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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ron Lemieux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yancy Malaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lemieux's entrance music is Sliwa. A fine choice. Yancy Malaki is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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135 lbs
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143 lbs
16 - 6 - 3 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ron Lemieux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 3, fighting out of Montreal, Yancy Malaki!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Gregory Folan and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lemieux cracks Malaki with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Malaki throws a big shot that misses.
Malaki bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lemieux's head backwards.
Lemieux fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Malaki looks to land a right hand but Lemieux moved out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Malaki misses the target.
Nice shot by Lemieux.
Malaki misses with a wild body shot.
Lemieux throws a looping overhand right but Malaki ducks down to avoid it.
A jab from Malaki misses.
Lemieux is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Malaki.
Lemieux really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Lemieux throws an overhand right that lands on Malaki's shoulder, as Malaki tries to avoid the shot.
Malaki waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lemieux.
Malaki misses with a hook to the body
and Lemieux counters with a nice double leg into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Malaki keeping moving, preventing Lemieux from controlling successfully.
Lemieux seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lemieux trying to control the position from guard on top but Malaki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Malaki controlling the position.
Malaki wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We're going to have a standup here because Ron Lemieux wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Nice body punch from Lemieux.
Malaki avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Malaki throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lemieux counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Malaki keeping moving, preventing Lemieux from controlling successfully.
Lemieux slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lemieux trying to control the position but Malaki is working away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lemieux looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The ground and pound from Lemieux seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Malaki tries to buck Lemieux off but Lemieux is having none of it.
Lemieux working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Lemieux is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Malaki has escaped the position, nice work there.
Lemieux wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Malaki, who protects the arm well.
Malaki is trying to get back to half guard.
We've been hearing that Lemieux has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lemieux lands some shots froms side control.
Lemieux wants to lay and pray for a moment but Malaki keeps working.
Malaki regains half guard, as Lemieux was trying to land strikes.
Lemieux is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Malaki sees it coming and defends easily.
Lemieux throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lemieux 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.
Lemieux is looking for a kimura here.
Lemieux is working for a submission of some sort.
Lemieux is looking to take a break and control but Malaki is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lemieux slips a nice elbow through Malaki's hands, connecting with Malaki's forehead.
Malaki is trying to stand back up but Lemieux is controlling him
Lemieux is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Malaki is defending against the submission attempts here by Lemieux.
Malaki is trying to get back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Malaki is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Lemieux scores with a couple of nice shots.
Lemieux is keen to just control but Malaki is a slippery customer.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lemieux throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Malaki to regain full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ron Lemieux dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Malaki swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lemieux.
Nice uppercut lands for Lemieux. That snapped Malaki's head back.
Malaki scores with a nice right hand.
Malaki misses with a combination
so Lemieux counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Lemieux trying to control the position from guard on top but Malaki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lemieux trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Malaki is trying to control the position but Lemieux postures up.
Lemieux throws a big elbow that misses.
Lemieux throws a big right hand that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Malaki trying to keep a closed guard but Lemieux is proving a slippery customer.
Lemieux not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Yancy Malaki hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Malaki loads up on a big right hand but Lemieux slips the punch.
Lemieux misses the shot to the body.
Malaki misses with a shot to the body
and Lemieux counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Malaki utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Malaki utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lemieux in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Malaki avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lemieux trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Malaki preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lemieux engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Malaki is trying to control the position but Lemieux postures up.
Lemieux trying to control but Malaki is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malaki avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Malaki keeping full guard, as Lemieux tries to pass.
Malaki looking to control.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Yancy Malaki wasn't active enough on the ground.
Lemieux throws a nice inside leg kick.
Malaki cracks Lemieux with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Malaki cracks a nice hook into Lemieux's ribs.
A telegraphed right hand from Lemieux misses the target.
Malaki checks a leg kick nicely.
Lemieux fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A jab from Malaki misses.
Lemieux thumps Malaki with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malaki misses with an uppercut. Lemieux saw that one coming.
Malaki looks to score with a jab to the body but Lemieux is just out of range.
A shot to the liver by Malaki. Beautiful body shot.
A shot to the liver by Lemieux. Beautiful body shot.
Malaki misses the shot to the body.
Lemieux misses with a left hand
and Malaki counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lemieux throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Malaki sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Malaki misses the shot to the body.
Yancy Malaki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Malaki lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lemieux backs up against the cage.
Lemieux tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lemieux works Malaki's body with a nice hook.
Lemieux keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Malaki.
Nice straight punches there by Lemieux. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lemieux.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lemieux uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Malaki.
Malaki pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Lemieux back to the cage. Malaki follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Malaki avoids the body shot from Lemieux.
Malaki misses with a double jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lemieux feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Malaki is looking to stand up but Lemieux isn't so interested in that idea.
Lemieux looking to pass the guard.
Lemieux trying to control the position from guard on top but Malaki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lemieux throws a strike but Malaki rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Ron Lemieux overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Malaki has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Lemieux is proving hard to escape from.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ron Lemieux dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Lemieux rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Malaki counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lemieux thinking.
Malaki just misses with a punch to the body.
Lemieux scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A slow jab from Lemieux misses its intended target.
Lemieux scoring well with a low kick there.
Malaki with a nice cross.
Lemieux throws a lazy right hand but Malaki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Malaki on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Malaki takes a swing at Lemieux's ribcage but misses.
Lemieux fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Malaki checks it well.
Lemieux missing with a left hand there. Malaki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Malaki throws a series of punches but Lemieux avoids them all with ease.
Malaki displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lemieux throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lemieux avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Malaki misses with a wild body shot.
Lemieux throws a hook to the side of Malaki's head but Malaki sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lemieux is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Malaki.
Yancy Malaki seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Malaki throws a right and a left that Lemieux avoids nicely.
Malaki lands a glancing blow to the side of Lemieux's head.
Lemieux smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Yancy Malaki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Malaki misses with an uppercut.
Lemieux keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lemieux lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Malaki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A combination from Malaki does no damage.
Malaki looks to land a combination but Lemieux avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malaki misses with a wild combination.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lemieux checks a leg kick.
Lemieux lands with a kick to the temple. Malaki shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Malaki avoids the body shot from Lemieux.
Malaki works over Lemieux's head and body with a nice combination.
Lemieux tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Malaki defends well and Lemieux ends up having to push Malaki into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lemieux misses with a punch to the body.
Malaki wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lemieux dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Lemieux tries a body shot but Malaki blocks it.
Ron Lemieux is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lemieux.
Malaki tries to break free but Lemieux pushes him back against the cage.
Lemieux tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Malaki's elbow.
Yancy Malaki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Malaki tries to break free but Lemieux pushes him back against the cage.
Malaki lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lemieux backwards.
Malaki misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malaki tries to break free but Lemieux pushes him back against the cage.
Lemieux's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A nice left hand lands by Lemieux.
Malaki struggles to land a body shot inside as Lemieux controls his hands.
Malaki lands a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Malaki misses with a hook from the clinch.
Malaki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lemieux prevents a body shot from Malaki.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yancy Malaki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lemieux 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ron Lemieux!
A victorious Ron Lemieux thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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