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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Simeon Malaya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ninja Monk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Monk has chosen On To The Next One as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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180 lbs
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176 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
38 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Simeon Malaya! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
35 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ninja Monk! The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Donald Grub and James Atkins.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Monk throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Malaya feinted there with a counter leg kick. Malaya is looking to chop away at Monk's legs. Monk's coach down at Gutz Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Monk's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight. Monk ducks under a wild hook from Malaya. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Monk! But no joy. Monk throws a jab when Malaya was well out of range. Malaya fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Monk manages to avoid it. Malaya 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. Monk lands a body shot.
Malaya throws a body kick that digs right into the meat. Monk steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Malaya. Nice shot by Malaya. Malaya scores with a three punch combo!
Malaya scores with a three punch combo!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Malaya dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Donk. Malaya catches Monk right on the button with a cross. Malaya pivots, looking for a leg kick but Monk is out of range and Malaya settles back down. Monk swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Monk thuds his shin into the meat of Malaya's side.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Malaya takes a shot right to the bread basket. Malaya scoring well with a low kick there.
Malaya displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Monk throws out the jab. Malaya scoring well with a low kick there.
Malaya stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. A thudding body kick lands there by Malaya!
Malaya uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Malaya throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Malaya tries to work over Monk's front leg with a kick but Monk checks it. A head kick from Monk lands but Malaya takes it in his stride. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Malaya throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. A big left from Monk misses. Malaya tries to work over Monk's front leg with a kick but Monk checks it. Malaya scores with a push kick. Simeon Malaya seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Malaya misses with a looping left.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Monk misses with a wild body shot. Monk swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Malaya counters with a nice leg kick. Malaya digs a good body shot into Monk's ribs. Malaya throws a hook but Monk avoids it easily. Monk closes the distance but Malaya moves to the side and Malaya counters with a lovely straight right hand! Monk closes the distance looking to clinch and Malaya counters with a left to the body. Monk is looking to land body kicks. Monk connects with a looping right hand.
Monk lands a glancing blow to the side of Malaya's head. Malaya tries a head kick but it misses.
Monk looks like he wants to counter punch here. Monk uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Malaya. Monk's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Malaya connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Monk scrambles back to his feet.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Monk closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Malaya darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Monk thows a left - swing and a miss! A jab from Monk misses. Monk misses with the body kick and Malaya makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick. Monk tries to land a front kick but Malaya steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Malaya slips under a jab from Monk. Monk avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Monk is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Malaya thows a left - swing and a miss! A good leg kick by Malaya. Malaya is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Malaya throws a body kick, spinning off balance and Monk makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. 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! Monk throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A punch combination from Malaya misses.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. A punch lands to the side of Monk 's head but he takes it in his stride. Monk lands with a good body shot. Malaya is really peppering his opponent's head with punches. Malaya tries to move into range but Monk moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Malaya throws a hook to the side of Monk's head but Monk sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Monk ducks under a wild hook from Malaya. Malaya smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. Malaya shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Malaya throws a body kick despite being completely out of range and Monk counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Monk on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Monk waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Malaya. Malaya fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Malaya slips a straight right by Monk. Monk has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Monk there as he acknowledges the shot. Malaya misses with an uppercut. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simeon Malaya dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action!
Monk cracks Malaya with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Simeon Malaya is winning the standup battle so far. Malaya throws a body shot but no joy. Monk ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Malaya lands a right hook to the body.
Malaya uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Monk. Monk tries to land a front kick but Malaya steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Malaya swinging wildly here.
Monk scores with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Monk tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. Monk throws a lazy right hand but Malaya sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Monk fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Malaya looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Monk tries to land a body kick enabling Malaya to counter with a crisp jab. Malaya throws a low kick but Monk avoids it.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Malaya slips under a jab. Malaya lands a slapping body shot.
Monk takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Malaya throws a jab but it's blocked by Monk. Malaya takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Monk might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Malaya has got the better of the exchanges. Malaya connects with a good right hand that stumbles Monk. Monk circles away out of range and recomposes himself. Malaya throws a chopping leg kick but Monk manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Malaya ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Monk moves away. A good leg kick by Malaya. Malaya blocks the body kick.
Monk with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Malaya to score with a decent uppercut. Malaya avoids a punch combination nicely.
Malaya misses with an uppercut
and Monk counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Malaya thinking. Monk swings and misses with a shot to the body and Malaya counters with a slapping leg kick.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Malaya connects with a body shot that sends Monk's belly button to the back. Monk wants to clinch up but Malaya keeps it at a distance. Good work by Monk as he checks the leg kick. Monk throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Monk chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Monk lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Malaya swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Monk. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Malaya, right into the meat.
