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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Steven Malloy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Skelter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Malloy kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Next Contestant. Skelter has chosen The Beatles - "Helter Skelter" as his entrance music. The key to victory for Steven Malloy has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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135 lbs
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144 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Steven Malloy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jimmy Skelter!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Franklyn Lucas and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A leg kick checked by Malloy.
Skelter takes one on the chin but seems OK.
It looks like Jimmy Skelter has been cut.
No joy there for Malloy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Some wild striking there from Skelter.
Skelter walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Skelter scores with a jab to the jaw.
Malloy throws the left hand but Skelter avoids the punch easily.
Malloy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Malloy misses with a combination
and Skelter counters with a shoot takedown. Malloy fights it but they end up in guard.
Skelter trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Malloy looking for a sweep. Not yet Malloy, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Skelter passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Malloy is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Skelter tries to advance to mount but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skelter prevents Malloy from escaping the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Malloy misses with a double jab
and Skelter counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Malloy scores with a jab to the head.
Malloy throws a nice looking combination but Skelter bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Skelter lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Malloy circles away quickly and effectively.
Malloy defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Skelter.
Malloy keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Malloy really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Skelter thuds a left hand into Malloy's body.
A telegraphed right hand from Malloy misses the target.
A jab from Malloy does it's job there.
Skelter scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Skelter throws an overhand right that lands on Malloy's shoulder, as Malloy tries to avoid the shot.
Malloy is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Malloy bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Malloy jabs at Skelter's body.
Malloy throws the left hand but Skelter avoids the punch easily.
Steven Malloy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Skelter gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Malloy.
Skelter cracks Malloy with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skelter ducks under a wild hook from Malloy.
Skelter blocks a jab.
A combination from Malloy does no damage.
Skelter fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Malloy sprawls well initially but Skelter persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Skelter winds up and cracks Malloy with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Skelter tries to pass to full mount but Malloy defends it.
Skelter seems to be working for a kimura but Malloy defends the submission attempt.
Skelter looks gassed!
Skelter trying to mount his opponent but Malloy defends it.
Malloy wants to get back to his feet.
Skelter prevents Malloy from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Skelter is trying to control. Malloy wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Skelter uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Malloy.
Malloy misses with a double jab
and Skelter counters with a nice uppercut.
No joy there for Malloy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Malloy throws a shot from downtown. Skelter moves away and avoids it.
Malloy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Skelter closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Malloy did well to prevent Skelter getting side control.
Malloy wants to get back to his feet.
Malloy has hold of Skelter's hands but Skelter slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Skelter lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Malloy is trying to stand back up but Skelter is controlling him
Skelter missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Skelter throwing shots but Malloy is blocking nicely.
Skelter misses with a head shot. Malloy uses the momentum to regain guard.
Skelter thows a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malloy trying to control the position.
Malloy will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Skelter tries a low kick but Malloy avoids it.
Malloy misses the body punch
and Skelter counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Skelter.
Malloy not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Skelter with a flurry of punches that miss.
Skelter passes Malloy's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Malloy moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Malloy wants to sweep but no luck.
Skelter stops Malloy from standing up.
Skelter trying to control the position from guard on top but Malloy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Skelter dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jimmy Skelter's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Skelter lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Skelter cracks a nice hook into Malloy's ribs.
Skelter closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Malloy throws a hook but Skelter avoids it easily.
Skelter moves out of range as Malloy strikes.
Malloy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Skelter sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Skelter shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A jab from Malloy finds it's way through Skelter's defenses.
Skelter moves out of range as Malloy strikes.
Skelter bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Malloy's head backwards.
A punch combination from Skelter misses.
Malloy lands with a shot to the body.
Skelter scores a takedown into full mount!
Skelter is breathing heavily.
Skelter lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Malloy wants to control but Skelter is having none of it.
Malloy can't escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malloy wants to get back to his feet.
Skelter unloading with bombs!
Skelter controlling from the full mount.
Malloy working to try and regain half guard.
Skelter has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Malloy's face.
Skelter landing strikes from the mount.
Skelter scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Malloy knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Skelter on the ground.
Skelter raining down shots from the mount!
Skelter working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malloy swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Malloy is looking to get to half guard.
Malloy is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Malloy throwing hammer fists to the chest of Skelter. What's that going to do exactly?
Malloy is trying to escape the mount.
Malloy in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Malloy takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Malloy tries to hold on but Skelter pushes him away.
