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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mucak Shanikov (ranked 3838 p4p, 5994 weight class) and Corey Davis (ranked 521 p4p, 671 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mucak Shanikov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Corey Davis!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Davis throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Davis throws a predictable looking body shot
and Shanikov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Davis thinking.
Shanikov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shanikov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Davis.
A solid leg kick lands there for Davis.
Shanikov takes a swing at Davis's ribcage but misses.
A swing and a miss from Davis.
Shanikov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Shanikov's jab looks to have found its range, popping Davis under the eye.
A solid leg kick lands there for Shanikov.
Davis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shanikov.
Davis buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Shanikov misses with a hook. Davis ducked under it nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shanikov moves out of range as Davis throws a body kick.
Shanikov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Shanikov walks into a straight right hand from Davis.
Davis throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Davis is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Davis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shanikov.
Shanikov lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Good work by Davis as he checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shanikov. Davis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shanikov lands with a straight right. Davis didn't see that one coming.
Shanikov dips to his left and cracks Davis with an uppercut!
Davis slips a straight right by Shanikov.
Davis throws a series of punches but Shanikov moves out of range.
Shanikov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Davis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Davis with a hook.
Shanikov misses with a straight left.
Davis bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Shanikov's head.
Davis misses with a straight left.
Davis throws a quick inside leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Davis lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Shanikov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Shanikov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Davis ducks under a wild hook from Shanikov.
A big right from Shanikov misses.
Davis lands the left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Davis misses with an attempted mid kick.
Davis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shanikov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Davis moves out of range as Shanikov throws a body kick.
Davis blocks a head kick by Shanikov.
Shanikov throws a shot to the body.
Shanikov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Davis.
Shanikov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Davis flicks out a counter leg kick but Shanikov steps away.
Davis cracks Shanikov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Davis takes a swing at Shanikov's ribcage but misses.
Shanikov scores with a jab.
A thudding body kick lands there by Davis!
Some bone on bone action there as Shanikov checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Shanikov moves away from the strike by Davis.
Shanikov has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Davis finds it's way round the side to connect with Shanikov's head.
Davis takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Shanikov defending well as Davis loads up on a big left hand.
Davis connects with a single shot there.
Davis takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shanikov misses the jab.
Shanikov throws a lazy right hand but Davis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Davis misses with a straight right.
Shanikov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shanikov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Davis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mucak Shanikov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Davis slips under a jab.
Davis misses with a two punch combination.
An attempted straight right counter from Shanikov misses the target.
Davis throws out a loose jab but Shanikov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shanikov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Davis is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Shanikov had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
A low kick from Davis is predictable there
and Shanikov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Shanikov misses with a wild combination.
Shanikov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Davis will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
An inside leg kick lands from Davis.
Davis misses with a hook.
Davis misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Shanikov!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shanikov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Davis can pounce on him.
Davis throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Shanikov moves forwards but Davis connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A jab from Davis finds it's way through Shanikov's defenses.
Shanikov thuds his right hand into Davis's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
 Davis is rocked!
Crack! Shanikov connects with the perfect overhand right and Davis falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Shanikov!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mucak Shanikov!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wu Tseng Yan (ranked 24560 p4p, 4834 weight class) and Idelmar Quintanilha (ranked 713 p4p, 595 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Wu Tseng Yan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Idelmar Quintanilha!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yan clinches up against the cage.
Quintanilha tries to score a body lock takedown but Yan shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Yan really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Quintanilha pulls Yan into guard.
Quintanilha wants to sweep here but Yan controlling him for the moment.
Yan with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Quintanilha avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Yan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Yan trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Quintanilha manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Yan looking to control.
Quintanilha trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yan has his foot on Quintanilha's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Quintanilha works his way back into a safe position though.
Quintanilha with a flurry of punches that miss.
Yan looking for subs off his back but Quintanilha has passed one foot through into half guard.
Yan is refusing to be controlled, as Quintanilha sits in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yan looking for submissions off his back.
Quintanilha controlling the pace.
Quintanilha seems to be working for a kimura but Yan defends the submission attempt.
Yan trying to control from the bottom.
Yan is refusing to be controlled, as Quintanilha sits in half guard.
Quintanilha throwing shots but Yan is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Quintanilha trying to pass the guard but Yan defending well.
Yan on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Yan tries to get out of the position.
Yan tries to get to full guard but Quintanilha has control of the leg.
