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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sem Shilt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joran van der Sloot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sem Shilt has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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240 lbs
12 - 4 - 0 |
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285 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sem Shilt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joran van der Sloot!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
van der Sloot wants to clinch.
Shilt tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and van der Sloot counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
van der Sloot misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
van der Sloot blocks a head kick by Shilt.
van der Sloot throws a head kick but Shilt moves out of range.
Shilt tries to clinch up but van der Sloot circles away and keeps his distance.
Shilt will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sem Shilt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
van der Sloot misses with a wild body shot.
A right-left combo lands from Shilt.
van der Sloot lands a right hook to the body.
A combination from Shilt does no damage.
Shilt tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. van der Sloot manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shilt tries to close the distance and clinch but van der Sloot swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shilt looks to clinch
enabling van der Sloot to counter with a crisp jab.
van der Sloot keeps the fight on the outside.
van der Sloot waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shilt.
van der Sloot shoots for a takedown but Shilt saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
van der Sloot misses with a wild combination.
Decent striking displayed by Shilt there.
Shilt misses with a looping left.
A low kick from van der Sloot is predictable there
and Shilt counters with a solid body kick.
Shilt closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
van der Sloot tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
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!
van der Sloot keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Shilt's efforts to push away.
van der Sloot tries to stall but Shilt uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
van der Sloot tries to work over Shilt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stalling in the clinch from van der Sloot.
van der Sloot keeps control of Shilt as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Shilt lands an elbow inside that van der Sloot shrugs off.
van der Sloot trying to land knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, van der Sloot just misses with a elbow thrown towards Shilt's brow.
Shilt wants to break free but van der Sloot has control.
van der Sloot looking to stall.
Shilt is looking to break free of the clinch but van der Sloot has double underhooks.
van der Sloot lands a right hand.
Shilt being controlled against the cage.
van der Sloot prevents a body shot from Shilt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
van der Sloot looking to slow down the pace here.
Shilt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shilt throws a sloppy head kick and van der Sloot moves out of range easily.
Shilt throws a hook to the side of van der Sloot's head but van der Sloot sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
van der Sloot swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Shilt wants to clinch.
van der Sloot is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shilt.
Shilt tries to clinch but fails miserably
and van der Sloot counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Shilt is trying to maintain the position but van der Sloot is very close to passing his half guard.
Shilt desperately trying to maintain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shilt wants to get back to his feet.
Shilt keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Shilt keeping hold of van der Sloot's head, controlling as best he can.
van der Sloot thows a huge punch but Shilt dodges it nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
van der Sloot throwing shots but Shilt is blocking nicely.
van der Sloot has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters are battling for position here. Shilt manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Shilt working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from van der Sloot.
van der Sloot wants to get up but he can't break Shilt's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
van der Sloot has gone for a leg lock! Shilt slips out almost immediately though and dives into van der Sloot's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Sem Shilt will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Shilt is looking to chop away at van der Sloot's legs.
van der Sloot swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shilt throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Shilt wants to clinch but van der Sloot slips to the side
and van der Sloot counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Shilt misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
van der Sloot gets a clinch.
Shilt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
van der Sloot fails with a takedown attempt.
Shilt avoids the head kick by van der Sloot.
Sem Shilt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shilt moves in looking to clinch but van der Sloot pushes him off.
van der Sloot throws a head kick that misses.
van der Sloot tries for a takedown but Shilt sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Shilt tries to clinch but van der Sloot is having none of it.
Shilt tries to clinch there but van der Sloot circles away.
Shilt closes the distance and pushes van der Sloot back into the cage.
van der Sloot being controlled against the cage.
Shilt lands a nice elbow.
van der Sloot tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
van der Sloot has Shilt pressed against the cage, preventing Shilt from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Shilt wants to break free but van der Sloot has control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
van der Sloot keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Shilt's efforts to push away.
