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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Light Diode (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evgeniy Malkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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210 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Light Diode!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Evgeniy Malkin!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diode tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Malkin scores with a hook to the body. Diode takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Diode throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice uppercut there from Malkin.
Diode lands a head kick. Malkin smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Malkin lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Diode has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Diode and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Malkin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Diode throws out the jab.
Malkin moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Malkin connects with a leg kick. Diode looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Malkin 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!
Malkin works Diode's body with a nice hook.
Malkin shoots for a takedown but Diode saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Malkin shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Malkin is looking to land body kicks.
Diode moves away from the strike by Malkin.
Diode avoids a kick to the body.
Diode uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Malkin.
Malkin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diode was well out of range. Poor timing from Malkin.
Malkin throws a right hand that Diode ducks under and follows up with a left that Diode also avoids with ease.
Evgeniy Malkin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diode throws a wild body kick that Malkin sees coming a mile off.
Nice takedown defense from Malkin. No joy for Diode on that attempt.
Diode fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Malkin manages to avoid it.
Malkin throws a leg kick
and Diode counters with a shoot takedown. Malkin fights it but they end up in guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Diode cracks Malkin with a solid left hand.
Malkin manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Diode manages to get himself to full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Malkin passes Diode's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Malkin wants to control but Diode is keeping him busy.
Diode wants to control but Malkin is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Diode is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Diode manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malkin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Diode swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Malkin passes Diode's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Malkin prevents Diode from improving his position.
My spies in Gym Beam inform me that Malkin has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Diode is defending against the submission attempts here by Malkin.
Malkin prevents Diode from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Diode manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Diode controls Malkin momentarily but Malkin frees himself.
Malkin stopping the sweep attempt from Diode.
Malkin is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Diode has an active guard here but Malkin has managed to pass into half guard.
Diode tries to roll over but Malkin keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diode trying to control from the bottom.
Malkin is pressing down on Diode's thigh, looking to free his foot. Diode is holding on for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Malkin is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Malkin moves into full mount! Diode won't be happy about that!
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 Light Diode will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Diode moves out of range as Malkin throws a body kick.
Diode has a takedown stuffed.
Malkin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Diode scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Malkin misses with a wild body shot.
Diode takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Malkin displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Diode throws a jab when Malkin was well out of range.
Diode looks to land a left hand but Malkin moved out of range nicely.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Malkin.
Malkin checks a leg kick.
Diode throws a low kick but Malkin avoids it.
Malkin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A chopping leg kick lands by Malkin.
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!
Diode shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Malkin pinned against the cage. Malkin gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Malkin.
Evgeniy Malkin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Malkin cracks Diode with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Malkin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Diode misses with a hook. Malkin ducked under it nicely.
Malkin lands with a right hand.
Malkin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Diode ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Malkin moves away.
Diode chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Malkin can pounce on him.
Diode throws a leg kick
and Malkin counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diode is looking for a sweep. Malkin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Malkin is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Diode sees it coming and defends easily.
Malkin is working for a submission of some sort.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diode tries to get to full guard but Malkin has control of the leg.
Diode has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Malkin is working away from the top position though.
Malkin is looking to stall here but Diode recovers full guard.
Malkin trying to control but Diode is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malkin stopping the sweep attempt from Diode.
Malkin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Diode swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Diode is on top in guard.
We've been hearing that Diode has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Malkin has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Diode can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Malkin is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malkin wants to hit a switch here but Diode passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Malkin there!
Malkin is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Malkin is looking to get to half guard.
Malkin is still trying to improve position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diode lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Light Diode overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diode cracks Malkin with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evgeniy Malkin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Malkin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Malkin attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Malkin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Diode blocks a leg kick.
Malkin throws a right hand that Diode ducks under and follows up with a left that Diode also avoids with ease.
Malkin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Diode cracks the inside of Malkin's front leg.
Malkin throws a chopping leg kick but Diode manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Malkin misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Malkin blocks the body kick.
Malkin throws a body kick that misses.
Diode fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Malkin.
Malkin is trying hard to land a takedown here. Diode sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Diode shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Malkin counters with a straight right hand.
Diode gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malkin lands with a kick to the ribs.
Diode lands a jab to the head.
Diode steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Malkin.
Diode throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Diode cracks Malkin with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Malkin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Malkin throws a leg kick but Diode sees it coming and moves out of range.
