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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sam Stout (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Popov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sam Stout is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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180 lbs
4 - 6 - 0 |
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192 cm
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184 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin |
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Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Solid chin |
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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
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sam Stout!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alexander Popov!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Jonathan Paton and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stout goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Popov throws a sloppy head kick and Stout moves out of range easily.
Stout misses with a body kick.
Popov clinches up with Stout and pushes him back against the cage.
Popov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Popov lands a head kick. Stout smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Popov dodges the punch combination from Stout.
Stout misses with a combination
and Popov counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Popov.
Popov managing to block the knees to the body from Stout.
Popov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stout fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Popov manages to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Popov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stout takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Sam Stout has been cut.
Stout throws a sloppy head kick and Popov moves out of range easily.
Stout throws a sloppy head kick and Popov moves out of range easily.
Stout misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Popov blocks a head kick by Stout.
Stout throws a head kick that misses.
Stout throws a head kick that Popov semi-blocks.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Stout enables Popov to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Stout manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Popov throws a big right hand that misses.
Popov stops Stout from standing up.
Stout is breathing heavily.
Stout wants to sweep here but Popov controlling him for the moment.
Stout is trying to keep Popov in close.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Popov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Stout might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Popov stands and steps away. Stout gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Popov lands a head kick. Stout smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stout throws a sloppy head kick and Popov moves out of range easily.
Popov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stout paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Popov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Popov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Popov keeps the fight on the outside.
Popov pushes Stout up against the cage in a clinch.
Stout connects with a knee to the head.
Popov is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Stout looking to slow down the pace here.
Popov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Stout tries to land knees in the clinch but Popov avoids the damage to the body.
Popov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Popov lands a good knee to the midsection. Stout won't want to take too many of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Popov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Stout's face.
Popov with a knee to the head.
Popov lands an elbow inside that Stout shrugs off.
Popov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stout tries to keep at a distance but Popov has taken the fight into the clinch.
Popov avoiding damage as Stout throws knees to the body.
Stout swings wildly with an uppercut but Popov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stout with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Popov with a knee to the head.
Stout trying to land knees to the body.
Stout is trying to stall.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stout takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nice elbow from Popov.
Sam Stout's cut is getting worse.
Popov lands a knee to the body.
Popov stalling.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Popov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Popov bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Popov creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Popov stands up.
Popov closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Popov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sam Stout's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Popov tries to close the distance and clinch but Stout swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Popov clinches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Popov dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Stout misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Popov.
Stout misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Popov.
Popov holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Popov avoiding damage as Stout throws knees to the body.
Stout tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Stout misses with a punch to the body.
Popov managing to block the knees to the body from Stout.
Popov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Stout's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Popov stalling against the cage.
Popov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Popov digs a right hand into Stout's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Stout's gas tank.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Popov is trying to drag Stout to the mat but Stout just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Stout tries to work over Popov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Popov with a knee to the head.
Popov wants a takedown.
Good body shot from Popov.
Stout misses with a hook from the clinch.
Popov scores a nice knee to the body.
Popov scores with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Popov with a knee to the head.
Popov connects with a knee to the head.
Popov working Stout over with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stout throws a knee to the head but misses.
Popov dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Popov breaks from the clinch.
Sam Stout seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Popov takes the fight into the clinch.
Popov tightens his grip and picks Stout up, before dumping him to the ground. Stout manages to land in guard.
Stout is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Popov is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Stout is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Popov dives into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Popov creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Popov stands up.
Popov throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Sam Stout's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Popov feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Stout's calf.
Popov is looking to clinch.
Stout misses with a series of wild punches.
Stout takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Popov shoots in but Stout avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sam Stout has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Popov.
Stout closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stout avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Popov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Alexander Popov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Popov throws a head kick that half lands.
Popov scores with a head kick.
Popov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That kick from Popov tenderised Stout's leg. Stout is trying to keep his angry face on.
Popov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Popov lands with a kick to the temple. Stout shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A head kick from Popov lands but Stout takes it in his stride.
Stout is rocked!
Popov explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Oh Stout is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Popov closes the distance and clinches.
Popov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stout seems to have got his legs back now.
Popov clinches.
Stout misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Popov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sam Stout's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Popov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Popov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Stout lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Popov manages to break the clinch.
Popov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stout swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stout throws a right and a left that both miss.
Popov works over Stout's head and body with a nice combination.
Stout throws a head kick but Popov moves out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Popov, right into the meat.
Popov throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Stout's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Popov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stout throws a head kick but Popov moves out of range.
Popov drives through and clinches with Stout against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Popov.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Popov tries to score a body lock takedown but Stout shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Popov manages to break the clinch.
Stout walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Popov looks to land a combination but Stout avoids it well.
Popov moves into the clinch successfully.
Popov content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Popov breaks the clinch.
Popov shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Stout on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Stout tries to get out of the position.
Stout wants to hold on but Popov pushes him away.
Popov controlling from the full mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Popov avoids the attempt from Stout to control.
Popov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Stout really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Popov looking to control and managing it successfully.
Stout tries to hold on but Popov pushes him away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Popov raining down shots from the mount!
Popov in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Popov controlling the position easily from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stout knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Popov on the ground.
Popov raining down hammerfists from mount.
Popov takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Stout is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Popov lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Jeez, Sam Stout's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Sam Stout's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Alexander Popov!
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energy
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pop
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