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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kingen Ciuchten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Irvin Ross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kingen Ciuchten has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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267 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
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251 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Great low kicks
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kingen Ciuchten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Irvin Ross!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Wagner Zegers and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ciuchten darts in trying to clinch
and Ross makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ross misses with a series of wild punches.
Ciuchten looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ciuchten is looking to clinch.
Ciuchten tries to clinch up.
Sloppy strikes from Ross. Those never looked like landing.
Ciuchten wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ross throws a right and a left that Ciuchten avoids nicely.
Ciuchten throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ross stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ross avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ross flicks out a counter leg kick but Ciuchten steps away.
Ross misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ciuchten tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ross paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ciuchten scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Ross tries to kick Ciuchten off in order to stand up. Ciuchten Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Ciuchten has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Ciuchten in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Ciuchten decides to stand back up. Ciuchten steps back and let's Ross get back to his feet.
Ciuchten has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ross wants to get back to striking at distance but Ciuchten won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ciuchten manages to break the clinch.
Ciuchten closes the distance and pushes Ross back into the cage.
Ross wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ciuchten has him pressed against the cage.
Ross tries to circle away but Ciuchten has him pinned against the cage.
Ross's coach down at Land of the Rising Fun was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Ross's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Ciuchten manages to pull guard.
Ciuchten keeping moving, preventing Ross from controlling successfully.
Ross prevents Ciuchten from getting back to his feet.
Ciuchten looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Ciuchten wants to stand but Ross is controlling the position.
Ross really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ciuchten. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ross being controlled here momentarily.
Ciuchten wants to stand and escape but Ross is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ross throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ciuchten is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ross is controlling him.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Ciuchten clinches.
Ross is trying to break the clinch but Ciuchten has him pressed against the cage.
Ross blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ciuchten breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ciuchten misses with a few strikes there.
Ciuchten slips a jab and a cross from Ross.
Good standup being displayed there by Ciuchten as he connects with a hook.
Ciuchten closes the distance but Ross moves to the side
enabling Ross to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ross takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ciuchten throws a nice looking combination but Ross bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ciuchten misses with a wild body shot.
Ross is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Ciuchten with a body shot.
Irvin Ross is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ciuchten moves into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ciuchten with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short body shot lands from Ciuchten as the two fighters clinch.
Ross's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ciuchten lands a body punch.
Ross breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ciuchten tries to clinch there but Ross circles away.
Ciuchten dives in and scores a takedown into Ross's guard.
Ross is wriggling around but Ciuchten manages to pass to half guard.
Ross is trying to stand up here but Ciuchten is controlling him well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kingen Ciuchten dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ciuchten fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kingen Ciuchten is winning the standup battle so far.
Ciuchten changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ross tries to avoid it but Ciuchten manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ross to the ground. Ross escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ross is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ciuchten closes the distance but Ross moves to the side
and Ross counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ross works Ciuchten's body with a nice hook.
Ross keeps the fight on the outside.
Ross misses with a looping left.
Ciuchten thinks about countering with a body kick.
Ciuchten is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ross can do to turn this around?
Ciuchten tries to move into range but Ross moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ciuchten shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ross as he jumps to the side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ciuchten staying out of range there.
Ross tries to keep at a distance but Ciuchten has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ciuchten pushes off an throws an elbow but Ross leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ross tries to break free but Ciuchten pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ciuchten with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ross is looking to break free of the clinch but Ciuchten has double underhooks.
Ciuchten misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ciuchten tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kingen Ciuchten. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ciuchten can't get the takedown.
Ciuchten's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kingen Ciuchten seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ciuchten fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ciuchten tries to clinch up.
As Ciuchten backs off Ross throws a huge counter combo but Ciuchten manages to avoid it all.
Ciuchten tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Ross counter with a right hand.
Ciuchten tries to clinch up but Ross circles away and keeps his distance.
Ross is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Ciuchten has Ross up against the cage in a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Ciuchten scores with a nice short uppercut.
It looks like Irvin Ross has been cut.
Ciuchten lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ciuchten escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ross has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ross throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A little feinted left hand from Ciuchten on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ciuchten ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ciuchten tries to clinch there but Ross circles away.
Ciuchten wants to clinch but Ross slips to the side
letting Ross counter with a right hand.
