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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jack Silver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maximus Ukkeli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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244 lbs
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288 lbs
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World class MT
Cardio machine
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Silver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Maximus Ukkeli!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Daniel Blasius and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ukkeli checks the leg kick.
Ukkeli checks a leg kick.
Ukkeli unleashes a big counter combination but Silver bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Ukkeli will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ukkeli throws a lazy uppercut
and Ukkeli takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ukkeli checks the leg kick nicely there.
Silver checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ukkeli takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Silver shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ukkeli throws a nice outside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ukkeli looks to throw the jab but Silver is out of range.
Ukkeli looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ukkeli shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
An inside leg kick from Ukkeli misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ukkeli connects with a good right hand that stumbles Silver. Silver circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ukkeli jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Good leg kick by Ukkeli there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Silver motions for Ukkeli to come forward. Silver throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ukkeli is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Silver with a body shot.
Silver takes a swing at Ukkeli's ribcage but misses.
Silver dodges the punch combination from Ukkeli.
Ukkeli has taken the fight to the clinch.
Silver trying to stall but Ukkeli improves his position.
A short uppercut from Ukkeli.
Ukkeli gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Jack Silver has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ukkeli misses with a knee strike.
Ukkeli lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ukkeli lands an elbow that stopped Silver in his tracks for a moment.
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!
Silver misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ukkeli pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Silver being controlled against the ropes.
Ukkeli with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Ukkeli.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ukkeli.
Ukkeli misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maximus Ukkeli dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jack Silver's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ukkeli misses with a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ukkeli dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ukkeli swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ukkeli misses with an uppercut.
Silver moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Silver swats away the attempt to clinch by Ukkeli.
That kick from Silver tenderised Ukkeli's leg. Ukkeli is trying to keep his angry face on.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ukkeli dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ukkeli attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ukkeli throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ukkeli feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Silvers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Silver misses with a hook
and Ukkeli counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ukkeli misses the body punch
and Silver counters with a good low kick that Ukkeli was not able to check.
Ukkeli misses with a body kick.
Silver scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Silver steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Ukkeli. That one must have hurt.
A leg kick checked by Ukkeli.
Some bone on bone action there as Silver checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ukkeli rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Silver throws a body kick that misses
and Ukkeli counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ukkeli.
Silver blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ukkeli manages to break the clinch.
Ukkeli throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Silver fires out a quick counter leg kick but Ukkeli just manages to avoid it.
Ukkeli throws a hook but Silver avoids it easily.
Silver darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silver walks into a jab.
Silver takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Silver walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ukkeli checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Maximus Ukkeli seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ukkeli throws a leg kick that is checked
and Silver counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Silver avoids the body shot from Ukkeli.
Silver looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
An inside leg kick from Ukkeli misses.
Good leg kick by Ukkeli there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maximus Ukkeli showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jack Silver's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Silver connects with an inside leg kick.
Maximus Ukkeli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice body punch from Ukkeli.
Silver scores with a head kick. Ukkeli tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Ukkeli tries to clinch but Silver moves out of range.
Silver throws a quick counter head kick but Ukkeli was just out of range.
Silver takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Ukkeli scores with a crisp jab that stopped Silver in his tracks.
Ukkeli closes the distance and clinches.
Ukkeli missing with knees to the body.
Ukkeli lands an uppercut.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ukkeli obliges.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ukkeli digs a right hand into Silver's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Silver's gas tank.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ukkeli's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ukkeli has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Ukkeli uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Silver.
Silver takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ukkeli pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ukkeli has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Silver throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silver avoids the head kick by Ukkeli.
Ukkeli fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ukkeli pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silver appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ukkeli throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silver counters with a head kick. That will keep Ukkeli thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Ukkeli gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Silver.
Ukkeli tried to score with a low kick but Silver checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ukkeli misses with a head kick.
Silver takes a body punch but keeps moving.
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!
Ukkeli misses with an uppercut.
Silver fires out a quick counter leg kick but Ukkeli just manages to avoid it.
Ukkeli is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Ukkeli tries to close the distance and clinch but Silver swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ukkeli tries to land a body kick
and Silver makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ukkeli lands with a straight right. Silver didn't see that one coming.
Sloppy strikes from Ukkeli. Those never looked like landing.
Ukkeli throws a head kick that half lands.
Silver scoring well with a low kick there.
Ukkeli throws a sloppy head kick and Silver moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maximus Ukkeli really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jack Silver's cut.
That's time! Silver's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ukkeli fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silver manages to avoid it.
Silver tried to counter with a leg kick but Ukkeli avoided it.
Silver tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ukkeli is able to avoid easily.
Ukkeli cracks Silver with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Ukkeli scores a knockdown with a big right hand! Silver beats the count and gets back to his feet. The referee asks him to walk forwards and it appears he is OK so we'll continue the bout.
Silver misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ukkeli pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Silver lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ukkeli throws a head kick that misses
and Silver counters with a thumping low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ukkeli tries to close the distance and clinch but Silver swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ukkeli tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silver swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ukkeli has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ukkeli pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A left lands for Ukkeli.
Ukkeli throws a lazy uppercut
and Silver makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ukkeli misses with a right hand
and Silver counters with a series of strikes. Ukkeli will be more careful next time no doubt.
Silver takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ukkeli tries to clinch but Silver moves out of range.
Ukkeli throws a head kick that misses
and Silver counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ukkeli's knee momentarily.
Ukkeli goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ukkeli misses with a right hand
and Silver counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ukkeli checks the leg kick.
Silver is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver takes a shot to the body in his stride.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ukkeli throws a leg kick which misses Silver's front leg but catches the back leg as Silver tries to avoid it.
Ukkeli throws a leg kick but Silver sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ukkeli fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silver manages to avoid it.
Ukkeli dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Silver. That did some damage!
Silver on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Silver throws out a powerful jab.
Ukkeli tries a low kick but Silver avoids it.
Silver pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silver circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silver throws a quick counter head kick but Ukkeli was just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maximus Ukkeli scored the knockdown and takes the final round.
The cut man is working on Jack Silver's cut.
That's time! Silver's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Silver slips a jab from Ukkeli.
Ukkeli misses with a head kick.
Silver throws a big shot that misses.
Ukkeli looks for the body kick but Silver saw that one coming.
Silver throws a head kick that misses.
Jab, jab by Ukkeli - just one landing.
Silver uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ukkeli.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ukkeli has taken the fight to the clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Silver takes a shot to the head.
Silver misses with the head strike.
Ukkeli swings wildly with an uppercut but Silver uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver looking to slow down the pace here.
Knees to the body from Ukkeli.
Ukkeli landing knees to the body.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Ukkeli with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ukkeli lands a body punch in the clinch.
I was talking to Silver's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A shot in the inside from Ukkeli.
Ukkeli landing knees to the head.
Ukkeli stalling in the clinch.
Ukkeli manages to break the clinch.
Ukkeli's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ukkeli plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver misses with an uppercut
and Ukkeli counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ukkeli throws a body shot but no joy.
Silver walks into a jab.
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 punch lands to the side of Silver 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Silver is rocked!
Ukkeli has closed the distance and engaged Silver in a clinch.
Silver trying to control the position but instead, Ukkeli has worked for underhooks and has pushed Silver into the ropes.
A short right from Ukkeli.
Jack Silver has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Maximus Ukkeli is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Ukkeli creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Maximus Ukkeli comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ukkeli has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 43:50
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 43:50
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 43:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maximus Ukkeli!
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