Monk throws a shot to the body.
Malaya tests Monk's chin there with a solid looking shot. Malaya takes a swing at Monk's ribcage but misses. A nice leg kick lands there from Malaya. Monk moves away from the strike by Malaya. Monk's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Monk throws a head kick but Malaya moves out of range.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Monk blocks a jab. A head kick misses from Malaya. Malaya throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Monk checks the leg kick. Donk. Monk catches Malaya right on the button with a cross. Malaya keeps the fight on the outside. Monk takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Malaya misses the shot to the body. Monk on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Malaya. Malaya obviously looking to wear him down.
Malaya scoring well with a low kick there.
Malaya with a nice cross. Malaya wants to land a leg kick but Monk is out of range. Monk throws a jab but it's blocked by Malaya. Monk moves out of range of the leg kick from Malaya.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Malaya takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Malaya appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick. Malaya darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Malaya looks to throw the jab but Monk is out of range. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Monk lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Malaya sizes up Monk with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. Nice body kick from Malaya. A thudding body kick lands there by Monk!
Malaya blocks a head kick by Monk.
Malaya misses with an uppercut
and Monk counters with a lovely shot to the body. Malaya looks to score with a jab to the body but Monk is just out of range. A big left from Malaya misses. Malaya is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Monk can do to turn this around? Monk moves out of range as Malaya strikes. Malaya moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. A slow jab from Malaya misses its intended target. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simeon Malaya dominated that second round. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Malaya throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Monk counters with a stiff right hand. Malaya throws the kick towards the body but Monk avoids it. Malaya misses with a straight right. Malaya is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Monk. Malaya blocks the body kick.
Malaya scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Monk doesn't seem bothered though. Malaya lands a jab. Monk has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Malaya lunges at Monk with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Monk's hand. Malaya takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Malaya takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Malaya throws a shot from downtown. Monk moves away and avoids it. Monk jabs Malaya right on the nose. Malaya blinks but takes it well. Malaya throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. 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! Monk takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Malaya misses with a wild combination.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Monk, right into the meat.
Malaya connects with an inside leg kick. A big right from Malaya misses. Malaya throws a leg kick and Monk counters with a lovely straight right hand! Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Malaya 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 Monk has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Monk and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Malaya works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Monk throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Malaya sees it coming and avoids it easily. A telegraphed right hand from Monk misses the target. Malaya throwing a counter right hand but Monk manages to avoid it. Monk on the wrong end of a nice jab. A leg kick checked by Malaya. Monk throws a jab when Malaya was well out of range. Ninja Monk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Malaya staying out of range there. Malaya lands a really nice looking cross but Monk seems unphased.
Malaya swings for the body but Monk moves out of range.
And Monk responds with a good body kick, but Malaya manages to step out the way in time. Malaya lands with a nice body kick. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Monk on the wrong end of a nice jab. Monk uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Malaya. Monk is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own. Monk looks for the body kick but Malaya saw that one coming. Malaya appears to be looking for a big counter. Malaya feints and then cracks Monk's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Monk down. Malaya throws out a powerful jab. Malaya is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Good work by Monk as he checks the leg kick. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Monk, right into the meat.
Malaya tries to land a front kick but Monk steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Monk attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. Monk pivots, looking for a leg kick but Malaya is out of range and Monk settles back down. Malaya checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Malaya. Malaya throws a leg kick but Monk checks it. Malaya slips under a jab from Monk. Malaya throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Monk on the side of the head. Monk connects with a leg kick. Malaya looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Malaya lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Monk is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Malaya slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Malaya checks the leg kick nicely there.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Monk misses with the combination.
Malaya misses the body punch and Monk counters with a nice uppercut. Monk thuds his right hand into Malaya's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Nice uppercut there from Malaya. Monk throws a front kick aimed at Malaya's knee but Malaya avoids it well. Malaya lands a nice leg kick that just misses Monk's sensitive parts. Monk missing with a left hand there. Malaya was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Jab by Malaya. Malaya goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Monk moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Malaya looks to land a left hand but Monk moved out of range nicely. A big left from Monk misses.
And that's the end of the fight! Simeon Malaya showed his dominance in that final round. Well Malaya has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27 Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27 Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Simeon Malaya! Simeon Malaya thanked the fans post fight for their support. Ninja Monk was interviewed post fight and said 'Another close decision lost? Maybe ToTT wrote that I won? '.
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