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Event:
NYF Fight Night 24
Date: Mar 15, 2024 |
#R1#
Cruz throws a good cross that connects.
Mallin throws a leg kick #TD2#
and Cruz counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Cruz.
Cruz is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Cruz lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Cruz's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cruz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mallin works some decent striking defense from the bottom. #SUB#
Mallin looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Cruz scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz content to stall in guard here.
Cruz has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.#T1#
Mallin trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Cruz is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Cruz landing some decent shots from guard.
Mallin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cruz stands up over Mallin, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Cruz looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Cruz landing some decent shots from guard. #T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Cruz lands a couple of elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cruz seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Cruz preventing the sweep.
Cruz scoring with punches to the head and body. #SU2#
Mallin is working an open guard so Cruz takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Mallin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cruz was well out of range. Poor timing from Mallin.
Cruz throws a body punch but Mallin moves out of range.
Cruz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mallin jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.#TD2#
Cruz looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Cruz trying to control the pace. #SUB2#
Cruz is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
#T3#
Cruz sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Mallin on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Mallin tries to get out of the position.
Cruz prevents Mallin from improving his position.
Ground and pound from Cruz.
Cruz works his way into side control.
Cruz slows the pace down.
Mallin taking a bit of punishment here - Cruz scoring with strikes. #T4#
Mallin struggling a bit here.
Cruz slows the pace down.
Cruz scoring with punches from side control. #SUB2#
Cruz is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Mallin is trying to escape and Cruz transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Mallin is forced to tap! Nice work there by Cruz! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ricardo Cruz! |
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Event:
NYF 54: Traumen vs Field
Date: Feb 17, 2024 |
#R1#
Mallin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Mallin.
Dexter Mallin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mallin throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Jones shoots in looking for a takedown but Mallin manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jones's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Mallin only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Mallin throws a head kick that misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mallin.
Mallin lands a leg kick that knocks Jones off balance momentarily.
Jones keeps the fight on the outside.
Jones definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Jones moves out of range as Mallin throws a body kick.
Jones takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Jones closes the distance and clinches up with Mallin, looking for a takedown. Jones pushes Mallin against the cage but Mallin circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.#CL#
Jones gets a clinch.
Jones pushes off an throws an elbow but Mallin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Mallin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jones tries to score a body lock takedown but Mallin shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones looks to throw an elbow but misses.
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!#TD#
Jones has picked Mallin up - he's going for a ride! Jones dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. #SUB#
Jones seems to be looking for submissions.
#T1#
Mallin trying to hold on to Jones's head to control him but Jones postures up.
Jones throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Mallin tries to get to full guard but Jones has control of the leg.
Mallin is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Jones scores with a couple of nice shots.
Jones not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mallin is looking to control Jones's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mallin avoid being mounted?
Mallin tries to roll over but Jones keeps him under control.#T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Mallin is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Jones scores with a couple of nice shots.#SUB#
Jones is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Mallin trying to hold on to Jones's head to control him but Jones postures up.
Mallin is looking to escape.
Jones looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. #T3#
Jones prevents Mallin from improving his position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Jones looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Jones seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Jones wants to control but Mallin is keeping him busy.
Mallin has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jones is working away from the top position though.#SUB2#
Mallin looking for submissions off his back.#SUB#
Jones is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Mallin is just riding it out for now. Jones eventually gives up the hold. #T4#
Ground and pound from Jones. #SUB#
Jones is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Mallin doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Jones.
Jones has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.#SUB#
Jones looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Mallin pushes Jones off looking to stand but Jones dives back in and keeps control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Jones 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.#R2##TD#
Jones scores with a takedown into Mallin's guard.
Jones slips nicely into half guard.
Mallin has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jones is working away from the top position though.
Jones trying to control the action but Mallin is working from the bottom.
Jones is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mallin can do to turn this around?
Jones is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Mallin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jones. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mallin is trying to stand back up but Jones is controlling him
Mallin tries to get to full guard but Jones has control of the leg.
Jones is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. #T1#
Mallin is not content to let Jones control the position.
Jones working Mallin over with strikes.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Mallin can do anything to dispel that myth.#SU#
Jones decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up. #TD#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Mallin enables Jones to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Mallin manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Jones won't allow Mallin to sweep him here.
Jones scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Jones working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Jones preventing the sweep. #T2#
Jones content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mallin keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Jones preventing the sweep.
Jones passes Mallin's right leg, so he's now in half guard. #SUB2#
Mallin looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Jones working Mallin over with strikes.
