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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vedran Russo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Maleko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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155 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Vedran Russo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Joe Maleko!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maleko wants to clinch but Russo slips to the side
and Russo counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Russo.
Russo working Maleko over with knees to the body.
Russo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Russo closes the distance and clinches up with Maleko, looking for a takedown. Russo pushes Maleko against the cage but Maleko circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Maleko tries to clinch
and Russo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Russo circles away from the clinch attempt
and Russo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Maleko clinches with his opponent.
Maleko throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Russo jumps guard and drags Maleko to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Russo wants to sweep here but Maleko controlling him for the moment.
Russo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Russo has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Maleko off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maleko darts in trying to clinch
and Russo counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Maleko!
Russo thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Maleko is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Russo thowing shots but they're missing.
Russo takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maleko is trying to stand.
Russo misses with a head shot.
Russo content just to control the position here.
Poor strikes thrown by Russo there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russo punching from mount but Maleko doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Russo goes for an armbar but Maleko turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Maleko.
Russo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Maleko prevents Russo from getting back to his feet.
Maleko got a little sloppy there for a moment and Russo has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Maleko has managed to get both his arms back between Russo's legs - danger averted.
Russo is trying to control the position but Maleko postures up.
Maleko really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Russo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Russo throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Maleko stopping the sweep attempt from Russo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Russo uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Maleko throws a sloppy head kick
so Russo counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Russo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Maleko keeping full guard, as Russo tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Russo stands up and waves to Maleko to follow him.
Maleko wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vedran Russo dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Maleko tries to work over Russo's front leg with a kick but Russo checks it.
Russo lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Maleko closes the distance but Russo moves to the side
and Russo counters with a leg kick.
Maleko tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Russo counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Russo.
Maleko pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Russo drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Maleko gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Russo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maleko fails in his attempt to clinch.
Maleko tries to clinch but Russo is having none of it.
Russo lands with a good body shot.
Maleko closes the distance but Russo moves to the side
and Russo counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Maleko's guard now.
Russo showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Russo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Russo gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Russo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Maleko as he avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maleko throws a sloppy head kick and Russo moves out of range easily.
Russo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Maleko.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Maleko tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Maleko wants to clinch but Russo slips to the side
and Russo counters with an outside leg kick.
Maleko tries to clinch but Russo moves out of range.
Russo misses with a takedown attempt - Maleko sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vedran Russo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Russo clinches up against the cage.
Maleko slowing the pace effectively.
Maleko misses with a knee to the head.
Maleko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maleko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Russo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Maleko can't break the clinch.
Russo wants a takedown.
Russo changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Maleko fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Joe Maleko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Maleko wants to clinch
and Russo counters with a slapping leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Russo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Maleko closes the distance looking to clinch
and Russo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Maleko's knee momentarily.
Maleko clinches with his opponent.
Russo dodges an elbow strike from Maleko.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maleko lands a knee to the head.
Maleko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Russo looks for a takedown but Maleko sprawls well.
Maleko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Russo.
Horrible takedown by Russo or perhaps it was just good defense by Maleko which made him look bad.
Maleko moves to clinch but Russo breaks away
and Russo counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Russo managing to block the knees to the body from Maleko.
Russo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vedran Russo dominated that second 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Nice sprawl there from Maleko as Russo shoots in.
Russo swats away the attempt to clinch by Maleko.
Nice sprawl there from Maleko as Russo shoots in.
Vedran Russo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Maleko darts in trying to clinch
and Russo counters with an inside leg kick.
Joe Maleko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Maleko has taken the fight to the clinch.
Russo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Maleko tries to clinch but Russo moves away
and Russo counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Russo.
Maleko tries a knee to the head but Russo blocks it.
Russo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Russo is trying to break the clinch but Maleko is controlling him.
Maleko comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maleko tries to land a knee to the head but Russo blocks with his arms.
Maleko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Russo blocks it with crossed arms.
Maleko creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Maleko misses with a knee strike.
Maleko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Russo blocks it with crossed arms.
Maleko using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Maleko misses with a knee strike.
Maleko has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Russo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Maleko in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Maleko lands a nice elbow.
Russo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Maleko smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vedran Russo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Russo takes the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maleko tries to land a knee to the head but Russo blocks with his arms.
Maleko taking a breather.
Russo jumps guard but Maleko turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Maleko lands a knee to the body.
Russo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Russo has a takedown stuffed.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maleko lands with a slapping head kick.
Maleko tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Russo counters with a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Maleko.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Russo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russo circles away from the clinch attempt
and Russo counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Russo.
Maleko wants to get back to his feet but Russo is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Russo passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Russo controls the position.
Russo has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Russo wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Maleko, who protects the arm well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Russo tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
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 Vedran Russo.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Russo, 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 Andi Peters scores the fight for Vedran Russo!
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight for Vedran Russo!
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight for Vedran Russo!
Vedran Russo wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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