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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sepp Maier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sampsa Siloposki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maier comes to the cage accompanied by Apaga mas não bate. 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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192 lbs
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193 lbs
40 - 21 - 2 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Olympic wrestler
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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
38 - 26 - 1, fighting out of London, Sepp Maier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
40 - 21 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sampsa Siloposki!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Richard Clark and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Siloposki swinging wildly here.
Sampsa Siloposki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maier throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Siloposki tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Maier is in Siloposki's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Maier advances to half guard.
Maier is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Siloposki wants to get back to his feet.
Maier seems to be looking for submissions.
Siloposki works his way to full guard. Good work.
Siloposki wants to sweep but no luck.
Maier thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Siloposki has momentary wrist control but Maier slips an elbow through the middle.
Siloposki is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Maier is controlling him.
Maier drops back looking for a leg! Siloposki is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Siloposki manages to kick Maier off! Maier jumps back into Siloposki's guard.
Siloposki keeping full guard, as Maier tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Siloposki is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Siloposki is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Siloposki pulls Maier in close to prevent any damage.
Sampsa Siloposki has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Siloposki stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Siloposki wants it to stay on the feet.
Maier shoots in and drives through. Siloposki sprawls well.
Nice takedown defense from Siloposki. No joy for Maier on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sepp Maier. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Siloposki attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Maier shoots for a takedown but Siloposki saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Maier fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Maier moves in looking to clinch but Siloposki pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Siloposki scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Maier tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Siloposki counters with a leg kick.
Maier is looking to clinch.
Maier tries to clinch there but Siloposki circles away.
Siloposki throws the kick towards the body but Maier avoids it.
Siloposki throws a body kick that misses.
Siloposki's jab looks to have found its range, popping Maier under the eye.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maier looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A leg kick checked by Maier.
Maier fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Siloposki misses with the body kick
and Maier counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Maier tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Siloposki smiles and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Siloposki swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Maier checks the leg kick.
Siloposki swats away the attempt to clinch by Maier.
Siloposki misses with a kick to the body
and Maier counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Maier.
Maier tries for a takedown but Siloposki manages to get underhooks.
Maier misses with a knee strike.
Siloposki prevents the takedown attempt.
I was talking to Maier's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Siloposki scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Siloposki lands a nice uppercut.
Maier blocking some punches.
Siloposki lands a nice uppercut.
Siloposki scores with a hook to the body.
Siloposki stops a takedown attempt from Maier.
Maier misses with a knee strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Siloposki digs a right hand into Maier's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Maier's gas tank.
Maier is breathing heavily.
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!
Siloposki misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Maier.
Siloposki lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Siloposki lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Maier backwards.
Siloposki stalling against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Siloposki scores with a nice short uppercut.
Siloposki leaning his opponent against the cage.
Siloposki breaks from the clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Siloposki. That's going to slow Maier down.
Siloposki lands a leg kick that knocks Maier off balance momentarily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maier fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Maier dives in for a single leg takedown but Siloposki sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sampsa Siloposki dominated that round.
That's time! Maier's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Maier dives in and grabs Siloposki's left leg, looking for a takedown. Siloposki pushes down on Maier's head and hops out.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Siloposki, right into the meat.
Siloposki misses with a low kick.
Maier looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Siloposki!
Maier working away.
Siloposki gets back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Siloposki has his hands clasped together around Maier's back. He's all about the action.
Maier thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Siloposki is looking to control Maier's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Siloposki avoid being mounted?
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maier trying to mount his opponent but Siloposki defends it.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Sampsa Siloposki hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Maier closes the distance and clinches up with Siloposki, looking for a takedown. Maier pushes Siloposki against the cage but Siloposki circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Maier blocks a leg kick.
Sepp Maier is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Maier checks a leg kick nicely.
Maier dives in and grabs Siloposki's left leg, looking for a takedown. Siloposki pushes down on Maier's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sepp Maier. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maier shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Siloposki keeping full guard, as Maier tries to pass.
Siloposki pulls Maier in to control the position.
Maier wants to pass the guard but Siloposki is keeping the position.
Maier working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Maier landing some decent shots from guard.
Maier pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Siloposki is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maier has gone for a leg lock! Siloposki slips out almost immediately though and dives into Maier's guard.
Siloposki is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Let's hope that Siloposki has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Maier keeping full guard, as Siloposki tries to pass.
Maier wants to improve his position but instead Siloposki has moved into half guard.
Siloposki looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Sampsa Siloposki was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Siloposki scoring well with a low kick there.
Maier takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Siloposki tries to clinch but Maier moves out of range.
Maier dives in for a single leg takedown but Siloposki sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Siloposki misses with a short punch on the inside.
Maier wants to get back to striking at distance but Siloposki won't allow it.
Maier is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Siloposki lands a good knee to the midsection. Maier won't want to take too many of those.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Maier tries for a takedown but Siloposki manages to get underhooks.
Siloposki throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Maier blocks it with crossed arms.
Maier fails to pull guard.
Siloposki throws a punch but it's blocked by Maier.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Siloposki has a couple of punches blocked by Maier.
Siloposki lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Siloposki with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Siloposki lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Maier backwards.
Siloposki misses with a body punch.
Maier has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Siloposki after a bit of a struggle.
Siloposki working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Maier goes for a takedown in the clinch but Siloposki prevents it.
A shot in the inside from Siloposki.
Siloposki lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Maier backwards.
Siloposki works on Maier's body with a couple of short punches.
Siloposki scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short uppercut from Siloposki.
A body shot lands from Siloposki.
A short uppercut from Siloposki.
Siloposki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Siloposki has managed to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sampsa Siloposki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Siloposki lands a nice leg kick that just misses Maier's sensitive parts.
Siloposki lands a big head kick that sends Maier tumbling to the mat! Siloposki takes a step backwards and waves Maier back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Maier is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maier sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Oh Maier is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Siloposki has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Siloposki lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Maier - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Siloposki!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sampsa Siloposki!
After winning the bout, Sampsa Siloposki 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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