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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rey Malapitan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hakeem Nicks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nicks has chosen Money by i fight dragons as his entrance music. Hakeem Nicks is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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182 cm
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175 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Basic striking
Very quick |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rey Malapitan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hakeem Nicks!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malapitan changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Nicks tries to avoid it but Malapitan manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Nicks to the ground. Nicks escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Malapitan fails with a takedown attempt.
Nicks throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nicks steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Malapitan.
Rey Malapitan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Malapitan moves in looking to clinch but Nicks pushes him off.
Malapitan tries to land a leg kick but Nicks saw it coming and moves away.
Malapitan shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Nicks defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rey Malapitan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nicks avoids the body shot from Malapitan.
Nicks checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nicks tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Malapitan swivels and escapes.
Nicks misses with a two punch combination.
Malapitan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Nicks circles away.
Nicks takes the fight into the clinch.
Nicks stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nicks breaks the clinch.
Nicks shoots for a double leg takedown but Malapitan sprawls well. He's pushed Nicks's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nicks closes the distance and pushes Malapitan back into the cage.
Malapitan is trying to break free.
Nicks holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Malapitan is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Nicks jumps guard but Malapitan stands there with Nicks around his waist. Nicks gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nicks has hold of one of Malapitan's legs. Malapitan is fighting the takedown attempt but Nicks gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Nicks wants to control from the top but Malapitan keeps moving.
Malapitan seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Nicks wants to get up but he can't break Malapitan's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Nicks has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Malapitan to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Nicks is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Malapitan pulls down on the head and he's put Nicks to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Rey Malapitan!
Rey Malapitan decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
31% |
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