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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Van der lie silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Katu Pommittaja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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184 cm
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188 lbs
4 - 5 - 0 |
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173 cm
21
187 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Experienced |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin |
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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
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Van der lie silva! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Katu Pommittaja! The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
silva scores a takedown into full mount! silva pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Pommittaja slips a leg in and gets back to half guard. Pommittaja has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. silva is working away from the top position though. silva trying to control from half guard but Pommittaja is working away. Pommittaja pushes silva off looking to stand but silva dives back in and keeps control.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Pommittaja trying to control here.
silva trying to mount his opponent but Pommittaja defends it. Pommittaja makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Pommittaja. Pommittaja has his hands on silva's head, controlling the position.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
silva stands up and waves to Pommittaja to follow him. Pommittaja with a poor takedown
and silva holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. Pommittaja is looking to break free of the clinch but silva has double underhooks. silva tries a knee to the head but Pommittaja blocks it.
Pommittaja taking a breather. silva is struggling to control the position. silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Pommittaja should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete. Pommittaja misses with a takedown attempt
and silva counters with a nice double leg into guard. Pommittaja looks gassed!
silva stands up from Pommittaja's guard - silva perhaps looking for a knockout.
 That's three minutes gone in the round.
silva drives through with a takedown into guard.
silva decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Pommittaja, up you get! silva throws a good cross that connects.

It looks like Katu Pommittaja has been cut. Pommittaja wants to clinch
and silva counters with a nice double leg into half guard. 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!
silva decides to stand and escape the position.
silva darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Pommittaja is trying to control but can't.
silva is trying to work for a kimura but Pommittaja is defending well.
silva is looking for a kimura here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Van der lie silva dominated that round. The cut man is working on Katu Pommittaja'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.

silva scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground. Pommittaja tries to get to full guard but silva has control of the leg. silva is thwarting Pommittaja's attempts to control the position.
silva is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Pommittaja is just riding it out for now. silva eventually gives up the hold. Pommittaja is breathing heavily.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Pommittaja is looking to improve his position.
Van der lie silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
silva looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it. Pommittaja wants to get back to full guard but silva has mounted him! Pommittaja is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
silva is working for a guillotine from mount but Pommittaja frees his head quite easily.
 That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pommittaja defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from silva. silva manages to capitalize on a mistake by Pommittaja to take his back!
 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. Pommittaja turns into silva and is now in his guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Pommittaja trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but silva manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
silva stands up from guard. Let's bang!
silva gets a clinch. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. silva looking to throw knees to the head but Pommittaja is blocking nicely.
Pommittaja tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. silva smiles and moves away.
Pommittaja throws a head kick that misses
and silva counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Pommittaja has an active guard here but silva has managed to pass into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Van der lie silva dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Katu Pommittaja's cut. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Pommittaja throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and silva counters with a nice double leg into side control. Pommittaja won't be happy with that. You can see the frustration on Pommittaja's face, being in this tough position on the bottom. silva controls the position.
silva thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. Pommittaja tries to buck silva off but silva is having none of it.
 That's one minute gone in the round.
silva has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Pommittaja on the wrong end of a nice jab.
silva closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
silva gets to his feet - back to striking we go! A head kick from silva lands but Pommittaja takes it in his stride.
silva has Pommittaja up against the cage in a clinch.
silva landing knees to the head.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pommittaja blocks it with crossed arms. silva is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
silva lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pommittaja backwards. silva landing knees to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as silva takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Pommittaja looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pommittaja has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
silva manages to break the clinch.
Pommittaja throws a sloppy head kick
and silva counters with a shoot takedown into half guard. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Pommittaja is trying to control but silva manages to pass to mount!
silva is standing up, even though he is in mount.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Pommittaja with a lazy takedown attempt
and silva counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground. silva postures up.
Pommittaja looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but silva puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard. Pommittaja is trying to control but silva passes into side control!
silva tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no silva has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Pommittaja wants to control but silva postures up.
silva tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
silva decides to stand back up. silva steps back and let's Pommittaja get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight! Van der lie silva showed his dominance in that final round. Well silva has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:26 Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:26 Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Van der lie silva!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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