Yan is working hard here to advance position.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Quintanilha has eaten all the pies!
Yan is staying active underneath Quintanilha, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Yan wants to control but Quintanilha is keeping busy.
Yan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Quintanilha.
Yan tries to roll over but Quintanilha keeps him under control.
Quintanilha is trying to control the action in half guard but Yan is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Quintanilha thows a huge punch but Yan dodges it nicely.
Quintanilha stalling.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quintanilha thows a huge punch but Yan dodges it nicely.
Quintanilha is looking to take a break and control but Yan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Yan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Quintanilha.
Yan is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Quintanilha pulls his head out easily.
Quintanilha passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Yan!
Yan is trying to escape the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Quintanilha on the ground.
Quintanilha lands a heavy elbow.
Quintanilha looking to finish Yan with some ground and pound. This is bad for Yan!
Quintanilha connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Quintanilha lands a couple of good shots and Yan has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
 Yan is rocked!
Yan fending off the submission attempt from Quintanilha.
Oh Yan is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yan wants to escape the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yan seems to have got his legs back now.
Quintanilha has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Yan defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Quintanilha's arms.
Yan preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Quintanilha.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yan prevents Quintanilha from getting a body triangle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Idelmar Quintanilha dominated that round.
That's time! Yan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yan looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Yan looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Yan controlling the action here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yan tries to pass the half guard into mount. Quintanilha knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quintanilha trying to control here.
Yan throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Quintanilha to regain full guard.
Quintanilha not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Quintanilha is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Yan is controlling him.
Quintanilha has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Yan postures up in Quintanilha's guard and throws a big left but Quintanilha blocks it.
Quintanilha working a defensive guard here.
Yan won't allow Quintanilha to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Yan showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Quintanilha is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Yan shoots in and bounces Quintanilha off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Quintanilha kicks Yan off and gets to his feet.
Quintanilha drives through with a takedown into guard.
Yan looking for a guillotine here but Quintanilha defends easily.
Quintanilha trying to control but Yan is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Yan keeping moving, preventing Quintanilha from controlling successfully.
Yan controlling the position.
Yan working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Quintanilha doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Quintanilha manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Quintanilha loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Yan working for a triangle but Quintanilha defends it easily.
Yan working for submissions but it's allowed Quintanilha to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Quintanilha takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Yan is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Yan has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Quintanilha is working away from the top position though.
Yan is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Quintanilha pulls his head out easily.
Quintanilha is trying to control the action in half guard but Yan is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Yan is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Quintanilha pulls his head out easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Quintanilha is pressing down on Yan's thigh, looking to free his foot. Yan is holding on for now.
Quintanilha is working for a kimura but Yan is defending it quite comfortably.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Idelmar Quintanilha showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Yan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Quintanilha looks for a takedown but Yan sprawls well.
Yan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Quintanilha manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wu Tseng Yan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yan forces Quintanilha back against the cage and clinches.
Quintanilha lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Yan backwards.
Quintanilha pulls guard effortlessly.
Yan with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Quintanilha avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Quintanilha 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.
Yan has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Quintanilha lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Yan is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Quintanilha defends well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yan keeping moving, preventing Quintanilha from controlling successfully.
Yan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Quintanilha is one step ahead there.
Quintanilha got a little sloppy there for a moment and Yan has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Quintanilha has managed to get both his arms back between Yan's legs - danger averted.
Quintanilha advances position into side control!
Quintanilha trying to control the position but Yan is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Quintanilha in side control, throwing shots but Yan defends.
Quintanilha lands a nice forearm strike.
Wu Tseng Yan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yan tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Quintanilha presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Yan is working to get back to half guard.
Quintanilha can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Yan is looking to escape.
Yan is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Quintanilha scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Yan tries to hold on but Quintanilha pushes him away.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Quintanilha cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Yan is looking to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yan wants to hold on but Quintanilha pushes him away.
Quintanilha controlling his opponent.
The referee warns Yan that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Yan is in all sorts of trouble here.
Quintanilha tries to control but Yan wriggling away.
Quintanilha working Yan over with strikes here.
Quintanilha loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Yan scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Quintanilha land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Quintanilha stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Idelmar Quintanilha!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Shadow Legend (ranked 5318 p4p, 4864 weight class) and Francisco Pizarro (ranked 538 p4p, 524 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shadow Legend!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Francisco Pizarro!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pizarro throws a half hearted mid kick.
