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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Maynardo Greco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Malurky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Greco kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is after the slam watch for this.. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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168 lbs
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162 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Maynardo Greco!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dan Malurky!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greco avoids a punch combination nicely.
Malurky swinging wildly here.
A big right from Malurky misses.
Malurky throws a right and a left that both miss.
Malurky misses with the combination.
Malurky throws a lazy right hand but Greco sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malurky misses with a looping left.
Greco steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Malurky.
Greco on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Greco shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Malurky manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malurky wants to stand up but Greco is controlling him.
Greco lands a couple of digs.
Malurky seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Greco throws a big right hand that misses.
Malurky working for a triangle but Greco defends it easily.
Malurky 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.
Greco stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Malurky swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Greco keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Malurky's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malurky looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Greco advances to half guard.
Malurky gets back to full guard.
Malurky 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.
Malurky trying to keep a closed guard but Greco is proving a slippery customer.
Malurky wants to get back to his feet but Greco is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Greco with a nice head shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greco stopping the sweep attempt from Malurky.
Greco throwing strikes from guard but Malurky blocks nicely.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Malurky keeping moving, preventing Greco from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A nice combination there by Malurky.
Greco looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Greco lands a couple of elbows.
Malurky lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Greco!
Poor strikes thrown by Malurky there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malurky throwing strikes here but Greco is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Malurky working for a guillotine from mount but Greco is in no mood to give up.
Malurky fails to take his opponent's back.
Malurky throws a sloppy strike and Greco uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Greco has ended up in Malurky's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maynardo Greco dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Greco steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Malurky.
Greco just misses with a punch to the body.
Greco will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Greco misses with a takedown attempt - Malurky sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Malurky misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malurky throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Greco avoids a punch combination nicely.
Greco displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Malurky throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malurky throws a series of punches but Greco avoids them all with ease.
Malurky looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Greco blocks a jab.
Nice jab there from Malurky.
Malurky scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Malurky misses with a few strikes there.
Malurky scores with a jab.
Malurky moves into range and connects with a jab.
Malurky displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Malurky looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greco avoids the body shot from Malurky.
Dan Malurky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Malurky cracks Greco with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Malurky dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Malurky leaves Greco with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maynardo Greco. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Malurky connects with a nice looking jab.
Greco looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab from Malurky misses.
A slow jab from Malurky misses its intended target.
A jab from Malurky misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malurky swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Greco ducks under a wild hook from Malurky.
Malurky throws a series of punches but Greco moves out of range.
Malurky pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Greco defending well as Malurky loads up on a big left hand.
Greco takes a jab right on the kisser.
Malurky connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Malurky misses with a body shot.
A big right from Malurky misses.
Malurky thows a body shot but no joy.
That's four 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.
Malurky throws a looping overhand right but Greco ducks down to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Malurky.
Some wild striking there from Malurky.
Malurky pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dan Malurky is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Greco checks the leg kick nicely there.
A swing and a miss from Malurky.
Greco avoids a punch combination nicely.
Greco misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Malurky showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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.
Malurky rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Greco moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Malurky is looking to chop away at Greco's legs.
Malurky misses with a few strikes there.
Greco checks the leg kick nicely there.
Malurky lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Greco circles away quickly and effectively.
A jab from Malurky misses.
Malurky throws a hook but Greco avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malurky with a jab.
Greco keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Malurky.
Malurky throws out a loose jab but Greco uses good head movement to avoid it.
Malurky misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malurky rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Greco moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Malurky fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Malurky misses with a two punch combination.
Malurky looks to land a right hand but Greco moved out of range.
Malurky tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Greco was well out of range. Poor timing from Malurky.
Malurky missing with a left hand there. Greco was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Malurky misses with a wild combination.
Malurky misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Malurky throws a series of punches but Greco avoids them all with ease.
Nice defenses there by Greco.
A combination from Malurky does no damage.
Malurky moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Greco shoots in looking for a takedown. Malurky tries to sprawl out of it but Greco keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Malurky manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Greco steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Malurky.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Malurky.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greco slips a straight right by Malurky.
A telegraphed right hand from Malurky misses the target.
Malurky throws a jab when Greco was well out of range.
Malurky throws a lazy right hand but Greco sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Malurky scores with a jab to the jaw.
Dan Malurky seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Greco closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Malurky to the mat! Malurky manages to get full guard.
Malurky looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Greco is working Malurky over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Greco content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Greco won't allow Malurky to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greco lands a couple of digs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Malurky tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Malurky is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Malurky takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Greco is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Malurky lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Greco!
Malurky wants to control the pace but Greco is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Malurky really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Greco takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Greco gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Malurky.
Malurky misses with a wild body shot.
Greco misses with a body punch
and Malurky counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Malurky tries to bum rush Greco with a series of wild strikes but Greco uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Malurky throws a lazy right hand but Greco sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Malurky misses with a jab, cross combination.
Greco fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Malurky throws a combination. Greco tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malurky avoids the body shot from Greco.
Greco changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Malurky tries to avoid it but Greco manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Malurky to the ground. Malurky escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Malurky swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Greco steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Malurky.
Malurky moves into range and connects with a jab.
Malurky scores with the left hand. Greco knows he should have avoided that one.
Greco looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Malurky fails to land with a series of punches.
Greco moves out of range of the leg kick from Malurky.
Malurky throws a series of punches but Greco avoids them all with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greco scores a takedown into full mount!
Greco prevents Malurky from getting the reversal.
Greco raining down shots from the mount!
Malurky gets back to half guard.
Malurky pushes Greco off looking to stand but Greco dives back in and keeps control.
Malurky is looking to improve his position.
Malurky trying to hold on to Greco's head to control him but Greco postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greco misses with a head shot. Malurky uses the momentum to regain guard.
Greco stopping the sweep attempt from Malurky.
Greco stands up over Malurky, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Greco thows a big elbow that misses.
Malurky manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Greco is wriggling around trying to escape.
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.
Greco is squirming around, avoiding Malurky's attempts to control the action.
Greco on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Greco tries to get out of the position.
Malurky with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Malurky dominated that fourth round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Nice defenses there by Malurky.
Nice defenses there by Greco.
Greco takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Malurky throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Greco.
Greco dodges the punch combination from Malurky.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Greco shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Malurky is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malurky is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Greco breaks from Malurky's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Malurky wants to hold on but Greco pushes him away.
Malurky is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Malurky is looking to improve his position but Greco isn't that keen on the idea.
Malurky taking shots to the head.
Greco scoring with strikes but Malurky is staying in there.
Malurky is trying to escape the mount.
Greco lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
A nice elbow there by Greco.
Malurky slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malurky tries to roll over but Greco keeps him under control.
Greco drops an elbow to the side of Malurky's head.
Maynardo Greco overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Malurky wants to get back to full guard.
Greco looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Malurky with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Greco prevents Malurky from improving his position.
Greco landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Malurky has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Greco is working away from the top position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greco looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Malurky with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Greco knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Malurky on the ground.
Greco lands with a punch from half guard.
Malurky manages to get to full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Malurky is on top in guard.
Dan Malurky is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Greco tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Greco is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malurky stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Greco swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Malurky trying to control but Greco is working from the bottom.
Maynardo Greco has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
And that's the end of the fight!
Maynardo Greco showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Malurky 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 47:48
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 47:48
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 46:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Malurky!
Dan Malurky is the new lightweight champion!
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hype
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