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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matt Tilberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matthew Malians (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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177 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matt Tilberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matthew Malians!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Chad Campbell and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malians throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tilberg swats away the attempt to clinch by Malians.
Malians blocks the body kick.
Malians misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tilberg throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Malians throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tilberg blocks a head kick by Malians.
Tilberg misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tilberg slips under a jab from Malians.
Tilberg throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Malians throws a lazy head kick
and Tilberg counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Tilberg.
Tilberg breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Malians throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tilberg counters with a nice body kick.
Malians looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Malians takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tilberg closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tilberg, right into the meat.
Malians moves out of range as Tilberg throws a body kick.
Tilberg drives through and clinches with Malians against the cage.
Tilberg lands a knee to the body.
Tilberg breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tilberg lands a high kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tilberg drops Malians with a left right combo! Tilberg follows him down to the ground into side control.
Malians is rocked!
It looks like Matthew Malians has been cut.
Tilberg decides to stand up, so the ref orders Malians to his feet.
Malians is still on wobbly legs! Can Tilberg finish him?
A head kick misses from Tilberg.
Malians seems to have recovered his senses.
Tilberg scores with a one two! Malians had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tilberg has closed the distance and engaged Malians in a clinch.
A short right from Tilberg.
Tilberg breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tilberg gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Malians softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Malians tries a knee to the head but Tilberg blocks it.
Malians tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tilberg escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Malians walks forward, straight into a front kick from Tilberg.
Tilberg scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Tilberg closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Tilberg dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Malians. That did some damage!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tilberg gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tilberg lands a nice elbow.
Malians misses with a knee strike.
Tilberg breaks the clinch.
Tilberg tries to clinch up.
Malians shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tilberg as he jumps to the side.
Tilberg misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Malians tries to keep at a distance but Tilberg has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tilberg lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The is referee keeping an eye on Tilberg - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Tilberg avoids a wild elbow strike from Malians.
Malians escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tilberg tries a head kick but it misses.
Malians throws a sloppy head kick and Tilberg moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malians avoids the head kick by Tilberg.
Tilberg throws a head kick that Malians semi-blocks.
Malians throws a body kick the misses
and Tilberg counters with a three punch combo that has Malians backing up. Malians nods at Tilberg to acknowledge the strikes.
Tilberg fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Malians, pushing him back against the cage.
Malians throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Malians avoiding damage as Tilberg throws knees to the body.
The is referee keeping an eye on Tilberg - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Malians misses with a hook to the ribs.
Malians is trying to break the clinch but Tilberg has him pressed against the cage.
Tilberg stalling.
Malians on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Malians is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Malians is trying to break the clinch but Tilberg has him pressed against the cage.
Tilberg is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Tilberg avoids the elbow strike from Malians, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The is referee keeping an eye on Tilberg - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Tilberg blocks an elbow strike from Malians.
Malians with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Malians pushes off an throws an elbow but Tilberg leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Tilberg using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tilberg leaning against his opponent.
Malians throws a head punch that misses.
Tilberg lands a body punch.
Tilberg scores with a shot to the side of Malians's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Malians missing with knees to the body.
Tilberg avoiding damage.
Malians tries to land knees in the clinch but Tilberg avoids the damage to the body.
Tilberg landing knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Tilberg dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Matthew Malians's cut.
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.
Malians wants to clinch but Tilberg slips to the side
enabling Tilberg to counter with a crisp jab.
Malians fails to land with a series of punches.
Malians looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Tilberg uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Tilberg has closed the distance and engaged Malians in a clinch.
Tilberg holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Tilberg landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Tilberg is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Malians with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tilberg breaks from the clinch.
Malians misses with a body kick.
Matt Tilberg is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tilberg looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tilberg instigates a clinch.
Malians being controlled against the cage.
Tilberg blocks an elbow strike.
Malians landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Malians managing to block the knees to the body from Tilberg.
Malians fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tilberg's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Malians avoids the head kick by Tilberg.
Malians gets a clinch.
Tilberg pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Matthew Malians seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Malians throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tilberg counters with a left and a right that stings Malians.
Malians keeps the fight on the outside.
Tilberg lands a high kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malians just misses with a punch to the body.
