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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yancy Malaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alphons Draclau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alphons Draclau has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Yancy Malaki's chin.
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143 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 11 - 3, fighting out of London, Yancy Malaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alphons Draclau!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Draclau throws a leg kick which misses Malaki's front leg but catches the back leg as Malaki tries to avoid it.
Draclau throws a leg kick
and Malaki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Malaki doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Malaki works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Draclau tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Malaki counter with a right hand.
Draclau jabs Malaki right on the nose. Malaki blinks but takes it well.
Malaki pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Draclau changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Draclau throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Malaki was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Malaki on the wrong end of a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Malaki waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Draclau.
Draclau moves into range and connects with a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Draclau looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Draclau has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Draclau buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That kick from Draclau tenderised Malaki's leg. Malaki is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draclau throws a head kick but Malaki moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Draclau.
Malaki slips a straight right by Draclau.
A slapping leg kick lands for Draclau.
Malaki throws a wild body kick that Draclau sees coming a mile off.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Draclau! But no joy.
Draclau on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Draclau connects with a leg kick. Malaki looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A big left from Draclau misses.
Malaki scores with a jab to the body.
Alphons Draclau seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Draclau misses with a body shot.
Draclau with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Malaki slips under a jab from Draclau.
Draclau wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Malaki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Draclau.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Malaki has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Draclau.
Draclau looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Malaki was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draclau slips under a jab.
Draclau misses with a wild body shot.
Malaki looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Draclau blocks a low kick nicely.
Draclau misses with a hook.
Draclau throws a leg kick but Malaki sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Draclau tries to work over Malaki's front leg with a kick but Malaki checks it.
Draclau misses with a low kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Malaki misses its target.
Draclau feints and then cracks Malaki's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Malaki down.
Malaki takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Draclau misses with a lunging right hand
and Malaki counters with a stiff right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Draclau. Malaki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Malaki jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Malaki misses with a jab, cross combination.
Malaki takes a kick to the side of the head.
Malaki avoids the body shot from Draclau.
Malaki gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malaki scores with a three punch combo!
Draclau loads up on a big right hand but Malaki slips the punch.
Malaki really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Draclau wants to clinch up but Malaki keeps it at a distance.
Draclau missing with a left hand there. Malaki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Draclau misses with a low kick.
Malaki cracks a nice hook into Draclau's ribs.
Draclau fails with the takedown
and Malaki counters with a straight right hand.
Malaki tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Draclau throws a leg kick which misses Malaki's front leg but catches the back leg as Malaki tries to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Malaki.
Draclau is looking for the big counter here.
Draclau misses with the combination.
Draclau catches Malaki with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Malaki is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draclau ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Draclau throws a combination that misses
and Draclau takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Malaki is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Draclau misses with a lunging right hand
and Malaki counters with a stiff right hand.
Draclau looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Draclau misses with a low kick.
Draclau scores with a jab to the body.
Yancy Malaki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Draclau lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Draclau tries to land a front kick but Malaki steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Draclau gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Malaki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Draclau fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Draclau misses with an uppercut.
Draclau throws a low kick but Malaki moves out of range easily.
Malaki is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Draclau misses with a hook
and Malaki cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alphons Draclau dominated that round.
That's time! Malaki's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Draclau lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Draclau takes a swing at Malaki's ribcage but misses.
Draclau bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Malaki's head backwards.
Draclau lets loose with a powerful body kick. Malaki will feel that in the morning.
Draclau closes the distance looking to clinch
and Malaki counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Draclau throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Malaki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Draclau throws a low kick, looking for Malaki's leg but Malaki calmly moves out of range.
Malaki is looking to counter punch.
Draclau swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alphons Draclau seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Draclau tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Malaki was well out of range. Poor timing from Draclau.
Draclau misses with a right hand
and Malaki counters with a nice uppercut.
Malaki slips under a jab from Draclau.
Draclau throws a shot from downtown. Malaki moves away and avoids it.
Draclau shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malaki wants to control but Draclau is keeping busy.
Draclau seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Malaki manages to get to full guard.
