Mike Malott earned a comfortable unanimous decision victory over a relatively gun-shy Trevin Giles tonight at UFC Fight Night 246.
Round One:
Missed kick from Malott to start. He lands a body kick. Inside low kick from Giles. Malott with a head kick attempt that doesn’t land. He tries that again without success.
One-two for Giles. Right hand from Malott. Low kick from him. Body kick for Malott. Calf kick from Malott is checked by Giles.
Glancing right hook from Malott, who has a little cut on his nose. Low kick from Giles. Another couple of body kicks from Malott.
calf kick lands for Malott. He lands another that shifted Giles leg for a moment. Nice jab from Giles. Spinning back kick to the body from Malott doesn’t land. He goes for a low kick that’s checked.
Malott puts together a combo, but only the body kick connects. Head kick attempt from him is blocked at the end of the round.
Round Two:
One-two for Giles to start the second round. Calf kick for Malott. He lands another off a jab. Left hand for Malott and then tries for a push kick.
Grazing straight right for Malott. Jab for Giles and then follows up with another couple of straight punches.
Body kick for Malott. One-two for Giles. Nice jab from him. Body kick for Malott. He lands another to the leg. Body kick on the other side now.
Short right hand for Malott as Giles stepped into range. Calf kick for Giles. Malott attempts a takedown, but Giles stuffs it easily.
Calf kicks for Malott. Solid jab from Giles. He lands one less cleanly. Push kick from Malott. One-two for Malott. Back to the calf kick. Malott just misses with a head kick attempt. He does land a spinning back kick to the body though.
Giles just misses with an overhand. Short punches from Malott. Now a solid body kick. Nice front kick connection upstairs late in the round for Malott.
Round Three:
Body kick from Malott. He lands another. He threatens with a high kick attempt. Now a head kick attempt from Giles that doesn’t pay off.
Two rapid-fire calf kicks for Malott. Head kick almost gets through for Malott. Jab from Giles. calf kick for Malott. Malott attempts a front kick upstairs that just misses.
Short left hook for Malott as Giles surged into close quarters. Giles with a combo. Missed spinning kick for Malott.
Calf kick for Giles. Body kick for Malott. Body kick again and Giles almost caught that one. Body punch for Giles. Giles blocks a head kick attempt.
They clash at close range for a moment without landing anything significant. Back to the calf kick for Malott. Another head kick attempt that’s blocked. Jab for Giles.
Decision:
Not the most eventful fight then, but while Giles showed a crisp jab at times he was just too inactive over the course of the three rounds, enabling Malott to comfortably chip away with kicks to the calf and body on his way to a unanimous decision victory (30-27, 29-28 x2).
