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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yancy Malaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Enrique Rold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Enrique Rold acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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143 lbs
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155 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Lethal high kicks
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
14 - 5 - 3, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yancy Malaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Enrique Rold!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Patrick Alders and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malaki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rold was well out of range. Poor timing from Malaki.
Malaki lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Malaki works Rold's body with a nice hook.
Rold tries to score with a low kick but Malaki moves his leg out of the way.
Malaki looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rold fails with a takedown attempt.
Rold scores with a kick to the midsection.
Malaki misses with a shot to the body
and Rold counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Malaki on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Malaki checks a low kick from Rold.
Rold on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Malaki jabs at Rold's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Rold.
Rold postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malaki can't do much from the bottom here.
We've been hearing good reports from Malaki's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Malaki tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Rold wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Malaki really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Rold wants to control but Malaki is keeping him busy.
Malaki manages to work his way to half guard, despite Rold's best efforts.
Rold is trying to control the action in half guard but Malaki is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Malaki is looking to improve his position.
Malaki trying to hold on to Rold's head to control him but Rold postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malaki manages to get to full guard.
Malaki controlling the position.
Malaki has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Rold trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Malaki will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Malaki pulls Rold in close to his closed guard and prevents Rold from doing any damage or advancing position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The ref stands the fighters back up. Yancy Malaki wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Malaki tries to sprawl but Rold drives through with a takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rold seems to be looking for submissions.
Rold is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Malaki is just riding it out for now. Rold eventually gives up the hold.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rold trying to control the action but Malaki is working from the bottom.
Malaki moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Rold stopping the sweep attempt from Malaki.
Rold looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rold wants to control from the top but Malaki keeps moving.
Malaki controlling the position.
Rold tries to free his leg and advance position but Malaki is retaining full guard.
Rold controlling from the top position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Rold bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rold throws a jab but it's blocked by Malaki.
Malaki throws the left hand but Rold avoids the punch easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rold looks for the body kick but Malaki saw that one coming.
Yancy Malaki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Malaki takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Malaki scores with a shot to the body.
Rold misses with a left hand
and Malaki counters with a stiff right hand.
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 Yancy Malaki will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Rold does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Rold tries to work over Malaki's front leg with a kick but Malaki checks it.
Rold moves forwards but Malaki connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Rold misses with a right hand
and Rold takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Malaki with a nice cross.
Rold throws a leg kick but Malaki sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Malaki is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Malaki takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Yancy Malaki is winning the standup battle so far.
Rold misses with a low kick.
Rold throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Malaki chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rold can pounce on him.
Rold scoring well with a low kick there.
Malaki swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rold counters with a nice body kick.
Rold will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Malaki wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rold moves out of range of the strikes.
Rold avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rold throws a half hearted mid kick.
Malaki punishes Rold's body with a nice straight punch.
Malaki slaps away a takedown attempt from Rold, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rold.
Rold misses with a leg kick.
Malaki scores with a jab to the head.
Malaki keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Yancy Malaki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Enrique Rold.
A bone on bone clash there as Malaki blocks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malaki connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rold tries to bum rush Malaki with a series of wild strikes but Malaki uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Malaki swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Malaki stuffs the takedown.
Rold tried to score with a low kick but Malaki checks it.
Rold misses with a body punch
and Malaki counters with a left and a right that stings Rold.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rold looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nice shot by Malaki.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Malaki, as that shot connected.
Malaki throws a jab when Rold was well out of range.
Malaki closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Malaki slips a jab and a cross from Rold.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rold throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Malaki misses with a body shot.
Malaki misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rold tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Malaki was well out of range. Poor timing from Rold.
Rold slips under a jab from Malaki.
Malaki misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rold slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Malaki throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rold sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rold buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Malaki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rold takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rold throws a wild body kick that Malaki sees coming a mile off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malaki throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Yancy Malaki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rold throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rold misses with a body kick.
Rold throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rold bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rold, right into the meat.
Rold lets loose with a powerful body kick. Malaki will feel that in the morning.
Rold throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Malaki scores with a jab to the jaw.
Rold misses with a low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rold thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Malaki if he has to take too many more of those.
Malaki scores with a punch to the head.
Rold misses with a kick to the body.
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 Yancy Malaki will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Malaki lands with a right hand.
Malaki is looking to chop away at Rold's legs.
Malaki throws a lazy right hand but Rold sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rold misses the shot to the body.
Rold throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Malaki avoids the body shot from Rold.
Rold tries to land a front kick but Malaki steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Malaki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rold takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Malaki steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Rold. That one must have hurt.
Rold ducks right into an uppercut from Malaki.
Rold throws a nice inside leg kick.
Malaki lands a jab to Rold's midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rold wants to land a leg kick but Malaki is out of range.
Rold fails with a takedown attempt.
Malaki lands a right hook to the body.
Rold digs a good body shot into Malaki's ribs.
Rold slips a jab from Malaki.
Rold misses with a body punch
and Malaki counters with a stiff right hand.
Malaki connects with a body shot that sends Rold's belly button to the back.
Malaki is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rold throws a right hand that misses
and Malaki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rold gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Rold looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Enrique Rold has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malaki on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rold. Rold obviously looking to wear him down.
Malaki rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rold counters with a leg kick.
Malaki connects with a looping right hand.
Good exchange - Malaki coming out on top.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rold takes one to the side of the head.
Rold takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Malaki looks to score with a jab to the body but Rold is just out of range.
Rold swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Malaki scores with a hook to the body. Rold takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Malaki thows a leg kick but Rold checks it
and Rold counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Malaki ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rold turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Malaki lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Malaki throws a good cross that connects.
Malaki connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rold momentarily.
Malaki lands a jab to the nose.
Rold throws a low kick but it's checked well by Malaki.
Rold takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Rold is rocked!
A jab from Malaki finds it's way through Rold's defenses.
Rold is still on wobbly legs! Can Malaki finish him?
Malaki tries to bum rush Rold with a series of wild strikes but Rold uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Malaki moves out of range as Rold throws a body kick.
Malaki scores with a jab to the head.
Malaki pounces like a tiger and cracks Rold with a vicious hook! Rold is down but not out! Malaki follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Yancy Malaki!
Yancy Malaki really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that KAISER Nutrition (160!/220$) logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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