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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Artem Korotkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wayde West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). West comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Sober kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 24 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Artem Korotkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wayde West!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Saam Ante and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
West stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and West wants it to stay on the feet.
Korotkov changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. West tries to avoid it but Korotkov manages to keep hold of a leg and drag West to the ground. West escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A combination from Korotkov does no damage.
Korotkov has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Korotkov there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nice sprawl there from West as Korotkov shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Artem Korotkov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
West throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Korotkov is breathing heavily.
West feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Korotkov sprawling to the canvas! Korotkov rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can West finish him?!
Korotkov is rocked!
It looks like Artem Korotkov has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
West is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Korotkov flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Korotkov is out cold! West holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Wayde West!
A very excited looking Wayde West rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kingen Ciuchten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Irvin Ross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kingen Ciuchten has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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251 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kingen Ciuchten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Irvin Ross!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Wagner Zegers and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ciuchten darts in trying to clinch
and Ross makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ross misses with a series of wild punches.
Ciuchten looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ciuchten is looking to clinch.
Ciuchten tries to clinch up.
Sloppy strikes from Ross. Those never looked like landing.
Ciuchten wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ross throws a right and a left that Ciuchten avoids nicely.
Ciuchten throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ross stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ross avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ross flicks out a counter leg kick but Ciuchten steps away.
Ross misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ciuchten tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ross paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ciuchten scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Ross tries to kick Ciuchten off in order to stand up. Ciuchten Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Ciuchten has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Ciuchten in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Ciuchten decides to stand back up. Ciuchten steps back and let's Ross get back to his feet.
Ciuchten has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ross wants to get back to striking at distance but Ciuchten won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ciuchten manages to break the clinch.
Ciuchten closes the distance and pushes Ross back into the cage.
Ross wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ciuchten has him pressed against the cage.
Ross tries to circle away but Ciuchten has him pinned against the cage.
Ross's coach down at Land of the Rising Fun was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Ross's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Ciuchten manages to pull guard.
Ciuchten keeping moving, preventing Ross from controlling successfully.
Ross prevents Ciuchten from getting back to his feet.
Ciuchten looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Ciuchten wants to stand but Ross is controlling the position.
Ross really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ciuchten. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ross being controlled here momentarily.
Ciuchten wants to stand and escape but Ross is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ross throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ciuchten is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ross is controlling him.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Ciuchten clinches.
Ross is trying to break the clinch but Ciuchten has him pressed against the cage.
Ross blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ciuchten breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ciuchten misses with a few strikes there.
Ciuchten slips a jab and a cross from Ross.
Good standup being displayed there by Ciuchten as he connects with a hook.
Ciuchten closes the distance but Ross moves to the side
enabling Ross to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ross takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ciuchten throws a nice looking combination but Ross bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ciuchten misses with a wild body shot.
Ross is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Ciuchten with a body shot.
Irvin Ross is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ciuchten moves into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ciuchten with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short body shot lands from Ciuchten as the two fighters clinch.
Ross's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ciuchten lands a body punch.
Ross breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ciuchten tries to clinch there but Ross circles away.
Ciuchten dives in and scores a takedown into Ross's guard.
Ross is wriggling around but Ciuchten manages to pass to half guard.
Ross is trying to stand up here but Ciuchten is controlling him well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kingen Ciuchten dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ciuchten fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kingen Ciuchten is winning the standup battle so far.
Ciuchten changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ross tries to avoid it but Ciuchten manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ross to the ground. Ross escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ross is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ciuchten closes the distance but Ross moves to the side
and Ross counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ross works Ciuchten's body with a nice hook.
Ross keeps the fight on the outside.
Ross misses with a looping left.
Ciuchten thinks about countering with a body kick.
Ciuchten is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ross can do to turn this around?
Ciuchten tries to move into range but Ross moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ciuchten shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ross as he jumps to the side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ciuchten staying out of range there.
Ross tries to keep at a distance but Ciuchten has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ciuchten pushes off an throws an elbow but Ross leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ross tries to break free but Ciuchten pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ciuchten with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ross is looking to break free of the clinch but Ciuchten has double underhooks.
Ciuchten misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ciuchten tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kingen Ciuchten. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ciuchten can't get the takedown.
Ciuchten's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kingen Ciuchten seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ciuchten fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ciuchten tries to clinch up.