Ciuchten wants to clinch.
Ross unleashes a big counter combination but Ciuchten bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Ciuchten shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Ross to counter with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ross connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ciuchten tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ciuchten takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kingen Ciuchten is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ciuchten wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Ross. Those never looked like landing.
Ciuchten wants to clinch but Ross slips to the side
enabling Ross to counter with a crisp jab.
Ciuchten changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ross is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Ciuchten shoots in looking for a takedown. Ross tries to sprawl out of it but Ciuchten keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ross manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ross let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A head kick misses from Ciuchten.
Ciuchten misses with a lunging right hand
and Ross counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd cheers as Ross lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ciuchten doesn't seem phased though.
Ciuchten throws a body shot but no joy.
Ross fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ross might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Ciuchten fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ross wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ciuchten rushes Ross and presses him up against the cage.
Ross managing to block the knees to the body from Ciuchten.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ciuchten misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ciuchten tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ross just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ciuchten throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ross blocks it with crossed arms.
Ciuchten pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ciuchten looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ciuchten trying to land knees to the body.
Ciuchten breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ciuchten throws a head kick but Ross moves out of range.
Ciuchten is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ross.
Ross is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ross tries to move into range but Ciuchten moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ross is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Irvin Ross showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Irvin Ross's cut.
That's time! Ciuchten's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Ross lands a jab.
Ross is still on wobbly legs! Can Ciuchten finish him?
Nice defenses there by Ross.
As Ciuchten backs off Ross throws a huge counter combo but Ciuchten manages to avoid it all.
Ciuchten doesn't manage to clinch there - Ross circles away.
Ross seems to have recovered his senses.
Ross avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ross avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ciuchten shoots in for a takedown but Ross shows good takedown defense.
Ross is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Ciuchten slips a straight right by Ross.
Ross stuffs the takedown attempt from Ciuchten. Ciuchten gets slowly back to his feet.
Ross now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Ciuchten closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Ross to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ross lands a nice hook to Ciuchten's body. Ciuchten takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Horrible takedown attempt by Ciuchten or perhaps it was just good defense by Ross, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kingen Ciuchten. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ciuchten rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ross moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ciuchten scores with a body shot.
Ross uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ciuchten.
Ciuchten lands a nice shot to the body.
Ross connects with a nice looking jab.
Ross jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ciuchten seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Ross loads up on a big right hand but Ciuchten slips the punch.
Ciuchten misses with a double jab.
Ross looks to land a right hand but Ciuchten moved out of range.
Ross looks to score with a jab to the body but Ciuchten is just out of range.
Ciuchten tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
It seemed like Ross was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ross keeps the fight on the outside.
Ciuchten throws a body punch but Ross moves out of range.
Ciuchten moves in looking to clinch but Ross pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ciuchten clinches.
Ciuchten pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ciuchten tries to land knees in the clinch but Ross avoids the damage to the body.
Ciuchten throws a punch but it's blocked by Ross.
Ross on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ciuchten stalling.
Ciuchten doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ross blocks the elbow strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ciuchten creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ciuchten breaks from the clinch.
Ciuchten is looking to clinch but Ross is avoiding it.
Ciuchten tries to clinch but Ross moves out of range.
Ciuchten tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ross paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ciuchten wants to clinch
and Ross counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ciuchten throws a head kick that misses.
Ciuchten closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ross counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ciuchten ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ciuchten is looking to counter punch.
Ciuchten moves into the clinch.
Ross is trying to push Ciuchten away but Ciuchten has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ross tries to circle away but Ciuchten has him pinned against the cage.
Ciuchten is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Ross to keep the fight standing.
A short right from Ciuchten.
Ross is looking to break free of the clinch but Ciuchten has double underhooks.
Ciuchten prevents Ross from breaking the clinch.
Ciuchten lands a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ross blocks a body shot from Ciuchten.
Ciuchten's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Ciuchten effectively controlling the action here.
Ciuchten looking to throw knees to the head but Ross is blocking nicely.
Ciuchten misses with a punch to the body.
Ciuchten misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ross letting Ciuchten take a breather here.
Ciuchten misses with an elbow over the top.
Ciuchten lands a right hand.
Ciuchten breaks from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kingen Ciuchten showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ciuchten 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kingen Ciuchten!
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energy
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