Legend rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pizarro moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Legend swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Pizarro should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Pizarro rushes Legend and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pizarro lands a body shot.
Legend takes an elbow to the forehead.
Legend takes an elbow to the temple.
 It looks like Shadow Legend has been cut.
Pizarro tries a body shot but Legend blocks it.
Legend dodges an elbow strike from Pizarro.
Pizarro has Legend pressed against the cage, preventing Legend from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pizarro lands an elbow that stopped Legend in his tracks for a moment.
Pizarro lands an elbow just above Legend 's eye.
Pizarro digs a right hand into Legend's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Legend's gas tank.
Legend is breathing heavily.
Pizarro lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pizarro lands an elbow inside that Legend shrugs off.
Legend is rocked!
Shadow Legend's cut is getting worse.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Legend is pressed against the cage. Pizarro pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Legend! Two more big strikes from Pizarro and Legend crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Francisco Pizarro!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Guillaume De Smet (ranked 5780 p4p, 5731 weight class) and Erkki Penttinen (ranked 573 p4p, 570 weight class). De Smet's entrance music is Gangster's Paradise. A fine choice. Penttinen is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Obsession. 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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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Guillaume De Smet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Erkki Penttinen!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Smet connects with a nice looking jab.
De Smet lands with a straight right. Penttinen didn't see that one coming.
De Smet keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Horrible takedown attempt by Penttinen or perhaps it was just good defense by De Smet, which made it look bad.
Penttinen fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Guillaume De Smet has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Erkki Penttinen.
Penttinen looks winded!
Penttinen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
 It looks like Erkki Penttinen has been cut.
Penttinen shoots in looking for a takedown but De Smet manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Penttinen's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
De Smet scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Penttinen is rocked!
De Smet stuns Penttinen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Penttinen is still on wobbly legs! Can De Smet finish him?
Penttinen looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
De Smet is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Penttinen flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Penttinen is out cold! De Smet holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Guillaume De Smet!
An out of breath Guillaume De Smet thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wes Ekwall (ranked 3206 p4p, 4882 weight class) and Shrivatsa Pitt (ranked 99 p4p, 142 weight class). Pitt has chosen Dancing On My Own as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wes Ekwall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shrivatsa Pitt!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ekwall throws a nice looking combination but Pitt bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pitt shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ekwall as he avoids it easily.
Pitt shoots in looking for a takedown but Ekwall manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Pitt's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ekwall digs a good body shot into Pitt's ribs.
Ekwall cracks Pitt with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
It looks like Shrivatsa Pitt has been cut.
Ekwall Throws a clean left jab. Ekwall Twirls his body and connects with a Spinning Back Fist that connects flush with Pitt's chin! Pitt crumbles to the ground and Ekwall follows up with some unanswered strikes. It's all over!! Nice standup skills displayed by Ekwall!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Wes Ekwall!
Wes Ekwall bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
Shrivatsa Pitt spoke after the fight, saying 'I would not like to thank the fans that I do have for supporting me. No thank you.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mika Heining (ranked 3820 p4p, 24825 weight class) and Tony Stat (ranked 518 p4p, 757 weight class). Tony Stat will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin |
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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mika Heining!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Stat!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heining has Stat up against the cage in a clinch.
Heining works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Stat is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Heining is trying to pull guard but Stat turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Our sources have told us that Heining has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Heining decides to pull guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Stat wants to stand but Heining is controlling his posture from full guard.
Stat gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Stat lunges at Heining with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Heining's hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good standup being displayed there by Stat as he connects with a hook.
Heining drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Heining landing with the ground and pound.
Stat wants to stand but Heining is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heining scoring with some ground and pound.
Heining trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Stat wants to stand but Heining is controlling the position.
Heining is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Stat is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Heining is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Heining content to stall in guard here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Stat throws a left and a right that both miss
so Heining counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Stat wants to stand up but Heining is controlling him.
Heining forces his way into half guard.
Ground and pound from Heining.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Heining in particular looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heining moves nicely into side control.
Heining stands up and beckons Stat to his feet.
Heining looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Stat avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Heining.
Heining looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Heining seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Stat for as long as he can get away with.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stat tries to kick Heining off but Heining keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stat is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Heining clinches up with Stat and pushes him back against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mika Heining dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Heining looks to score with a jab to the body but Stat is just out of range.
Stat lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Mika Heining is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Heining clinches with his opponent.