As Ciuchten backs off Ross throws a huge counter combo but Ciuchten manages to avoid it all.
Ciuchten tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Ross counter with a right hand.
Ciuchten tries to clinch up but Ross circles away and keeps his distance.
Ross is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Ciuchten has Ross up against the cage in a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Ciuchten scores with a nice short uppercut.
It looks like Irvin Ross has been cut.
Ciuchten lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ciuchten escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ross has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ross throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A little feinted left hand from Ciuchten on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ciuchten ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ciuchten tries to clinch there but Ross circles away.
Ciuchten wants to clinch but Ross slips to the side
letting Ross counter with a right hand.
Ciuchten wants to clinch.
Ross unleashes a big counter combination but Ciuchten bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Ciuchten shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Ross to counter with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ross connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ciuchten tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ciuchten takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kingen Ciuchten is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ciuchten wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Ross. Those never looked like landing.
Ciuchten wants to clinch but Ross slips to the side
enabling Ross to counter with a crisp jab.
Ciuchten changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ross is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Ciuchten shoots in looking for a takedown. Ross tries to sprawl out of it but Ciuchten keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ross manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ross let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A head kick misses from Ciuchten.
Ciuchten misses with a lunging right hand
and Ross counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd cheers as Ross lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ciuchten doesn't seem phased though.
Ciuchten throws a body shot but no joy.
Ross fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ross might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Ciuchten fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ross wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ciuchten rushes Ross and presses him up against the cage.
Ross managing to block the knees to the body from Ciuchten.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ciuchten misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ciuchten tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ross just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ciuchten throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ross blocks it with crossed arms.
Ciuchten pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ciuchten looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ciuchten trying to land knees to the body.
Ciuchten breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ciuchten throws a head kick but Ross moves out of range.
Ciuchten is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ross.
Ross is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ross tries to move into range but Ciuchten moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ross is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Irvin Ross showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Irvin Ross's cut.
That's time! Ciuchten's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Ross lands a jab.
Ross is still on wobbly legs! Can Ciuchten finish him?
Nice defenses there by Ross.
As Ciuchten backs off Ross throws a huge counter combo but Ciuchten manages to avoid it all.
Ciuchten doesn't manage to clinch there - Ross circles away.
Ross seems to have recovered his senses.
Ross avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ross avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ciuchten shoots in for a takedown but Ross shows good takedown defense.
Ross is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Ciuchten slips a straight right by Ross.
Ross stuffs the takedown attempt from Ciuchten. Ciuchten gets slowly back to his feet.
Ross now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Ciuchten closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Ross to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ross lands a nice hook to Ciuchten's body. Ciuchten takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Horrible takedown attempt by Ciuchten or perhaps it was just good defense by Ross, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kingen Ciuchten. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ciuchten rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ross moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ciuchten scores with a body shot.
Ross uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ciuchten.
Ciuchten lands a nice shot to the body.
Ross connects with a nice looking jab.
Ross jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ciuchten seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Ross loads up on a big right hand but Ciuchten slips the punch.
Ciuchten misses with a double jab.
Ross looks to land a right hand but Ciuchten moved out of range.
Ross looks to score with a jab to the body but Ciuchten is just out of range.
Ciuchten tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
It seemed like Ross was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ross keeps the fight on the outside.
Ciuchten throws a body punch but Ross moves out of range.
Ciuchten moves in looking to clinch but Ross pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ciuchten clinches.
Ciuchten pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ciuchten tries to land knees in the clinch but Ross avoids the damage to the body.
Ciuchten throws a punch but it's blocked by Ross.
Ross on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ciuchten stalling.
Ciuchten doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ross blocks the elbow strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ciuchten creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ciuchten breaks from the clinch.
Ciuchten is looking to clinch but Ross is avoiding it.
Ciuchten tries to clinch but Ross moves out of range.
Ciuchten tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ross paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ciuchten wants to clinch
and Ross counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ciuchten throws a head kick that misses.
Ciuchten closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ross counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ciuchten ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ciuchten is looking to counter punch.
Ciuchten moves into the clinch.
Ross is trying to push Ciuchten away but Ciuchten has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ross tries to circle away but Ciuchten has him pinned against the cage.
Ciuchten is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Ross to keep the fight standing.
A short right from Ciuchten.
