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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jane Malley (ranked 176 p4p, 257 weight class) and Valen Dreth (ranked 23 p4p, 40 weight class). Malley comes to the cage accompanied by Rosemary Clooney - Mambo Italiano . Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jane Malley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Valen Dreth!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Dreth checks a leg kick.
Dreth throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Malley tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Dreth is in Malley's guard.
Malley uses the cage to get back to his feet.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Dreth has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Malley really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Malley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dreth was well out of range. Poor timing from Malley.
Dreth throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dreth swings for the body but Malley moves out of range.
Dreth on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Dreth walks into a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Malley misses the jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A punch lands to the side of Malley 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Dreth shoots in and drives through. Malley sprawls well.
Malley defending well as Dreth loads up on a big left hand.
Malley connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dreth. Dreth circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Dreth takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Malley looks to score with a jab to the body but Dreth is just out of range.
Dreth scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dreth swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Malley looks to score with a jab to the body but Dreth is just out of range.
Dreth is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Malley has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Hare of the Dog Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Dreth checks a leg kick nicely.
Dreth attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Malley checks a low kick from Dreth.
Malley feinted there with a counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dreth throws a leg kick but Malley sees it coming and moves out of range.
Malley ducks under a wild hook from Dreth.
Dreth lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jane Malley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dreth looks to throw the jab but Malley is out of range.
Jane Malley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dreth avoids the body shot from Malley.
Nice cross by Dreth.
Malley swats away the attempt to clinch by Dreth.
Malley turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Malley checks a leg kick nicely.
Dreth scores with a jab to the jaw.
A swing and a miss from Dreth.
Dreth shoots for a takedown but Malley saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dreth blocks a low kick nicely.
Dreth moves out of range of the strikes.
Dreth has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dreth there as he acknowledges the shot.
Malley thows a body kick. Dreth tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Dreth keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Malley.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dreth keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dreth lands a glancing blow to the side of Malley's head.
Dreth swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dreth.
Malley throws a big shot that misses.
Dreth on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Dreth looks to clinch
and Malley counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Malley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Malley tries to clinch but Dreth moves out of range.
Dreth with a nice calf kick.
Malley throws a hook to the side of Dreth's head but Dreth sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dreth is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dreth throws a right hand that misses
and Malley counters with a good low kick that Dreth was not able to check.
Dreth slips under a jab.
Dreth tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Dreth shoots in looking for a takedown but Malley manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Dreth's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jane Malley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Valen Dreth.
Malley throws a leg kick that misses.
Dreth with the counter takedown but Malley avoids it easily.
Malley lands a nice shot to the body.
Dreth looks for a takedown but Malley sprawls well.
Malley fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malley connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dreth's hands.
Malley with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Malley throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Dreth drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Malley defends it well.
Dreth throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dreth takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Malley misses with a wild body shot.
Malley attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Malley throws a leg kick but Dreth sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Dreth throws a body shot but no joy.
Malley appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Malley takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A clash of legs there as Malley blocks the low kick.
Malley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Malley checks the leg kick nicely there.
Malley ducks under a wild hook from Dreth.
As Dreth backs away, Malley returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Malley closes the distance and pushes Dreth back into the cage.
Dreth makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Malley pushes Dreth back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Malley misses with a punch on the inside.
Dreth is trying to break the clinch but Malley is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malley struggles to land a body shot inside as Dreth controls his hands.
Malley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dreth working aggressively here.
Malley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dreth lands a body punch in the clinch.
Dreth throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Malleys head.
Dreth can't get the takedown.
Dreth jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Malley walks away with a smile on his face. Dreth gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Dreth connects with the punch.
Malley fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Malley bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Malley lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dreth gets a takedown into half guard.
Malley wants to get back to full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dreth throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dreth is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Dreth prevents Malley from standing back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jane Malley dominated that 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.
Malley looks to score with a jab to the body but Dreth is just out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Malley.
Malley throws out a leg kick but Dreth moves out of range and Malley only half commits.
Malley lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Malley wants to clinch.
Dreth dodges the punch combination from Malley.
Malley wants to slow Dreth down by chopping away at his legs.
Good standup being displayed there by Malley as he connects with a hook.
A good leg kick by Malley.
Malley throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dreth tries to score with a low kick but Malley moves his leg out of the way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dreth.
Dreth 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.
Malley slips a jab from Dreth.
Dreth closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Malley is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A jab from Malley misses.
Malley lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dreth moves away from the strike by Malley.
Malley on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Dreth throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dreth scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Malley doesn't seem bothered though.
Malley finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Malley lands a jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dreth lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Malley has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Malley and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Dreth moves in looking to clinch but Malley pushes him off.
Good leg kick by Malley.
The fighters circling - Malley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dreth moves out of range of the strikes.
Jane Malley is winning the standup battle so far.
Dreth attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Dreth scores with a jab.
Malley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Malley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dreth manages to avoid it.
Dreth changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Malley fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Malley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dreth feints the counter takedown.
