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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jai Malek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liam Neeson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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260 lbs
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272 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jai Malek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Liam Neeson!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neeson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Malek.
Malek misses with a head kick.
Neeson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Malek was well out of range. Poor timing from Neeson.
Malek has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Malek missing with a left hand there. Neeson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Neeson misses with a body shot.
Neeson is looking to score with low kicks.
Neeson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Neeson throws a leg kick but Malek sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Neeson throws an overhand right that lands on Malek's shoulder, as Malek tries to avoid the shot.
Malek throws a solid leg kick but Neeson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Malek.
Malek connects with an inside leg kick.
Jai Malek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Malek lands with a nice body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Malek thows a left - swing and a miss!
Malek checks a low kick from Neeson.
Neeson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Malek counters with a thumping low kick.
Neeson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Malek rather than just go for the knockout.
Neeson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Malek explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neeson misses with a leg kick
and Malek counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Neeson is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Neeson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Malek looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Neeson scoring well with a low kick there.
Malek throws a leg kick that misses.
Malek is looking to chop away at Neeson's legs.
Neeson blocks a head kick by Malek.
Malek moves out of range of the leg kick from Neeson.
Malek connects with an inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A clash of legs there as Malek blocks the low kick.
Malek swings for the body but Neeson moves out of range.
Neeson misses with a looping left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Neeson. Malek does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good work by Neeson as he checks the leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Neeson.
Malek misses with a lunging right hand
and Neeson makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Malek really felt that one!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Malek.
Neeson lands a jab to the nose.
Malek throws a solid leg kick but Neeson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Malek.
Malek throws a leg kick but Neeson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Malek misses with a wild body shot.
Malek ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Neeson moves away.
Neeson scoring well with a low kick there.
Neeson lands a leg kick that knocks Malek off balance momentarily.
Malek misses with a head kick.
Neeson throws a body kick that misses.
Neeson tries to score with a low kick but Malek moves his leg out of the way.
Neeson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Malek checks it well.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Malek.
Malek punishes Neeson's body with a nice straight punch.
Neeson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Malek.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malek lands with an uppercut that bounces Neeson off the cage and back into range.
Malek tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Malek throws a nice outside leg kick.
Malek throws a leg kick but Neeson checks it.
Neeson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Malek under the eye.
Neeson avoids the head kick by Malek.
Malek tries a head kick but it misses.
Malek misses with a leg kick
and Neeson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The fighters circling - Neeson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Malek fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Neeson.
Malek connects with a single shot there.
Malek misses with a low kick.
Neeson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Malek checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A solid leg kick lands there for Malek.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Malek stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Neeson.
Malek walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Neeson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Neeson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Malek tries to land a body kick
and Neeson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Malek connects with an inside leg kick.
Neeson checks a leg kick.
Neeson moves out of range as Malek throws a body kick.
Neeson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Malek misses with a low kick as Neeson jumps back.
Malek tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Neeson was well out of range. Poor timing from Malek.
Neeson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Malek on the side of the head.
Neeson throws an overhand right that lands on Malek's shoulder, as Malek tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Neeson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Malek.
Neeson connects with a body shot that sends Malek's belly button to the back.
Malek avoids the body shot from Neeson.
Neeson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Malek.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jai Malek will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Malek throws a body kick that misses.
Neeson throws the left hand but Malek avoids the punch easily.
Malek cracks Neeson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Neeson throws a hook to the side of Malek's head but Malek sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Neeson throws the left hand but Malek avoids the punch easily.
Malek moves out of range as Neeson strikes.
Neeson scores with a kick to the midsection.
Neeson moves out of range of the strikes.
Neeson misses with a hook.
Malek looks to land a body kick but Neeson moved away.
Malek connects with a looping right hand.
Malek throws a looping overhand right but Neeson ducks down to avoid it.
Neeson checks a low kick from Malek.
Neeson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Neeson there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Malek connects with a body shot.
Malek has Neeson up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neeson controlling the action here for a moment.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Malek creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Malek has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Malek misses with a hook from the clinch.
