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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Andr De Fran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yancy Malaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Fran's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, No Worries. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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172 cm
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158 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
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182 cm
32
143 lbs
14 - 4 - 2 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andr De Fran! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
14 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yancy Malaki! The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Albert Achterberg and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! De Fran's jab looks to have found its range, popping Malaki under the eye. Malaki blocks a jab. Good work by Malaki as he checks the leg kick. De Fran connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Malaki checks a leg kick. De Fran throws a poor cross that misses
and Malaki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. De Fran throws a leg kick but Malaki moved away. A good leg kick by De Fran. De Fran throws a nice looking combination but Malaki bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. A jab from De Fran does it's job there. Malaki stalks De Fran and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into De Fran's face. De Fran staggers backwards, shaken. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. The fighters circling - De Fran throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Malaki is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. De Fran is looking to chop away at Malaki's legs. De Fran wants to land a leg kick but Malaki is out of range. Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Malaki, as that shot connected.
Malaki thows a left - swing and a miss! Malaki takes a swing at De Fran's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round. Malaki lands with a good body shot. Malaki scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. De Fran displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Malaki throws out the jab. De Fran scores with a head kick. Malaki tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time. De Fran misses with a lunging right hand
letting Malaki counter with a right hand. Malaki uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Fran. De Fran feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Malaki's calf. A big right from De Fran misses. De Fran scores with a jab to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! De Fran thows a leg kick but Malaki checks it and Malaki counters with a straight right hand. Nice body kick from De Fran. Malaki lands the left hand. De Fran has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance. De Fran throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Malaki sees it coming and avoids it easily. De Fran misses with a head kick.
De Fran scores with a head kick. Malaki tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
That's two minutes gone in the round. De Fran tries to land a front kick but Malaki steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. A telegraphed right hand from De Fran misses the target. De Fran clinches. De Fran has a couple of punches blocked by Malaki.
De Fran lands a knee to the body.
Malaki wants to break free but De Fran has control.
De Fran lands a left hand that snaps the head of Malaki backwards. De Fran lands an elbow inside. Malaki misses with a hook from the clinch. Malaki wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but De Fran has him pressed against the cage. Malaki has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight. De Fran lands an elbow inside. De Fran throws an elbow but it misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. Malaki breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A good leg kick by De Fran. De Fran throws a hook to the side of Malaki's head but Malaki sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Ouch! a nice leg kick from De Fran, right into the meat.
De Fran lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. De Fran attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. Malaki throws a shot to the body.
Malaki tests De Fran's chin there with a solid looking shot. Malaki moves out of range of the strikes. Malaki ducks under a wild hook from De Fran. De Fran throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. A big right from Malaki misses. De Fran lands a lovely overhand right. De Fran fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Malaki. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! De Fran shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's four minutes gone in the round. De Fran tries to land a leg kick but Malaki saw it coming and moves away.
De Fran will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
De Fran takes one to the side of the head.
Malaki misses with a straight left. Malaki swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
De Fran throws a solid leg kick but Malaki takes the impact on his shin and smiles at De Fran. Malaki loads up on a big right hand but De Fran slips the punch. De Fran throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Malaki misses with a hook. De Fran ducked under it nicely. De Fran throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Malaki might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable. Malaki lands with a nice combination. De Fran backs away looking to recover. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! De Fran throws a low kick but it's checked well by Malaki. De Fran tries to clinch there but Malaki circles away.
De Fran takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Malaki defending well as De Fran loads up on a big left hand. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andr De Fran dominated that round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
De Fran fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Malaki. Malaki works over De Fran's head and body with a nice combination. A swing and a miss from De Fran. Andr De Fran seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Malaki throws a series of punches but De Fran avoids them all with ease. Good exchange - Malaki coming out on top. Good shot there by Malaki. Malaki scores with a body shot.
De Fran fails in his attempt to clinch. De Fran dodges the punch combination from Malaki.
De Fran misses with a straight left. Malaki on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by De Fran. De Fran obviously looking to wear him down.
De Fran thows a left - swing and a miss! De Fran with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
De Fran steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Malaki.
That's one minute gone in the round. Malaki comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Malaki fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Malaki checks the leg kick. De Fran keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Malaki swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and De Fran counters into the clinch. Nicely done. De Fran tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
De Fran is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Malaki is keeping busy. De Fran is leaning against Malaki and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. De Fran tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Malaki avoids it. De Fran working Malaki over with knees to the body. De Fran lands a knee to the body.