Shilt connects with a knee to the head.
van der Sloot scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Shilt throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but van der Sloot blocks it with crossed arms.
Shilt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shilt is looking to clinch.
Shilt throws a right and a left that van der Sloot avoids nicely.
Shilt tries to land a front kick but van der Sloot steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Shilt here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Shilt stalks van der Sloot and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into van der Sloot's face. van der Sloot staggers backwards, shaken.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shilt closes the distance but van der Sloot moves to the side
and van der Sloot counters with a leg kick.
Shilt throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Shilt rushes van der Sloot and presses him up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shilt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shilt tries to clinch but van der Sloot moves away
and Shilt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Shilt looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
van der Sloot throws a jab but it's blocked by Shilt.
van der Sloot throws a looping overhand right but Shilt ducks down to avoid it.
Shilt tries to close the distance and clinch up but van der Sloot swats him away and circles back towards the center.
van der Sloot misses the jab.
Shilt lands a body shot.
van der Sloot shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than van der Sloot was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Shilt wants to hold on but van der Sloot pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
van der Sloot throwing strikes here but Shilt is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Shilt is wriggling around trying to escape.
van der Sloot scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Shilt?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
You get the feeling that Shilt really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Shilt tries to reverse the position but van der Sloot maintains control.
Shilt blocking the ground and pound.
van der Sloot is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shilt is trying desperately to improve position.
van der Sloot goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Shilt is on top in guard.
Shilt might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
van der Sloot looking to hit a scissor sweep but Shilt is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Joran van der Sloot will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Shilt tries to clinch up.
Shilt is looking to clinch but van der Sloot is avoiding it.
Shilt throws a quick inside leg kick.
van der Sloot buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
van der Sloot shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Shilt defends it nicely.
van der Sloot throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Shilt makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Shilt fails in his attempt to clinch.
Shilt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
van der Sloot has a takedown stuffed.
van der Sloot is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
van der Sloot 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.
van der Sloot moves out of range as Shilt throws a body kick.
Shilt throws a leg kick
and van der Sloot counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Shilt tries to clinch up but van der Sloot circles away and keeps his distance.
Shilt fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with van der Sloot, pushing him back against the cage.
van der Sloot prevents Shilt from breaking the clinch.
Shilt manages to break the clinch.
Shilt moves in looking to clinch but van der Sloot pushes him off.
Shilt tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. van der Sloot manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Shilt misses with a body kick.
Shilt tries to clinch there but van der Sloot circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shilt swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Shilt fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sem Shilt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
van der Sloot shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Shilt as he jumps to the side.
Sem Shilt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joran van der Sloot.
Shilt slaps away a takedown attempt from van der Sloot, before circling back to the center of the mat.
van der Sloot swats away the attempt to clinch by Shilt.
van der Sloot circles away from the clinch attempt.
Shilt swings away with a leg kick that misses.
van der Sloot keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
van der Sloot tries a head kick but it misses.
Shilt delivers a nice body kick.
Shilt darts in trying to clinch
and van der Sloot counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Shilt tries to clinch
and van der Sloot counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Shilt moves out of range as van der Sloot strikes.
Shilt tries to clinch but van der Sloot is having none of it.
van der Sloot blocks the body kick.
Shilt works van der Sloot's body with a nice hook.
Shilt drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shilt slips under a jab from van der Sloot.
van der Sloot throws a big shot that misses.
Shilt fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
van der Sloot scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
van der Sloot fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Shilt throws an overhand right that lands on van der Sloot's shoulder, as van der Sloot tries to avoid the shot.
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!
A telegraphed right hand from van der Sloot misses the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
No luck for van der Sloot with that takedown attempt.
van der Sloot closes the distance and clinches up with Shilt, looking for a takedown. van der Sloot pushes Shilt against the cage but Shilt circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sem Shilt showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Shilt 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sem Shilt!
Sem Shilt made sure to mention his sponsor, Hellbent in his post fight interview.
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hype
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