Jones is keen to just control but Mallin is a slippery customer.
Jones is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Jones working over Mallin with some ground and pound. Mallin looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.#T3##SUB#
Jones wants to work for an arm triangle but Mallin is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Jones working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Jon Jones overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jones looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Mallin with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. #SUB#
Jones is trying to work for a kimura but Mallin is defending well.
Jones prevents Mallin from standing back up.
Mallin taking some punishment here, with Jones in his half guard. #SUB#
Jones in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Mallin tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Jones!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jon Jones!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Jon Jones made sure he mentioned Un-Kaged Nutrition, along with how happy he was to win his fight. |
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Event:
NYF Fight Night 20
Date: Jan 26, 2024 |
#R1#
Dayton misses with a lunging right hand
and Mallin makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Dayton really felt that one!
Mallin lands a nice hook to Dayton's body. Dayton takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mallin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mallin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dayton.
A little jabbing left from Dayton on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dayton misses with a low kick.
Mallin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Xavier Dayton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mallin looks to score with a jab to the body but Dayton is just out of range.
Dayton misses with a wild body shot.
Mallin throws a body shot but no joy.
Dayton moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.#CUT2#It looks like Dexter Mallin has been cut.
Mallin throws a leg kick but Dayton sees it coming and moves out of range.
Dayton looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dayton throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dayton throws a sloppy head kick and Mallin moves out of range easily.
Mallin tries to counter by clinching up but Dayton breaks away and moves out of range.#CL#
Mallin takes the fight into the clinch.
Our sources have told us that Mallin has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Mallin looking to throw knees to the head but Dayton is blocking nicely.
#T1#
Mallin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mallin lands with a left to the head.
Mallin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mallin.
Mallin misses with a body punch.
Mallin struggles to land a body shot inside as Dayton controls his hands.
Mallin missing with knees to the body.
Mallin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mallin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dayton is defending well for now.
Mallin looking to throw knees to the head but Dayton is blocking nicely.
Mallin misses with the head strike.
#T2#
Knees in the clinch landing for Mallin.
Still in the clinch, Mallin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mallin working Dayton over with knees to the body.
Dayton tries to break the clinch but Mallin is controlling the position.
Mallin misses with a body punch.
#BC2#
Dayton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dayton cracks Mallin with a good jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dayton misses with a double jab
#CL#
and Mallin moves into the clinch.
Dayton avoiding damage as Mallin throws knees to the body.
Dayton prevents a body shot from Mallin.
Mallin misses with a knee strike.
Mallin misses with a punch to the body.
#T3#
Dayton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dayton is looking to break free of the clinch but Mallin has double underhooks.
Dayton managing to block the knees to the body from Mallin.
Dayton blocks a body shot from Mallin.
Dayton can't break the clinch.
Mallin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #BC2#
Dayton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mallin swings for the body but Dayton moves out of range.
A head kick by Dayton misses
and Mallin counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Nice body kick from Dayton.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Mallin.
Nice uppercut there from Dayton.
Dayton misses with the combination.
#T4#
Dayton just misses with a punch to the body.
Mallin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mallin thumps Dayton with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mallin looks to throw the jab but Dayton is out of range.
Mallin lands a nice looking kick to the body. Dayton takes a step back to recover.
Dayton throws a series of strikes that have Mallin backpedaling.
#CUT2#Dexter Mallin's cut is getting worse.
Mallin blocks a jab.
Mallin throws a quick counter head kick but Dayton was just out of range.
A solid body kick from Mallin.
Dayton throws a hook but Mallin blocks it.#KD2#
Dayton lands a big head kick that sends Mallin tumbling to the mat! Dayton takes a step backwards and waves Mallin back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC2#Mallin is rocked!
Mallin tries to get into range but Dayton steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Mallin! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Dayton scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Xavier Dayton! |
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Event:
TL Fight Night 33
Date: Dec 16, 2023 |
#R1#
Mallin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reddick was well out of range. Poor timing from Mallin.
Reddick fails in his attempt to clinch.
Reddick loads up on a big right hand but Mallin slips the punch.
Reddick lands a really nice looking cross but Mallin seems unphased.
#CUT#It looks like Dexter Mallin has been cut.
Reddick connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Reddick throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mallin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Reddick looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Reddick throws a body shot but no joy.
Mallin closes the distance looking to clinch
and Reddick counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mallin attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Mallin fails in his attempt to clinch. #T1#
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Reddick crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Mallin - the referee stops the clock and Reddick gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Mallin. Reddick manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Mallin lands with a good body shot.
