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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Malaki Lima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Squanchy Squanch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lima kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Tupac - Hail Mary. 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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150 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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157 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Malaki Lima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Squanchy Squanch!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, David Schapiro and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lima misses with a lunging right hand
and Squanch makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Lima misses the target.
Lima tries for a takedown but Squanch circles away easily
and Squanch counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Squanch needs to keep his hands up - Lima had a free shot at his head there.
Lima has Squanch up against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Squanch lands an elbow inside.
I was talking to Lima's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Squanch doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lima scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lima working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Squanch tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lima's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Squanch lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lima backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Squanch.
Lima dodges an elbow strike from Squanch.
Lima tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lima takes an elbow to the temple.
Squanch misses with a punch to the body.
Lima misses with the head strike.
Lima is trying to pull guard but Squanch turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Lima is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Squanch to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Malaki Lima. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Squanch misses with a body punch.
Squanch cracks Lima with a nice body shot.
Lima can't break the clinch.
Lima prevents a body shot from Squanch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Lima fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Squanch lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lima gets control of Squanch's arms and successfully pulls guard. Lima will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lima looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Squanch must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Squanch showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Lima wants to improve his position but instead Squanch has moved into half guard.
Lima manages to get to full guard.
Lima wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lima is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lima looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Lima is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Lima has his foot on Squanch's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Squanch works his way back into a safe position though.
Squanch sitting in guard here, content to control.
Lima is pulling down on Squanch's head. It's preventing any offense from Squanch, at least for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Lima throws his legs up looking for a submission but Squanch uses it to pass to side control.
Lima tries to bench press Squanch off him but Squanch keeps the position.
Squanch advances nicely into full mount.
Lima is in all sorts of trouble here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lima is working hard here to advance position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Squanchy Squanch dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lima misses with the combination.
Squanch let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Lima throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lima looks to score with a jab to the body but Squanch is just out of range.
Squanch slips a jab and a cross from Lima.
Lima just misses with a punch to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Squanch! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Squanch staying out of range there.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Squanch! But no joy.
Lima looks to land a left hand but Squanch moved out of range nicely.
Despite the aggression on Squanch's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lima lands a jab to the nose.
Lima throws a jab when Squanch was well out of range.
Squanch unleashes a big counter combination but Lima bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
No joy there for Lima, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lima misses with a lunging right hand
and Lima takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lima throws a lazy right hand but Squanch sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Squanch swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lima tries for a takedown but Squanch sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lima cracks Squanch with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Malaki Lima is winning the standup battle so far.
Lima misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Squanch.
Squanch tries to counter with a clinch but Lima shakes him off and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Squanch uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lima.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Squanch! But no joy.
Lima misses with a right hand
and Squanch counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lima throws an off balance right hand
and Squanch counters with a left to the body.
Lima throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Squanch let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Lima shoots in for a takedown but Squanch shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Lima pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Squanch is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Lima misses with a left hand
and Lima takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lima scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Squanch displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lima throws out the jab.
Lima will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Squanch swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Malaki Lima. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lima throws a poor cross that misses
and Squanch makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lima will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A nice side step and Squanch releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Malaki Lima seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lima throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It seemed like Squanch was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The crowd cheers as Lima lands an impressive looking overhand right. Squanch doesn't seem phased though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lima misses with a hook.
Squanch tries to counter by closing the distance.
Lima doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Squanch counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Squanch steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lima.
Squanch drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lima fails with the takedown.
It seemed like Squanch was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Malaki Lima dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Lima misses with a hook
and Squanch counters with a nice uppercut.
Lima throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Squanch to counter with a crisp jab.
Lima loads up on a big right hand but Squanch slips the punch.
A little jabbing left from Squanch on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lima misses with a hook.
A little jabbing left from Squanch on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Squanch takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Squanch defending well as Lima loads up on a big left hand.
Squanch appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lima misses with a shot to the body
and Squanch counters with a nice body kick.
Squanch slips a jab and a cross from Lima.
Squanch steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Lima.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lima swings widly with a right hand
and Lima takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lima misses with a left hand
and Squanch counters with an inside leg kick.
Lima misses with a straight left.
Lima misses with an uppercut
and Squanch counters by moving into the clinch.
Lima ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Lima no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Lima tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Squanch passes Lima's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Lima is trying to get back to full guard.
Squanch is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lima has a hand on Squanch's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Squanch takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Lima is desperately trying to improve his position but Squanch has a good base and remains in mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lima looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Lima rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Lima is trying to get back to full guard.
Lima trying to control from the bottom.
Squanchy Squanch has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lima is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Squanch pulls his head out easily.
Lima tries to get to full guard but Squanch has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Squanch is trying to control the action in half guard but Lima is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lima is looking for a sweep. Squanch is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lima gets back to full guard.
Lima looking for a sweep. Not yet Lima, not yet.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Squanchy Squanch.
I think Squanch has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Squanchy Squanch!
Squanchy Squanch gave a mention to Fenrir Fightgear - Be the Wolf in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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