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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andre Koefti (ranked 4754 p4p, 2604 weight class) and Lottovoittaja Silvennoinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andre Koefti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Lottovoittaja Silvennoinen!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Daniel Blasius and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koefti misses with an attempted mid kick.
Silvennoinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Koefti.
Silvennoinen throws a shot from downtown. Koefti moves away and avoids it.
Koefti ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Silvennoinen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The fighters circle momentarily. Silvennoinen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Koefti connects with a high kick.
Koefti clinches up against the cage.
Silvennoinen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Silvennoinen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Koefti just misses with a elbow thrown towards Silvennoinen's brow.
Koefti throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silvennoinen blocks it with crossed arms.
Koefti misses with a punch on the inside.
Koefti missing with knees to the body.
Koefti tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silvennoinen's elbow.
Silvennoinen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Koefti is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silvennoinen is defending well for now.
Silvennoinen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koefti lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Koefti prevents a body shot from Silvennoinen.
Silvennoinen dodges an elbow strike from Koefti.
Silvennoinen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Silvennoinen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Koefti comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Lottovoittaja Silvennoinen has been cut.
Silvennoinen struggles to land a body shot inside as Koefti controls his hands.
Silvennoinen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Koefti throws a knee to the head but misses.
Koefti misses with some punches.
Koefti with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Koefti tries to land knees in the clinch but Silvennoinen avoids the damage to the body.
Koefti tries to throw a body punch but Silvennoinen avoids it by throwing Koefti back against the cage.
Silvennoinen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Koefti backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Silvennoinen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Silvennoinen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Silvennoinen scores with a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short left from Silvennoinen.
Silvennoinen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Koefti or not.
Koefti is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silvennoinen is defending well for now.
Silvennoinen scores with a shot to the side of Koefti's head.
Koefti tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silvennoinen tries to throw a body punch but Koefti avoids it by throwing Silvennoinen back against the cage.
I was talking to Koefti's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Silvennoinen struggles to land a body shot inside as Koefti controls his hands.
A short right from Silvennoinen on the inside.
Koefti tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silvennoinen avoids it.
Koefti utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Koefti's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Silvennoinen has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Koefti seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Silvennoinen can turn it around.
Silvennoinen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Koefti or not.
Silvennoinen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Silvennoinen throws a head punch that misses.
Koefti blocks an uppercut.
Silvennoinen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Silvennoinen tries a body shot but Koefti blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvennoinen struggles to land a body shot inside as Koefti controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silvennoinen.
Silvennoinen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silvennoinen.
Silvennoinen avoids the elbow strike from Koefti, against the cage.
Koefti tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silvennoinen avoids it.
Koefti tries to land knees in the clinch but Silvennoinen avoids the damage to the body.
Silvennoinen lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silvennoinen.
Silvennoinen tries a body shot but Koefti blocks it.
Koefti lands a body shot.
Koefti tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silvennoinen avoids it.
Koefti pushes off an throws an elbow but Silvennoinen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Silvennoinen.
Koefti tries a knee to the head but Silvennoinen blocks it.
Silvennoinen tries a body shot but Koefti blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Koefti.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Silvennoinen.
Koefti blocks a body shot from Silvennoinen.
Silvennoinen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silvennoinen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Koefti's elbow.
Koefti lands a knee to the body.
Silvennoinen misses with some punches.
Silvennoinen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silvennoinen lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silvennoinen managing to block the knees to the body from Koefti.
Silvennoinen takes an elbow to the forehead.
Silvennoinen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silvennoinen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Koefti blocks a body shot from Silvennoinen.
Koefti lands a nice knee to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Koefti.
Koefti missing with knees to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lottovoittaja Silvennoinen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lottovoittaja Silvennoinen's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Silvennoinen throws a right hand that Koefti ducks under and follows up with a left that Koefti also avoids with ease.
Silvennoinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Koefti was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Silvennoinen takes a swing at Koefti's ribcage but misses.
Koefti gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Silvennoinen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Koefti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silvennoinen moves away.
Silvennoinen throws out a counter right but Koefti avoids it with no problem.
Silvennoinen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The fight stays on the outside here - Koefti looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silvennoinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silvennoinen swinging wildly here.
Lottovoittaja Silvennoinen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koefti is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silvennoinen.
Koefti throws a lazy right hand but Silvennoinen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Silvennoinen tried to score with a low kick but Koefti checks it.
Koefti seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Koefti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silvennoinen moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvennoinen blocks a head kick by Koefti.
Koefti comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Koefti tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silvennoinen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A nice side step and Silvennoinen releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Silvennoinen closes the distance and clinches.
Koefti landing knees to the body.
Koefti throws a punch but it's blocked by Silvennoinen.
Silvennoinen lands with a short shot to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Koefti.
Silvennoinen is breathing heavily.
Koefti is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Koefti lands an elbow just above Silvennoinen 's eye.
Lottovoittaja Silvennoinen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Koefti misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silvennoinen takes an elbow to the forehead.
Koefti misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silvennoinen.
