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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Darius Kasparaitis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesus Malverde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kasparaitis might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Gotta Get Away. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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155 lbs
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152 lbs
19 - 7 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Darius Kasparaitis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jesus Malverde!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Albert Achterberg and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kasparaitis cracks Malverde with an open hand slap.
The fighters circling - Kasparaitis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Malverde lands a nice shot that snaps Kasparaitis's head back.
It looks like Darius Kasparaitis has been cut.
Malverde misses with a few strikes there.
Kasparaitis fires out a quick counter leg kick but Malverde just manages to avoid it.
Kasparaitis misses with a body kick.
Kasparaitis tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Malverde scores with a leg kick.
Malverde throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kasparaitis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Malverde is looking to clinch but Kasparaitis is avoiding it.
Kasparaitis feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Malverdes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kasparaitis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kasparaitis slips a jab from Malverde.
Malverde moves away from the strike by Kasparaitis.
Kasparaitis tries to land a front kick but Malverde steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Malverde tries a quick counter leg kick but Kasparaitis is wise to it.
Malverde fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kasparaitis looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Malverde has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Malverde there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kasparaitis looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kasparaitis lands a slapping body shot.
Malverde misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasparaitis lands with a shot to the body.
Malverde throws a sloppy head kick and Kasparaitis moves out of range easily.
Kasparaitis throws a quick counter kick to the body but Malverde avoids it.
Kasparaitis moves out of range of the body kick from Malverde.
Jesus Malverde seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kasparaitis blocks a jab.
Malverde tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kasparaitis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kasparaitis takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kasparaitis defending well as Malverde loads up on a big left hand.
Malverde rushes Kasparaitis and presses him up against the cage.
Malverde throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kasparaitis blocks it with crossed arms.
A shot in the inside from Malverde.
Malverde lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kasparaitis can't find room to land a body shot as Malverde controls the action.
Malverde lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kasparaitis or not.
Malverde looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Malverde works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kasparaitis lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Malverde pushes Kasparaitis back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kasparaitis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kasparaitis lands with a right to the head.
Malverde doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Malverde.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kasparaitis tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Malverde lands a left hand.
Kasparaitis scores with a shot to the side of Malverde's head.
Kasparaitis jumps into guard, dragging Malverde to the mat.
Kasparaitis has his foot on Malverde's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Malverde works his way back into a safe position though.
Kasparaitis looking for subs off his back but Malverde has passed one foot through into half guard.
Kasparaitis looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kasparaitis actively working from the bottom here.
Kasparaitis with the active half guard here but Malverde passes nicely into side control.
Malverde working away.
Malverde tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Malverde has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Kasparaitis tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four 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.
Kasparaitis manages to get back to half guard.
Kasparaitis tries to roll over but Malverde keeps him under control.
Kasparaitis looking for submissions off his back.
Kasparaitis punching from the bottom.
Kasparaitis trying to control but Malverde postures up.
Malverde throwing shots but Kasparaitis is blocking nicely.
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 Darius Kasparaitis will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Darius Kasparaitis's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Malverde misses with a jab to the body
and Kasparaitis counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kasparaitis jabs at Malverde's body.
Malverde misses with a body kick.
Malverde takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kasparaitis scoring well with a low kick there.
Malverde clinches with his opponent.
Malverde lands a nice uppercut.
Jesus Malverde seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kasparaitis stalling.
Malverde lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kasparaitis blocks an uppercut.
Kasparaitis works on Malverde's body with a couple of short punches.
Malverde tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Malverde throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Malverde with a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Malverde putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kasparaitis in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Malverde lands a shoulder strike.
Malverde tries a knee to the head but Kasparaitis blocks it.
Kasparaitis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Malverde obliges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malverde lands a left hand.
Malverde crunches a lovely knee into Kasparaitis's ribcage.
Kasparaitis tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Malverde smiles and moves away.
Kasparaitis steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Malverde. That one must have hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Malverde misses with a jab, cross combination.
A leg kick checked by Kasparaitis.
Kasparaitis blocks the body kick.
Kasparaitis moves away from the strike by Malverde.
Malverde is looking to score with low kicks.
Malverde keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Darius Kasparaitis is winning the standup battle so far.
Malverde throws a right hand that misses
and Kasparaitis finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Kasparaitis slips a jab and a cross from Malverde.
Malverde thumps Kasparaitis with a low kick.
Kasparaitis lands a slapping body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malverde misses with a jab to the body
and Kasparaitis counters with a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Malverde throws a low kick but Kasparaitis moves out of range easily.
Kasparaitis pushes Malverde away with a front kick.
Malverde dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Malverde swings for the body but Kasparaitis moves out of range.
Kasparaitis takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Danga de danga de dang - Malverde scores with a four punch combination!
Malverde takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Malverde misses with a lunging right hand
and Kasparaitis counters with a nice leg kick.
Malverde throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kasparaitis.
Kasparaitis takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Malverde throws a solid leg kick but Kasparaitis takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Malverde.
