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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Simeon Malaya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rufus Soderberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Simeon Malaya has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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180 lbs
33 - 11 - 0 |
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179 cm
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186 lbs
22 - 10 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Simeon Malaya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rufus Soderberg!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, William Gold and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soderberg slips a straight right by Malaya.
Soderberg on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Soderberg dives in for a single leg takedown but Malaya sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Malaya lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Soderberg.
Soderberg blocks an uppercut.
Soderberg misses with some punches.
Malaya misses with some punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Malaya.
Malaya swings wildly with an uppercut but Soderberg uses good head movement to avoid it.
Malaya throws a head punch that misses.
Soderberg fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Soderberg goes for a takedown in the clinch but Malaya prevents it.
Simeon Malaya has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rufus Soderberg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soderberg goes for a takedown attempt but Malaya pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Malaya connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Good leg kick by Malaya there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Soderberg uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Malaya.
Malaya throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Soderberg looks to land a body kick but Malaya moved away.
Soderberg goes for a double leg but Malaya avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Malaya continues to drive forward.
Soderberg has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Malaya lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Malaya struggles to land a body shot inside as Soderberg controls his hands.
Soderberg lands a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malaya blocks an uppercut.
Malaya lands with a right to the head.
Malaya misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Soderberg - that landed with a thud.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Malaya struggles to land a body shot inside as Soderberg controls his hands.
Malaya working aggressively here.
Soderberg tries a body shot but Malaya blocks it.
Soderberg's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Soderberg ducks under a wild hook from Malaya.
Simeon Malaya seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Soderberg needs to keep his hands up - Malaya had a free shot at his head there.
Malaya throws a shot to the body.
Soderberg moves out of range as Malaya strikes.
Simeon Malaya is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Malaya looks to land a left hand but Soderberg moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malaya throws a right hand that misses
and Soderberg counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Malaya thinking.
A jab from Malaya does it's job there.
Malaya slips a straight right by Soderberg.
Soderberg fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Malaya manages to avoid it.
Malaya clobbers Soderberg with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Malaya throws out a loose jab but Soderberg uses good head movement to avoid it.
Soderberg gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Malaya.
Malaya lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Malaya thuds his right hand into Soderberg's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
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!
Malaya is looking to chop away at Soderberg's legs.
Soderberg throws a right and a left that both miss.
Malaya ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Soderberg on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Malaya lands a jab to Soderberg's midsection.
Malaya's corner calls for a 1-2. Malaya obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soderberg moves away from the strike by Malaya.
Soderberg has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
A slapping leg kick lands for Malaya.
Malaya tries a low kick but Soderberg avoids it.
Soderberg fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Malaya manages to avoid it.
A slow jab from Malaya misses its intended target.
Malaya drops his hands momentarily and Soderberg takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Malaya's corner calls for a 1-2. Malaya obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Malaya rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Soderberg moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Soderberg fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Malaya manages to avoid it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Malaya.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Soderberg shoots for a double leg takedown but Malaya sprawls well. He's pushed Soderberg's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Soderberg has a takedown stuffed.
Malaya with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simeon Malaya dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Malaya tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Soderberg is able to avoid easily.
Soderberg throws a lazy body kick
and Malaya counters with a good low kick that Soderberg was not able to check.
Malaya is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Soderberg throws a big shot that misses.
Malaya looks to land a left hand but Soderberg moved out of range nicely.
Malaya connects with a nice looking jab.
Malaya throws out a loose jab but Soderberg uses good head movement to avoid it.
Simeon Malaya is winning the standup battle so far.
Malaya uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Soderberg.
Malaya looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That kick from Malaya tenderised Soderberg's leg. Soderberg is trying to keep his angry face on.
Malaya swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Malaya swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Soderberg throws a hook but Malaya avoids it easily.
Malaya motions for Soderberg to come forward. Malaya throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Soderberg throws a hook but Malaya blocks it.
Malaya lands a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soderberg dives in and scores a takedown into Malaya's guard.
Malaya wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Malaya will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Soderberg wants to pass the guard but Malaya is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Malaya avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Malaya not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Simeon Malaya wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Malaya slaps away a takedown attempt from Soderberg, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malaya throws a jab but it's blocked by Soderberg.
Malaya feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Soderbergs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Malaya falls off balance throwing a combination
and Soderberg counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Malaya!
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!
Soderberg tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Malaya taking a bit of punishment here - Soderberg scoring with strikes.
Soderberg scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Malaya to see if he's OK.
Malaya tries to buck Soderberg off but Soderberg is having none of it.
Soderberg has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Soderberg scoring with punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malaya wants to get back to his feet.
Soderberg throws a strike aimed at the side of Malaya's head but Malaya avoids it well.
Soderberg in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Soderberg misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
You can see the frustration on Malaya's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The strikes coming from Soderberg are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malaya defending against the ground and pound.
Soderberg works to advance to full mount. Malaya defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Malaya is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Soderberg is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Malaya has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Soderberg content just to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rufus Soderberg showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Malaya lets loose with a powerful body kick. Soderberg will feel that in the morning.
Soderberg fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Malaya manages to avoid it.
Soderberg's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Malaya connects with a looping right hand.
A slapping body kick lands there for Malaya.
Soderberg drops his hands momentarily and Malaya takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Malaya pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Malaya is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Malaya moves out of range of the strikes.
Malaya throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Soderberg sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Malaya bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Malaya cracks the inside of Soderberg's front leg.
Soderberg just misses with a punch to the body.
Soderberg is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Malaya chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A lazy left from Malaya finds it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malaya thows a body kick. Soderberg tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Soderberg throws a shot from downtown. Malaya moves away and avoids it.
Malaya thuds a left hand into Soderberg's body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Malaya.
Malaya takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Soderberg steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Malaya.
Soderberg fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Soderberg takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Malaya.
Malaya lands an overhand right.
Malaya misses with a wild body shot.
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!
Soderberg misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Malaya throws a jab when Soderberg was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malaya scores with a nice right hand.
Malaya cracks the inside of Soderberg's front leg.
Malaya throws out a powerful jab.
Malaya circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Soderberg drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Malaya follows Soderberg to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Simeon Malaya!
Simeon Malaya decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
In defeat, Rufus Soderberg stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'm not done. I'm not done. '.
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