Ross is looking to break free of the clinch but Ciuchten has double underhooks.
Ciuchten prevents Ross from breaking the clinch.
Ciuchten lands a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ross blocks a body shot from Ciuchten.
Ciuchten's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Ciuchten effectively controlling the action here.
Ciuchten looking to throw knees to the head but Ross is blocking nicely.
Ciuchten misses with a punch to the body.
Ciuchten misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ross letting Ciuchten take a breather here.
Ciuchten misses with an elbow over the top.
Ciuchten lands a right hand.
Ciuchten breaks from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kingen Ciuchten showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ciuchten 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kingen Ciuchten!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Seppo Silvennoinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyke Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mitchell comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Ride The Lightning kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Tyke Mitchell is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Seppo Silvennoinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tyke Mitchell!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paul Aken and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silvennoinen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mitchell.
Mitchell throws a shot from downtown. Silvennoinen moves away and avoids it.
Silvennoinen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mitchell circles away quickly and effectively.
Mitchell tries to score with a low kick but Silvennoinen moves his leg out of the way.
Mitchell lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Silvennoinen at a distance.
No joy there for Mitchell, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've been informed that Mitchell has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Silvennoinen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mitchell.
Mitchell scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mitchell looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Silvennoinen tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silvennoinen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mitchell.
Mitchell throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jab by Silvennoinen.
Silvennoinen moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvennoinen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mitchell swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Silvennoinen counters with a nice uppercut.
Mitchell connects with a single shot there.
It looks like Seppo Silvennoinen has been cut.
Mitchell lands with a shot to the body.
Tyke Mitchell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mitchell misses with a wild combination.
Silvennoinen closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Mitchell to the mat! Mitchell manages to get full guard.
Silvennoinen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mitchell works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mitchell avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Silvennoinen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mitchell is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silvennoinen works his way to full guard. Good work.
Mitchell must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silvennoinen is looking to sweep but instead, Mitchell has passed into half guard.
Silvennoinen controlling the position for now.
Silvennoinen wants to improve his position but Mitchell is controlling well.
Silvennoinen has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mitchell is working away from the top position though.
Silvennoinen wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvennoinen is working hard here to advance position.
Mitchell controlling the action here.
Silvennoinen is trying to stand up here but Mitchell is controlling him well.
Silvennoinen manages to get to full guard.
Silvennoinen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Silvennoinen holds on and takes a little breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Mitchell trying to control but Silvennoinen is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Silvennoinen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mitchell lands a right hook to the body.
Mitchell throws a right and a left that Silvennoinen avoids nicely.
Mitchell bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Silvennoinen's head.
Mitchell misses with a wild body shot.
Tyke Mitchell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mitchell takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mitchell scores with a hook.
Mitchell connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mitchell throws a series of punches but Silvennoinen moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Silvennoinen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyke Mitchell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Seppo Silvennoinen's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Mitchell looks to land a right hand but Silvennoinen moved out of range.
Mitchell cracks Silvennoinen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Silvennoinen.
Mitchell has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Silvennoinen trying to control the position but Mitchell is working away.
Mitchell on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Silvennoinen creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Mitchell sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Silvennoinen throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silvennoinen misses with the ground and pound.
Mitchell is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Silvennoinen off and has taken his back!
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!
Silvennoinen manages to reverse the position and now he's in Mitchell's guard. Nice work there by Silvennoinen.
Silvennoinen makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvennoinen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Silvennoinen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Silvennoinen looking to sit in guard and control but Mitchell gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Mitchell preventing the sweep.
Silvennoinen pulls Mitchell in close to prevent any damage.
Silvennoinen's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silvennoinen continues to stall.
Silvennoinen is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Mitchell trying to control but Silvennoinen postures up.
Silvennoinen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Silvennoinen throws a strike but Mitchell avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Silvennoinen won't allow Mitchell to sweep him here.
Silvennoinen wants to control from the top but Mitchell keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvennoinen advances position into side control!
Silvennoinen postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Silvennoinen throws an elbow but Mitchell slips to the side and avoids it well.
Silvennoinen wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Mitchell, who protects the arm well.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Mitchell can do anything to dispel that myth.
Silvennoinen in side control, throwing shots but Mitchell defends.
An elbow from Silvennoinen crashes against the mat.
