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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between pol ernest cuaresma II (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daron Malakian (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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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 Los Angeles, pol ernest cuaresma II!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Daron Malakian!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
cuaresma II avoids the head kick by Malakian.
Malakian misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
cuaresma II scores with a leg kick.
Malakian tries to close the distance and clinch but cuaresma II swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A nice inside leg kick there by cuaresma II. That's going to slow Malakian down.
Malakian takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Malakian walks forward, straight into a front kick from cuaresma II.
Malakian looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
cuaresma II lets loose with a powerful body kick. Malakian will feel that in the morning.
cuaresma II throws a nice inside leg kick.
cuaresma II feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Malakian's calf.
Malakian stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from cuaresma II.
cuaresma II lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A solid leg kick lands there for cuaresma II.
cuaresma II throws a head kick but Malakian moves out of range.
A good leg kick by cuaresma II.
A head kick from cuaresma II lands but Malakian takes it in his stride.
It looks like Daron Malakian has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
cuaresma II lands with a thumping leg kick.
cuaresma II lands with a thumping leg kick.
Malakian slips a jab and a cross from cuaresma II.
cuaresma II connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
cuaresma II lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
cuaresma II connects with a solid leg kick.
Malakian chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before cuaresma II can pounce on him.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from cuaresma II, right into the meat.
cuaresma II connects with a high kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
cuaresma II buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
cuaresma II throws a nice outside leg kick.
cuaresma II lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Malakian circles away quickly and effectively.
cuaresma II lands with a nice combination. Malakian backs away looking to recover.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
cuaresma II misses with a two punch combination.
cuaresma II lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by cuaresma II.
Malakian's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
cuaresma II throws a nice outside leg kick.
cuaresma II lands a nice looking body shot.
cuaresma II dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
cuaresma II connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Malakian takes a shot right to the bread basket.
cuaresma II with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
cuaresma II feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Malakian's calf.
Malakian is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
cuaresma II fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
cuaresma II connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
cuaresma II throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
cuaresma II is looking to wear down Malakian with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
cuaresma II scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Malakian stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from cuaresma II.
Malakian takes a head kick and keeps coming.
cuaresma II throws a leg kick which misses Malakian's front leg but catches the back leg as Malakian tries to avoid it.
cuaresma II will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Malakian misses with a double jab.
pol ernest cuaresma II is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Malakian throws a head kick that misses.
cuaresma II digs a good hook to Malakian's body.
cuaresma II lands a nice shot to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for cuaresma II.
Malakian has a takedown stuffed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from cuaresma II, right into the meat.
cuaresma II throws a sloppy head kick and Malakian moves out of range easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Malakian.
pol ernest cuaresma II has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daron Malakian.
No luck for Malakian with that takedown attempt.
cuaresma II misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Malakian will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
cuaresma II throws a sloppy head kick and Malakian moves out of range easily.
Malakian has managed to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
pol ernest cuaresma II dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Daron Malakian's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
cuaresma II is looking to slow Malakian down with leg kicks.
cuaresma II misses with a body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for cuaresma II.
Malakian is trying desperately to land a takedown but cuaresma II is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Malakian.
cuaresma II defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Malakian.
cuaresma II with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
cuaresma II throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
cuaresma II throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Malakian might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, cuaresma II has got the better of the exchanges.
cuaresma II scoring well with a low kick there.
A good leg kick by cuaresma II.
cuaresma II turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Malakian walks forward, straight into a front kick from cuaresma II.
cuaresma II is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Malakian can do to turn this around?
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Malakian takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Malakian throws a leg kick that is checked
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
cuaresma II fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Malakian.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from cuaresma II, right into the meat.
Malakian takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Malakian changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. cuaresma II tries to avoid it but Malakian manages to keep hold of a leg and drag cuaresma II to the ground. cuaresma II escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Malakian misses with a telegraphed body shot
and cuaresma II makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from cuaresma II.
