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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ravi Vamoosh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kristof Sienly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vamoosh comes to the cage accompanied by The Roaring Tiger. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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153 lbs
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155 lbs
13 - 0 - 1 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ravi Vamoosh!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kristof Sienly!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Elvis Blanc and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vamoosh tests Sienly's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sienly lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Vamoosh at a distance.
Sienly lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sienly takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Vamoosh lands a front kick.
Sienly connects with a leg kick. Vamoosh looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sienly scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Vamoosh doesn't seem bothered though.
A cross from Vamoosh lands.
Sienly misses with a hook
and Vamoosh counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A good leg kick by Sienly.
Sienly throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vamoosh.
Vamoosh takes a swing at Sienly's ribcage but misses.
Sienly misses with a right hand
and Vamoosh counters with a nice kick to the body.
Vamoosh misses with a body kick.
Sienly misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sienly bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sienly misses with an uppercut. Vamoosh saw that one coming.
Good exchange - Sienly coming out on top.
A telegraphed right hand from Sienly misses the target.
Vamoosh seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Kristof Sienly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vamoosh takes a swing at Sienly's ribcage but misses.
Vamoosh jabs Sienly right on the nose. Sienly blinks but takes it well.
Sienly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sienly manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Vamoosh on his heels. He'll look to pass Vamoosh's guard now, I'm sure.
Sienly is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Sienly preventing the sweep.
Sienly is fighting to break Vamoosh's control of his arms but Vamoosh is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sienly trying to control the position from guard on top but Vamoosh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sienly distracts Vamoosh with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Vamoosh is controlling Sienly's posture.
Sienly throws a big elbow that misses.
Sienly trying to control but Vamoosh is working from the bottom.
Sienly is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Sienly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vamoosh moves away.
Sienly tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vamoosh was well out of range. Poor timing from Sienly.
Sienly dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sienly tries a low kick but Vamoosh avoids it.
Vamoosh 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.
Ravi Vamoosh is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sienly looks to land a body kick but Vamoosh moved away.
Vamoosh lands with an uppercut that bounces Sienly off the cage and back into range.
Sienly blocks the body kick.
Sienly misses with a two punch combination.
Sienly thumps Vamoosh with a low kick.
Sienly tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Vamoosh swivels and escapes.
Sienly lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nice shot by Vamoosh.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sienly. That's going to slow Vamoosh down.
Vamoosh ducks under a wild hook from Sienly.
Vamoosh takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sienly doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sienly avoids a kick to the body.
A little jabbing left from Sienly on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sienly checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nice shot by Sienly.
Sienly misses with a leg kick
and Vamoosh counters with a nice body shot.
Vamoosh pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sienly throws a big shot that misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sienly.
Vamoosh jabs Sienly to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sienly connects with a solid leg kick.
Vamoosh is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sienly.
A countering left hand to the body from Sienly misses.
Sienly is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Vamoosh misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kristof Sienly will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sienly misses with the combination.
Sienly looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sienly moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sienly is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vamoosh.
Vamoosh appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Vamoosh misses with a hook.
Vamoosh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sienly moves away.
Vamoosh is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sienly thows a leg kick but Vamoosh checks it
and Vamoosh counters with a nice uppercut.
A chopping leg kick lands by Vamoosh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vamoosh uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sienly.
It looked like Vamoosh was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sienly.
Vamoosh has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sienly finds it's way round the side to connect with Vamoosh's head.
Vamoosh takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sienly throws a leg kick but Vamoosh sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sienly thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Vamoosh if he has to take too many more of those.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sienly.
Vamoosh tries to sprawl but Sienly drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Sienly has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Vamoosh is controlling Sienly's trapped leg to prevent Sienly from advancing to side control.
Sienly wants to lay and pray for a moment but Vamoosh keeps working.
Vamoosh tries to roll over but Sienly keeps him under control.
Sienly throwing shots but Vamoosh is blocking nicely.
Vamoosh is controlling Sienly's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Vamoosh tries to roll over but Sienly keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vamoosh is not content to let Sienly control the position.