Malverde does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Malverde lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Malverde misses with a right hand
and Kasparaitis counters with a one-two to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malverde lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kasparaitis definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Malverde misses with a body shot.
Malverde pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kasparaitis is out of range and Malverde settles back down.
Kasparaitis tried to counter with a leg kick but Malverde avoided it.
Kasparaitis scores with a nice head shot.
Malverde misses the jab.
Kasparaitis lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Malverde is looking to slow Kasparaitis down with leg kicks.
Malverde misses with a body shot.
Malverde's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kasparaitis connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Malverde scrambles back to his feet.
Malverde walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Malverde scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kasparaitis in his tracks.
Malverde throws a leg kick
and Kasparaitis counters with a right hand to the body.
Kasparaitis thuds his shin into the meat of Malverde's side.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Malverde throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kasparaitis lands an overhand right.
Kasparaitis swings widly with a right hand
and Malverde counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malverde defending well as Kasparaitis loads up on a big left hand.
Malverde wants to slow Kasparaitis down by chopping away at his legs.
Malverde takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Kasparaitis takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kasparaitis ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kasparaitis takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Malverde misses with the combination.
Malverde throws a leg kick but Kasparaitis sees it coming and moves out of range.
Malverde is looking to land body kicks.
Malverde takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Malverde misses with a lunging right hand
and Kasparaitis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Malverde fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kasparaitis manages to avoid it.
Kasparaitis delivers a nice body kick.
Malverde instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jesus Malverde will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Darius Kasparaitis's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Malverde takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kasparaitis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Malverde.
Kasparaitis thinks about countering with a body kick.
Nice defenses there by Kasparaitis.
Kasparaitis misses with a lunging right hand
and Malverde connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A combination from Malverde does no damage.
It appears Kasparaitis was looking to counter with a kick there.
A leg kick checked by Malverde.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kasparaitis.
Malverde misses with a low kick.
Malverde takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Malverde throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kasparaitis stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kasparaitis looking to land some kicks to the body here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Malverde crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kasparaitis - the referee stops the clock and Malverde gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kasparaitis. Malverde manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Kasparaitis connects with a single shot there.
Malverde throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kasparaitis feinted with a counter takedown.
Kasparaitis swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Malverde.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Malverde lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kasparaitis's sensitive parts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasparaitis feints and then cracks Malverde's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Malverde down.
Malverde drives through and clinches with Kasparaitis against the cage.
Kasparaitis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kasparaitis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kasparaitis blocking some punches.
Kasparaitis misses with a punch on the inside.
Malverde scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kasparaitis.
Kasparaitis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kasparaitis lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Malverde backwards.
Malverde throws a head punch that misses.
Kasparaitis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kasparaitis managing to block the knees to the body from Malverde.
Kasparaitis lands a shoulder strike.
Malverde breaks the clinch.
Malverde throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Malverde tries to land a leg kick but Kasparaitis saw it coming and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kasparaitis cracks a nice hook into Malverde's ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kasparaitis lands with a nice body kick.
Malverde takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kasparaitis explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Malverde on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Malverde has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kasparaitis.
Kasparaitis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Malverde.
Kasparaitis feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Kasparaitis looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Malverde looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Malverde gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kasparaitis.
Malverde misses with a body kick.
Malverde lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kasparaitis at a distance.
Malverde pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kasparaitis is out of range and Malverde settles back down.
Kasparaitis keeps Malverde at a distance using the push kick.
Malverde on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kasparaitis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kasparaitis cracks Malverde with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kasparaitis lands a nice looking body kick.
Kasparaitis lands a nice hook to Malverde's body. Malverde takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kasparaitis looks for the body kick but Malverde saw that one coming.
Malverde feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kasparaitis's calf.
Malverde moves out of range as Kasparaitis strikes.
Kasparaitis tries to score with a low kick but Malverde moves his leg out of the way.
Malverde takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kasparaitis throws a big shot that misses.
Kasparaitis backing away here, and Malverde unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Malverde needs to keep his hands up - Kasparaitis had a free shot at his head there.
Kasparaitis blocks a low kick nicely.
Kasparaitis looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Malverde avoids the body shot from Kasparaitis.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kasparaitis.
Malverde looks to throw the jab but Kasparaitis is out of range.
Jab by Kasparaitis.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malverde misses with a jab to the body
and Kasparaitis counters with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Malverde throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kasparaitis counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Malverde misses with a wild combination.
As Malverde backs away, Kasparaitis returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Kasparaitis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Malverde manages to avoid it.
Malverde cracks Kasparaitis with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Malverde tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kasparaitis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Malverde throws a wild body kick that Kasparaitis sees coming a mile off.
Malverde catches Kasparaitis with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Malverde goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nice shot by Kasparaitis.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Malverde takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Malverde is rocked!
Kasparaitis cracks Malverde with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Malverde tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Kasparaitis pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Malverde is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Darius Kasparaitis!
Darius Kasparaitis is the new featherweight champion!
Darius Kasparaitis thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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