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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Miron Miletic (ranked 24143 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rasheed Al Malik (ranked 23869 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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156 lbs
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157 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Miron Miletic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rasheed Al Malik!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Bruno Lombardi and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown attempt by Miletic or perhaps it was just good defense by Al Malik, which made it look bad.
Miletic stuffs the takedown attempt from Al Malik. Al Malik gets slowly back to his feet.
Al Malik looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Miletic is fending him off so far but Al Malik persists. Nope, Miletic circles away and we're back to standing.
Miletic misses with a takedown attempt
and Al Malik moves into the clinch.
Miletic lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Al Malik backwards.
Al Malik is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Al Malik ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Al Malik no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Al Malik controlling the position.
Miletic pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Al Malik is keeping the position for now.
Al Malik has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Miletic has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miletic trying to control the position from guard on top but Al Malik is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Al Malik is controlling Miletic's posture.
Al Malik's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Miletic preventing the sweep.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Al Malik tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Al Malik is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Miletic clinches with his opponent.
Miletic is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miron Miletic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Al Malik tries to pull guard but Miletic won't allow it.
Al Malik trying to land knees to the body.
Miletic cracks Al Malik with a nice body shot.
Miletic breaks from the clinch.
Al Malik doesn't manage to clinch there - Miletic circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miletic shoots in but Al Malik avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Miletic is breathing heavily.
Al Malik shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Miletic pinned against the cage. Miletic gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Miletic throws a big counter combination but Al Malik scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Miletic moves into the clinch.
Al Malik looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Miletic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Al Malik avoids a kick to the body.
Miletic with a poor takedown
and Al Malik counters with a left and a right that stings Miletic.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Malik shoots in but no luck this time.
A quick step to the side and Miletic tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice sprawl there from Al Malik as Miletic shoots in.
Miletic shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Al Malik shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Miletic as he jumps to the side.
Miletic displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Al Malik.
Al Malik shoots in but Miletic avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Al Malik dives in for a single leg takedown but Miletic sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Al Malik shoots in looking for a takedown but Miletic manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Al Malik's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Nice takedown defense from Al Malik. No joy for Miletic on that attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miron Miletic dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Miletic lands a head kick. Al Malik smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Al Malik shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Miletic as he avoids it easily.
Al Malik shoots for a takedown but Miletic saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Al Malik scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Al Malik leaves Miletic with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Miletic takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Al Malik shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Miron Miletic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rasheed Al Malik.
Al Malik shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Miletic sprawls well. Miletic wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Al Malik gets slowly back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miletic shoots in but Al Malik avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Miletic keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A jab from Miletic misses.
Miron Miletic is winning the standup battle so far.
Al Malik shoots for a double leg takedown but Miletic sprawls well. He's pushed Al Malik's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Al Malik shoots in for a takedown but Miletic shows good takedown defense.
Miletic moves into range and clinches up with Al Malik.
Miletic manages to break the clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Miletic drives through and clinches with Al Malik against the cage.
Miletic can't get the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miletic breaks from the clinch.
Miletic throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Al Malik cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Miletic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Miletic appears to be looking for a big counter.
Al Malik stuffs the takedown.
Al Malik looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Miletic swats away the attempt to clinch by Al Malik.
Al Malik looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Miletic is fending him off so far but Al Malik persists. Nope, Miletic circles away and we're back to standing.
Al Malik looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Miletic is fending him off so far but Al Malik persists. Nope, Miletic circles away and we're back to standing.
Al Malik shoots in for a takedown but Miletic shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Al Malik tries to close the distance and clinch up but Miletic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Al Malik doesn't manage to clinch there - Miletic circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miletic misses with a head kick.
Miletic keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Horrible takedown attempt by Miletic or perhaps it was just good defense by Al Malik, which made it look bad.
Miletic dives in and grabs Al Malik's left leg, looking for a takedown. Al Malik pushes down on Miletic's head and hops out.
Al Malik fails with a takedown attempt.
Al Malik goes for a double leg but Miletic avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Miletic continues to drive forward.
Miletic closes the distance and pushes Al Malik back into the cage.
Miletic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Al Malik can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miletic manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Al Malik is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Miletic is defending well.
Miletic is trying to pull guard but Al Malik has him pressed against the cage.
Miletic breaks from the clinch.
A good leg kick by Miletic.
Al Malik fails with the takedown.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Miletic closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miron Miletic dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A head kick misses from Al Malik.
Al Malik changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Miletic tries to avoid it but Al Malik manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Miletic to the ground. Miletic escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Miletic lands with a kick to the temple. Al Malik shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Rasheed Al Malik has been cut.
Miletic tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Al Malik paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Miletic shoots in and drives through. Al Malik sprawls well.
Miletic shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Al Malik pinned against the cage. Al Malik gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Al Malik changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Miletic tries to avoid it but Al Malik manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Miletic to the ground. Miletic escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Miletic wants to clinch up but Al Malik keeps it at a distance.
Al Malik instigates a clinch.
Al Malik stalling in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miletic looking to throw knees to the head but Al Malik is blocking nicely.
Al Malik jumps guard but Miletic stands there with Al Malik around his waist. Al Malik gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Miron Miletic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rasheed Al Malik.
Al Malik is working for takedown but Miletic is calmly controlling the position for now.
A bit of stalling here from Miletic.
Al Malik wants a takedown.
Miletic tries to pull guard but Al Malik holds him up against the cage and eventually Miletic drops back down to his feet.
Miletic is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Al Malik to keep the fight standing.
Al Malik pulls guard.
Al Malik working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Malik lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Al Malik stopping the sweep attempt from Miletic.
Al Malik is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Miletic working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Al Malik.
Miletic is looking to stand back up but Al Malik counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Miletic.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Malik content to control rather than advance.
Miletic avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Al Malik.
Al Malik thows a huge punch but Miletic dodges it nicely.
Al Malik takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Let's hope that Al Malik 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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Miletic avoids the head kick by Al Malik.
Al Malik instigates a clinch.
Al Malik tries to circle away but Miletic has him pinned against the cage.
Al Malik is looking to take this one to the mat.
Miletic wants a takedown.
Miletic tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Al Malik just stands there and leans against the cage.
Al Malik gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Miletic.
Al Malik jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Miletic walks away with a smile on his face. Al Malik gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Rasheed Al Malik has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Miron Miletic is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Miletic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rasheed Al Malik comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Miletic 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miron Miletic!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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