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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Liam Manfied (ranked 3457 p4p, 477 weight class) and Michael Malloy (ranked 3373 p4p, 463 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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215 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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189 cm
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215 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Liam Manfied!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Michael Malloy!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paul Aken and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Malloy.
Manfied defending well as Malloy loads up on a big left hand.
Malloy's coach down at Navy Street MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Malloy's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Manfied scores with a hook.
Malloy closes the distance and clinches.
Malloy is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Manfied is keeping busy.
Malloy works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A head punch on the inside from Manfied fails to land.
Manfied lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Malloy blocks an uppercut.
Manfied misses with a hook from the clinch.
Malloy is trying to stall.
Manfied throws a head punch that misses.
Manfied throws a punch but it's blocked by Malloy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manfied swings wildly with an uppercut but Malloy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Malloy looking to stall.
Manfied throws a punch but it's blocked by Malloy.
Nice body punch from Malloy - that landed with a thud.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Manfied.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Manfied.
Manfied swings wildly with an uppercut but Malloy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Malloy presses Manfied against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short uppercut from Manfied.
A bit of stalling here from Malloy.
Manfied lands with a right to the head.
Malloy will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Manfied up against the cage.
Manfied misses with a hook from the clinch.
Malloy taking a breather.
Malloy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Manfied looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Manfied misses with some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Manfied.
Manfied working aggressively here.
Manfied misses with a short punch on the inside.
Manfied throws a punch but it's blocked by Malloy.
Malloy blocks an uppercut.
Malloy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Malloy.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Manfied misses with a punch on the inside.
Malloy is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Manfied throws a punch but it's blocked by Malloy.
Manfied working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Manfied.
Malloy throws a head punch that misses.
Malloy blocks an uppercut.
Malloy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Malloy scores with a shot to the side of Manfied's head.
Manfied swings wildly with an uppercut but Malloy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Manfied prevents a body shot from Malloy.
A short left from Manfied.
Manfied throws a punch but it's blocked by Malloy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manfied lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Malloy taking a breather.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Manfied misses with some punches.
A short right from Manfied on the inside.
Malloy is trying to stall.
Malloy is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Malloy is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Manfied has denied him.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Michael Malloy.
A jab from Manfied misses.
Malloy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Manfied.
Manfied scores with a jab.
Manfied throws a lazy right hand but Malloy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Malloy lands the left hand.
Manfied misses with an uppercut. Malloy saw that one coming.
Manfied lands with a hook. Malloy tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Manfied tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Malloy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Malloy.
Manfied fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Malloy misses with a hook. Manfied ducked under it nicely.
Malloy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Malloy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Manfied.
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!
Manfied throws a jab but it's blocked by Malloy.
Manfied misses with a series of wild punches.
Manfied lands the left hand.
Manfied lands with a right hand.
Malloy throws a big shot that misses.
Some wild striking there from Manfied.
Manfied throws a right hand that Malloy ducks under and follows up with a left that Malloy also avoids with ease.
Malloy darts in and clinches Manfied up against the cage.
Malloy wants to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Liam Manfied dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Malloy defending well as Manfied loads up on a big left hand.
Manfied is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Malloy circles away from the clinch attempt
and Malloy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Manfied throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Malloy throws a series of punches but Manfied moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Manfied misses its target.
Malloy staying out of range there.
Manfied lands with a straight right. Malloy didn't see that one coming.
Manfied throws a right hand that misses
and Malloy counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Liam Manfied has been cut.
Malloy closes the distance and clinches.
Malloy is pushing Manfied up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Malloy tries a body shot but Manfied blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malloy tries to stall but Manfied uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Manfied.
Manfied fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Manfied lands an uppercut.
Malloy looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malloy throws a head punch that misses.
Malloy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Malloy tries to bum rush Manfied with a series of wild strikes but Manfied uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Malloy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Manfied.
Malloy swings for the body but Manfied moves out of range.
Manfied went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Manfied throws an off balance right hand
and Malloy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Manfied takes a swing at Malloy's ribcage but misses.
Manfied misses with the combination.
Liam Manfied seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Manfied throws a combination that misses
and Malloy counters with a nice uppercut.
Malloy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Manfied is looking for a counter combo.
A jab from Manfied does it's job there.
Manfied swings away with a body shot that misses
and Malloy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Malloy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Malloy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manfied moves to clinch but Malloy breaks away
and Malloy counters with a straight right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Manfied thows a left - swing and a miss!
Manfied bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Malloy's head backwards.
Malloy is rocked!
Malloy is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Manfied doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Malloy crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Malloy's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Liam Manfied!
Liam Manfied decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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