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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kaiji Inoue (ranked 247 p4p, 324 weight class) and Tree Fortay (ranked 31 p4p, 41 weight class). Inoue's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Ladies and Gentlemen (Saliva). Fortay comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Choice Is Yours kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! This should be fireworks!
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Abu Dhabi Champ World class MT Cardio machine |
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Excellent grappler World class boxer Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kaiji Inoue! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tree Fortay! The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Fortay steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Inoue. Fortay tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Inoue manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Fortay fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Inoue, pushing him back against the cage. Inoue working hard to break the clinch. Inoue misses with a knee to the head. Inoue misses with a hook from the clinch. Fortay fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Fortay with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Inoue swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Inoue takes a knee to the side of the body. Fortay fails to pull guard.
Inoue breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Inoue takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Inoue rushes Fortay and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Fortay connects with a nasty looking knee right to Inoue's face.
It looks like Kaiji Inoue has been cut. Fortay lands with a right to the head. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Fortay can't find room to land a body shot as Inoue controls the action.
Inoue scores with an uppercut up the middle. Inoue blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Inoue pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Fortay throws a shot to the body.
Inoue misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fortay.
Fortay avoids a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Inoue has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fortay throws a punch but it's blocked by Inoue. Fortay blocks an elbow strike from Inoue.
Inoue pushes Fortay back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Inoue breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Inoue connects with a solid leg kick. Inoue looks to land a left hand but Fortay moved out of range nicely. Fortay is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch. Fortay's corner calls for a 1-2. Fortay obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Fortay rushes Inoue and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Inoue managing to block the knees to the body from Fortay.
Inoue breaks the clinch.
Inoue ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Fortay misses with a looping left. Fortay scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Fortay throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Inoue stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. 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! Fortay pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Good exchange - Fortay coming out on top. Inoue drives through and clinches with Fortay against the cage.
Inoue pushes Fortay back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Fortay with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fortay can't find room to land a body shot as Inoue controls the action.
Fortay is trying to pull guard but Inoue has him pressed against the cage. Kaiji Inoue has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tree Fortay.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Fortay doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Inoue comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Fortay fails to pull guard.
Inoue blocks a body shot from Fortay. Inoue misses with a punch to the body.
Fortay tries a body shot but Inoue blocks it.
Fortay misses with a knee to the head. Fortay blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Inoue tries to work over Fortay's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Inoue tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Inoue tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Inoue throws an elbow that misses.
Inoue breaks from the clinch.
Fortay steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Inoue. Fortay clinches. Fortay swings wildly with an uppercut but Inoue uses good head movement to avoid it. Inoue misses with an elbow strike.
Inoue breaks from the clinch.
Fortay throws a jab but it's blocked by Inoue. Fortay gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Inoue. Fortay misses with a looping right. Inoue pushes Fortay up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Inoue gets underhooks to prevent Fortay's takedown attempt.
Fortay misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Inoue.
Inoue tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Inoue takes a knee right on the jaw!
Inoue swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Inoue swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fortay jumps guard but Inoue turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing. Inoue escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fortay scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Inoue fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. A jab from Fortay does it's job there. Inoue moves away from the strike by Fortay. Inoue keeps the fight on the outside. Fortay lands a really nice looking cross but Inoue seems unphased.
The crowd cheers as Fortay lands an impressive looking overhand right. Inoue doesn't seem phased though. Inoue waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fortay. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Fortay wants to slow Inoue down by chopping away at his legs. Inoue lands the left hand. Fortay slips a jab and a cross from Inoue.
Fortay feints a counter leg kick. A nice inside leg kick there by Fortay. That's going to slow Inoue down. Fortay uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Inoue.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Inoue misses with a hook. Fortay ducked under it nicely. A left lands for Inoue. Inoue keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fortay. Inoue has Fortay up against the cage in a clinch.
Fortay lands a shot to the body. Fortay is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Inoue is defending well for now. Inoue swings wildly with an uppercut but Fortay uses good head movement to avoid it. Fortay landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Inoue lands an elbow inside. Fortay avoiding damage as Inoue throws knees to the body.
