The Brute expected an easy victory, but the Russian Hammer turned on his power! Tough battle!

You could already watch the first fights of Roman Zentsov in mixed martial arts on our channel and appreciate the full striking power of the Russian Hammer in the battles against the Dutch giant Herman Van Toel and Andrei Arlovski. Today we are going to Holland, where in the first decade of the 21st century 2 Hot 2 Handle tournaments were held, which brought together a very cool lineup of fighters. According to the rules of this organization, fights were held in the ring and there were knockdowns. There were friendly relations between the Dutch promotion and the young Russian organization M-1, and therefore the best fighters of both brands periodically shuttled between the two countries and delighted both Russian and Dutch fans with spectacular fights. On October 7, 2001, Roman Zentsov competed in an eight-man tournament on the show 2 Hot 2 Handle 3. By that time, he had 2 victories and 2 defeats under his belt, and he was opposed by a powerful, intimidating-looking fighter, Dave Van Der Veen, who was n