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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thvi Ekki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rupert Whiston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thvi Ekki has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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195 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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180 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Thvi Ekki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Rupert Whiston!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Phil Schofield and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ekki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Whiston manages to avoid it.
Ekki looks for the body kick but Whiston saw that one coming.
A leg kick checked by Whiston.
A nice combination there by Whiston.
Some wild striking there from Whiston.
Whiston changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice body kick from Ekki.
Whiston throws a body shot but no joy.
Ekki has been working on his boxing with his coaches at GTi 888 in the buildup to the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whiston throws a hook to the side of Ekki's head but Ekki sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ekki throws a head kick that misses.
Ekki uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Whiston.
Ekki swings for the body but Whiston moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Whiston! But no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whiston looks to land a combination but Ekki avoids it well.
Whiston misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ekki.
Ekki throws a head kick but Whiston moves out of range.
A left lands for Whiston.
A big left from Whiston misses.
Whiston lands a head shot.
Ekki tries to land a leg kick but Whiston saw it coming and moves away.
Whiston connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ekki throws a low kick but Whiston avoids it.
Whiston looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ekki scores with a decent looking hook.
It looks like Rupert Whiston has been cut.
Ekki misses with a looping right.
Whiston lands a jab to the nose.
Ekki on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Whiston tries to bum rush Ekki with a series of wild strikes but Ekki uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Whiston throws a poor cross that misses
and Ekki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ekki is looking to score with low kicks.
Whiston lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Whiston throws a hook to the side of Ekki's head but Ekki sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ekki takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Whiston lands an overhand right.
A clash of legs there as Whiston blocks the low kick.
Ekki thows a leg kick but Whiston checks it
and Whiston counters with a straight right hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for Whiston.
A head kick misses from Ekki.
Whiston throws a shot to the body.
Ekki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Whiston. Ekki does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whiston throws out a powerful jab.
Whiston tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ekki was well out of range. Poor timing from Whiston.
Whiston steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ekki.
Whiston just misses with a punch to the body.
Ekki looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Nice defenses there by Whiston.
Whiston cracks Ekki with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Whiston misses with a body shot.
Ekki swinging wildly here.
Whiston checks the leg kick.
Ekki slips under a jab.
Ekki thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Whiston if he has to take too many more of those.
Whiston keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ekki.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Whiston! But no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ekki swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Whiston moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Whiston keeps the fight on the outside.
A big right from Whiston misses.
Whiston scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sloppy strikes from Whiston. Those never looked like landing.
Ekki pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ekki throws an overhand right that lands on Whiston's shoulder, as Whiston tries to avoid the shot.
Whiston throws a looping overhand right but Ekki ducks down to avoid it.
Ekki throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ekki throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Whiston stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Whiston avoids the head kick by Ekki.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rupert Whiston dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rupert Whiston's cut.
That's time! Ekki's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Whiston stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ekki.
Ekki misses with a double jab.
Ekki lands a nice shot that snaps Whiston's head back.
Ekki tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Whiston manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ekki misses with a body kick.
Whiston looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Whiston misses with a right hand
and Ekki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Whiston getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ekki throws a push kick but Whiston slaps the foot to one side.
Nice defenses there by Ekki.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ekki misses with an attempted mid kick.
Whiston jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Whiston lands a nice shot to the body.
Ekki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whiston ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ekki moves away.
As Whiston tries to get set, Ekki tries to push him back and clinch up but Whiston manages to avoid the attempt.
Ekki misses the shot to the body.
As Ekki backs off Whiston throws a huge counter combo but Ekki manages to avoid it all.
Ekki displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Whiston throws out the jab.
Whiston misses with a looping left.
Whiston uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Whiston lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Ekki throws a leg kick which misses Whiston's front leg but catches the back leg as Whiston tries to avoid it.
Ekki throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ekki does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ekki throws a predictable looking body shot
and Whiston counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ekki gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Whiston takes a swing at Ekki's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Whiston! Ekki is backing up but he can't get away as Whiston lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Ekki and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Rupert Whiston!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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