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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dale Boomberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dom Malendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dom Malendez will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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220 lbs
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212 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dale Boomberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dom Malendez!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boomberg keeps the fight on the outside.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Boomberg checks a leg kick.
Malendez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Malendez.
Jab by Malendez.
Boomberg showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Malendez.
Malendez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Boomberg.
Malendez throws a shot from downtown. Boomberg moves away and avoids it.
Malendez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Malendez tries to clinch but Boomberg moves out of range.
Boomberg tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Boomberg tries to clinch but Malendez is having none of it.
Malendez drops Boomberg with a beautiful combination! Boomberg stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Malendez is looking for the KO!
It looks like Dale Boomberg has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A good leg kick by Boomberg.
Malendez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malendez closes the distance but Boomberg moves to the side
and Boomberg counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Boomberg wants to clinch up but Malendez keeps it at a distance.
Malendez wants to clinch up but Boomberg keeps it at a distance.
Boomberg is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Malendez misses with a double jab
and Boomberg counters with a nice uppercut.
Boomberg takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Boomberg has managed to clinch.
Boomberg pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Boomberg avoids the body shot from Malendez.
Malendez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Boomberg tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Boomberg circles away from the clinch attempt
and Boomberg counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Malendez is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malendez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Malendez misses with a jab to the body
and Boomberg counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Malendez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Boomberg paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Malendez misses with a looping right.
Some wild striking there from Malendez.
Malendez looks to land a left hand but Boomberg moved out of range nicely.
A punch combination from Malendez misses.
Malendez looks gassed!
Malendez takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Malendez throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Boomberg on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malendez connects with a looping right hand.
Boomberg slips a jab and a cross from Malendez.
Malendez misses with a hook. Boomberg ducked under it nicely.
Boomberg tries to close the distance and clinch up but Malendez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Malendez pushes Boomberg up against the cage in a clinch.
Boomberg breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Malendez throws a lazy right hand but Boomberg sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Malendez throws the kick towards the body but Boomberg avoids it.
Boomberg clinches with his opponent.
Malendez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Malendez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Malendez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Boomberg is defending well for now.
Malendez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Malendez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Boombergs head.
Boomberg managing to block the knees to the body from Malendez.
Boomberg fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Boomberg manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Malendez tries to land knees in the clinch but Boomberg avoids the damage to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boomberg is trying to break free.
Boomberg blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Malendez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Boomberg's efforts to push away.
Boomberg on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Boomberg escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fighters circle momentarily. Boomberg darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Malendez misses with the body kick
and Boomberg counters with a thumping low kick.
Boomberg lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Boomberg.
Boomberg misses with a wild combination.
Boomberg misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boomberg tries to clinch up.
Malendez tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Boomberg counters with a nice kick to the body.
Malendez throws a lazy body kick
and Boomberg moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dom Malendez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dale Boomberg's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Malendez throws a lazy head kick
and Boomberg counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Boomberg managing to block the knees to the body from Malendez.
Malendez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Boomberg's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Boomberg pushes Malendez up against the cage in a clinch.
Boomberg jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Malendez walks away with a smile on his face. Boomberg gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Malendez misses with a body kick.
Dom Malendez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boomberg takes the fight into the clinch.
Boomberg tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Malendez smiles and moves away.
Malendez tries to clinch up
and Boomberg counters with a leg kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Malendez is breathing heavily.
Boomberg taking a breather.
Malendez has a couple of punches blocked by Boomberg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boomberg on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Malendez lands with a light punch inside.
Malendez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Boomberg tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Malendez smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dale Boomberg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Malendez clinches but Boomberg breaks the clinch
and Boomberg counters with a straight right hand.
Malendez throws a combination that misses
and Boomberg counters by clinching up.
Malendez tries to land knees in the clinch but Boomberg avoids the damage to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Malendez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Boomberg is defending well for now.
Boomberg fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Boomberg blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Boomberg gets control of Malendez's arms and successfully pulls guard. Boomberg will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Boomberg manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Malendez throws a nice head kick!
Boomberg takes the fight into the clinch.
Boomberg manages to pull guard.
Malendez stands up and waves to Boomberg to follow him.
Dom Malendez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boomberg doesn't manage to clinch there - Malendez circles away.
Boomberg instigates a clinch.
Boomberg tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Boomberg fails to pull guard.
Malendez missing with knees to the body.