De Fran unloads a knee to the mid-section. Malaki lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Malaki is breathing heavily. 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! De Fran scores with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. De Fran lands a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for De Fran.
A nice glancing elbow lands by De Fran. A shot in the inside from De Fran. De Fran lands a damaging elbow. Malaki is trying to stall.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily. Malaki is trying to stall.
A bit of stalling here from De Fran.
That's three minutes gone in the round. De Fran misses with a hook from the clinch. De Fran lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Malaki avoids the elbow strike from De Fran, against the cage.
De Fran controlling the action here for a moment.
De Fran tries a knee to the head but Malaki blocks it.
De Fran creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Malaki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Malaki looking to stall.
Malaki avoids the elbow strike from De Fran, against the cage.
Malaki's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. The referee calls for De Fran to work.
De Fran misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Malaki.
That's four minutes gone in the round. De Fran lands a nice elbow from the clinch. The referee calls for De Fran to work.
A right hand to the body from De Fran.
Malaki blocks an elbow strike from De Fran.
Malaki avoiding damage as De Fran throws knees to the body.
De Fran keeps control of Malaki as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Malaki is looking to break free of the clinch but De Fran has double underhooks. Malaki takes an elbow to the temple. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Malaki is trying to break the clinch but De Fran is controlling him. De Fran throws an elbow that misses.
De Fran lands on the inside with an uppercut. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andr De Fran dominated that second round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
De Fran misses the jab. Malaki throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Malaki sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs. Malaki looks to land a right hand but De Fran moved out of range. Ouch! a nice leg kick from De Fran, right into the meat.
De Fran scores with a nice head shot. De Fran misses the jab. A big left from De Fran misses. De Fran goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. De Fran tries to score with a low kick but Malaki moves his leg out of the way. De Fran misses with a leg kick. De Fran misses with a low kick. Malaki checks the leg kick. Nice uppercut there from Malaki. Malaki tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round. De Fran misses with a hook. Malaki ducked under it nicely. De Fran lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Malaki takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
De Fran fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. De Fran dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Malaki. That did some damage! A chopping leg kick lands by De Fran. De Fran throws a mid kick that lands with a slap. Malaki blocks a low kick nicely. De Fran misses with a looping left. Malaki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from De Fran. Malaki lands a nice looking body shot.
Malaki misses with a two punch combination.
De Fran is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Malaki's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems. De Fran ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Malaki moves away. Malaki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Fran manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. De Fran wants to land a leg kick but Malaki is out of range. Malaki fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Malaki connects with a good right hand that stumbles De Fran. De Fran circles away out of range and recomposes himself. 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! Malaki throws a shot from downtown. De Fran moves away and avoids it. De Fran swings for the body but Malaki moves out of range.
De Fran ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. De Fran throws a leg kick but Malaki moved away. De Fran throws a low kick, looking for Malaki's leg but Malaki calmly moves out of range. A nice inside leg kick there by De Fran. That's going to slow Malaki down. De Fran gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A chopping leg kick lands by De Fran. De Fran moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. De Fran throws a sloppy head kick and Malaki moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A solid leg kick lands there for De Fran.
Malaki blocks the body kick.
De Fran takes a jab right on the kisser.
De Fran's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Malaki connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! De Fran scrambles back to his feet. Andr De Fran is winning the standup battle so far. De Fran avoids a lazy jab quite easily. De Fran scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Malaki misses the shot to the body. Yancy Malaki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! De Fran ducks under a wild hook from Malaki. Malaki checks a leg kick nicely. A slow jab from Malaki misses its intended target. De Fran comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. A jab from Malaki finds it's way through De Fran's defenses. De Fran connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. De Fran throws a looping overhand right but Malaki ducks down to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Malaki throws a right and a left that both miss. De Fran lands with a kick to the ribs.
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! The crowd cheers as De Fran lands an impressive looking overhand right. Malaki doesn't seem phased though. De Fran lands a front kick. Malaki takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. De Fran attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. Malaki lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. De Fran turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. The fight stays on the outside here - De Fran looks like he's thinking about clinching though. De Fran scores with a kick to the midsection. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! De Fran connects with a leg kick. Malaki looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. De Fran throws a nice outside leg kick. De Fran throws a head kick but Malaki moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight! Andr De Fran showed his dominance in that final round. Well De Fran has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Blasius scores the fight 30:27 Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27 Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andr De Fran! Andr De Fran decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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