Koefti tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silvennoinen avoids it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Koefti lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Silvennoinen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koefti misses with some punches.
Koefti throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Koefti trying to land knees to the body.
Silvennoinen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Koefti tries to land knees in the clinch but Silvennoinen avoids the damage to the body.
Koefti landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Koefti misses with a knee strike.
Silvennoinen gets through Koefti's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Silvennoinen struggles to land a body shot inside as Koefti controls his hands.
Koefti is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silvennoinen is defending well for now.
A head punch on the inside from Silvennoinen fails to land.
Silvennoinen throws a head punch that misses.
Silvennoinen can't find room to land a body shot as Koefti controls the action.
Koefti tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silvennoinen avoids it.
Koefti scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koefti tries to land knees in the clinch but Silvennoinen avoids the damage to the body.
Koefti blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Koefti blocks an uppercut.
Silvennoinen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silvennoinen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Silvennoinen working hard to break the clinch.
Silvennoinen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Koefti lands with a right to the head.
Silvennoinen takes a knee right on the jaw!
A body shot lands from Silvennoinen.
Koefti blocks a body shot from Silvennoinen.
Silvennoinen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Silvennoinen pushes Koefti back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Silvennoinen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silvennoinen misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silvennoinen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Silvennoinen blocking some punches.
Silvennoinen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silvennoinen scores with a shot to the side of Koefti's head.
Silvennoinen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Koefti blocking some punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silvennoinen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Koefti blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Koefti missing with knees to the body.
Silvennoinen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silvennoinen has a couple of punches blocked by Koefti.
Silvennoinen misses with a punch on the inside.
Koefti misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silvennoinen misses with a punch to the body.
Silvennoinen avoiding damage as Koefti throws knees to the body.
Silvennoinen avoids a wild elbow strike from Koefti.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Andre Koefti will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Lottovoittaja Silvennoinen's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Silvennoinen throws a right hand that misses
and Koefti counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Silvennoinen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Silvennoinen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Silvennoinen let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Silvennoinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silvennoinen checks a leg kick.
Silvennoinen is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Koefti with a body shot.
Silvennoinen misses with a hook.
Koefti fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Silvennoinen.
Koefti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silvennoinen moves away.
Silvennoinen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Koefti.
Koefti is looking to clinch.
Silvennoinen takes one on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koefti doesn't manage to clinch there - Silvennoinen circles away.
Silvennoinen works Koefti's body with a nice hook.
Silvennoinen throws a body punch but Koefti moves out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Silvennoinen there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koefti throws a low kick but Silvennoinen avoids it.
Koefti misses with a looping left.
Silvennoinen throws a jab but it's blocked by Koefti.
Koefti fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silvennoinen steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Koefti. That one must have hurt.
Silvennoinen misses with a body shot.
Silvennoinen jabs Koefti right on the nose. Koefti blinks but takes it well.
Koefti thumps Silvennoinen with a low kick.
Silvennoinen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Koefti. Koefti obviously looking to wear him down.
Silvennoinen looks to score with a jab to the body but Koefti is just out of range.
Koefti throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Silvennoinen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Silvennoinen scores with a jab.
Silvennoinen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Silvennoinen tries to clinch but Koefti is having none of it.
Koefti quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silvennoinen checks a leg kick.
Silvennoinen is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Silvennoinen delivers a nice body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silvennoinen misses with a straight right.
Silvennoinen takes a swing at Koefti's ribcage but misses.
Silvennoinen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Good leg kick by Koefti.
Koefti takes a swing at Silvennoinen's ribcage but misses.
Koefti scores with a shot to the body.
Koefti is looking to chop away at Silvennoinen's legs.
Silvennoinen follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silvennoinen. Koefti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Koefti has managed to clinch.
Silvennoinen has a couple of punches blocked by Koefti.
Koefti lands a body punch.
Silvennoinen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A shot in the inside from Koefti.
Silvennoinen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koefti throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Silvennoinens head.
Koefti landing knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Koefti.
Nice elbow from Koefti.
Koefti throws a knee to the head but misses.
Koefti tries a knee to the head but Silvennoinen blocks it.
Silvennoinen can't find room to land a body shot as Koefti controls the action.
Koefti lands a damaging elbow.
Koefti lands an elbow inside.
Nice elbow from Koefti.
Silvennoinen misses with a body punch.
Silvennoinen takes a shot to the head.
A short right from Silvennoinen on the inside.
Silvennoinen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koefti lands a good knee to the midsection. Silvennoinen won't want to take too many of those.
Koefti lands an elbow that stopped Silvennoinen in his tracks for a moment.
Silvennoinen misses with the head strike.
Koefti lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Knees to the body from Koefti.
Koefti pushes Silvennoinen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Koefti lands a damaging elbow.
Koefti tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Koefti throws an elbow that misses.
Koefti landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Koefti obliges.
Silvennoinen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Koefti lands a left hand that snaps the head of Silvennoinen backwards.
Koefti looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Silvennoinen takes a shot to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andre Koefti showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Koefti has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:29
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Andre Koefti!
A very excited looking Andre Koefti made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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