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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nick shannon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matthew Malians (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). shannon comes to the cage accompanied by yesterdays headlines. Matthew Malians has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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146 lbs
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167 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nick shannon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matthew Malians!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Jonathan Paton and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
shannon misses with a head kick.
shannon shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than shannon was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
shannon looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
A nice elbow there by shannon.
shannon 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.
shannon is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Malians has managed to escape the submission attempt.
shannon prevents Malians from getting the reversal.
Malians is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
shannon scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Malians?
shannon landing strikes, looking to finish!
Malians is in all sorts of trouble here.
shannon is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Malians has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Malians slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malians is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but shannon pulls his head out easily.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Malians is looking to improve his position.
Malians moves into full guard.
shannon working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
shannon passes easily into side control. Nice work.
shannon working the body and head with strikes.
Malians sneaks back into half guard.
Malians punching from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Malians looks gassed!
shannon thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Malians's head.
shannon thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Malians's head.
shannon is trying to work for a kimura but Malians is defending well.
shannon is working for a submission of some sort.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malians is pressing down on shannon's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Malians looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
shannon trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Malians had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. shannon is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Malians Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take shannon's back instead.
Malians working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
shannon trying to control the position but Malians manages to sink in the hooks.
shannon wants to escape the position.
shannon preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Malians.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
shannon showing good submission defense here.
Malians is trying to stick to shannon's back but shannon is turning into Malians. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Malians's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by shannon.
shannon wants to get up but he can't break Malians's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
shannon drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and shannon jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Malians has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but shannon can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Malians is looking for a triangle but shannon pushes his legs off easily.
Malians looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Malians throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
shannon controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Malians working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. shannon doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. shannon manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
shannon lands a couple of digs.
Malians has his foot on shannon's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. shannon works his way back into a safe position though.
shannon working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Malians had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. shannon is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Malians Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take shannon's back instead.
shannon has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
shannon showing good submission defense here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Malians patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
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 Nick shannon will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Malians blocks a head kick by shannon.
Malians takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Nick shannon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
shannon looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Malians looking to hit a scissor sweep but shannon is one step ahead there.
Malians working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. shannon doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. shannon manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
shannon passes Malians's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Malians tries to roll over but shannon keeps him under control.
shannon lands strikes from half guard.
shannon wants to work for an arm triangle but Malians is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Malians manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malians working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. shannon doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. shannon manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Malians escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. shannon gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
shannon slips nicely into half guard.
Malians is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of shannon's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take shannon's back!
shannon is trying to break free.
shannon is working hard here to advance position.
Malians working for a choke but shannon is defending well.
Malians is trying to stick to shannon's back but shannon is turning into Malians. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Malians's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by shannon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malians escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. shannon gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
shannon advances to half guard.
shannon wants to stand up but Malians has a hold of him and won't allow it.
The fighters are battling for position here. Malians manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Matthew Malians has got the better of the ground game so far.
Malians has a closed guard, preventing shannon from standing up.
Malians had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. shannon is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Malians Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take shannon's back instead.
shannon can't escape the position.
Malians tightening his grip on shannon, looking for the choke.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Malians tightening his grip on shannon, looking for the choke.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
shannon rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
shannon misses with some strikes from the bottom.
shannon is in trouble now - Malians has advanced to mount!
Malians quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Malians but it's paid off an shannon is forced to tap! Nice work by Malians.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Matthew Malians!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
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