Malley with a nice calf kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dreth tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Malley swivels and escapes.
A nice inside leg kick there by Malley. That's going to slow Dreth down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dreth tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Malley was well out of range. Poor timing from Dreth.
Malley lands with a nice body punch.
Malley avoids the body shot from Dreth.
Malley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dreth.
Dreth fails with a takedown attempt.
Malley throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dreth.
Malley defending well as Dreth loads up on a big left hand.
Malley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dreth scores with a jab.
Dreth uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Malley.
Malley defending well as Dreth loads up on a big left hand.
Malley throws a shot from downtown. Dreth moves away and avoids it.
Dreth drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Malley defends it well.
Malley scores with a jab.
Dreth misses with a low kick.
Malley digs a good hook to Dreth's body.
Dreth cracks Malley with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Malley takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dreth's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Malley looks to land a right hand but Dreth moved out of range.
Malley misses with a body shot.
Dreth misses with a low kick.
Dreth takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Malley tries a head kick but it misses.
Dreth shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Malley is trying to defend but Dreth finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Malley is looking for a sweep. Dreth is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dreth scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Malley pushes Dreth off looking to stand but Dreth dives back in and keeps control.
Dreth lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Malley taking some punishment here, with Dreth in his half guard.
Malley is trying to stand back up but Dreth is controlling him
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malley is not content to let Dreth control the position.
Malley is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Dreth scores with a couple of nice shots.
Dreth prevents Malley from standing back up.
Dreth is trying to control. Malley wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Malley keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Valen Dreth has got the better of the ground game so far.
Malley blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dreth.
Dreth prevents Malley from standing back up.
Dreth sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Malley defending well though.
Dreth wants to control but Malley is keeping him busy.
Dreth wants to pass the guard but Malley is defending well.
Dreth looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dreth looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Dreth is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Dreth is stalling here. Malley is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Dreth seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Malley has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jane Malley dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Malley throws a right and a left that both miss.
Valen Dreth has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dreth throws a jab but it's blocked by Malley.
Dreth tries to clinch up.
Malley is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dreth.
Malley pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dreth is out of range and Malley settles back down.
Dreth tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Malley swivels and escapes.
Malley lands a nice shot that snaps Dreth's head back.
Malley ducks under a wild hook from Dreth.
Malley throws a head kick that misses.
Dreth takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jab by Malley.
Dreth waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Malley.
Malley tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dreth paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malley with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dreth swings for the body but Malley moves out of range.
Malley throws an overhand right that lands on Dreth's shoulder, as Dreth tries to avoid the shot.
Dreth on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Malley lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice defenses there by Malley.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malley works the jab nicely.
Malley swats away the attempt to clinch by Dreth.
Malley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dreth can do to turn this around?
Malley fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Malley lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
An inside leg kick from Malley misses.
Malley tries to clinch up.
Dreth with the counter takedown but Malley avoids it easily.
Malley takes a jab right on the kisser.
Malley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dreth.
Malley connects with the punch.
Malley with a jab.
Malley takes a swing at Dreth's ribcage but misses.
Malley misses with a low kick.
Malley scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dreth throws a leg kick but Malley sees it coming and moves out of range.
Dreth takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Malley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Malley throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malley moves in looking to clinch but Dreth pushes him off.
Malley throws the left hand but Dreth avoids the punch easily.
Dreth digs a good hook to Malley's body.
Dreth connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Malley misses the shot to the body.
Malley scores with a nice strike.
Malley avoids the body shot from Dreth.
Dreth misses with a straight right.
Malley cracks Dreth with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Dreth tries a low kick but Malley avoids it.
Dreth on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Malley scores with a leg kick.
Malley connects with a solid leg kick.
Malley moves out of range of the leg kick from Dreth.
Malley is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Dreth missing with a left hand there. Malley was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Malley, as that shot connected.
Dreth lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dreth attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malley lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dreth takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Malley scores with a body shot.
Malley is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nice cross by Malley.
Dreth fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Malley checks it well.
Malley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dreth.
Dreth throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Dreth gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dreth throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Malley's waist but Malley gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dreth off to one side.
Good leg kick by Malley.
Dreth takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Malley throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dreth on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Malley.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dreth tries to keep at a distance but Malley has taken the fight into the clinch.
Malley has a couple of punches blocked by Dreth.
Malley pushes Dreth back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malley misses with a body punch.
Dreth tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Malley's elbow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Malley.
Malley misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right hook to the body lands for Malley.
Dreth makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Malley cracks Dreth with a nice body shot.
Dreth takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dreth fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dreth.
Malley lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jane Malley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dreth.
Dreth lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Malley.
Malley swings wildly with an uppercut but Dreth uses good head movement to avoid it.
Malley can't find room to land a body shot as Dreth controls the action.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Malley lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dreth blocks a body shot from Malley.
Malley lands with a left to the head.
Dreth keeps control of Malley as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jane Malley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Malley, 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jane Malley!
A victorious Jane Malley thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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