Malaki is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Draclau missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Draclau tries to free his leg and advance position but Malaki is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Malaki trying to keep a closed guard but Draclau is proving a slippery customer.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Malaki is on top in guard.
Draclau has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Draclau is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Malaki content to stall in guard here.
Draclau wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draclau is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Malaki will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Malaki trying to control but Draclau is working from the bottom.
Malaki got a little sloppy there for a moment and Draclau has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Malaki has managed to get both his arms back between Draclau's legs - danger averted.
Malaki wants to control from the top but Draclau keeps moving.
Draclau working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Malaki doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Malaki manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Malaki wants to control from the top but Draclau keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
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.
Draclau throws a head kick but Malaki moves out of range.
Malaki takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Draclau goes for a double leg but Malaki avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Malaki continues to drive forward.
Malaki is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Draclau throws a leg kick but Malaki moved away.
Malaki takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Draclau misses with a body shot.
Malaki is looking to counter with a body kick.
Draclau cracks the inside of Malaki's front leg.
Draclau lands with a straight right. Malaki didn't see that one coming.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Draclau goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Malaki stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Malaki swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Draclau lands a jab to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alphons Draclau showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Draclau throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Draclau has his takedown stuffed
and Malaki counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Draclau thinking.
Draclau throws a low kick but it's checked well by Malaki.
Draclau shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Malaki throws a body punch but Draclau moves out of range.
A big left from Malaki misses.
A head kick misses from Draclau.
Draclau tries to clinch there but Malaki circles away.
Malaki misses with a two punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malaki lands a nice looking body shot.
Draclau avoids the body shot from Malaki.
Draclau rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Malaki to counter with a crisp jab.
Malaki looks to score with a jab to the body but Draclau is just out of range.
Malaki scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draclau ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Malaki moves away.
A left lands for Malaki.
Draclau avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Draclau! But no joy.
Draclau just misses with a punch to the body.
Malaki went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Draclau gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Malaki counters with a right hand to the body.
Draclau just misses with a punch to the body.
Malaki with a jab.
Draclau moves out of range of the strikes.
Malaki swings for the body but Draclau moves out of range.
Draclau throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Malaki lands a glancing blow to the side of Draclau's head.
Draclau ducks under a wild hook from Malaki.
Malaki throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Draclau stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draclau misses with a hook. Malaki ducked under it nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Malaki misses with a low kick.
Draclau misses the shot to the body.
Malaki was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Malaki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Draclau moves away.
Draclau tries a low kick but Malaki avoids it.
Malaki throws a shot to the body.
Draclau swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Draclau misses the shot to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Malaki.
Draclau defending well as Malaki loads up on a big left hand.
Malaki closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Malaki lands the left hand.
Malaki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Draclau was well out of range. Poor timing from Malaki.
Malaki misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draclau lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Malaki misses with a straight left.
Malaki checks a leg kick.
Draclau misses with a low kick.
Malaki fires out a quick counter leg kick but Draclau just manages to avoid it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Draclau, right into the meat.
Malaki looks to throw the jab but Draclau is out of range.
Malaki avoids the body shot from Draclau.
Yancy Malaki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice shot lands for Malaki.
Draclau wants to clinch up but Malaki keeps it at a distance.
Malaki swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Draclau throws out a counter right but Malaki avoids it with no problem.
Draclau misses with a leg kick
and Malaki cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Draclau moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Draclau throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Malaki staying out of range there.
Alphons Draclau is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draclau scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
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!
Draclau tried to score with a low kick but Malaki checks it.
Malaki takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Draclau swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Malaki looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Malaki lands with a right hand.
Draclau tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Malaki manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Draclau throws a low kick but it's checked well by Malaki.
Malaki avoids the body shot from Draclau.
Malaki jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Malaki cracks Draclau with a good jab.
Draclau misses with a wild body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Malaki misses the target.
Draclau looks to score with a jab to the body but Malaki is just out of range.
Draclau with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Draclau tries to clinch but Malaki is having none of it.
Draclau has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A decent looking cross lands there for Draclau.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yancy Malaki showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Draclau 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alphons Draclau!
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