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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Simeon Malaya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy McLarnin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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180 lbs
51 - 23 - 1 |
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183 lbs
14 - 9 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
51 - 23 - 1, fighting out of London, Simeon Malaya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimmy McLarnin!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Cecil Peabody and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McLarnin slips under a jab from Malaya.
Simeon Malaya seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Malaya throws a head kick that half lands.
Malaya fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McLarnin manages to avoid it.
Malaya throws a body kick that misses
and McLarnin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McLarnin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Malaya.
McLarnin on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Malaya connects with a solid leg kick.
Malaya throws a hook but McLarnin blocks it.
Malaya connects with a single shot there.
Malaya lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Malaya.
McLarnin checks a leg kick.
McLarnin is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Malaya throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McLarnin feints a counter leg kick.
A low kick from Malaya is predictable there
and McLarnin counters with a takedown into side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McLarnin has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Malaya!
Malaya is trying to escape the mount.
Malaya is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Malaya tries to reverse the position but McLarnin maintains control.
McLarnin controlling from mount.
Malaya is in all sorts of trouble here.
McLarnin takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Malaya sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malaya looking for submissions off his back.
McLarnin tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Malaya.
Malaya trying to control from the bottom.
McLarnin wants to pass the guard but Malaya is defending well.
McLarnin is trying to control the action in half guard but Malaya is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McLarnin perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
McLarnin is looking for a kimura here.
McLarnin trying to control the action but Malaya is working from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
A slow jab from Malaya misses its intended target.
Malaya throws a sloppy head kick
and Malaya takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McLarnin scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Simeon Malaya has been cut.
Malaya throws the left hand but McLarnin avoids the punch easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McLarnin moves into the clinch.
Malaya struggles to land a body shot inside as McLarnin controls his hands.
Malaya misses with some punches.
Malaya is pressed up against the cage. McLarnin has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Malaya down to the mat. Malaya avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Nice defenses there by McLarnin.
A nice leg kick lands there from Malaya.
McLarnin blocks a jab.
McLarnin is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
McLarnin throws a right hand that Malaya ducks under and follows up with a left that Malaya also avoids with ease.
McLarnin avoids the head kick by Malaya.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McLarnin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Malaya. Malaya obviously looking to wear him down.
Malaya throws a leg kick
and McLarnin counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Malaya wants to get back to full guard.
Malaya is in trouble now - McLarnin has advanced to mount!
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 Simeon Malaya will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Simeon Malaya's cut.
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.
A shot to the body from Malaya misses
enabling McLarnin to counter with a crisp jab.
Malaya wants to slow McLarnin down by chopping away at his legs.
Malaya smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
McLarnin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Malaya tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Malaya lands with a straight right. McLarnin didn't see that one coming.
McLarnin walks into a stiff left hand from Malaya.
A head kick by Malaya misses
and McLarnin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McLarnin fails to land with a series of punches.
Malaya scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Malaya with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Malaya lands with a kick to the temple. McLarnin shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Malaya throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and McLarnin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Malaya throws a low kick but it's checked well by McLarnin.
Malaya stuffs the takedown attempt from McLarnin. McLarnin gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malaya gets off balance looking for a body kick
and McLarnin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from McLarnin.
Malaya throws a series of punches but McLarnin moves out of range.
A low kick from Malaya is predictable there
and McLarnin counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Well, if McLarnin is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
McLarnin prevents Malaya from improving his position.
Jimmy McLarnin has got the better of the ground game so far.
McLarnin is working for a kimura but Malaya is defending it quite comfortably.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McLarnin trying to control the action but Malaya is working from the bottom.
McLarnin is controlling the pace.
McLarnin is stalling here. Malaya is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! McLarnin seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Malaya has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McLarnin is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
McLarnin bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Malaya throws an off balance right hand
and Malaya takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McLarnin has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Malaya bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of McLarnin's head.
McLarnin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Malaya. Malaya obviously looking to wear him down.
McLarnin checks a low kick from Malaya.
McLarnin throws a counter combo.
Malaya jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malaya throws a hook but McLarnin blocks it.
McLarnin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Malaya. Malaya obviously looking to wear him down.
McLarnin ducks right into an uppercut from Malaya.
Malaya feints and then cracks McLarnin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McLarnin down.
Malaya throws a leg kick that misses.
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!
McLarnin closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Malaya's guard.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Malaya manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Malaya misses with a short punch on the inside.
McLarnin blocks an uppercut.
Malaya manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
McLarnin breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simeon Malaya dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Simeon Malaya's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Malaya connects with a good right hand that stumbles McLarnin. McLarnin circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Malaya looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Malaya lands a lovely overhand right.
Malaya displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from McLarnin.
A good leg kick by Malaya.
McLarnin moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Malaya misses with a kick to the body.
Malaya throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
McLarnin is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice inside leg kick there by Malaya. That's going to slow McLarnin down.
Malaya throws a low kick but McLarnin moves out of range easily.
Malaya throws a head kick that misses.
Malaya throws a head kick but McLarnin moves out of range.
Jimmy McLarnin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malaya misses with an uppercut.
Malaya comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Malaya connects with an inside leg kick.
McLarnin lands a left and a right that send Malaya crashing to the mat, dazed. McLarnin thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Malaya tries a low kick but McLarnin avoids it.
McLarnin checks a leg kick nicely.
Malaya scores with a head kick. McLarnin tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Malaya throws a body shot but no joy.
Malaya cracks McLarnin with a good jab.
Malaya tries a head kick but it misses.
McLarnin gets a takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McLarnin content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that McLarnin has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
McLarnin takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Malaya is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Well, if McLarnin is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Jimmy McLarnin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malaya is not content to let McLarnin control the position.
Malaya keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Malaya trying to control but McLarnin postures up.
McLarnin is looking to take a break and control but Malaya is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Malaya throws a leg kick but McLarnin checks it.
Malaya throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Simeon Malaya is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Malaya is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McLarnin.
Malaya misses with a double jab
and McLarnin counters with a stiff right hand.
Malaya moves into range and connects with a jab.
Malaya misses with a right hand
and McLarnin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McLarnin lands with an uppercut that bounces Malaya off the cage and back into range.
Malaya connects with a body shot.
Malaya throws a leg kick
and McLarnin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Malaya misses with a left hand
and McLarnin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Malaya is rocked!
Malaya gets off balance looking for a body kick
letting McLarnin counter with a right hand.
Oh Malaya is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
McLarnin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Malaya misses with a lunging right hand
and McLarnin counters with a crisp right that sends Malaya to the canvas! McLarnin follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jimmy McLarnin!
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energy
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FIGHT
RATING
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