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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Simon Malmberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arabic Persian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Malmberg comes to the cage accompanied by Sky Might Fall. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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175 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Simon Malmberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Arabic Persian!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, William Peck and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malmberg looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Persian!
Malmberg content just to control the position here.
Persian is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Malmberg trying to control but Persian is having none of it.
Persian trying desperately to get to his feet.
Malmberg lands with some strikes.
Persian is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Malmberg jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Persian manages to avoid the submission attempt.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Malmberg throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malmberg misses with a few strikes there.
Persian misses with a takedown
and Malmberg counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Malmberg is breathing heavily.
Malmberg is trying to work for a kimura but Persian is defending well.
Persian looks like he's trying to stand up.
Malmberg is keen to just control but Persian is a slippery customer.
Persian is looking to escape.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Persian looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Malmberg looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Malmberg trying to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Persian gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Malmberg looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Persian is looking to escape.
Malmberg passes to full mount!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Malmberg with a couple of short strikes.
Malmberg working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Malmberg controlling his opponent.
Malmberg looking to control but Persian is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Persian bucks Malmberg off and manages to get back to his feet!
Persian shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Malmberg counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Malmberg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Persian has his feet on Malmberg's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Persian fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Malmberg sprawls well initially but Persian persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Malmberg controlling the position for now.
Malmberg manages to get to full guard.
Malmberg has Persian pulled in close to control his posture.
Persian is looking to stand up but Malmberg won't let him.
Persian postures up.
Persian decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Malmberg, up you get!
Malmberg tries to clinch up.
Malmberg misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Malmberg misses with a takedown attempt
and Persian counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Malmberg trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Malmberg makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Malmberg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Persian trying to stand up but can't free himself from Malmberg's guard.
Persian prevents Malmberg from getting back to his feet.
Persian stands up from Malmberg's guard - Persian perhaps looking for a knockout.
Persian has his takedown stuffed
and Malmberg counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Simon Malmberg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arabic Persian.Malmberg frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Malmberg cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Malmberg looking to control and managing it successfully.
Malmberg in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Malmberg looking to control and managing it successfully.
Malmberg scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Persian?
Malmberg unloading with bombs!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simon Malmberg dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Malmberg tries to clinch but Persian is having none of it.
Malmberg with a lazy takedown attempt
and Persian counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Malmberg has a closed guard, preventing Persian from standing up.
Malmberg wants to sweep here but Persian controlling him for the moment.
Malmberg bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Persian's guard.
Persian is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Persian kicks Malmberg off and gets to his feet.
Malmberg tries to clinch up
and Persian counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Persian postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Malmberg to stand up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Persian decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Persian seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Malmberg manages to get to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malmberg trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Malmberg pushes Persian off and gets back to his feet.
Simon Malmberg is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Persian doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Malmberg counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Persian's guard now.
Persian is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Simon Malmberg overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Persian is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Malmberg drops down looking for an ankle pick but Persian pulls his leg out and moves away.
Persian with a poor takedown
and Malmberg counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Persian's guard now.
Persian pushes Malmberg off and scrambles back to his feet.
Persian shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Persian was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Malmberg tries to lock up and control but Persian gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Persian is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Persian doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Malmberg counters with a nice double leg into side control. Persian won't be happy with that.
Simon Malmberg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arabic Persian.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malmberg tries to advance to mount but can't.
Malmberg happy to just control the position for now.
Persian wants to get back to his feet.
Malmberg landing strikes.
Persian is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Malmberg working the head with strikes.
Persian wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Malmberg works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Malmberg trying to control the position but Persian is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Persian is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Malmberg has just dragged him back down to the mat.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Persian shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Malmberg decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Persian's guard.
Persian is looking to stand up but Malmberg isn't so interested in that idea.
Malmberg makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Malmberg stops Persian from standing up.
Malmberg is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Malmberg stands up from Persian's guard - Malmberg perhaps looking for a knockout.
Malmberg looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Persian!
Persian is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
The referee warns Persian that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malmberg lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
You get the feeling that Persian really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Malmberg looking to control but Persian is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Malmberg controlling his opponent.
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!
Malmberg in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Persian trying desperately to get to his feet.
Malmberg trying to control but Persian is having none of it.
Malmberg looking to control and managing it successfully.
Persian is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Malmberg controlling from the full mount.
Persian wants to try and get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simon Malmberg dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Malmberg looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Persian!
Persian is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
The referee warns Persian that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Persian squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Malmberg unloading with bombs!
Persian is rocked!
Malmberg landing punches.
Persian is still in real trouble! Can Malmberg finish him?
Malmberg is working for a guillotine from mount but Persian frees his head quite easily.
You get the feeling that Persian really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Persian seems to have recovered his senses.
Malmberg trying to control but Persian is having none of it.
Malmberg controlling from the full mount.
Malmberg trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Persian takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Malmberg content just to control the position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Persian is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Persian is in a horrible position here. Malmberg smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Persian is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Malmberg controlling from mount.
Malmberg tries to control but Persian wriggling away.
Persian in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Persian is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Malmberg landing strikes from the mount and Persian is in trouble!
Arabic Persian has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Persian really wants to buck Malmberg off and get back to his feet.
Persian is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Persian throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Malmberg looking to control and managing it successfully.
Malmberg is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Malmberg wants to control the pace but Persian is squirming around nicely.
Malmberg has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Persian's face.
Persian wants to get back to his feet.
Persian taking shots to the head.
Persian tries to buck Malmberg off but he can't manage it.
Malmberg lands a big shot there that rocks Persian but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malmberg wants to finish this one by submission but Persian is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Malmberg.
Malmberg can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Persian is looking to escape.
Persian trying desperately to get to his feet.
Malmberg looking to control and managing it successfully.
Persian is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Malmberg landing punches.
Malmberg tries to control but Persian wriggling away.
Malmberg controlling his opponent.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Simon Malmberg just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Malmberg shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Malmberg was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malmberg looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Persian bucks up and throws Malmberg to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Nice shot lands for Persian.
Persian gets the takedown into side control.
Persian working away.
Malmberg tries to buck Persian off but Persian is having none of it.
Malmberg manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Malmberg is taking a breather. Persian says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Malmberg uses his free foot to push down on Persian's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Persian.
Persian defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Malmberg.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Persian tries to buck Malmberg off but he can't manage it.
Malmberg scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Persian?
And that's the end of the fight!
Simon Malmberg showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Malmberg, 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Simon Malmberg!
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