Diode looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Diode chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Malkin can pounce on him.
Malkin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diode pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Malkin tries to score with a low kick but Diode moves his leg out of the way.
Malkin misses the jab.
Diode looks to land a body kick but Malkin moved away.
Malkin throws a leg kick but Diode sees it coming and moves out of range.
Diode lands an overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Malkin throws a front kick aimed at Diode's knee but Diode avoids it well.
Malkin lands a front kick.
Diode changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Malkin tries to avoid it but Diode manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Malkin to the ground. Malkin escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Malkin moves out of range of the body kick from Diode.
Diode looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Diode takes a swing at Malkin's ribcage but misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Diode.
Diode sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Malkin stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Light Diode. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Malkin misses with a body kick.
Diode fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Malkin checks it well.
Diode throws the kick towards the body but Malkin avoids it.
Diode moves to clinch but Malkin breaks away
and Malkin counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Malkin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Diode is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diode looking for subs off his back but Malkin has passed one foot through into half guard.
Diode has his hands clasped together around Malkin's back. He's all about the action.
Malkin seems to be working for a kimura but Diode defends the submission attempt.
Malkin is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diode tries to get to full guard but Malkin has control of the leg.
Diode trying to control but Malkin postures up.
Diode makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Diode.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Malkin tries to free his leg and advance position but Diode is retaining full guard.
Malkin is looking to advance position but Diode has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Evgeniy Malkin just about did enough to take it.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Malkin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Diode throws a right hand that misses
and Malkin counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Diode looking for a sweep. Not yet Diode, not yet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Diode is on top in guard.
Malkin has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Diode can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Malkin escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Diode gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Malkin wants to sweep here but Diode controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malkin manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Diode manages to get himself to full guard.
Diode working a defensive guard but Malkin manages to pass into side control anyway.
Diode manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Malkin frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Malkin is looking to work his way around to Diode's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Diode really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malkin trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Diode tries to hold on but Malkin postures up.
Diode tries to reverse the position but Malkin maintains control.
Diode looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Malkin working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Malkin is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diode trying to control the position but Malkin manages to sink in the hooks.
You can see the frustration on Diode's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malkin is persistently looking for the submission but Diode is defending it well.
Malkin is persistently looking for the submission but Diode is defending it well.
Malkin is trying to stick to Diode's back but Diode is turning into Malkin. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Malkin's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Diode.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Malkin has his foot on Diode's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Diode works his way back into a safe position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evgeniy Malkin dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Diode's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Diode.
Diode throws a hook but Malkin avoids it easily.
Diode will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Malkin with a nice cross.
A shot to the body from Malkin misses
and Diode counters with a shoot takedown. Malkin fights it but they end up in guard.
Diode postures up.
Malkin has momentary wrist control but Diode slips an elbow through the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Malkin working a defensive guard here.
Diode throwing strikes but missing.
Diode scoring with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diode stands up over Malkin, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Diode is in close to Malkin's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Malkin wants to improve his position but instead Diode has moved into half guard.
Malkin makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Malkin.
Diode tries to free his leg and advance position but Malkin is retaining full guard.
Malkin is trying to control the position but Diode postures up.
Light Diode has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Evgeniy Malkin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malkin pulls Diode in to control the position.
Diode throws a big elbow that misses.
Diode won't allow Malkin to sweep him here.
Diode throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Malkin is trying to keep Diode in close.
Malkin has his hands on Diode's head, controlling the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diode is looking to work some ground and pound but Malkin has wrist control.
Diode wants to pass the guard but Malkin is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diode throws an elbow that misses. Malkin uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Diode's guard. Nice move by Malkin!
Malkin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Diode trying to control the position.
Diode is really struggling to control Malkin but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Malkin is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Malkin trying to control the position from guard on top but Diode is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Diode checks a leg kick.
Malkin fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Diode sprawls well initially but Malkin persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Malkin not doing much here.
Diode is pressing down on Malkin's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diode is looking for a triangle but Malkin pushes his legs off easily.
Diode isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Malkin stacks Diode on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Malkin!
And that's the end of the fight!
Light Diode showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Malkin has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 47:48
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 47:48
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Evgeniy Malkin!
Evgeniy Malkin is the new light heavyweight champion!
A very excited looking Evgeniy Malkin made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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