Inoue's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Fortay scores with a jab to the jaw. Fortay moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Inoue swings for the body but Fortay moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Inoue has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Fortay finds it's way round the side to connect with Inoue's head. A looping hook to the body misses from Inoue. Fortay does a little dance to reset his feet. Inoue keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Inoue throwing a counter right hand but Fortay manages to avoid it. Inoue ducks right into an uppercut from Fortay. A looping hook to the body misses from Fortay. Inoue does a little dance to reset his feet. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tree Fortay will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Kaiji Inoue's cut. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Inoue moves into the clinch. With the fighters up against the cage, Inoue throws an elbow but misses. Inoue blocks a body shot from Fortay. Fortay has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Inoue seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Fortay can turn it around. Kaiji Inoue has scored more points in the clinch so far. Fortay works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Inoue comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Fortay lands a nice uppercut. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Inoue just misses with a elbow thrown towards Fortay's brow. Fortay is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Inoue is defending well for now. I was talking to Inoue's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight. Fortay can't find room to land a body shot as Inoue controls the action.
Fortay misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fortay blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fortay misses with a knee strike.
Inoue is working Fortay over against the cage. Inoue lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Inoue misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Fortay blocks an elbow strike from Inoue.
Fortay misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Inoue.
Inoue breaks from the clinch.
Inoue throws a body shot but no joy. A little jabbing left from Fortay on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Fortay throws out a loose jab but Inoue uses good head movement to avoid it. Fortay slips under a jab from Inoue. Tree Fortay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Inoue pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's one minute gone in the round. Fortay misses the shot to the body. Fortay throws a hook but Inoue blocks it. Inoue forces Fortay back against the cage and clinches. Fortay lands with a left to the head. Fortay's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Inoue takes a shot to the head. Fortay takes an elbow to the forehead. Fortay throws a punch but it's blocked by Inoue. Fortay lands with a short head shot on the inside. A quick uppercut on the inside from Inoue. Fortay working some nice short punches in the clinch. Fortay misses with a punch on the inside.
Fortay is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Inoue lands with a short shot to the head. Inoue throws an elbow that misses.
Fortay working aggressively here.
Inoue has a couple of punches blocked by Fortay.
Inoue has a couple of punches blocked by Fortay.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fortay. Fortay swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fortay presses Inoue against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Fortay looking to throw knees to the head but Inoue is blocking nicely.
Inoue misses with a short punch on the inside. Fortay throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Fortay scores with a nice hook to the head. Inoue stops a takedown attempt from Fortay.
Inoue breaks the clinch.
Inoue misses with a body shot.
Inoue lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Fortay comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Fortay checks the leg kick. Inoue with a jab. Fortay is looking to clinch. Fortay lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Inoue at a distance.
Fortay wants to clinch up but Inoue keeps it at a distance. Fortay lands a nice hook to Inoue's body. Inoue takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Inoue throws a sloppy head kick and Fortay moves out of range easily. Fortay misses with a hook. Fortay throws a low kick, looking for Inoue's leg but Inoue calmly moves out of range. Inoue looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger. Inoue tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fortay was well out of range. Poor timing from Inoue. Fortay swings for the body but Inoue moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Fortay throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena. Inoue throws a leg kick which misses Fortay's front leg but catches the back leg as Fortay tries to avoid it. Inoue looks to land a left hand but Fortay moved out of range nicely. A slapping leg kick lands for Inoue.
Inoue on the wrong end of a nice hook. Fortay just misses with a punch to the body.
Fortay connects with the punch. Decent striking displayed by Fortay there. Fortay blocks a low kick nicely. Fortay appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body. Inoue moves out of range as Fortay strikes. Fortay takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Fortay throws an overhand right that lands on Inoue's shoulder, as Inoue tries to avoid the shot. Fortay moves into the clinch. Fortay landing some nice looking knees to the body.