Heining is trying to pull guard but Stat has him pressed against the cage.
Heining breaks from the clinch.
Heining looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Stat unleashes a big counter combination but Heining bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Heining takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Stat looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Stat misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heining closes the distance and pushes Stat back into the cage.
Stat can't break the clinch.
Heining jumps guard but Stat stands there with Heining around his waist. Heining gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Stat tries to break the clinch but Heining is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heining pressing his opponent against the cage.
Heining throws an elbow that misses.
Heining prevents Stat from breaking the clinch.
Heining manages to break the clinch.
Stat stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Heining clinches with his opponent.
Heining is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stat can do to turn this around?
Heining wants the takedown. Stat is fighting it off but Heining persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Stat's guard against the cage.
Heining content to stall in guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stat wants to stand up but Heining is controlling him.
Heining drops back, looking for a kneebar! Stat looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Stat looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Stat!
Stat tries to get to his feet but Heining is in the middle of advancing position himself and ends up with Stat in his guard.
Heining wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heining has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Stat can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Heining wants to sweep here but Stat controlling him for the moment.
Heining scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Stat lands a slapping body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stat swats away the attempt to clinch by Heining.
Stat scores with a punch to the head.
Heining misses with a leg kick
and Stat counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Heining on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A decent looking cross lands there for Stat.
Heining walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Heining fails with the takedown
and Stat counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mika Heining. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stat lands with an overhand left.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Stat showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
A shot to the liver by Stat. Beautiful body shot.
Stat misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A quick step to the side and Heining tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Heining has closed the distance and engaged Stat in a clinch.
Stat working hard to break the clinch.
Heining breaks the clinch.
Stat has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Heining lands a nice shot that snaps Stat's head back.
Heining tries to clinch there but Stat circles away.
Stat lands with a nice combination. Heining backs away looking to recover.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heining takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Heining bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Heining working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Stat is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Heining is controlling him well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heining in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Heining grinds an elbow into Stat's temple.
Heining is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Stat has escaped the position, nice work there.
Stat is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Heining is controlling him well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Heining scoring with punches from side control.
Heining thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Heining content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stat is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Heining has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Heining taking a breather here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Heining has taken the fight to the clinch.
Heining tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stat avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Heining goes for a takedown attempt but Stat pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Heining tries to clinch up
and Stat counters with a left to the body.
Heining is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Stat.
Heining clinches up with Stat and pushes him back against the cage.
Stat looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Stat tries to break the clinch but Heining is controlling the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Heining tries a body shot but Stat blocks it.
Heining misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Heining displaying some good clinch control by pressing Stat up against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mika Heining.
I think Heining 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Mika Heining!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ray Ruthlessness (ranked 3122 p4p, 2611 weight class) and Erl Jonsen (ranked 407 p4p, 356 weight class). Ruthlessness comes to the cage accompanied by Meek Mill - Going Bad (feat. Drake). Erl Jonsen is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ray Ruthlessness!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Erl Jonsen!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jonsen missing with a left hand there. Ruthlessness was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jonsen throws a hook but Ruthlessness avoids it easily.
Ruthlessness feinted with a counter takedown.
Ruthlessness lands a jab to Jonsen's midsection.
Jonsen misses with a body shot.
Ruthlessness was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Jonsen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ruthlessness manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Jonsen on his heels. He'll look to pass Jonsen's guard now, I'm sure.
Ruthlessness is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Jonsen working for a triangle but Ruthlessness defends it easily.
Ruthlessness landing with the ground and pound.
Ruthlessness is in close to Jonsen's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruthlessness postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Ruthlessness scoring with punches to the head and body.
Jonsen is rocked!
Ruthlessness postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Jonsen covers up, he's hurt! Ruthlessness keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Ruthlessness and the ref steps in to end the fight! Ruthlessness can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ray Ruthlessness!
Ray Ruthlessness was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Danny Brook (ranked 3295 p4p, 1562 weight class) and Rover Fezue (ranked 403 p4p, 194 weight class). Danny Brook has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Danny Brook!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Rover Fezue!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fezue scores with a sloppy right hand. Brook should have avoided that one.
It looks like Danny Brook has been cut.
Brook doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Fezue counters with a nice right hand that sends Brook toppling to the canvas! Brook scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Fezue finish him?!
Brook is rocked!
Brook ducks into an uppercut from Fezue and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rover Fezue! Rover Fezue retains his heavyweight title!
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