Neeson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Malek backwards.
Neeson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Neeson misses with a punch to the body.
Neeson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Neeson throws a head punch that misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neeson lands a left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Neeson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Malek blocks it with crossed arms.
Malek on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Malek blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Neeson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Neeson tries to throw a body punch but Malek avoids it by throwing Neeson back against the cage.
Malek manages to break the clinch.
Malek throws a chopping leg kick but Neeson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Malek tries a head kick but it misses.
Malek thuds his shin into the meat of Neeson's side.
A chopping leg kick lands by Malek.
Jai Malek is winning the standup battle so far.
Malek 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.
Neeson with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neeson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Neeson missing with a left hand there. Malek was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Malek throws a nice inside leg kick.
Malek takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Neeson tries to land a body kick
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
and Malek counters with a thumping low kick.
A slow jab from Malek misses its intended target.
Malek throws a leg kick but Neeson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Neeson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Malek if he has to take too many more of those.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Malek.
Malek with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Malek lands with a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Malek jabs Neeson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Neeson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Malek.
A low kick from Neeson is predictable there
and Malek counters with an outside leg kick.
Neeson is breathing heavily.
Neeson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neeson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Malek counters with a slapping leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Malek 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 Neeson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Neeson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Malek pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Malek moves out of range of the leg kick from Neeson.
Neeson misses with a body kick.
Malek scoring well with a low kick there.
Malek chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Neeson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Neeson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Malek clobbers Neeson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Malek has taken the fight to the clinch.
Malek wants to stall.
Neeson avoiding damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jai Malek dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Neeson moves out of range of the body kick.
Malek is looking to score with low kicks.
Malek throws a head kick that misses.
Malek misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Neeson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Malek to score with a decent uppercut.
Neeson tries a head kick but it misses.
Malek on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Malek throws a leg kick that misses.
Malek scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Neeson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Neeson.
Neeson throws a hook but Malek avoids it easily.
Neeson throws a push kick but Malek slaps the foot to one side.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Malek. That's going to slow Neeson down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Malek looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
An inside leg kick from Malek misses.
Malek swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Neeson wants to land a leg kick but Malek is out of range.
Neeson checks a leg kick.
Neeson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Malek counters with a left to the body.
Malek misses with a body kick.
Malek on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Nice defenses there by Neeson.
Neeson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Malek.
Malek pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Neeson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Malek's head backwards.
A chopping leg kick lands by Malek.
Liam Neeson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jai Malek is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malek connects with a body shot.
Neeson checks a leg kick nicely.
Neeson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Neeson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Malek can pounce on him.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
An inside leg kick lands from Neeson.
Neeson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Malek tries a low kick but Neeson avoids it.
Neeson misses with a body shot.
Malek dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Malek.
Malek misses with a low kick.
Malek throws a body kick that misses.
Malek lands with a kick to the temple. Neeson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Neeson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Malek.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malek scores with a crisp jab that stopped Neeson in his tracks.
Good leg kick by Malek there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Malek staying out of range there.
Neeson misses with a hook. Malek ducked under it nicely.
Neeson tests Malek's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Malek wants to land a leg kick but Neeson is out of range.
Malek feints and then cracks Neeson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Neeson down.
A lazy body kick from Neeson
enabling Malek to counter with a crisp jab.
Neeson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Malek counters with a nice low kick that buckles Neeson's knee momentarily.
Neeson throws the kick towards the body but Malek avoids it.
Neeson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Neeson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Malek throws a head kick but Neeson moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Malek scores with a kick to the body.
Malek connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Neeson is looking to score with low kicks.
Malek lands with a nice body kick.
Neeson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A decent looking cross lands there for Neeson.
Malek lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Malek chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Neeson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Malek.
Malek lands a right hook to the body.
Neeson throws a body kick that misses
and Malek counters with a slapping leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Malek moves into the clinch successfully.
Neeson misses with a punch to the body.
Neeson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jai Malek.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Malek, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jai Malek!
Jai Malek thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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