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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bismarck De Jager (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dennis Malone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Jager comes into the arena with Afrikanerhart blaring out of the sound system. This should be a great matchup!
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Solid boxing
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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
4 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Bismarck De Jager!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dennis Malone!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Colin Fray and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Jager takes a swing at Malone's ribcage but misses.
De Jager misses with a straight right.
Malone throws a head kick that De Jager semi-blocks.
It looks like Bismarck De Jager has been cut.
De Jager ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Malone moves away.
Malone tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
De Jager avoids the head kick by Malone.
De Jager moves out of range of the body kick from Malone.
Malone misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bismarck De Jager seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Jager throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
De Jager lands a nice shot to the body.
De Jager throws a leg kick but Malone sees it coming and moves out of range.
De Jager throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malone tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
De Jager scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
It looks like Dennis Malone has been cut.
De Jager throws a head kick but Malone moves out of range.
De Jager swings for the body but Malone moves out of range.
Nice takedown defense from De Jager. No joy for Malone on that attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Jager uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Malone.
De Jager is looking to wear down Malone with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
De Jager slaps away a takedown attempt from Malone, before circling back to the center of the mat.
De Jager clinches.
De Jager working aggressively here.
Malone is looking to control De Jager's arms but De Jager gets an underhook and turns him. Now Malone has his back to the cage.
Malone looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Malone swings wildly with an uppercut but De Jager uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Jager wants to break free but Malone has control.
De Jager lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
De Jager tries to work over Malone's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Malone blocking some punches.
A hook to the body from Malone.
Malone scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Malone is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
De Jager misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Jager tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Malone misses with a hook from the clinch.
De Jager presses Malone against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Malone blocking some punches.
Malone blocks an uppercut.
De Jager tries to work over Malone's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Malone.
Malone tried to land a shot to the body but connects with De Jager's elbow.
Malone wants to take the fight to the mat but De Jager manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Bismarck De Jager has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dennis Malone.
Malone looking to slow down the pace here.
De Jager manages to break the clinch.
Malone throws a leg kick but De Jager sees it coming and checks it nicely.
De Jager looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
De Jager lands with a nice body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Jager misses the shot to the body.
And Malone tries to counter it with a takedown but De Jager pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Malone takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Jager fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
De Jager throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Malone sees it coming and avoids it easily.
De Jager is looking to land body kicks.
Malone uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before De Jager has time to react.
De Jager lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Malone is trying hard to land a takedown here. De Jager sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Malone needs to keep his hands up - De Jager had a free shot at his head there.
De Jager is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Malone is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
De Jager connects with a body shot.
Malone shoots in but De Jager avoids the takedown attempt easily.
De Jager is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Malone.
Malone defending well as De Jager loads up on a big left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malone throws a body shot but no joy.
De Jager jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Malone lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Jager moves into range and connects with a jab.
Malone throws a hook to the side of De Jager's head but De Jager sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
De Jager scores with a jab to the body.
De Jager throws a leg kick but Malone moved away.
De Jager moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
De Jager doesn't manage to clinch there - Malone circles away.
De Jager scores with a sloppy right hand. Malone should have avoided that one.
Malone on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Malone darts in looking for a takedown but De Jager gets double underhooks and turns Malone into the cage.
A solid leg kick lands there for De Jager.
De Jager connects with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bismarck De Jager dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Malone keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from De Jager.
De Jager throws a quick inside leg kick.
Malone 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.
Malone gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
De Jager misses the jab.
A slow jab from De Jager misses its intended target.
De Jager misses with a straight right.
Malone is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
De Jager checks the leg kick nicely there.
Malone fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Jager manages to avoid it.
Malone misses with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Jager moves out of range of the leg kick from Malone.
De Jager throws a big counter combination but Malone scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Malone moves forwards but De Jager connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A momentary lapse in concentration from De Jager enables Malone to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. De Jager manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
De Jager looking to hit a scissor sweep but Malone is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Jager bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Malone's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Jager showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
De Jager passes Malone's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
De Jager perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
De Jager is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Malone can do to turn this around?
De Jager missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
De Jager slows the pace down in half guard.
De Jager wants to free his trapped foot but Malone is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Jager content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
De Jager wants to lay and pray for a moment but Malone keeps working.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
De Jager is keen to just control but Malone is a slippery customer.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Malone can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malone regains full guard. Nicely done.
De Jager wanted to stand there but Malone had control of the position.
Malone not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
De Jager bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
De Jager scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A chopping leg kick lands by Malone.
Malone throws a leg kick that is checked
and De Jager counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
De Jager throws a nice looking combination but Malone bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Malone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Jager was well out of range. Poor timing from Malone.
Malone throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. De Jager tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Malone is in De Jager's guard.
Malone with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malone postures up in De Jager's guard and throws a big left but De Jager blocks it.
Malone is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Malone stopping the sweep attempt from De Jager.
De Jager trying to control the position here.
Malone in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Malone stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. De Jager swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
De Jager tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Malone wants to control from the top but De Jager keeps moving.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bismarck De Jager dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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. This is the final round!
Malone fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging De Jager to the ground. Malone is now in De Jager's guard.
Malone throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Malone looking to pass the guard.
De Jager not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
De Jager looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
De Jager can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Malone controls the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malone looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malone throwing strikes but missing.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
De Jager utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Malone goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Malone tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bismarck De Jager is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Malone tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Malone takes a shot to the body in his stride.
De Jager lands an overhand right.
De Jager waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Malone.
Malone feints the counter takedown.
De Jager uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Malone.
Malone looks to land a body kick but De Jager moved away.
Dennis Malone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malone showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from De Jager.
De Jager throws a body punch but Malone moves out of range.
Malone with the counter takedown but De Jager avoids it easily.
De Jager scores with a punch to the head.
The fighters circling - De Jager throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Malone slips under a jab.
De Jager misses with a body shot.
Malone will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
De Jager misses the shot to the body.
Malone takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
De Jager sizes up Malone with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Malone scores with a jab to the body.
Malone drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
De Jager stops Malone from passing to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malone fails to land a wild elbow strike.
De Jager is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Malone is pressing down on De Jager's thigh, looking to free his foot. De Jager is holding on for now.
Dennis Malone has got the better of the ground game so far.
De Jager trying to control from the bottom.
De Jager keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Jager trying to control here.
De Jager is positioning himself well to prevent Malone advancing to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Malone looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Malone wants to control but De Jager is keeping him busy.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Malone takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dennis Malone.
I think De Jager 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bismarck De Jager!
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