Malians throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tilberg throws a head kick but Malians moves out of range.
Tilberg dodges the punch combination from Malians.
Malians takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tilberg gets a clinch.
Malians pushes off an throws an elbow but Tilberg leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Tilberg creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Malians's defenses.
Tilberg pressing his opponent against the cage.
Tilberg lands with a left to the head.
Tilberg misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Malians.
Malians tries to land knees in the clinch but Tilberg avoids the damage to the body.
Malians tries to break the clinch but Tilberg is controlling the position.
Malians tries to land knees in the clinch but Tilberg avoids the damage to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malians breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tilberg is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tilberg looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tilberg wants to clinch up but Malians keeps it at a distance.
Malians throws a head kick that misses
and Tilberg counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Tilberg.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Tilberg takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Tilberg blocks an uppercut.
A bit of stalling here from Tilberg.
A body shot lands from Tilberg.
Tilberg escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Malians wants to clinch but Tilberg slips to the side
and Tilberg moves into the clinch.
Tilberg's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tilberg tries to clinch up but Malians circles away and keeps his distance.
Malians tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Tilberg counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Tilberg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malians throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tilberg stalling.
Malians swings wildly with an uppercut but Tilberg uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tilberg just leaning against Malians, taking a breather.
Malians throws a knee to the head but misses.
Malians wants to break free but Tilberg has control.
Malians is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Malians throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tilberg blocks it with crossed arms.
Malians wants to break free but Tilberg has control.
Tilberg on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Malians misses with an elbow strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tilberg.
Malians wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tilberg has him pressed against the cage.
Tilberg unloads a knee to the mid-section. Malians lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Malians avoiding damage as Tilberg throws knees to the body.
Tilberg pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tilberg closes the distance and pushes Malians back into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Tilberg dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Matthew Malians's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Tilberg has managed to clinch.
Tilberg leaning his opponent against the cage.
Tilberg's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Malians tries a head kick but it misses.
Malians swinging wilding here.
A solid body kick from Tilberg.
Tilberg misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tilberg lands a jab-cross combination.
Tilberg darts in and clinches Malians up against the cage.
Tilberg using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tilberg escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tilberg gets a clinch.
Tilberg escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tilberg blocks a head kick by Malians.
Tilberg rushes Malians and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Tilberg.
Malians is trying to break free.
Malians throws an elbow that misses.
Matt Tilberg has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tilberg lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tilberg manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Malians throws a punch but it's blocked by Tilberg.
Malians manages to break the clinch.
Tilberg throws a head kick but Malians moves out of range.
Malians darts in trying to clinch
and Tilberg counters with a big head kick but Malians shrugs it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malians will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tilberg scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Malians throws a nice inside leg kick.
Malians fails to land the takedown.
Tilberg clinches up with Malians and pushes him back against the cage.
Tilberg just leaning against Malians, taking a breather.
Tilberg tries to land knees in the clinch but Malians avoids the damage to the body.
Tilberg is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Malians has had enough of the clinch but Tilberg keeps him there for the moment.
Malians with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Malians misses with a punch on the inside.
Tilberg throws an elbow that misses.
Tilberg landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malians throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tilberg blocks it with crossed arms.
Malians tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tilberg breaks the clinch.
Tilberg has closed the distance and engaged Malians in a clinch.
Matthew Malians has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tilberg is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Malians can do to turn this around?
A bit of stalling here from Tilberg.
Tilberg seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Malians is trying to break free.
Tilberg lands an elbow inside that Malians shrugs off.
Tilberg prevents Malians from breaking the clinch.
Malians wants to get back to striking at distance but Tilberg won't allow it.
Tilberg breaks the clinch.
Malians swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tilberg moves into the clinch.
Tilberg is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Tilberg misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Malians.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malians can't break the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Tilberg escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Malians moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Tilberg circles away from the clinch attempt.
Malians misses with a head kick.
Tilberg lands a slapping body shot.
Tilberg throws a series of strikes that have Malians backpedaling.
Tilberg rushes Malians and presses him up against the cage.
Malians goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Malians missing with knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tilberg taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Tilberg tries to break the clinch but Malians is controlling the position.
Matt Tilberg is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Malians lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Tilberg showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tilberg, 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 30:26
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:26
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Tilberg!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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