A nice inside leg kick there by cuaresma II. That's going to slow Malakian down.
Malakian thows a body shot but no joy.
Malakian tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Malakian will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
pol ernest cuaresma II has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daron Malakian.
cuaresma II scores with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
cuaresma II looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
cuaresma II connects with a high kick.
Malakian on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by cuaresma II. cuaresma II obviously looking to wear him down.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by cuaresma II.
Malakian throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around cuaresma II's waist but cuaresma II gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Malakian off to one side.
Malakian checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
cuaresma II scores with a kick to the body.
Malakian throws a leg kick
and cuaresma II counters with a slapping leg kick.
Malakian wants to clinch up but cuaresma II keeps it at a distance.
cuaresma II connects with a solid leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from cuaresma II as Malakian shoots in.
pol ernest cuaresma II is winning the standup battle so far.
Malakian shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malakian takes the fight into the clinch.
cuaresma II wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by cuaresma II.
Malakian jumps guard but cuaresma II stands there with Malakian around his waist. Malakian gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
cuaresma II wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Malakian has him pressed against the cage.
Malakian decides to pull guard.
cuaresma II wants to get up but he can't break Malakian's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Malakian trying to control the position here.
Malakian looking for a sweep. Not yet Malakian, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
cuaresma II would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Malakian looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
cuaresma II knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Malakian on the ground.
cuaresma II decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Malakian, up you get!
cuaresma II is looking to chop away at Malakian's legs.
Malakian shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Malakian takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Malakian throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around cuaresma II's waist but cuaresma II gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Malakian off to one side.
Malakian fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Malakian shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. cuaresma II defends it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
pol ernest cuaresma II dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Daron Malakian's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
cuaresma II scores with a push kick.
cuaresma II stuffs the takedown attempt from Malakian. Malakian gets slowly back to his feet.
cuaresma II cracks the inside of Malakian's front leg.
cuaresma II lands a front kick.
cuaresma II looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A head kick from cuaresma II lands but Malakian takes it in his stride.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by cuaresma II.
cuaresma II lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Malakian at a distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A nice inside leg kick there by cuaresma II. That's going to slow Malakian down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malakian chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before cuaresma II can pounce on him.
cuaresma II lands a right hook to the body.
cuaresma II connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nice body punch from cuaresma II.
cuaresma II lands a front kick.
cuaresma II scoring well with a low kick there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from cuaresma II, right into the meat.
cuaresma II lands with a kick to the temple. Malakian shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
cuaresma II slaps away a takedown attempt from Malakian, before circling back to the center of the mat.
cuaresma II scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
cuaresma II stuffs the takedown.
pol ernest cuaresma II has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daron Malakian.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
cuaresma II moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Malakian shoots in looking for a takedown. cuaresma II tries to sprawl out of it but Malakian keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. cuaresma II manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
cuaresma II tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
cuaresma II throws a nice outside leg kick.
Malakian thows a leg kick but cuaresma II checks it
and cuaresma II counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Malakian tries to clinch there but cuaresma II circles away.
Malakian pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Malakian on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by cuaresma II. cuaresma II obviously looking to wear him down.
cuaresma II pushes Malakian away with a front kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
cuaresma II staying out of range there.
Malakian doesn't manage to clinch there - cuaresma II circles away.
cuaresma II misses with a double jab
and Malakian moves into the clinch.
Malakian tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Malakian gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
cuaresma II is looking to improve his position.
Malakian trying to control from cuaresma II's half guard. cuaresma II has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Malakian postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malakianis looking to pass into half guard but cuaresma II pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now cuaresma II is in guard.
Malakian tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Malakian has his feet on cuaresma II's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Malakian drives through with a takedown into guard.
cuaresma II keeping moving, preventing Malakian from controlling successfully.
Malakian controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Malakian stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. cuaresma II swivels though and keeps the full guard.
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 pol ernest cuaresma II.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for cuaresma II, 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:26
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:26
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... pol ernest cuaresma II!
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