Silvennoinen tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Mitchell is not content to let Silvennoinen control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silvennoinen creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Mitchell sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Mitchell is looking for a sweep.
The referee asks Silvennoinen politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Silvennoinen prefers to stall for the moment though.
Mitchell takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Silvennoinen sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Mitchell is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Mitchell really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Silvennoinen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
You can see the frustration on Mitchell's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silvennoinen wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Mitchell, who protects the arm well.
Mitchell is not content to let Silvennoinen control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seppo Silvennoinen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Seppo Silvennoinen's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
A solid leg kick lands there for Silvennoinen.
Mitchell lands a nice leg kick that just misses Silvennoinen's sensitive parts.
Mitchell throws a lazy uppercut
and Silvennoinen counters with a straight right hand.
Mitchell works Silvennoinen's body with a nice hook.
Silvennoinen takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mitchell connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Mitchell misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silvennoinen takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Silvennoinen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Silvennoinen checks the leg kick.
Mitchell throws out a loose jab but Silvennoinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Silvennoinen misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Mitchell misses.
It looked like Silvennoinen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mitchell throws a predictable looking body shot
and Silvennoinen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mitchell tries to work over Silvennoinen's front leg with a kick but Silvennoinen checks it.
Silvennoinen was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Nice jab there from Silvennoinen.
Mitchell's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Silvennoinen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mitchell scrambles back to his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Mitchell misses the target.
Silvennoinen looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A left lands for Mitchell.
Silvennoinen shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mitchell sprawls well. Mitchell wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Silvennoinen gets slowly back to his feet.
Mitchell looks to land a right hand but Silvennoinen moved out of range.
Silvennoinen is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Mitchell's half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silvennoinen is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Silvennoinen throwing shots but Mitchell is blocking nicely.
Silvennoinen is keen to just control but Mitchell is a slippery customer.
Silvennoinen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Mitchell has hold of Silvennoinen's hands but Silvennoinen slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Silvennoinen slips a nice elbow through Mitchell's hands, connecting with Mitchell's forehead.
Silvennoinen throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Mitchell to regain full guard.
Silvennoinen postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Silvennoinen throws an elbow that misses. Mitchell uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Silvennoinen's guard. Nice move by Mitchell!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvennoinen looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Silvennoinen keeping moving, preventing Mitchell from controlling successfully.
Mitchell preventing the sweep.
Silvennoinen working a defensive guard here.
Silvennoinen has control of Mitchell's left arm, preventing Mitchell from doing any damage.
Silvennoinen is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Mitchell dives into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Silvennoinen struggling a bit here.
Silvennoinen tries to improve position but can't.
Silvennoinen sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Silvennoinen is looking for a sweep. Mitchell is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Seppo Silvennoinen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Silvennoinen keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Silvennoinen tries to get to full guard but Mitchell has control of the leg.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tyke Mitchell.
I think Mitchell has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyke Mitchell!
During a confident post fight interview, Tyke Mitchell thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
The defeated Seppo Silvennoinen had this to say: 'Shut the fuck up'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Big Bad Voodoo Daddy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Asko Vilenius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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30
275 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
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35
272 lbs
28 - 18 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Asko Vilenius!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Nard Betker and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vilenius throws an overhand right that lands on Voodoo Daddy's shoulder, as Voodoo Daddy tries to avoid the shot.
A slow jab from Vilenius misses its intended target.
Voodoo Daddy looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Voodoo Daddy takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Vilenius lands a jab to Voodoo Daddy's midsection.
Vilenius throws a series of punches but Voodoo Daddy avoids them all with ease.
Voodoo Daddy tries to counter with a takedown but Vilenius is quick to defend against it.
Vilenius ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Voodoo Daddy moves away.
Vilenius throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Voodoo Daddy half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Vilenius throws a shot to the body.
Voodoo Daddy misses with a takedown attempt - Vilenius sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Vilenius scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Vilenius works Voodoo Daddy's body with a nice hook.
Voodoo Daddy shoots in and gets a takedown into Vilenius's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vilenius is trying to control the position but Voodoo Daddy postures up.
Voodoo Daddy trying to control but Vilenius is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vilenius wants to sweep but no luck.
Vilenius looking to control.
Voodoo Daddy content to stall in guard here.
Voodoo Daddy wants to pass the guard but Vilenius is keeping the position.
