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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Simon Adabisi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dmonray Malapitan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Malapitan has chosen My Time is Now as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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140 lbs
16 - 4 - 0 |
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140 lbs
24 - 18 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Simon Adabisi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 18 - 1, fighting out of New York, Dmonray Malapitan!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Daniel Cesar and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malapitan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Malapitan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Adabisi counters with a one-two to the body.
Malapitan is rocked!
Malapitan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Adabisi pinned against the ropes. Adabisi gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Malapitan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Malapitan tries to score a power double leg takedown but Adabisi sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Malapitan somewhat.
Simon Adabisi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dmonray Malapitan.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Malapitan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malapitan moves away from the strike by Adabisi.
Malapitan is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malapitan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Malapitan bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Malapitan tries to move to mount but Adabisi blocks the move with his legs.
Adabisi is not content to let Malapitan control the position.
Adabisi might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Malapitan tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Malapitan throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adabisi managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Malapitan.
Adabisi knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Malapitan on the ground.
Malapitan trying to control the position but Adabisi is working away.
Malapitan is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Adabisi dodges the ground and pound from Malapitan.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Malapitan working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Malapitan swings around for an armbar but Adabisi sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Malapitan's guard.
Malapitan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adabisi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Adabisi trying to control but Malapitan is working from the bottom.
Adabisi postures up.
Malapitan looking for a sweep. Not yet Malapitan, not yet.
Adabisi is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Adabisi is pushing down on Malapitan's leg trying to pass to half guard. Malapitan is fighting to maintain full guard but Adabisi has managed to sneak the leg through.
Adabisi trying to mount his opponent but Malapitan defends it.
Malapitan wants to sweep but Adabisi has passed to side control!
A lull in the action here as Adabisi stalls from top position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Adabisi trying to control the position but Malapitan is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simon Adabisi dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Adabisi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
It looks like Dmonray Malapitan has been cut.
Malapitan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Adabisi misses with a looping left.
Malapitan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Adabisi pinned against the ropes. Adabisi gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Adabisi gets caught flat footed, as Malapitan shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Malapitan wants to control from the top but Adabisi keeps moving.
Adabisi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dmonray Malapitan has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adabisi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Malapitan tries to free his leg and advance position but Adabisi is retaining full guard.
Adabisi on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Adabisi tries to get out of the position.
Adabisi working a defensive guard here.
Malapitan throwing strikes but missing.
Adabisi seems keen to control Malapitan's posture.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Malapitan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Adabisi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Adabisi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Malapitan moves away.
Adabisi blocks a head kick by Malapitan.
Malapitan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Adabisi throws a body shot but no joy.
Adabisi misses with a left hand
and Malapitan counters with a series of strikes. Adabisi will be more careful next time no doubt.
Malapitan dives in for a single leg takedown but Adabisi sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
Simon Adabisi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dmonray Malapitan.
Malapitan tries for a takedown but Adabisi manages to get underhooks.
Adabisi looking to slow down the pace here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adabisi will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Malapitan up against the ropes.
Adabisi stops a takedown attempt from Malapitan.
Adabisi is pressed up against the ropes. Malapitan has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Adabisi down to the mat. Adabisi avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Malapitan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Adabisi swats away the attempt to clinch by Malapitan.
Malapitan shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Malapitan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Malapitan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Malapitan wants to control from the top but Adabisi keeps moving.
Adabisi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dmonray Malapitan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dmonray Malapitan's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Malapitan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Adabisi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Malapitan.
Malapitan shoots for a double leg takedown but Adabisi sprawls well. He's pushed Malapitan's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Malapitan shoots in for a double leg but Adabisi sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Malapitan closes the distance and clinches.
Adabisi is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malapitan changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Adabisi fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Simon Adabisi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dmonray Malapitan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malapitan shoots in for a takedown but Adabisi shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Malapitan tries to clinch up but Adabisi circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice sprawl there from Adabisi as Malapitan shoots in.
Adabisi tries to bum rush Malapitan with a series of wild strikes but Malapitan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Malapitan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Adabisi pinned against the ropes. Adabisi gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Malapitan tries to clinch there but Adabisi circles away.
Simon Adabisi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Adabisi as Malapitan shoots in.
Horrible takedown attempt by Malapitan or perhaps it was just good defense by Adabisi, which made it look bad.
We've been told by Adabisi's head coaches at The Warehouse that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Malapitan is defended easily by Adabisi.
Malapitan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Malapitan dives in and grabs Adabisi's left leg, looking for a takedown. Adabisi pushes down on Malapitan's head and hops out.
Malapitan looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Adabisi stuffs the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malapitan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Adabisi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Adabisi throws a right and a left that Malapitan avoids nicely.
Adabisi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Malapitan can do to turn this around?
A jab from Adabisi misses.
Horrible takedown attempt by Malapitan or perhaps it was just good defense by Adabisi, which made it look bad.
Adabisi misses with a jab, cross combination.
A slow jab from Adabisi misses its intended target.
Malapitan closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malapitan throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Adabisi is not content to let Malapitan control the position.
Malapitan in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Malapitan in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Adabisi is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dmonray Malapitan!
Dmonray Malapitan is the new bantamweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Dmonray Malapitan thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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