Sienly thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
We've been hearing good reports from Vamoosh's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Well, if Sienly is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Vamoosh manages to get to full guard.
Vamoosh wants to sweep but no luck.
Vamoosh bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sienly's guard.
Vamoosh looking to sit in guard and control but Sienly gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sienly trying to control but Vamoosh is working from the bottom.
Vamoosh pulls Sienly in close to his closed guard and prevents Sienly from doing any damage or advancing position.
Sienly preventing the sweep.
Sienly wants to pass the guard but Vamoosh is keeping the position.
Kristof Sienly has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sienly throws a strike but Vamoosh rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sienly controls Vamoosh momentarily but Vamoosh frees himself.
Sienly is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Vamoosh is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Vamoosh throws a big right hand that misses.
Vamoosh sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vamoosh is looking to stand up but Sienly won't let him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kristof Sienly showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sienly displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vamoosh throws out the jab.
Sienly steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vamoosh.
Sienly pushes Vamoosh away with a front kick.
Vamoosh throws a low kick, looking for Sienly's leg but Sienly calmly moves out of range.
Vamoosh takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sienly swings widly with a right hand
and Vamoosh counters with a stiff right hand.
Sienly moves out of range as Vamoosh throws a body kick.
Nice straight punches there by Sienly. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sienly.
Sienly defending well as Vamoosh loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sienly does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Sienly misses with a low kick.
Sienly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vamoosh on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Vamoosh lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sienly's sensitive parts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sienly scoring well with a low kick there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Vamoosh.
Vamoosh tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sienly was well out of range. Poor timing from Vamoosh.
A big left from Vamoosh misses.
Sienly fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Vamoosh looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A jab from Sienly misses.
Sienly misses with an uppercut. Vamoosh saw that one coming.
Vamoosh throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sienly. Vamoosh does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vamoosh tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Vamoosh tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sienly was well out of range. Poor timing from Vamoosh.
Sienly throws a leg kick but Vamoosh moved away.
Nice body kick from Vamoosh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vamoosh lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Kristof Sienly seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sienly lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Vamoosh connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
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!
Sienly misses with a body punch
and Vamoosh counters with a thumping low kick.
Sienly pivots, looking for a leg kick but Vamoosh is out of range and Sienly settles back down.
Sienly throws a leg kick but Vamoosh moved away.
Sienly avoids a kick to the body.
Vamoosh goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Vamoosh.
Vamoosh's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sienly connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Vamoosh scrambles back to his feet.
Vamoosh has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Vamoosh there as he acknowledges the shot.
Vamoosh swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sienly swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Vamoosh throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sienly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vamoosh takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The fighters circling - Sienly throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sienly takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sienly lets loose with a powerful body kick. Vamoosh will feel that in the morning.
Vamoosh throws a looping overhand right but Sienly ducks down to avoid it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Vamoosh.
Vamoosh misses with a body kick.
Sienly throws a head kick that half lands.
Vamoosh plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Vamoosh keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sienly.
Sienly walks forward, straight into a front kick from Vamoosh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vamoosh wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sienly throws an off balance right hand
and Vamoosh counters with a nice uppercut.
Vamoosh avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sienly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vamoosh.
Vamoosh misses with a body shot.
Sienly throws a body punch but Vamoosh moves out of range.
Vamoosh throws a big shot that misses.
Sienly scores with a jab.
Sienly tests Vamoosh's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sienly throws an overhand right that lands on Vamoosh's shoulder, as Vamoosh tries to avoid the shot.
Vamoosh looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Vamoosh.
A swing and a miss from Sienly.
Vamoosh defending well as Sienly loads up on a big left hand.
It looked like Vamoosh wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Ravi Vamoosh did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A big left from Sienly misses.
Sienly throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd cheers as Vamoosh lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sienly doesn't seem phased though.
Vamoosh lands with a nice body kick.
Vamoosh throws a lazy right hand but Sienly sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sienly throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
It looked like Vamoosh wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sienly throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Vamoosh feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Sienly feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Vamoosh bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sienly's guard.
