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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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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Decent wrestler
Good kicks
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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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energy
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hype
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pop
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