Reddick takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Reddick is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mallin.
Mallin only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Reddick scores with the left hand. Mallin knows he should have avoided that one.
Nice defenses there by Reddick.
Reddick doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Reddick takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mallin misses with a wild body shot.
Reddick throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A good leg kick by Mallin. #T2#
Reddick looks to land a left hand but Mallin moved out of range nicely.
Reddick throws a hook to the side of Mallin's head but Mallin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#CL#
Reddick instigates a clinch.
A hook to the body from Reddick.
Reddick has a couple of punches blocked by Mallin.
Reddick lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mallin backwards.
Reddick misses with some punches.
Reddick on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short left from Reddick.
A head punch on the inside from Mallin fails to land.
Mallin keeps control of Reddick as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Reddick's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Still in the clinch, Mallin scores with a nice short uppercut.#T3#
Mallin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Reddick lands a body shot.
Mallin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Reddick avoids it.
Reddick lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Reddick takes a knee right on the jaw!
Reddick lands a left hand.
Reddick's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mallin trying to land knees to the body.
Reddick wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Reddick struggles to land a body shot inside as Mallin controls his hands.
#BC#
Reddick breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mallin throws a wild body kick that Reddick sees coming a mile off.
Mallin throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Mallin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #T4##KD#
Reddick cracks Mallin with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Mallin looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Reddick finish him?
#ROC#Mallin is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mallin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Reddick manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Reddick seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Mallin is still on wobbly legs! Can Reddick finish him?
Mallin lands a head kick. Reddick smiles back at him and beckons him forward. #CL#
Reddick clinches.
Mallin seems to have recovered his senses.
Still in the clinch, Reddick scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mallin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Reddick is defending well for now.
A short body shot lands from Reddick as the two fighters clinch.
Mallin looks winded!#BC#
Reddick breaks the clinch.
Mallin wants to slow Reddick down by chopping away at his legs.
Mallin tries a head kick but it misses.
Reddick drops Mallin with a straight right hand, right on the button! Reddick follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Calico Reddick!
Calico Reddick retains his light heavyweight title!
Calico Reddick thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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Event:
TL Fight Night 25
Date: Oct 14, 2023 |
#R1#
Mallin shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Houston eats them both and turns towards Mallin to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.#CUT#It looks like Hallam Houston has been cut.#KD#
Mallin connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Houston to the floor! Mallin dives in looking for the finish!#ROC#Houston is rocked!
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!
Mallin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Houston's head.
Houston is still in real trouble! Can Mallin finish him?
Mallin prevents Houston from improving his position.
Houston is trying to maintain the position but Mallin is very close to passing his half guard.
Houston keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mallin lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Houston! More strikes land and this one is all over! Mallin jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dexter Mallin!
Dexter Mallin decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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Event:
TL Fight Night 19
Date: Sep 02, 2023 |
#R1#
Mallin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Garcia seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Garcia throws a right hand that misses
and Mallin counters with a left to the body.
Garcia fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Garcia throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mallin.
Garcia throws an ugly left hook that misses
#CL2#
and Mallin moves into the clinch.
Mallin crunches a lovely knee into Garcia's ribcage.
Mallin unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Garcia is breathing heavily.
Mallin with a knee to the head.
#CUT2#It looks like Andre Garcia has been cut.
Mallin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Garcia backwards.
Mallin landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mallin with a knee to the head.
Mallin connects with a knee to the head.
Mallin lands a nice uppercut.
A body shot lands from Mallin.
Garcia takes a knee right on the jaw!
Mallin connects with a knee right up the middle! Garcia tumbles to the floor and Mallin stands over him, dominant and satisfied with his glorious KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Dexter Mallin!
A relieved looking Dexter Mallin thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. |
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Event:
TL Fight Night 13
Date: Jul 22, 2023 |
#R1#
Mallin throws a head kick that Santos semi-blocks.
Santos looks to land a combination but Mallin avoids it well.
Mallin tries a head kick but it misses.
Santos throws a head kick that misses.
Mallin moves out of range as Santos strikes.
Santos misses with a jab, cross combination.
Santos moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Alexandre Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mallin moves out of range of the body kick.
Santos throws a sloppy head kick and Mallin moves out of range easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mallin.
Mallin tries a head kick but it misses.
Santos throws a poor cross that misses
and Mallin counters with a body kick that stops Santos in his tracks momentarily.
Mallin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Mallin.
Santos is breathing heavily.
Mallin lands a nice looking body kick.#T1#
Mallin thumps Santos with a low kick.
