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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pierre Le Pain (ranked 3773 p4p, 3833 weight class) and Andrew Mal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Pierre Le Pain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andrew Mal!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Sam Margolis and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mal misses with a takedown attempt
and Le Pain counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Le Pain.
Le Pain pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Mal blocks the elbow strike.
Mal stalling in the clinch.
Mal cracks Le Pain with a nice body shot.
Mal breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mal tries to close the distance and clinch up but Le Pain swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Le Pain seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mal.
Mal has Le Pain up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mal escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mal wants to clinch.
Le Pain throws an overhand right that lands on Mal's shoulder, as Mal tries to avoid the shot.
Le Pain avoids the head kick by Mal.
Le Pain tries to keep at a distance but Mal has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mal has Le Pain pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Le Pain manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Pierre Le Pain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrew Mal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mal avoids the elbow strike from Le Pain, against the cage.
Le Pain could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Mal avoids the elbow strike from Le Pain, against the cage.
Le Pain blocks an uppercut.
Mal stalling against the cage.
Le Pain misses with an elbow strike.
Mal manages to break the clinch.
No luck for Mal with that takedown attempt.
Pierre Le Pain is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mal scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mal rushes Le Pain and presses him up against the cage.
Mal tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Le Pain pushes off an throws an elbow but Mal leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Mal with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mal is trying to break the clinch but Le Pain is controlling him.
Mal goes for a takedown attempt but Le Pain pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Mal shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mal is looking for a kimura here.
Le Pain trying to control but Mal postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mal content to control rather than advance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Andrew Mal dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Mal shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Le Pain but Le Pain pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Le Pain is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Mal.
Mal fails with a takedown attempt.
Le Pain circles away from the clinch attempt.
Le Pain tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Mal manages to circle out of the way.
Mal shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Le Pain as he jumps to the side.
Pierre Le Pain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrew Mal.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mal shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Le Pain defends it nicely.
Mal looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Le Pain is fending him off so far but Mal persists. Nope, Le Pain circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Pain throws out a loose jab but Mal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mal tries to clinch up but Le Pain circles away and keeps his distance.
Mal throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Le Pain's waist but Le Pain gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mal off to one side.
Mal tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Le Pain paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice straight punches there by Le Pain. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Le Pain.
Mal dives in for a single leg takedown but Le Pain sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Mal is breathing heavily.
Le Pain misses with a lunging right hand
and Mal counters with a one-two to the body.
Mal blocks a jab.
Le Pain throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mal sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mal.
Mal wants to clinch up but Le Pain keeps it at a distance.
Mal is looking to clinch.
Mal tries to clinch up but Le Pain circles away and keeps his distance.
A big right from Le Pain misses.
Le Pain jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A swing and a miss from Le Pain.
Mal shoots in for a takedown but Le Pain shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Le Pain misses the jab.
Le Pain is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Mal's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le Pain misses with a hook.
Mal misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mal fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Le Pain tries to counter by clinching up but Mal breaks away and moves out of range.
Le Pain throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Andrew Mal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Le Pain throws the left hand but Mal avoids the punch easily.
Mal dives in for a single leg takedown but Le Pain sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Le Pain lands with an overhand left.
Le Pain slaps away a takedown attempt from Mal, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le Pain throws a hook to the side of Mal's head but Mal sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Le Pain just misses with a punch to the body.
Mal misses with a takedown attempt
and Le Pain holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Le Pain throws an elbow but it misses.
Le Pain throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mal tries for a takedown but Le Pain manages to get underhooks.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mal is trying to break free.
Le Pain gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pierre Le Pain dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Mal drives through and clinches with Le Pain against the cage.
Mal avoids the elbow strike from Le Pain, against the cage.
Mal blocks an elbow strike from Le Pain.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Le Pain just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mal's brow.
Mal tries to pull guard but Le Pain holds him up against the cage and eventually Mal drops back down to his feet.
Mal jumps into guard, dragging Le Pain to the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Le Pain missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Le Pain trying to control the position from guard on top but Mal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Le Pain might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Mal is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Pain trying to control but Mal postures up.
Le Pain on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Le Pain tries to get out of the position.
Le Pain won't allow Mal to pass to mount.
Mal seems to be looking for submissions.
Mal with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's two 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.
Le Pain is trying to control but can't.
Mal controlling the action here.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Le Pain throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mal! But no joy.
Le Pain looks to score with a jab to the body but Mal is just out of range.
Le Pain looks to land a left hand but Mal moved out of range nicely.
Pierre Le Pain is winning the standup battle so far.
Mal dives in and grabs Le Pain's left leg, looking for a takedown. Le Pain pushes down on Mal's head and hops out.
Le Pain tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Mal manages to circle out of the way.
Le Pain misses with an uppercut.
Mal tries to clinch but Le Pain is having none of it.
Andrew Mal is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mal.
Pierre Le Pain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrew Mal.
Le Pain slaps away a takedown attempt from Mal, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Mal takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mal tries to close the distance and clinch up but Le Pain swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Le Pain wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Mal goes for a double leg but Le Pain avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Le Pain continues to drive forward.
Le Pain wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mal.
A punch combination from Mal misses.
Le Pain seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Le Pain misses with a straight right.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mal tries to clinch up but Le Pain circles away and keeps his distance.
Le Pain jabs Mal right on the nose. Mal blinks but takes it well.
Mal throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
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 Pierre Le Pain.
I think Le Pain 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pierre Le Pain!
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energy
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hype
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