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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dwight Clements (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Maloney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maloney is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Jump Around by House of Pain. Thomas Maloney looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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151 lbs
1 - 4 - 0 |
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145 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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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
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dwight Clements!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thomas Maloney!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clements dodges the punch combination from Maloney.
A punch combination from Maloney misses.
Maloney pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Clements keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Maloney misses with a series of wild punches.
Clements feinted with a counter takedown.
Clements clinches up with Maloney and pushes him back against the cage.
Clements tries for a takedown but Maloney manages to get underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clements has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Maloney avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Clements is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Maloney is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dwight Clements. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maloney is trying to break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maloney is trying to drag Clements to the mat but Clements just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Maloney goes for a takedown attempt but Clements pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Maloney looks winded!
Sloppy strikes from Clements. Those never looked like landing.
Clements leaves Maloney with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Maloney closes the distance and clinches up with Clements, looking for a takedown. Maloney pushes Clements against the cage but Clements circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Clements throws a right and a left that both miss.
Clements throws a body shot but no joy.
Maloney misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clements moves into range and clinches up with Maloney.
Clements tries to pull guard but Maloney forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Clements has Maloney pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Maloney manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Maloney is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Clements is defending well.
Clements throws a head punch that misses.
Clements has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Maloney uses from the top position.
Maloney is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Clements has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clements is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Maloney is aware though and is defending well.
Clements has a closed guard, preventing Maloney from standing up.
Maloney sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Maloney looking to pass the guard.
Clements trying to control the position here.
Maloney won't allow Clements to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Maloney trying to control the position from guard on top but Clements is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Maloney shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Clements as he avoids it easily.
Dwight Clements is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Maloney tries a head kick but it misses.
Maloney throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Clements.
Clements closes the distance and pushes Maloney back into the cage.
Clements jumps guard but Maloney turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Clements drops down looking for an ankle pick but Maloney pulls his leg out and moves away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Maloney lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
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 Dwight Clements will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Maloney misses with the combination.
Clements moves in looking to clinch but Maloney pushes him off.
Maloney misses with a head kick.
It looked like Clements was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Maloney tries to close the distance and clinch but Clements swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Clements fails to land with a series of punches.
Thomas Maloney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maloney throws a series of punches but Clements moves out of range.
Maloney gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Clements counters with a left and a right that stings Maloney.
Clements rushes Maloney and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Maloney is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Maloney is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clements is working for takedown but Maloney is calmly controlling the position for now.
Clements breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maloney has Clements up against the cage in a clinch.
Clements gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Maloney pushes Clements off and scrambles back to his feet.
Maloney looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Clements avoids a punch combination nicely.
Maloney looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Maloney fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Clements throws a right hand that Maloney ducks under and follows up with a left that Maloney also avoids with ease.
Maloney looks to land a body kick but Clements moved away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Clements closes the distance and pushes Maloney back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maloney blocks an elbow strike from Clements.
Clements lands a takedown into guard.
Maloney uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Maloney swats away the attempt to clinch by Clements.
Maloney shoots in for a double leg but Clements sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Dwight Clements has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thomas Maloney.
Clements fails with an attempt to clinch.
Clements tries to land a front kick but Maloney steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Clements moves out of range as Maloney throws a body kick.
It looked like Clements was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Clements throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Thomas Maloney seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Clements keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clements closes the distance and clinches.
Maloney prevents the takedown attempt.
Clements is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Maloney gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Clements pulls Maloney into guard.
Maloney controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Maloney's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Maloney trying to control the position from guard on top but Clements is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maloney wants to stand but Clements has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Maloney stopping the sweep attempt from Clements.
Clements seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Maloney is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Clements bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Maloney's guard.
Maloney is looking to stand up but Clements isn't so interested in that idea.
Maloney has an active guard here but Clements has managed to pass into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Dwight Clements will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Clements has managed to clinch.
Clements gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Maloney manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Clements avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Maloney throws a lazy head kick
and Clements counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Clements has taken the fight to the clinch.
Clements is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Clements jumps guard but Maloney turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Maloney takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Maloney wants to take the fight to the mat but Clements manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clements pushes off an throws an elbow but Maloney leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Clements breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Clements clinches up against the cage.
Maloney changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Clements fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Dwight Clements has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thomas Maloney.
Clements moves into the clinch successfully.
Clements's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Maloney lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Clements circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clements takes the fight into the clinch.
Clements is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Clements creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Maloney wants to break free but Clements has control.
Clements has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Clements misses with the head strike.
Maloney is fighting off a takedown attempt but Clements is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Maloney to the mat. Maloney regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Maloney has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Clements off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clements defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Maloney.
Clements drives through and clinches with Maloney against the cage.
Clements has clasped his hands together around Maloney's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Maloney is looking to get back to his feet here but Clements is keeping cool and he's managed to take Maloney's back.
Thomas Maloney has got the better of the ground game so far.
Maloney trying to get back to his feet but Clements is in full control for now.
Clements is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Maloney defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Clements has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Maloney has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Thomas Maloney has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maloney preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Clements.
Clements trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Dwight Clements is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Maloney rolls, trying to escape but Clements keeps control of the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dwight Clements showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Clements, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dwight Clements!
In defeat, Thomas Maloney stepped up to the mic, saying 'ill be back'.
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