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! Inoue throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fortays head. Inoue tries to land a knee to the head but Fortay blocks with his arms.
Inoue avoiding damage as Fortay throws knees to the body.
Fortay is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Inoue to keep the fight standing. Inoue comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Fortay is working Inoue over against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Fortay lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Inoue backwards. Inoue misses with a hook from the clinch. Inoue swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fortay struggles to land a body shot inside as Inoue controls his hands.
Inoue misses with a punch on the inside.
Fortay blocks a body shot from Inoue. Fortay goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fortay takes a shot to the head. Inoue lands an elbow inside. Fortay missing with knees to the body.
Inoue scores with a shot to the side of Fortay's head. Inoue blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fortay looking for a takedown. Kaiji Inoue has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tree Fortay. Inoue tries a knee to the head but Fortay blocks it.
Fortay connects with a knee to the head.
Fortay lands a nice uppercut. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Fortay scores with a nice hook to the head. Fortay gets a trip takedown into half guard. Fortay throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Fortay is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tree Fortay will probably get the nod - 10:9. The cut man is working on Kaiji Inoue's cut. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. 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. Inoue tests Fortay's chin there with a solid looking shot. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Fortay looks to score with a jab to the body but Inoue is just out of range. That kick from Inoue tenderised Fortay's leg. Fortay is trying to keep his angry face on. Inoue avoids the body shot from Fortay.
Inoue drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Fortay lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Fortay tries to close the distance and clinch but Inoue swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Inoue was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Inoue throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Fortay throws a body shot but no joy. Inoue lands a really nice looking cross but Fortay seems unphased.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Inoue tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Inoue lands a slapping body shot.
Fortay tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Inoue was well out of range. Poor timing from Fortay. Inoue takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Inoue avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Inoue buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fortay tries to clinch but Inoue is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Inoue lands with a nice body punch. Fortay swings for the body but Inoue moves out of range.
Fortay swings for the body but Inoue moves out of range.
Tree Fortay seems to be getting the better of the standup. Fortay throws a body punch but Inoue moves out of range. Fortay misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick. Inoue is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fortay. Fortay scores with the left hand. Inoue knows he should have avoided that one. Inoue moves out of range of the strikes. Inoue swings for the body but Fortay moves out of range.
Fortay listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Fortay just misses with a punch to the body.
Fortay blocks a head kick by Inoue.
Fortay misses with a body kick. A good leg kick by Inoue. Fortay throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Inoue sees it coming and avoids it easily. A lazy left from Fortay finds it's target. Inoue lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. 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! Inoue lands with an overhand left.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Inoue scores with a body shot.
Fortay throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Inoue stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Inoue swats away the attempt to clinch by Fortay. A slow jab from Inoue misses its intended target. Inoue uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fortay.
A cross from Fortay lands. Inoue avoids the body shot from Fortay.
Fortay takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Good standup being displayed there by Fortay as he connects with a hook. Inoue is looking to score with low kicks. Kaiji Inoue has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! An inside leg kick lands from Fortay. Fortay checks a low kick from Inoue. Inoue is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Fortay's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Inoue fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Fortay has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Inoue throws a leg kick which misses Fortay's front leg but catches the back leg as Fortay tries to avoid it. Fortay moves into the clinch. A head punch on the inside from Fortay fails to land. Fortay tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Fortay takes a shot to the head. Fortay jumps guard and drags Inoue to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back. Fortay pulls Inoue in to control the position. Fortay looking for a guillotine here but Inoue defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Fortay is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Inoue is aware though and is defending well. Fortay takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Inoue passes Fortay's left leg - he's now in half guard. Inoue tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Fortay. Fortay is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Inoue pulls his head out easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Fortay wants to control but Inoue is keeping busy.
Inoue wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fortay keeps working. Fortay looking for submissions off his back. Inoue is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Fortay doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Inoue. Fortay wants to control but Inoue is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that's the end of the fight! That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kaiji Inoue. Well Fortay has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30 Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29 Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tree Fortay! After winning the bout, Tree Fortay thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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