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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dwayne Fair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Malakoso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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177 cm
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185 lbs
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186 cm
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192 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dwayne Fair! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Carlos Malakoso! The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Fair tries to clinch up. A punch combination from Fair misses. Fair looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Fair tries for a takedown but Malakoso sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. Malakoso throws a nice looking combination but Fair bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Carlos Malakoso seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Fair throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Malakoso throws a nice looking combination but Fair bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Some wild striking there from Fair.
Malakoso lands a glancing blow to the side of Fair's head. Malakoso wants to clinch. Malakoso scores with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Malakoso misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Malakoso clinches. Malakoso presses Fair against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Malakoso is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. Fair can't break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Malakoso makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Malakoso misses with the head strike.
Fair blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Malakoso - that landed with a thud.
Fair is trying to break the clinch but Malakoso is controlling him. Malakoso lands a right hand. Malakoso throws a punch but it's blocked by Fair. Malakoso lands an uppercut. Malakoso lands a left hand.
Malakoso throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fairs head. Malakoso lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Malakoso can't find room to land a body shot as Fair controls the action.
Malakoso lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. A left hand lands to the body for Malakoso.
Fair blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fair blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Malakoso throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Good body shot from Malakoso.
Fair blocking some punches.
Malakoso blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Malakoso.
Malakoso lands with a left to the head. Malakoso softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Malakoso lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Malakoso blocks an elbow strike. Malakoso throws a punch but it's blocked by Fair. Fair looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Malakoso is working Fair over against the cage. Fair is looking to break free of the clinch but Malakoso has double underhooks. Malakoso swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Malakoso. Malakoso fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Malakoso. Fair blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Malakoso fails to land. Fair blocking some punches.
Malakoso swings wildly with an uppercut but Fair uses good head movement to avoid it. Fair has had enough of the clinch but Malakoso keeps him there for the moment. Malakoso's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not. Fair misses with the head strike.
Fair fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Malakoso lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Malakoso cracks Fair with a nice body shot. Malakoso lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Malakoso fails to land. Malakoso lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fair jumps guard but Malakoso stands there with Fair around his waist. Fair gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dwayne Fair. That's going to take a lot out of him. Malakoso working aggressively here.
Fair tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Malakoso scores with a shot to the side of Fair's head. Fair manages to break the clinch.
Malakoso throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Fair counters with a shoot takedown. Malakoso fights it but they end up in guard. Fair is breathing heavily. Fair prevents Malakoso from getting back to his feet. We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Malakoso can do anything to dispel that myth. Fair wants to control from the top but Malakoso keeps moving. Fair working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Malakoso is looking to stand up but Fair isn't so interested in that idea. Fair thows a big elbow that misses. Fair would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Malakoso dominated that round. 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.
Fair throws a series of punches but Malakoso moves out of range. Malakoso misses with a series of wild punches.
Fair tries to clinch up but Malakoso circles away and keeps his distance. A combination from Malakoso does no damage. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Malakoso scores with a crisp jab that stopped Fair in his tracks. Fair takes a shot right to the bread basket. Fair takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Decent striking displayed by Malakoso there. Fair shoots in for a takedown but Malakoso shows good takedown defense. Malakoso looks to score with a jab to the body but Fair is just out of range. A cross from Malakoso lands. Malakoso misses with a body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Malakoso. Malakoso throws a nice looking combination but Fair bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round. Malakoso throws a right and a left that Fair avoids nicely. Malakoso misses with an uppercut. Fair saw that one coming. Malakoso connects with the punch. Good exchange - Malakoso coming out on top. Malakoso throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Malakoso lands a body shot.
Malakoso lands a jab-cross combination. Malakoso displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Fair. A looping hook to the body misses from Malakoso. Fair does a little dance to reset his feet. Malakoso misses with a looping left. Malakoso stalks Fair and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Fair's face. Fair staggers backwards, shaken. Malakoso lands a head shot. Fair moves away from the strike by Malakoso. Malakoso lands with an uppercut that bounces Fair off the cage and back into rage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Fair takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Malakoso with a body punch. A glancing blow. Nice body punch from Malakoso. Fair will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dwayne Fair. That's going to take a lot out of him. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Malakoso cracks Fair with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Fair avoids the body shot from Malakoso.
Fair ducks under a wild hook from Malakoso. Malakoso scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Malakoso moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination. Malakoso lands a nice shot that snaps Fair's head back.
Malakoso throws a hook but Fair blocks it. Malakoso will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Malakoso scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Fair takes a body punch but keeps moving. Fair misses with a combination
and Malakoso counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Malakoso throws a right and a left that both miss. Malakoso fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fair manages to avoid it. Decent striking displayed by Malakoso there. Malakoso lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Fair 's head but he takes it in his stride. Malakoso scores with a nice head shot. Malakoso throws a good cross that connects.
Malakoso misses with a wild body shot. Malakoso cracks Fair with an open hand slap. Malakoso looks to land a combination but Fair avoids it well. Malakoso throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fair. Malakoso lands a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Jab by Malakoso. Fair thows a body shot but no joy. Fair lands a jab to the nose. Dwayne Fair is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. A big right from Malakoso misses. A combination from Malakoso does no damage. Malakoso missing with a left hand there. Fair was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Fair connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Malakoso fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fair, pushing him back against the cage. Malakoso misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Malakoso lands with a right to the head. A hook to the body from Malakoso.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Malakoso misses with a short punch on the inside. Malakoso pushes Fair back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. A head punch on the inside from Malakoso fails to land. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Malakoso creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Malakoso lands on the inside with an uppercut. A short right from Malakoso. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Malakoso showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. That's time! Fair's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Malakoso wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Malakoso throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Malakoso misses the shot to the body. Malakoso looks to land a left hand but Fair moved out of range nicely. Malakoso throws a right hand that Fair ducks under and follows up with a left that Fair also avoids with ease. Malakoso leaves Fair with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. Malakoso connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. Fair fails with a takedown attempt from distance. Fair misses with a hook. Malakoso ducked under it nicely. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Jab by Malakoso. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Malakoso will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fair looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. Malakoso is looking to clinch. Malakoso throws a body punch but Fair moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round. Malakoso wants to clinch up but Fair keeps it at a distance. Malakoso moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Fair takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Fair shoots for a takedown but Malakoso saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dwayne Fair. That's going to take a lot out of him. Fair keeps the fight on the outside. Carlos Malakoso seems to be getting the better of the standup. Fair moves forwards but Malakoso connects with a nice, crisp jab. Malakoso dips to his left and cracks Fair with an uppercut! Malakoso wants to clinch up but Fair keeps it at a distance. Fair shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Malakoso sprawls well. Malakoso wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Fair gets slowly back to his feet. Malakoso changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Malakoso jabs at Fair's body. Malakoso's corner calls for a 1-2. Malakoso obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Malakoso thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Fair takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Malakoso throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Malakoso moves into range and connects with a jab. Malakoso swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fair misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. Malakoso misses with a combination
and Fair counters with a nice double leg into side control. Malakoso won't be happy with that. Malakoso is pushing Fair's head away, looking to escape. Fair manages to hold on to the position though. Malakoso is not content to let Fair control the position. Malakoso wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Dwayne Fair has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Malakoso tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck. Malakoso wants to get back to his feet.
Malakoso is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
And that's the end of the fight! I would just about give that final round to Carlos Malakoso. I've got Malakoso winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30 Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30 Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carlos Malakoso!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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