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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mala Ewan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Patrick Davis could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mala Ewan's chin.
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165 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Patrick Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mala Ewan!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ewan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ewan walks into a jab.
Davis closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Ewan did well to prevent Davis getting side control.
Davis perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Davis moves into full mount! Ewan won't be happy about that!
Davis is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Ewan to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Ewan shrugs it off.
Ewan flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Ewan regains half guard.
Ewan misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Ewan misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Ewan punching from the bottom.
Ewan misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Ewan tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Ewan throws a sloppy strike from the bottom. He's now off balance and Davis manages to pass to side control.
Ewan throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ewan throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ewan closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ewan wants to control but Davis is keeping him busy.
Ewan looks gassed!
Ewan controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis is looking to regain half guard here but Ewan keeps moving and retains side control.
Ewan is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Davis will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Davis manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Ewan with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Ewan is looking to stall here but Davis recovers full guard.
Despite being in the dominant position, Mala Ewan just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Davis rushes Ewan and presses him up against the cage.
Davis has hold of one of Ewan's legs. Ewan is fighting the takedown attempt but Davis gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis trying to control the position from guard on top but Ewan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ewan trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Ewan doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Davis passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Davis avoids the strikes from the bottom by Ewan.
Davis slips into full mount, dodging the strikes by Ewan.
Ewan in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Ewan swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Davis dominating with strikes here.
Ewan swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
That's four 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.
Davis wants to control the pace but Ewan is squirming around nicely.
Ewan tries to strike from the bottom but he's left himself exposed and Davis has taken his back.
Davis controlling well, preventing Ewan from escaping the position.
Ewan breaks Davis's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Davis can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ewan controls the pace.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Davis is on top in guard.
Davis trying to control but Ewan is working from the bottom.
Davis drops back looking for a leg! Ewan is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ewan manages to kick Davis off! Davis jumps back into Ewan's guard.
Ewan doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Davis dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ewan rushes Davis and presses him up against the cage.
Davis has had enough of the clinch but Ewan keeps him there for the moment.
Ewan pulls Davis into guard.
Davis throwing strikes but missing.
Ewan tries to strike from the bottom.
Ewan trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Davis wants to pass the guard but Ewan is keeping the position.
Ewan striking off his back but it's not causing Davis any problems.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ewan trying to strike off his back.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ewan has a closed guard, preventing Davis from standing up.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ewan ducks under a wild hook from Davis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ewan fails with the takedown
and Davis counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Ewan lands with a heel strike from the guard.
Ewan keeping full guard, as Davis tries to pass.
Ewan striking off his back but it's not causing Davis any problems.
Ewan doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Ewan striking off his back but it's not causing Davis any problems.
Ewan thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Davis keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ewan's head.
Ewan trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ewan shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Davis counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ewan clinches up against the cage.
Ewan tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Patrick Davis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mala Ewan.
Davis is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Davis tries to pull guard but Ewan won't allow it.
Ewan tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Davis just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ewan fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Davis is trying to break free.
Ewan tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis tries to pull guard but Ewan holds him up against the cage and eventually Davis drops back down to his feet.
Ewan manages to pull guard.
Davis trying to control the position from guard on top but Ewan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ewan trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Ewan throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Davis trying to control the position from guard on top but Ewan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Davis chips away with some ground and pound.
Davis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Davis stopping the sweep attempt from Ewan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ewan doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Davis counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Davis gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Ewan closes the distance but Davis moves to the side
and Davis counters with a single leg into guard. Ewan didn't expect that.
Ewan 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.
Ewan looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Davis puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Ewan misses with some strikes from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ewan throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Ewan flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Ewan strikes from the bottom but Davis uses the opportunity to move to side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Davis dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Ewan tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Davis counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Patrick Davis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ewan throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Ewan will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Ewan tries to strike from the bottom.
Ewan wants to sweep here but Davis controlling him for the moment.
Ewan striking off his back but it's not causing Davis any problems.
Ewan is looking to sweep but instead, Davis has passed into half guard.
Davis works his foot free and advances to mount.
Davis get's back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ewan wants to clinch
and Davis counters by moving into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ewan tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Davis just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ewan tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Davis smiles and moves away.
Ewan shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Davis tries to roll over but Ewan keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ewan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Davis keeps working.
Ewan is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Ewan stalling away here and it's allowed Davis to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Davis bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ewan's guard.
Ewan throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Ewan with a couple of shots from the bottom there - nothing Davis can't handle though.
Ewan throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Ewan is striking off his back. Davis thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ewan lands with a few short shots to the body.
Ewan punching from the bottom.
Ewan punching from the bottom.
Ewan flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Ewan moves into the clinch.
Ewan tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Davis just stands there and leans against the cage.
Patrick Davis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mala Ewan.
Ewan jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Davis walks away with a smile on his face. Ewan gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Davis lands with a shot to the body.
Ewan tries to clinch
and Davis counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Ewan's guard now.
Ewan throwing short punches from the bottom.
Davis passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ewan striking from half guard on the bottom.
Davis slows the pace down in half guard.
Ewan missing with punches from the bottom.
Ewan flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Ewan misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Davis stands up out of the half guard.
Mala Ewan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Davis tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ewan sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Davis somewhat.
Patrick Davis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Davis shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Ewan napping and manages to drive through into side control!
And that's the end of the fight!
Patrick Davis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Davis has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrick Davis!
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energy
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hype
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