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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thvi Ekki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Big J Smiles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smiles has chosen Smile Like You Mean It as his entrance music. Thvi Ekki has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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195 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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198 cm
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197 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Good gas tank |
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Thvi Ekki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Big J Smiles!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ekki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Smiles wants to clinch.
Ekki has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A bone on bone clash there as Smiles blocks the leg kick.
Smiles moves into the clinch.
Smiles being controlled against the cage.
Ekki on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Smiles landing knees to the head.
Ekki breaks the clinch.
Ekki throws a solid leg kick but Smiles takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ekki.
Smiles tries to clinch up but Ekki circles away and keeps his distance.
Smiles pushes Ekki up against the cage in a clinch.
Ekki looking to slow down the pace here.
Smiles looking to throw knees to the head but Ekki is blocking nicely.
Smiles looking to throw knees to the head but Ekki is blocking nicely.
Ekki can't break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Smiles creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Smiles has Ekki pressed against the cage, preventing Ekki from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ekki is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Smiles is pushing Ekki up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Ekki throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Smiles blocks it with crossed arms.
Ekki tries to break free but Smiles pushes him back against the cage.
Ekki on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ekki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Smiles is looking to clinch.
Smiles keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Smiles wants to clinch up but Ekki keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smiles looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Smiles cracks Ekki with a good jab.
Ekki swings widly with a right hand
and Smiles counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Smiles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ekki wants to break free but Smiles has control.
Smiles unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Stalling in the clinch from Ekki.
Smiles throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ekki blocks it with crossed arms.
Smiles is stalling here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A frustrated look appears on Ekki's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ekki on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ekki misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ekki has had enough of the clinch but Smiles keeps him there for the moment.
Smiles misses with a knee strike.
Smiles lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A short right from Smiles.
Ekki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ekki fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ekki misses with a looping left.
Ekki avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smiles closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ekki displaying some good clinch control by pressing Smiles up against the cage.
Smiles tries to stall but Ekki uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Smiles scores with a knee to the head.
Ekki struggles to land a body shot inside as Smiles controls his hands.
Smiles misses with a knee to the head.
Ekki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smiles checks a low kick from Ekki.
Smiles is looking to clinch.
Big J Smiles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smiles moves out of range as Ekki throws a body kick.
Smiles doesn't manage to clinch there - Ekki circles away.
Smiles darts in trying to clinch
and Ekki counters with a right hand to the body.
Smiles avoids the body shot from Ekki.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smiles throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ekki avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ekki thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ekki throws a sloppy head kick and Smiles moves out of range easily.
Smiles tries to close the distance and clinch but Ekki swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Smiles fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ekki, pushing him back against the cage.
Smiles working aggressively here.
Smiles trying to land knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smiles missing with knees to the body.
Smiles tries to land a knee to the head but Ekki blocks with his arms.
Smiles on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Smiles using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ekki has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smiles tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Smiles blocks a body shot from Ekki.
Smiles tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ekki's elbow.
Smiles swings wildly with an uppercut but Ekki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smiles is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ekki is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Big J Smiles dominated that round.
That's time! Ekki's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Smiles takes a swing at Ekki's ribcage but misses.
Smiles closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ekki counters with a big head kick but Smiles shrugs it off.
Smiles is looking to clinch.
Smiles blocks a head kick by Ekki.
Smiles wants to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Smiles tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ekki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ekki avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ekki keeps the fight on the outside.
Ekki scoring well with a low kick there.
Smiles tries to clinch
and Ekki counters with a nice body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smiles fails in his attempt to clinch.
Smiles tries to clinch up
and Ekki counters with a thumping low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ekki throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Ekki throws a chopping leg kick but Smiles manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Smiles wants to clinch but Ekki slips to the side
and Ekki counters with a good low kick that Smiles was not able to check.
Smiles tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ekki swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Smiles stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ekki.
Smiles is looking to clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ekki moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Smiles is rocked!
Ekki lands a big right hook! Smiles looks hurt but is still standing! Ekki lands a left jab and another right hook! This time Smiles falls down and Ekki dives in with a huge hammer fist! Smiles's eyes roll back! The referee calls for the bell and Ekki runs up the cage to celebrate with his fans!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Thvi Ekki!
An out of breath Thvi Ekki 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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energy
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hype
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pop
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