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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sinbad Sailor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Strashko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sailor's entrance music is Sailing on the Seven Seas. A fine choice. Sinbad Sailor had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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210 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sinbad Sailor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ivan Strashko!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Albert Achterberg and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strashko misses with a body shot.
Strashko throws an overhand right that lands on Sailor's shoulder, as Sailor tries to avoid the shot.
Nice uppercut there from Strashko.
Strashko misses with a few strikes there.
Strashko lands with an overhand left.
Strashko throws a jab when Sailor was well out of range.
Strashko throws a body shot but no joy.
Strashko lands with a straight right. Sailor didn't see that one coming.
A punch lands to the side of Strashko 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sailor shoots in and drives through. Strashko sprawls well.
Strashko swinging wildly here.
Sailor works Strashko's body with a nice hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sailor thuds his right hand into Strashko's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Strashko misses with a lunging right hand
and Sailor moves into the clinch.
Sailor fails to pull guard.
Sailor tries to pull guard but Strashko forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sinbad Sailor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strashko missing with knees to the body.
Sailor lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sailor lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Strashko or not.
Sailor managing to block the knees to the body from Strashko.
Strashko misses with a hook to the ribs.
Strashko prevents a body shot from Sailor.
Sailor tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Strashko's elbow.
Strashko misses with some punches.
Strashko tries a body shot but Sailor blocks it.
Nice body punch from Sailor.
Sailor goes for a takedown attempt but Strashko pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Sailor closes the distance and clinches.
Strashko can't find room to land a body shot as Sailor controls the action.
Strashko works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strashko prevents a body shot from Sailor.
Strashko wants to stall.
Strashko tries a body shot but Sailor blocks it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Strashko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Strashko has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Sailor seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Strashko can turn it around.
Sailor takes a shot to the head.
Strashko blocks a body shot from Sailor.
Sailor gets control of Strashko's arms and successfully pulls guard. Sailor will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Strashko sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Sailor looking for a guillotine here but Strashko defends easily.
Strashko controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strashko stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sailor swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sailor keeping moving, preventing Strashko from controlling successfully.
Ivan Strashko has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Sailor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sailor uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Strashko.
Strashko gets tackled into the cage by Sailor. Sailor maintains the clinch.
Strashko lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sailor backwards.
Sailor misses with a punch to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Strashko.
Sailor is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Strashko pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strashko lands a nice shot to the body.
Strashko working aggressively here.
Strashko misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sailor misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Strashko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sailor.
Strashko throws a head punch that misses.
Strashko lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sailor backwards.
Sailor is trying to drag Strashko to the mat but Strashko just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Sailor misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Strashko obliges.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sailor blocks a body shot from Strashko.
Sailor blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Strashko will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Sailor up against the cage.
Strashko scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Strashko dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Sailor scores with a jab. Strashko acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sailor misses with a two punch combination.
Strashko throws a body shot but no joy.
Strashko cracks Sailor with a right hand to the side of the head.
Strashko lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sailor ducks under a wild hook from Strashko.
Sailor closes the distance and clinches.
Strashko misses with a hook from the clinch.
Strashko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Good body shot from Sailor.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Strashko lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sailor backwards.
Strashko misses with the head strike.
Strashko has a couple of punches blocked by Sailor.
A body shot lands from Sailor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strashko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Strashko unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sailor lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Strashko trying to land knees to the body.
Sailor lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sailor tries to throw a body punch but Strashko avoids it by throwing Sailor back against the cage.
Strashko misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Strashko on the inside.
Good body shot from Sailor.
Strashko prevents a body shot from Sailor.
Sailor lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Sailor fails to land.
Sailor jumps into guard, dragging Strashko to the mat.
Sailor escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Strashko gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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!
Sailor is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strashko is stalling in the full guard.
Sailor working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Strashko doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Strashko manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Strashko trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Strashko looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Strashko must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Ivan Strashko hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Sailor shoots in but Strashko avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Strashko throws a hook but Sailor avoids it easily.
Strashko with a nice cross.
Sailor throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Strashko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sailor closes the distance and clinches.
Strashko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sailor avoids it.
Sailor blocks a body shot from Strashko.
Sailor misses with the head strike.
Strashko lands a knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strashko landing knees to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice left hand lands by Strashko.
Strashko lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sailor backwards.
Strashko landing knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Strashko softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sailor doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Strashko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sailor's elbow.
Strashko has a couple of punches blocked by Sailor.
Sailor tries to pull guard but Strashko won't allow it.
Strashko lands a good knee to the midsection. Sailor won't want to take too many of those.
Strashko misses with some punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sailor presses Strashko against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Strashko lands a hook that snaps the head of Sailor backwards.
A short left from Strashko.
Sailor misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Strashko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!
Good shot there by Sailor.
Strashko throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sailor stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sailor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Strashko.
Strashko clinches up against the cage.
Strashko gets through Sailor's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Strashko as Sailor tries to tie him up.
Sailor being controlled against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sailor creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sailor is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Sailor blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sailor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sailor lands with a short shot to the head.
Strashko is looking to control Sailor's arms but Sailor gets an underhook and turns him. Now Strashko has his back to the cage.
Sailor tries a body shot but Strashko blocks it.
The referee is keeping an eye on Strashko - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Strashko misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sailor misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Strashko struggles to land a body shot inside as Sailor controls his hands.
Sailor jumps guard but Strashko stands there with Sailor around his waist. Sailor gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Strashko.
Strashko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Strashko takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Strashko missing with knees to the body.
Strashko cracks Sailor with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sailor drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Strashko gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Sailor misses with a punch to the body.
Strashko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sailor successfully pulls guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sailor being controlled here, momentarily.
Sailor wants to sweep but no luck.
Sailor manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Strashko manages to get himself to full guard.
