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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Finn Urbansky (ranked 25875 p4p, 21199 weight class) and Skinhead Malone (ranked 396 p4p, 407 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Finn Urbansky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Skinhead Malone!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Urbansky fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Malone has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Urbansky tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Malone avoids it.
Malone tries to pull guard but Urbansky won't allow it.
Urbansky breaks the clinch.
Urbansky swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Malone instigates a clinch.
Malone managing to block the knees to the body from Urbansky.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Urbansky is pressed up against the cage. Malone has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Urbansky down to the mat. Urbansky avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Urbansky dives in and scores a takedown into Malone's guard.
Malone seems keen to control Urbansky's posture.
Malone wants to stand but Urbansky is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malone is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Urbansky knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Malone on the ground.
Malone is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Malone bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Urbansky's guard.
Malone sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Urbansky's guard.
Malone throwing shots but Urbansky is blocking nicely.
Malone controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malone is trying to control. Urbansky wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Urbansky avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Malone.
Urbansky looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Malone takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Malone is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malone tries to pass the half guard into mount. Urbansky knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Malone trying to control the pace.
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.
Urbansky forces Malone back against the cage and clinches.
Malone managing to block the knees to the body from Urbansky.
Urbansky is pressed up against the cage. Malone has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Urbansky down to the mat. Urbansky avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Finn Urbansky has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Skinhead Malone.
Malone misses with a straight right.
Urbansky throws a big counter combination but Malone scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Malone misses with a hook to the body
and Urbansky moves into the clinch.
Urbansky breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Malone misses with a few strikes there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Urbansky keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Urbansky is looking for a counter combo.
Malone tries a head kick but it misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Finn Urbansky will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Urbansky instigates a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Malone.
Urbansky escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Urbansky stuffs the takedown attempt from Malone. Malone gets slowly back to his feet.
Urbansky moves into the clinch successfully.
Malone looking to throw knees to the head but Urbansky is blocking nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Urbansky tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Malone avoids it.
Urbansky breaks the clinch.
Urbansky stuffs the takedown attempt from Malone. Malone gets slowly back to his feet.
Urbansky throws a big counter combination but Malone scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malone chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Urbansky can pounce on him.
Malone dives in and grabs Urbansky's left leg, looking for a takedown. Urbansky pushes down on Malone's head and hops out.
Finn Urbansky has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Skinhead Malone.
Urbansky moves into the clinch.
Malone jumps guard but Urbansky turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Urbansky working Malone over with knees to the body.
Urbansky missing with knees to the body.
Malone tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Urbansky just stands there and leans against the cage.
Urbansky crunches a lovely knee into Malone's ribcage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malone tries for a takedown. No joy.
Malone ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Malone no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Urbansky stands up and waves to Malone to follow him.
Urbansky closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Malone ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Malone no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Urbansky showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Urbansky gets to his feet. Malone looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urbansky has taken the fight to the clinch.
Malone prevents a body shot from Urbansky.
Urbansky is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Malone is defending well for now.
Urbansky's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Urbansky clinches with his opponent.
Malone changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Urbansky fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Urbansky gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Urbansky has Malone pressed against the cage, preventing Malone from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Urbansky with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Malone blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Urbansky pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Urbansky lands a nice leg kick that just misses Malone's sensitive parts.
Urbansky clinches with his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Malone tries to break the clinch but Urbansky is controlling the position.
Malone drops down looking for an ankle pick but Urbansky pulls his leg out and moves away.
Malone looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Finn Urbansky 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Malone.
Urbansky is looking to counter the offense by Malone and move into the clinch.
Malone is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
As Malone looks to move away, Urbansky throws a big counter combo but Malone just gets out of the way.
Urbansky moves into range and clinches up with Malone.
Malone decides to pull guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malone trying to keep a closed guard but Urbansky is proving a slippery customer.
Urbansky engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malone is looking to stand up but Urbansky isn't so interested in that idea.
Urbansky postures up.
Malone wants to stand but Urbansky is controlling the position.
Urbansky won't allow Malone to sweep him here.
Urbansky being controlled here momentarily.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Urbansky is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Malone can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Urbansky rushes Malone and presses him up against the cage.
Urbansky misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Malone.
Urbansky's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Malone shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Urbansky as he jumps to the side.
Malone shoots in looking for a takedown. Urbansky tries to sprawl out of it but Malone keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Urbansky manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Urbansky appears to be looking for a big counter.
Finn Urbansky has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Skinhead Malone.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malone changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Urbansky tries to avoid it but Malone manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Urbansky to the ground. Urbansky escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Malone takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Urbansky clinches up against the cage.
Malone is looking to break free of the clinch but Urbansky has double underhooks.
Malone jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Urbansky walks away with a smile on his face. Malone gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Malone is looking to clinch.
As Malone tries to get set, Urbansky tries to push him back and clinch up but Malone manages to avoid the attempt.
Malone gets tackled into the cage by Urbansky. Urbansky maintains the clinch.
Malone tries to pull guard but Urbansky won't allow it.
Urbansky breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Finn Urbansky is winning the standup battle so far.
Malone shoots in for a takedown but Urbansky shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Urbansky clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Urbansky breaks from the clinch.
Urbansky closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Malone quickly recovers to half guard.
Urbansky decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Malone fails with the takedown
and Urbansky counters by clinching up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Urbansky putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Malone in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Urbansky obliges.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Malone avoiding damage as Urbansky throws knees to the body.
Skinhead Malone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Finn Urbansky is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Urbansky using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Finn Urbansky showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Urbansky, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Finn Urbansky!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
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