Santos on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
The fighters circle, before Mallin throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Santos's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Mallin lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Dexter Mallin!
An out of breath Dexter Mallin thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. |
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Event:
TL Fight Night 8
Date: Jun 24, 2023 |
#R1#
Mallin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jansen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jansen connects with a body shot.
Mallin looks to throw a body kick
enabling Jansen to counter with a crisp jab.
Jansen lands a nice shot that snaps Mallin's head back.
Mallin tries to clinch but Jansen moves out of range.
Mallin is looking to land body kicks.
Mallin throws a leg kick that is checked
and Jansen counters with a left to the body.
Jansen slips a straight right by Mallin.
Jansen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mallin.
Dexter Mallin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mallin tries to clinch but Jansen moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A lazy body kick from Mallin
enabling Jansen to counter with a crisp jab.
Mallin misses with a kick to the body.
Mallin walks into a stiff left hand from Jansen .#CUT2#It looks like Dexter Mallin has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jansen lunges at Mallin with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mallin's hand.
Mallin walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Jansen ! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Marco Jansen !
A pretty intense looking Marco Jansen took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title. |
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Event:
TL Fight Night 2
Date: May 13, 2023 |
#R1#
Mallin lands a leg kick that knocks Cooter off balance momentarily.
Cooter lunges at Mallin with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mallin's hand. #CUT2#It looks like Dexter Mallin has been cut.
Mallin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mallin throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Mallin tries to clinch but Cooter moves out of range.
Cooter throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Mallin moves out of range as Cooter throws a body kick.
Mallin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cooter manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Joe Cooter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cooter tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.#CL#
Mallin has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mallin trying to land knees to the body.
Mallin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cooter avoids it.
Cooter working hard to break the clinch.
Cooter tries to break free but Mallin pushes him back against the cage.
Mallin tries to throw a body punch but Cooter avoids it by throwing Mallin back against the cage.
Mallin tries a body shot but Cooter blocks it.
Mallin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cooter's efforts to push away.
Mallin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cooter's efforts to push away.#T1#
A body shot lands from Mallin.
Cooter prevents a body shot from Mallin.
Mallin misses with a body punch.
Mallin tries a body shot but Cooter blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mallin.
Mallin misses with some punches.
Mallin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mallin prevents Cooter from breaking the clinch.
Mallin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mallin has a couple of punches blocked by Cooter.
Mallin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mallin misses with the head strike.
Mallin misses with a punch on the inside.
Cooter wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mallin misses with the head strike.
#T2#
Cooter can't break the clinch.
Mallin throws a punch but it's blocked by Cooter.
Cooter wants to break free but Mallin has control.
Mallin has a couple of punches blocked by Cooter.
Mallin misses with a punch on the inside.
Mallin has Cooter pressed against the cage, preventing Cooter from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mallin tries to work over Cooter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cooter is trying to force a seperation but Mallin has the dominant position.
Cooter is trying to force a seperation but Mallin has the dominant position.
Cooter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mallin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cooter's elbow.
Cooter wants to break free but Mallin has control.
Cooter can't break the clinch.
Mallin can't find room to land a body shot as Cooter controls the action.
Mallin struggles to land a body shot inside as Cooter controls his hands.
Cooter on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mallin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
#T3#
Cooter working hard to break the clinch.
Cooter has had enough of the clinch but Mallin keeps him there for the moment.
Mallin struggles to land a body shot inside as Cooter controls his hands.
Mallin can't find room to land a body shot as Cooter controls the action.
Mallin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cooter's efforts to push away.
Mallin looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Cooter wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cooter tries to break free but Mallin pushes him back against the cage.
Mallin misses with a body punch.
Mallin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mallin misses with a body punch.
Mallin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cooter blocking some punches.
Cooter wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cooter is trying to force a seperation but Mallin has the dominant position.
Mallin struggles to land a body shot inside as Cooter controls his hands.
#T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Cooter working hard to break the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mallin.
Mallin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cooter's efforts to push away.
Mallin working aggressively here.
Cooter on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cooter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mallin.
Mallin tries a body shot but Cooter blocks it.
Cooter blocks an uppercut.
Mallin struggles to land a body shot inside as Cooter controls his hands.
Cooter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mallin tries to work over Cooter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mallin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cooter's elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mallin.
Mallin misses with the head strike.
Mallin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cooter can't break the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dexter Mallin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dexter Mallin's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Cooter sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Cooter rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mallin counters with a low kick, right behind Cooter 's knee.