Vamoosh is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Vamoosh throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vamoosh content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Sienly wants to improve his position but instead Vamoosh has moved into half guard.
Vamoosh performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Vamoosh wants to pass the guard but Sienly is defending well.
Vamoosh content to control rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sienly wants to get back to full guard.
Sienly is trying to control but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Sienly ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sienly swings for the body but Vamoosh moves out of range.
Vamoosh goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sienly tries for a takedown but Vamoosh circles away easily
and Vamoosh counters with a stiff right hand.
Sienly ducks under a wild hook from Vamoosh.
Vamoosh throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sienly counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sienly fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Vamoosh is out of range.
Vamoosh moves into the clinch successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sienly dodges an elbow strike from Vamoosh.
Sienly has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Vamoosh.
Sienly on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sienly blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sienly is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vamoosh creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sienly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vamoosh pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vamoosh walks forward, straight into a front kick from Sienly.
Sienly scores with a kick to the midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sienly thuds a left hand into Vamoosh's body.
Sienly looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Vamoosh!
Sienly scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Vamoosh to see if he's OK.
Vamoosh is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Sienly's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Kristof Sienly will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Sienly throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Vamoosh on the side of the head.
Sienly connects with a body shot that sends Vamoosh's belly button to the back.
Vamoosh displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sienly throws out the jab.
Sienly slips a jab from Vamoosh.
Sienly moves out of range as Vamoosh throws a body kick.
Sienly loads up on a big right hand but Vamoosh slips the punch.
Sienly scores with a hook.
Vamoosh thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vamoosh moves out of range as Sienly throws a body kick.
Vamoosh scores with a nice right hand.
Sienly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vamoosh walks into a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vamoosh avoids the body shot from Sienly.
Sienly throws a leg kick but Vamoosh sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sienly.
Vamoosh avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sienly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vamoosh manages to avoid it.
Sienly connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Vamoosh lands a nice looking kick to the body. Sienly takes a step back to recover.
Sienly takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sienly tries a head kick but it misses.
Vamoosh swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sienly misses the shot to the body.
Sienly throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Vamoosh on the side of the head.
Ravi Vamoosh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vamoosh lands a right hook to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sienly.
An inside leg kick from Sienly misses.
Vamoosh fires out a quick counter leg kick but Sienly just manages to avoid it.
Sienly drops his hands momentarily and Vamoosh takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sienly throws a low kick but it's checked well by Vamoosh.
Sienly takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Vamoosh throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Good leg kick by Sienly there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sienly misses with a wild body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Vamoosh misses the target.
Vamoosh throws a hook but Sienly avoids it easily.
Vamoosh with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sienly to score with a decent uppercut.
Vamoosh takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vamoosh tries to land a front kick but Sienly steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A jab from Sienly does it's job there.
Sienly moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sienly throws a nice outside leg kick.
Vamoosh throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vamoosh misses with an uppercut. Sienly saw that one coming.
The fighters circling - Vamoosh throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A swing and a miss from Sienly.
Sienly misses with a body shot.
Vamoosh jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Sienly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vamoosh misses the shot to the body.
Sienly throws a body shot but no joy.
Vamoosh tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Sienly manages to circle out of the way.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sienly throws a low kick but Vamoosh avoids it.
Vamoosh appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Sienly avoids the body shot from Vamoosh.
Sienly shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Vamoosh napping and manages to drive through into side control!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vamoosh is looking to reverse the position.
You can see the frustration on Vamoosh's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Vamoosh manages to get back to half guard.
Kristof Sienly is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Vamoosh is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sienly scores with a couple of nice shots.
Vamoosh gets full guard.
Sienly postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sienly wants to pass the guard but Vamoosh is keeping the position.
Vamoosh is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kristof Sienly comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sienly has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 46:50
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 46:49
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kristof Sienly!
Kristof Sienly is the new lightweight champion!
Kristof Sienly decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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