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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Maddox Malone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Blaze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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168 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Maddox Malone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Blaze!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Lou da Vinci and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malone scores with a leg kick.
Blaze avoids a kick to the body.
Blaze looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Malone is fending him off so far but Blaze persists. Nope, Malone circles away and we're back to standing.
Blaze lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Malone circles away quickly and effectively.
Malone fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johnny Blaze seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blaze throws a low kick, looking for Malone's leg but Malone calmly moves out of range.
Blaze tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Malone counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Malone is working for a kimura but Blaze is defending it quite comfortably.
Malone is trying to control. Blaze wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Blaze is trying to get back to full guard.
Ground and pound from Malone.
Blaze is controlling Malone's trapped leg to prevent Malone from advancing to side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malone is thwarting Blaze's attempts to control the position.
Malone stalling.
Malone prevents Blaze from improving his position.
Malone moves nicely into side control.
Blaze is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Blaze is not content to let Malone control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Blaze takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Malone wants to lay and pray for a moment but Blaze keeps working.
Malone scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Blaze to see if he's OK.
Blaze is trying to improve his position.
Malone works to advance to full mount. Blaze defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Malone pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Malone with a couple of short strikes.
Malone has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Blaze that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Blaze looks gassed!
Malone tries to control but Blaze wriggling away.
Blaze is desperately trying to improve his position but Malone has a good base and remains in mount.
Blaze is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Malone dominating with strikes here.
Malone can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Blaze is looking to escape.
The referee warns Blaze that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Malone landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malone lands a nice shot to the head.
Malone looking to secure an arm triangle but Blaze defends it well.
Malone lands a nice shot to the head.
Blaze is working to get back to half guard.
Malone lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Blaze hang on?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Malone is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Blaze can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blaze working to try and regain half guard.
Malone landing punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maddox Malone 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.
Blaze fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Malone is out of range.
Blaze looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A head kick misses from Malone.
Maddox Malone is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Blaze closes the distance looking to clinch
and Malone holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Blaze manages to break the clinch.
Malone closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Malone lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Blaze down.
Malone wants to lay and pray for a moment but Blaze keeps working.
Malone is really struggling to control Blaze but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Blaze trying to remain calm as Malone controls from the top position.
Blaze is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malone wants to lay and pray for a moment but Blaze keeps working.
Malone working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Malone has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Blaze works Malone's body with a nice hook.
Malone throws and low kick but Blaze moves out of range easily.
Malone fails with the takedown.
Blaze scores with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Blaze scores with a four punch combination!
Blaze bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Malone takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A clash of legs there as Malone blocks the low kick.
Blaze misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Blaze instigates a clinch.
Blaze tries to break the clinch but Malone is controlling the position.
Malone misses with a hook to the ribs.
Blaze working hard to break the clinch.
Blaze working hard to break the clinch.
Malone breaks from the clinch.
Blaze wants to slow Malone down by chopping away at his legs.
Blaze cracks Malone with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malone tried to score with a low kick but Blaze checks it.
An inside leg kick from Blaze misses.
Malone shoots in but Blaze avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Blaze throws a series of punches but Malone moves out of range.
Blaze with a nice cross.
Malone fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maddox Malone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Malone is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Blaze.
Blaze shoots in and drives through. Malone sprawls well.
Blaze has a takedown stuffed.
A telegraphed right hand from Blaze misses the target.
Malone is looking to clinch but Blaze is avoiding it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malone shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Blaze as he avoids it easily.
Blaze scores with a jab.
Malone misses with a combination
and Blaze counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Malone avoids a punch combination nicely.
Malone misses with a head kick.
Malone on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Malone shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Blaze sprawls well. Blaze wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Malone gets slowly back to his feet.
Blaze throws a right hand that Malone ducks under and follows up with a left that Malone also avoids with ease.
Nice cross by Blaze.
Blaze on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Blaze showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Malone works Blaze's body with a nice hook.
Malone lands a head kick. Blaze smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
An inside leg kick from Malone misses.
Blaze swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Blaze throws an overhand right that lands on Malone's shoulder, as Malone tries to avoid the shot.
Malone tries to clinch but Blaze is having none of it.
Blaze throws a hook but Malone blocks it.
Blaze throws a series of strikes that have Malone backpedaling.
Malone throws a right and a left that Blaze avoids nicely.
Blaze throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Malone counters with a shoot takedown. Blaze fights it but they end up in guard.
Malone preventing the sweep.
Malone working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Blaze's head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Malone wants to control from the top but Blaze keeps moving.
Malone scoring with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malone slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Maddox Malone overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Malone grinds an elbow into Blaze's temple.
Malone trying to control the action but Blaze is working from the bottom.
Malone slows the pace down.
Malone decides to stand back up. Malone steps back and let's Blaze get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaze stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Blaze wants it to stay on the feet.
Malone takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Blaze falls off balance throwing a combination
and Malone counters with an outside leg kick.
Blaze throws out a powerful jab.
Blaze clobbers Malone with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nice takedown defense from Blaze. No joy for Malone on that attempt.
Malone takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Malone walks into a jab.
Malone closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Malone lands in his opponent's guard.
Malone trying to control but Blaze is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaze wants to stand and escape but Malone is having none of it.
Malone is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Malone trying to control but Blaze is working from the bottom.
Blaze looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Blaze looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Blaze is trying to control the position but Malone postures up.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Malone clinches.
Blaze is trying to break the clinch but Malone is controlling him.
Malone keeps control of Blaze as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Malone pulls guard.
Malone looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Blaze pushing down on Malone's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Malone striking from half guard on the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Maddox Malone showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Malone has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maddox Malone!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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