Boomberg lands an elbow that stopped Malendez in his tracks for a moment.
Boomberg manages to break the clinch.
A low kick from Malendez is predictable there
and Boomberg counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Boomberg throws a nice inside leg kick.
A right-left combo lands from Boomberg.
Boomberg moves into the clinch.
Boomberg tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Malendez just stands there and leans against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Malendez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Boomberg tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Malendez smiles and moves away.
Boomberg throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lazy body kick from Malendez
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Malendez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Boomberg tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Malendez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Malendez throws a leg kick that is checked
and Boomberg counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Boomberg fails to pull guard.
Malendez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A punch lands to the side of Malendez 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Malendez thows a leg kick but Boomberg checks it
and Boomberg counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Malendez misses with a combination
and Boomberg holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boomberg drags the fight down to the ground.
Boomberg wants to get back to his feet but Malendez is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Boomberg pushes Malendez off and scrambles back to his feet.
Boomberg is looking to clinch.
Malendez misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Boomberg counters with a two punch combo.
Boomberg fails with an attempt to clinch.
Boomberg circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Boomberg to counter with a crisp jab.
Boomberg is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Malendez tries to clinch up but Boomberg circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dale Boomberg dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dale Boomberg's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Boomberg tries to clinch there but Malendez circles away.
A lazy body kick from Malendez
enabling Boomberg to counter with a crisp jab.
Malendez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Boomberg takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A low kick from Malendez misses
and Boomberg cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Malendez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Malendez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Boomberg clinches up with Malendez and pushes him back against the cage.
Boomberg tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Malendez just stands there and leans against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malendez throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Boomberg lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Boomberg tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A head punch on the inside from Malendez fails to land.
Boomberg tries to pull guard but Malendez holds him up against the cage and eventually Boomberg drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dale Boomberg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Malendez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Boomberg blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Boomberg pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boomberg avoiding damage as Malendez throws knees to the body.
Boomberg avoiding damage as Malendez throws knees to the body.
Boomberg wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Malendez has him pressed against the cage.
Boomberg leaning against his opponent.
Boomberg jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Malendez walks away with a smile on his face. Boomberg gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Dale Boomberg is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A right-left combo lands from Boomberg.
Boomberg slips under a jab from Malendez.
Malendez takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Boomberg moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Malendez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Malendez tries to keep at a distance but Boomberg has taken the fight into the clinch.
Boomberg is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Malendez is keeping busy.
Malendez missing with knees to the body.
Malendez misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malendez tries to land knees in the clinch but Boomberg avoids the damage to the body.
Boomberg is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Malendez is keeping busy.
Malendez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Boomberg avoids it.
Boomberg tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Boomberg.
Boomberg can't break the clinch.
Boomberg tries to circle away but Malendez has him pinned against the cage.
Malendez looking to throw knees to the head but Boomberg is blocking nicely.
Boomberg tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Boomberg breaks the clinch.
Boomberg moves into the clinch.
Boomberg jumps guard and drags Malendez to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Malendez stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Boomberg lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Boomberg slips a jab from Malendez.
Boomberg moves into range and clinches up with Malendez.
Boomberg escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Boomberg clinches with his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boomberg manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boomberg is looking to stand up but Malendez isn't so interested in that idea.
Boomberg pushes Malendez off and scrambles back to his feet.
Boomberg circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Boomberg to counter with a crisp jab.
Boomberg moves out of range as Malendez throws a body kick.
Malendez throws a series of punches but Boomberg moves out of range.
Boomberg lands a slapping body shot.
Malendez misses with an uppercut.
Malendez tries to close the distance and clinch but Boomberg swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Boomberg!
Boomberg is looking to clinch.
Malendez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Boomberg counters with a nice leg kick.
Boomberg rushes Malendez and presses him up against the cage.
Boomberg tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Malendez just stands there and leans against the cage.
Boomberg on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Boomberg avoiding damage as Malendez throws knees to the body.
Boomberg pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Boomberg displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Boomberg lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Boomberg.
Malendez throws a combination that misses
and Boomberg counters with an inside leg kick.
Boomberg looks to land a combination. Malendez sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Malendez throws a lazy head kick
and Boomberg counters with an outside leg kick.
Malendez gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Boomberg counters with a body kick that stops Malendez in his tracks momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dale Boomberg showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Boomberg 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dale Boomberg!
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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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