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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Loki Fredriksson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paulo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fredriksson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Manowar - Loki God Of Fire. Silva has chosen Almost Famous - Eminem as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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276 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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275 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Loki Fredriksson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paulo Silva!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Saam Ante and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fredriksson lets loose with a powerful body kick. Silva will feel that in the morning.
Fredriksson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Silva has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Silva fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fredriksson, pushing him back against the ropes.
Fredriksson manages to break the clinch.
Fredriksson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Paulo Silva has been cut.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Fredriksson is defended easily by Silva.
Loki Fredriksson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fredriksson is looking to slow Silva down with leg kicks.
Silva looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Fredriksson.
Fredriksson with a nice cross.
Silva looks to throw the jab but Fredriksson is out of range.
Fredriksson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fredriksson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fredriksson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Silva avoids the head kick by Fredriksson.
Fredriksson scores with a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Fredriksson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fredriksson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fredriksson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Fredriksson shoots in for a double leg but Silva sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Silva has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Fredriksson throws a head kick that half lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fredriksson thuds his shin into the meat of Silva's side.
Fredriksson has taken the fight to the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Fredriksson.
Fredriksson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.
Silva has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Fredriksson breaks from the clinch.
Silva lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fredriksson scores with a nice body kick.
Fredriksson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Silva has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fredriksson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fredriksson has closed the distance and engaged Silva in a clinch.
Fredriksson throws a head punch that misses.
Fredriksson lands a hook that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Silva is pressed up against the ropes. Fredriksson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Silva down to the mat. Silva avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Loki Fredriksson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fredriksson tries to clinch up.
Silva throws a nice looking combination but Fredriksson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fredriksson fails to land the takedown.
Silva with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Fredriksson to score with a decent uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fredriksson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Silva chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fredriksson can pounce on him.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Fredriksson.
A solid leg kick lands there for Fredriksson.
Fredriksson delivers a nice body kick.
Fredriksson lands a nice looking body kick.
Fredriksson tries a head kick but it misses.
Fredriksson scores with the left hand. Silva knows he should have avoided that one.
Fredriksson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Silva takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Silva has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Fredriksson.
Silva tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fredriksson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fredriksson connects with an inside leg kick.
Fredriksson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Fredriksson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fredriksson lands a head kick. Silva smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Fredriksson shoots in but no luck this time.
Fredriksson scores with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fredriksson throws a body kick that misses.
Silva gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fredriksson tries to land a front kick but Silva steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Silva lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fredriksson closes the distance and pushes Silva back into the ropes.
Fredriksson tries to break the clinch but Silva is controlling the position.
Fredriksson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silva is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Fredriksson is keeping busy.
A short body shot lands from Fredriksson as the two fighters clinch.
Fredriksson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
Silva prevents a body shot from Fredriksson.
Fredriksson manages to break the clinch.
Silva looks to land a body kick but Fredriksson moved away.
Fredriksson scores with a hook.
Silva throws a body punch but Fredriksson moves out of range.
Fredriksson lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Fredriksson.
Silva takes a kick to the side of the head.
Nice shot by Fredriksson.
Silva misses with a double jab.
Silva throws a push kick but Fredriksson slaps the foot to one side.
A lazy left from Fredriksson finds it's target.
Fredriksson lands a head kick. Silva smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Fredriksson throws a leg kick but Silva sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Fredriksson jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Fredriksson.
A decent looking cross lands there for Fredriksson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fredriksson throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Fredriksson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Silva avoids the head kick by Fredriksson.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva falls off balance throwing a combination
and Fredriksson counters with a stiff right hand.
Fredriksson connects with an inside leg kick.
Horrible takedown by Fredriksson or perhaps it was just good defense by Silva which made him look bad.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Loki Fredriksson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paulo Silva's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Silva looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Fredriksson throws a push kick but Silva slaps the foot to one side.
Silva walks into a jab.
A head kick misses from Fredriksson.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silva clinches up against the ropes.
Fredriksson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
Silva tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Fredriksson just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Fredriksson pushes Silva back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fredriksson wants to get back to striking at distance but Silva won't allow it.
Fredriksson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Fredriksson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Fredriksson is keeping busy.
Fredriksson lands a nice shot to the body.
Fredriksson breaks the clinch.
Fredriksson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Silva.
Fredriksson looks for the body kick but Silva saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fredriksson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Fredriksson. Fredriksson obviously looking to wear him down.
Silva takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fredriksson throws a leg kick which misses Silva's front leg but catches the back leg as Silva tries to avoid it.