Malloy somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Skelter avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Skelter ducks under a wild hook from Malloy.
Skelter fails with the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malloy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Skelter.
Skelter misses with a jab, cross combination.
Skelter showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Malloy.
The crowd cheers as Malloy lands an impressive looking overhand right. Skelter doesn't seem phased though.
Malloy ducks under a wild hook from Skelter.
Skelter tries to land a leg kick but Malloy saw it coming and moves away.
Malloy is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Malloy falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Skelter to counter with a crisp jab.
Skelter connects with a crisp jab.
Malloy throws a left and a right that both miss
and Skelter counters with a straight right hand.
No joy there for Malloy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Steven Malloy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Skelter jabs Malloy right on the nose. Malloy blinks but takes it well.
Skelter scores with a nice strike.
Malloy throws a big shot that misses.
Malloy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Skelter thuds a left hand into Malloy's body.
Malloy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Skelter lands.
Malloy misses with a straight right.
Jab, jab by Skelter - just one landing.
Malloy misses with a body shot
and Skelter counters with a nice double leg into side control. Malloy won't be happy with that.
Skelter lands some shots froms side control.
Skelter grinds an elbow into Malloy's temple.
Malloy is rocked!
Malloy takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Skelter lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Malloy down.
Oh Malloy is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Malloy sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Malloy tries to roll over but Skelter keeps him under control.
Malloy seems to have got his legs back now.
Skelter working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Malloy wants to get back to full guard.
Skelter working the head and body with strikes.
Skelter missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Skelter with the ground and pound but Malloy uses the opportunity to regain guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Skelter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jimmy Skelter'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. This is the final round!
Skelter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Malloy scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Malloy with a hook.
Malloy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Skelter moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Skelter throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Malloy's waist but Malloy gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Skelter off to one side.
Malloy throws a combination that misses
and Skelter counters with a thumping low kick.
The fighters circling - Skelter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Malloy cracks Skelter with an open hand slap.
Malloy misses with a wild combination.
Skelter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A swing and a miss from Malloy.
Malloy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Skelter counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Skelter lands the left hand.
Malloy waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Skelter.
Skelter ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Skelter takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Malloy misses with the combination.
Skelter will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skelter closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Skelter sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Malloy defending well though.
Skelter working over Malloy with some ground and pound. Malloy looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Malloy regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Skelter.
Skelter thows a big elbow that misses.
Malloy not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Malloy keeping moving, preventing Skelter from controlling successfully.
Malloy wants to sweep but no luck.
Skelter trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Skelter ducks under a wild hook from Malloy.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Skelter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malloy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Skelter sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Steven Malloy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Malloy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Malloy keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Malloy is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Skelter scores with a shot to the body.
Skelter throws a series of punches but Malloy avoids them all with ease.
Skelter throws a leg kick but Malloy checks it.
Skelter closes this distance looking for a takedown but Malloy circles away.
Skelter shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Malloy defends it nicely.
Steven Malloy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Skelter.
Jab, jab by Malloy - just one landing.
Malloy throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Skelter on the side of the head.
Malloy misses with a combination
letting Skelter counter with a right hand.
Malloy scores with a shot to the body.
Malloy scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A jab from Malloy finds it's way through Skelter's defenses.
No joy there for Malloy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skelter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Skelter is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Malloy.
Skelter gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Malloy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Skelter.
Skelter feints and as Malloy raises his hands in defense, Skelter changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Skelter wants to control from the top but Malloy keeps moving.
Malloy is looking to stand up but Skelter isn't so interested in that idea.
Malloy will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Skelter stops Malloy from standing up.
Skelter wants to pass the guard but Malloy is keeping the position.
Skelter works over Malloy with some ground and pound from guard.
Malloy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Malloy wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Malloy looks to throw the jab but Skelter is out of range.
Malloy lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Malloy misses the jab.
Malloy blocks a leg kick.
Malloy misses with a few strikes there.
Skelter shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Malloy is trying to defend but Skelter finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Malloy is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Skelter scores with a couple of nice shots.
Skelter not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Skelter looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Malloy with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Malloy wants to control but Skelter passes into side.
Malloy stops Skelter from passing to mount.
Malloy pushes Skelter away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Skelter gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
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 Steven Malloy.
I think Skelter has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight for Jimmy Skelter!
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight for Jimmy Skelter!
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight for Jimmy Skelter!
Jimmy Skelter wins by unanimous decision!
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