Vilenius is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Voodoo Daddy slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Vilenius is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Voodoo Daddy has hold of Vilenius's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Vilenius tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Voodoo Daddy cranks the arm and Vilenius screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Vilenius, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Big Bad Voodoo Daddy!
After winning the bout, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy 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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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mario Huber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaatunut Pulu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Huber comes to the cage accompanied by Enter Sandman. Kaatunut Pulu acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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240 lbs
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224 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mario Huber!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kaatunut Pulu!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Aafke Stam and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huber looks for a takedown but Pulu sprawls well.
No luck for Huber with that takedown attempt.
Pulu is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Huber with a body shot.
Huber dives in and grabs Pulu's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pulu pushes down on Huber's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mario Huber. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Huber throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Pulu tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Huber is in Pulu's guard.
Pulu is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Pulu working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Huber.
Huber throwing strikes from guard but Pulu blocks nicely.
Pulu really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Huber. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Huber postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pulu is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Huber throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pulu works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Huber distracts Pulu with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Pulu manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Huber manages to get himself to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huber is looking for a triangle here but Pulu uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Pulu is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Huber's shoulder. That is not cool.
Huber is looking for a sweep.
I've been told that Pulu has been drilling his wrestling of late, which has already helped him take this fight to the mat. Let's see how much of an impact it has on the outcome of the ground game.
Huber is working hard here to advance position.
Huber is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Pulu off and has taken his back!
Pulu covering up well and avoiding damage.
Huber struggling to land strikes to the head as Pulu covers up.
Even with his hooks in, Huber manages to miss with strikes from the back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huber loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Pulu hold on?
Huber working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Huber looking to break Pulu's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Pulu remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Huber will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Huber is looking for the choke from the back position but Pulu is controlling his hands well.
Pulu is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Huber off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Huber throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Huber has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Pulu has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Huber lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Pulu hold on?!
Huber misses with punches from the back.
Huber somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Huber has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Huber looking to finish the fight with a rear naked choke. Pulu is controlling Huber 's left arm and he spins nicely into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huber throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Pulu escapes and throws Huber's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Huber is trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Huber gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Huber looking for submissions off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huber looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Huber actively working from the bottom here.
Huber actively working from the bottom here.
Huber looking for submissions off his back.
Huber looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Huber dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Huber looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Huber shoots for a double leg takedown but Pulu sprawls well. He's pushed Huber's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Huber looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Huber fails with the takedown
and Pulu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mario Huber. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Huber shoots and misses
and Pulu counters with a nice uppercut.
Huber with a lazy takedown attempt
and Pulu counters with a right hand to the body.
Huber with a poor takedown
and Pulu counters with a big right hand! Oh Huber is in trouble here! Pulu follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kaatunut Pulu!
Kaatunut Pulu is the new heavyweight champion!
Kaatunut Pulu seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nick Hay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raul Mendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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191 lbs
8 - 0 - 0 |
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24
185 lbs
13 - 11 - 0 |
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Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nick Hay!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Raul Mendez!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Wagner Zegers and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendez fails with the takedown
and Hay counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hay darts in and clinches Mendez up against the cage.
Mendez has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Hay after a bit of a struggle.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hay.
Hay prevents the takedown attempt.
Nick Hay has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raul Mendez.
Mendez tries to pull guard but Hay won't allow it.
Mendez drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hay gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hay gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Mendez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short body shot lands from Hay as the two fighters clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hay.
It looks like Raul Mendez has been cut.
Hay lands a nice uppercut.
Mendez is rocked!
Mendez looks winded!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hay misses with a punch on the inside.
Mendez is still on wobbly legs! Can Hay finish him?
Hay swings wildly with an uppercut but Mendez uses good head movement to avoid it.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Mendez has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hay.
Hay throws a punch but it's blocked by Mendez.
Hay misses with a punch on the inside.
Mendez blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mendez.
Hay misses with a punch on the inside.
Hay tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hay has a couple of punches blocked by Mendez.
Hay misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hay working aggressively here.
Hay working aggressively here.
Mendez seems to have recovered his senses.
Hay lands a nice uppercut.
Hay lands a nice shot to the body.
A body shot lands from Hay.
Mendez tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hay smiles and moves away.
Nick Hay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hay lands an uppercut, right on the button! Mendez tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nick Hay!
Nick Hay retains his middleweight title!
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