Silva tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Good leg kick by Fredriksson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Silva blocks a head kick by Fredriksson.
Fredriksson's corner calls for a 1-2. Fredriksson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Paulo Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Silva takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Silva takes one to the chin there.
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
Fredriksson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fredriksson misses with a leg kick
and Silva counters with a nice uppercut.
Fredriksson closes the distance and pushes Silva back into the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fredriksson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Fredriksson tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Fredriksson lands an uppercut.
Fredriksson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fredriksson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Fredriksson avoids the head kick by Silva.
Good leg kick by Fredriksson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Fredriksson scores with a kick to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fredriksson wants to slow Silva down by chopping away at his legs.
A cross from Fredriksson lands.
Fredriksson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Fredriksson scores with a leg kick.
Fredriksson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Silva drops his hands momentarily and Fredriksson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Silva slaps away a takedown attempt from Fredriksson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Silva clinches but Fredriksson breaks the clinch
and Fredriksson counters with a low kick, right behind Silva 's knee.
Silva with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Fredriksson to score with a decent uppercut.
A head kick from Fredriksson lands but Silva takes it in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fredriksson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Fredriksson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Loki Fredriksson is winning the standup battle so far.
Fredriksson tried to score with a low kick but Silva checks it.
Fredriksson tries to land a leg kick but Silva saw it coming and moves away.
Silva tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Fredriksson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silva is looking to clinch but Fredriksson is avoiding it.
Silva throws a body punch but Fredriksson moves out of range.
Fredriksson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fredriksson slips a jab from Silva.
Silva throws a right hand that Fredriksson ducks under and follows up with a left that Fredriksson also avoids with ease.
Fredriksson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A head kick misses from Fredriksson.
Silva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fredriksson.
Silva on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Fredriksson scores with a leg kick.
Fredriksson stuffs the takedown attempt from Silva. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
Fredriksson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fredriksson throws a leg kick but Silva sees it coming and moves out of range.
Fredriksson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
Silva on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Silva's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Silva takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Fredriksson throws a wild body kick that Silva sees coming a mile off.
A slapping leg kick lands for Fredriksson.
Silva takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Fredriksson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Silva is out of range and Fredriksson settles back down.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fredriksson lands with a kick to the temple. Silva shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Fredriksson.
Fredriksson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Loki Fredriksson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Paulo Silva's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Fredriksson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
Fredriksson throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Fredriksson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Silva looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Fredriksson is fending him off so far but Silva persists. Nope, Fredriksson circles away and we're back to standing.
Fredriksson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Silva defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Fredriksson.
Fredriksson lands with a hook. Silva tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Silva avoids the head kick by Fredriksson.
Silva has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Silva throws a right and a left that Fredriksson avoids nicely.
Silva shoots in and drives through. Fredriksson sprawls well.
Fredriksson connects with a high kick.
Fredriksson scores with a decent looking hook.
Fredriksson scores with a leg kick.
Fredriksson lands with a kick to the ribs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Silva takes a kick to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fredriksson has managed to clinch.
A short right from Fredriksson.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A head punch on the inside from Fredriksson fails to land.
Fredriksson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Fredriksson as Silva tries to tie him up.
Silva blocks a body shot from Fredriksson.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Fredriksson.
Fredriksson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Silva.
Fredriksson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.
Fredriksson misses with a punch to the body.
Fredriksson crunches a lovely knee into Silva's ribcage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Fredriksson as Silva tries to tie him up.
Fredriksson pushes Silva back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fredriksson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fredriksson throws a low kick, looking for Silva's leg but Silva calmly moves out of range.
Silva stuns Fredriksson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Fredriksson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Silva counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Fredriksson!
Fredriksson is squirming around, avoiding Silva's attempts to control the action.
Fredriksson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Silva pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Silva has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Fredriksson tries to reverse the position but Silva maintains control.
Silva raining down shots from the mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Silva breaks from Fredriksson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Fredriksson regains half guard.
Silva is pressing down on Fredriksson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Fredriksson is holding on for now.
Silva is looking to take a break and control but Fredriksson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Silva lands strikes from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying to control the action in half guard but Fredriksson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Paulo Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Fredriksson trying to hold on to Silva's head to control him but Silva postures up.
Silva uses his free foot to push down on Fredriksson's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Fredriksson.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fredriksson working to try and regain half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Loki Fredriksson.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Fredriksson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:25
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:25
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Loki Fredriksson!
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