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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shaun Maloney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charlie Morrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maloney's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, enter sandman-metallica. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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205 lbs
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175 cm
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215 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Shaun Maloney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Charlie Morrison!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Donald Grub and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Left hook, right uppercut from Maloney.
Morrison tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Maloney manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Morrison tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Maloney paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Charlie Morrison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Morrison.
Maloney tries to bum rush Morrison with a series of wild strikes but Morrison uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Morrison tries to close the distance and clinch but Maloney swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Morrison throws a series of punches but Maloney moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison shoots and misses
and Maloney counters with a two punch combo.
Maloney lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Morrison wants to clinch up but Maloney keeps it at a distance.
Maloney throws a right hand that Morrison ducks under and follows up with a left that Morrison also avoids with ease.
Morrison misses with a takedown attempt
and Maloney counters with a two punch combo.
Shaun Maloney has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charlie Morrison.
Morrison wants to clinch.
Maloney circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maloney checks a leg kick.
Morrison tries to clinch there but Maloney circles away.
Morrison fails with a takedown attempt.
Maloney avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison looks for a takedown but Maloney sprawls well.
Maloney throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Morrison.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Morrison has eaten all the pies!
Maloney's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Maloney duly obliges.
Maloney feints a jab promting Morrison to slip. Maloney then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Morrison slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
No joy there for Maloney, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrison shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Morrison is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Maloney defends it well.
Morrison looks winded!
Maloney wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Shaun Maloney will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Morrison throws a sloppy head kick and Maloney moves out of range easily.
Morrison closes the distance but Maloney moves to the side
and Maloney counters with a one-two to the body.
Morrison throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Morrison throws a leg kick
and Maloney counters with a left and a right that stings Morrison.
Morrison tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Maloney paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Morrison fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maloney keeps the fight on the outside.
Morrison closes the distance and clinches.
Morrison pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Morrison misses with a body kick.
Maloney's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Maloney duly obliges.
Maloney fails to land with a series of punches.
Morrison throws a push kick but Maloney slaps the foot to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison thuds his shin into the meat of Maloney's side.
Morrison fails with a takedown attempt.
Morrison is breathing heavily.
Morrison tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Maloney counters with a series of strikes. Morrison will be more careful next time no doubt.
Maloney moves out of range of the leg kick from Morrison.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Maloney.
Morrison shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Maloney counters with a one-two to the body.
Morrison is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Maloney.
Maloney goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The fight stays on the outside here - Morrison looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shaun Maloney is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maloney throws a combination that misses
and Morrison moves into the clinch.
Morrison jumps guard.
Maloney wants to control from the top but Morrison keeps moving.
Maloney will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Morrison has a closed guard, preventing Maloney from standing up.
Maloney slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Maloney looking to sit in guard and control but Morrison gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Shaun Maloney will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Maloney swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Morrison clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maloney is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Morrison.
Morrison tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Maloney smiles and moves away.
Maloney misses with the combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Morrison with that takedown attempt.
Maloney misses with a jab, cross combination.
Shaun Maloney is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Morrison throws a lazy body kick
and Maloney counters with a left and a right that stings Morrison.
Morrison tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Maloney throws a nice looking combination but Morrison bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Maloney throws a series of punches but Morrison avoids them all with ease.
Morrison tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Maloney counters with a two punch combo.
Shaun Maloney is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Morrison showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Maloney.
Morrison wants to clinch up but Maloney keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison dodges the punch combination from Maloney.
Morrison tries a head kick but it misses.
Morrison fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maloney manages to avoid it.
Maloney displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Morrison.
Shaun Maloney has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charlie Morrison.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Morrison misses with a takedown
and Maloney counters with a left and a right that stings Morrison.
Morrison tries to clinch
and Maloney counters with a series of strikes. Morrison will be more careful next time no doubt.
Maloney avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Morrison tries to close the distance and clinch up but Maloney swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Charlie Morrison.
I think Maloney 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shaun Maloney!
Shaun Maloney made sure to mention his sponsor, Alpha-Male Supplements +Laundry Service in his post fight interview.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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