Cooter throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cooter misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cooter throws a poor cross that misses
and Mallin counters with a thumping low kick.
Mallin blocks a jab.
Cooter swings for the body but Mallin moves out of range.
Cooter misses the shot to the body.
Mallin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cooter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cooter throws a combination that misses
and Mallin counters with a solid body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#KD#
Mallin knocks Cooter to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?#CUT#It looks like Joe Cooter has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mallin postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
#SU#
Mallin decides to stand back up. Mallin steps back and let's Cooter get back to his feet.
Mallin tries to clinch but Cooter is having none of it.
Cooter looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cooter is breathing heavily.#T1#
A kick lands to the mid section there for Mallin.
Cooter takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Good leg kick by Mallin.
Cooter avoids the head kick by Mallin.
Cooter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cooter misses with a hook. Mallin ducked under it nicely.
Mallin half committed to a counter leg kick.
Mallin lands with a slapping head kick.
Cooter throws a predictable looking body shot
and Mallin counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Mallin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cooter can do to turn this around?
That kick from Mallin tenderised Cooter's leg. Cooter is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mallin throws a hook to the side of Cooter's head but Cooter sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cooter is looking for the big counter here.
Dexter Mallin is winning the standup battle so far.
Mallin is looking to clinch but Cooter is avoiding it.
Mallin looks to clinch
and Cooter counters with a three punch combo that has Mallin backing up. Mallin nods at Cooter to acknowledge the strikes.
Joe Cooter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cooter swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mallin counters with a good, hard body kick but Cooter shrugs it off. #T2#
Cooter takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Cooter has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Mallin.#KD#
Mallin throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Cooter stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Mallin follows into mount! #ROC#Cooter is rocked!
Cooter is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Cooter is still in real trouble! Can Mallin finish him?
Cooter blocking the ground and pound.
Mallin throws a sloppy strike and Cooter uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Cooter has ended up in Mallin's guard.
#SUB#
Cooter avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Mallin wants to stand and escape but Cooter is having none of it.
Cooter seems to have recovered his senses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mallin trying to strike off his back.
#SUB#
Mallin looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Mallin is trying to control the position but Cooter postures up. #T3#
Mallin wants to hit a sweep here but Cooter passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Mallin there!
Cooter manages to capitalize on a mistake by Mallin to take his back!
Cooter controlling the position well here. Mallin rolled but Cooter kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Cooter's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.#T4#
Mallin wants to get back to his feet.
Mallin rolls, trying to escape but Cooter keeps control of the position.
Mallin trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dexter Mallin dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R3#
Mallin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mallin tries to close the distance and clinch but Cooter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cooter misses with a combination
#KD#
and Mallin counters with a head kick that drops Cooter - he's looking to finish, following his stunned foe to the ground!
Cooter avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mallin.
Mallin is looking to stall here but Cooter recovers full guard.
Cooter is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#T1##SUB#
Mallin drops back, looking for a kneebar! Cooter looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Cooter looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Cooter! #REVB#
Mallin looks to move to half guard but instead Cooter has passed into mount! Damn!
Mallin tries to improve his position but instead Cooter has taken his back!
Mallin looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment. #T2#
Mallin is in bad spot here.
#SU2#
Cooter stands up.
Cooter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mallin.
Mallin moves out of range of the body kick from Cooter.
As Cooter tries to get set, Mallin tries to push him back and clinch up but Cooter manages to avoid the attempt.
Mallin slips a jab and a cross from Cooter.
An attempted straight right counter from Mallin misses the target.
Cooter's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cooter misses with a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.#T3#
Mallin lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cooter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mallin.
Mallin thuds his shin into the meat of Cooter's side.
Cooter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A low kick lands for Mallin.
Cooter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Cooter crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Mallin - the referee stops the clock and Cooter gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Mallin. Cooter manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Mallin keeps Cooter at a distance using the push kick. #CL#
Mallin moves into the clinch.
Mallin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cooter is trying to break the clinch but Mallin has him pressed against the cage.
Mallin can't find room to land a body shot as Cooter controls the action.
Dexter Mallin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mallin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
#T4#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mallin.
Mallin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cooter looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cooter wants to get back to striking at distance but Mallin won't allow it.
Cooter is trying to force a seperation but Mallin has the dominant position.
Mallin can't find room to land a body shot as Cooter controls the action.
Mallin working aggressively here.
Mallin has a couple of punches blocked by Cooter.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mallin misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mallin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cooter looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Joe Cooter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mallin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dexter Mallin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mallin, 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dexter Mallin! |
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