Strashko wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strashko is trying to control the position but Sailor postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Ivan Strashko was stalling too much, according to the referee.
A combination from Strashko does no damage.
Sailor lands a slapping body shot.
Ivan Strashko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sailor gets a clinch.
Ivan Strashko seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Strashko working aggressively here.
Sailor tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Strashko smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sinbad Sailor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sailor closes the distance and pushes Strashko back into the cage.
Strashko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sailor.
Strashko misses with some punches.
Strashko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Strashko.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Strashko.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Strashko.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sailor misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sailor tries to throw a body punch but Strashko avoids it by throwing Sailor back against the cage.
Sailor goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sailor goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sailor.
Sailor managing to block the knees to the body from Strashko.
Strashko misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sailor takes a knee to the side of the body.
Strashko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sailor.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Strashko lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Strashko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sailor.
Sailor is trying to maintain a safe position but Strashko gets an underhook and turns Sailor into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Strashko really dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Strashko rushes Sailor and presses him up against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sailor is looking to control Strashko's arms but Strashko gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sailor has his back to the cage.
Sailor lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Strashko lands a left hand.
Sailor misses with a body punch.
Strashko lands an uppercut.
Strashko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Strashko.
Sailor managing to block the knees to the body from Strashko.
Sailor misses with a punch on the inside.
Strashko misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sailor tries to throw a body punch but Strashko avoids it by throwing Sailor back against the cage.
Sailor jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Strashko walks away with a smile on his face. Sailor gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Strashko gets tackled into the cage by Sailor. Sailor maintains the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strashko scores with a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Strashko.
Sailor jumps guard.
Sailor can't keep his opponent in guard - Strashko advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Strashko wants to pass the guard but Sailor is defending well.
Strashko throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Strashko perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Strashko wants to pass to mount but Sailor is defending the position.
Sailor is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Gym, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Strashko is trying to control the action in half guard but Sailor is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Ivan Strashko wasn't active enough on the ground.
Strashko misses with a body shot.
No joy there for Strashko, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Strashko just misses with a punch to the body.
Sailor avoids a punch combination nicely.
Strashko has managed to clinch.
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!
Sailor blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Strashko throws a punch but it's blocked by Sailor.
Strashko throws a head punch that misses.
Strashko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sailor avoids it.
Sailor fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sailor tries to pull guard but Strashko forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Sailor tries to pull guard but Strashko forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sinbad Sailor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sailor tries a body shot but Strashko blocks it.
Sailor is trying to maintain a safe position but Strashko gets an underhook and turns Sailor into the cage.
Strashko tries a body shot but Sailor blocks it.
Strashko misses with a hook to the ribs.
Strashko prevents a body shot from Sailor.
Strashko is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Sailor lands a hook to the side of the head.
Strashko misses with a punch on the inside.
Strashko gets through Sailor's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Strashko on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sailor is trying to pull guard but Strashko has him pressed against the cage.
Strashko swings wildly with an uppercut but Sailor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sailor lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Strashko.
Sailor misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sailor goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Strashko lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Strashko tries to land knees in the clinch but Sailor avoids the damage to the body.
Sailor drags the fight down to the ground.
Strashko trying to control the position from guard on top but Sailor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sailor keeping full guard, as Strashko tries to pass.
Strashko wants to control from the top but Sailor keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Strashko controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Ivan Strashko wasn't active enough on the ground.
Strashko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Strashko dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Sailor gets tackled into the cage by Strashko. Strashko maintains the clinch.
Strashko avoiding damage.
A right handed body shot lands from Sailor.
Strashko lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Strashko.
Sailor avoiding damage as Strashko throws knees to the body.
Strashko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Strashko lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sailor or not.
Strashko lands a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch on the inside from Strashko fails to land.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Strashko works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Strashko can't find room to land a body shot as Sailor controls the action.
Strashko working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strashko cracks Sailor with a nice body shot.
Sailor on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Strashko unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Strashko misses with a body punch.
Strashko working aggressively here.
Sailor blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Strashko lands a shoulder strike.
Sailor blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Strashko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Sailor.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Strashko tries to land knees in the clinch but Sailor avoids the damage to the body.
Sailor blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sailor works on Strashko's body with a couple of short punches.
Sailor managing to block the knees to the body from Strashko.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strashko lands a good knee to the midsection. Sailor won't want to take too many of those.
Sailor tries a body shot but Strashko blocks it.
Sailor pushes Strashko back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sailor blocking some punches.
Strashko tries a body shot but Sailor blocks it.
Strashko has a couple of punches blocked by Sailor.
Strashko lands a shoulder strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Strashko.
Sailor blocks a body shot from Strashko.
Sailor misses with a hook to the ribs.
Strashko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sailor's elbow.
Strashko struggles to land a body shot inside as Sailor controls his hands.
Strashko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sailor stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sailor misses with a punch to the body.
Strashko swings wildly with an uppercut but Sailor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sailor throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sailor drags the fight down to the ground.
Strashko engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Sailor manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Strashko manages to get himself to full guard.
Sinbad Sailor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sailor's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Strashko not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sailor working some strikes from top position.
Sailor cracks Strashko with a solid left hand.
Strashko is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Sailor postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Strashko has Sailor pulled in close to control his posture.
Ivan Strashko has got the better of the ground game so far.
Strashko wants to stand up but Sailor is controlling him.
Strashko looking to control.
Sailor with a flurry of punches that miss.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
OK we're going to have a standup here. Ivan Strashko hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Strashko darts in and clinches Sailor up against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sailor fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sailor struggles to land a body shot inside as Strashko controls his hands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sailor on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sailor misses with the head strike.
Sailor lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sailor tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Strashko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Strashko has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 45:50
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 45:50
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Strashko!
After winning the bout, Ivan Strashko thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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