking combination but Struve bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Koloff misses with a few strikes there.
Koloff pushes Struve up against the cage in a clinch.
Struve is fighting off a takedown attempt but Koloff is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Struve to the mat. Struve regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Struve wants to stand and escape but Koloff is having none of it.
Koloff stands and steps away. Struve gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koloff dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vladimir Koloff seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koloff throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Koloff throws a series of punches but Struve moves out of range.
Koloff scores with a three punch combo!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Struve shoots in for a takedown but Koloff shows good takedown defense.
Vladimir Koloff has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stefan Struve.
Koloff closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Koloff throws a combination. Struve tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Vladimir Koloff is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Danga de danga de dang - Koloff scores with a four punch combination!
Koloff scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A nice combination there by Koloff.
Koloff throws a half hearted mid kick.
Koloff ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Koloff moves into the clinch successfully.
Struve is trying to push Koloff away but Koloff has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Koloff manages to pull guard.
Struve wanted to stand there but Koloff had control of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Struve wants to stand and escape but instead Koloff has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Koloff won't allow Struve to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Koloff decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Koloff throws a series of punches but Struve moves out of range.
Koloff throws a right hand that Struve ducks under and follows up with a left that Struve also avoids with ease.
Struve has a takedown stuffed.
No joy there for Koloff, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Koloff takes the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koloff works on Struve's body with a couple of short punches.
A short uppercut from Koloff.
Koloff changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Struve fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Koloff fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Struve looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Koloff is fending him off so far but Struve persists. Nope, Koloff circles away and we're back to standing.
Struve throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Koloff's waist but Koloff gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Struve off to one side.
Koloff scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Struve slips a jab and a cross from Koloff.
A combination from Koloff does no damage.
Nice sprawl there from Koloff as Struve shoots in.
Struve fails to land the takedown.
Koloff throws a nice head kick!
Struve throws a sloppy head kick and Koloff moves out of range easily.
Koloff is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Struve can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koloff has managed to clinch.
Koloff has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Struve avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Koloff gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Struve.
Koloff lands a knee to the body.
Struve prevents a takedown attempt there.
Struve gets underhooks to prevent Koloff's takedown attempt.
Koloff creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Struve as Koloff tries to tie him up.
Struve has had enough of the clinch but Koloff keeps him there for the moment.
Struve goes for a takedown attempt but Koloff pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Koloff goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Struve tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Koloff swivels and escapes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Koloff dominated that second round.
That's time! Koloff's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Koloff throws a right and a left that both miss.
Koloff swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Struve counters with a nice leg kick.
Struve is trying hard to land a takedown here. Koloff sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Koloff stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Koloff wants it to stay on the feet.
Struve takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Struve takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Koloff moves into range and clinches up with Struve.
Koloff jumps guard and drags Struve to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Struve would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Koloff scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Koloff lands with a nice body punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Koloff gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koloff goes for a takedown in the clinch but Struve prevents it.
Struve pushes off an throws an elbow but Koloff leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Struve escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Struve is defended easily by Koloff.
Vladimir Koloff has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stefan Struve.
Koloff lands a jab-cross combination.
Koloff clinches.
Struve wants to break free but Koloff has control.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Struve as Koloff tries to tie him up.
Struve tries to stall but Koloff uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Struve is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Koloff pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Koloff decides to pull guard.
Koloff uses the cage to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koloff throws a left and a right that both miss
and Struve finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Koloff is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Struve shoots for a takedown but Koloff saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Struve shoots in looking for a takedown. Koloff tries to sprawl out of it but Struve keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Koloff manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Koloff clinches up with Struve and pushes him back against the cage.
Koloff goes for a takedown attempt but Struve pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Struve fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Struve slips a jab and a cross from Koloff.
Struve shoots in for a takedown but Koloff shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Struve slips a jab and a cross from Koloff.
Koloff throws a body kick the misses
and Struve counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koloff throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Struve fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Koloff looks to land a combination. Struve sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Koloff gets a clinch.
Struve pulls guard effortlessly.
Koloff stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Koloff cracks a nice hook into Struve's ribs.
Vladimir Koloff is winning the standup battle so far.
Struve shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Koloff as he avoids it easily.
Koloff fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Koloff with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Koloff closes the distance and clinches.
Koloff prevents Struve from breaking the clinch.
Koloff lands a nice uppercut.
Struve goes for a takedown in the clinch but Koloff prevents it.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Koloff misses with a knee strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Struve can't get the takedown.
Struve tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Koloff smiles and moves away.
Koloff rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Struve moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vladimir Koloff is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Koloff closes the distance and pushes Struve back into the cage.
Koloff is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Struve tries to stall but Koloff uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Koloff manages to pull guard.
Struve has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Koloff is proving hard to escape from.
Stefan Struve has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Struve throws a strike but Koloff rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vladimir Koloff showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Koloff 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:26
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:26
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vladimir Koloff!
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