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Checkmate Contenders 6 PBP Commentary |
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jomoney shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Jomoney was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
O'Malley is looking for a sweep.
Jomoney sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but O'Malley is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jomoney throwing shots but missing, from side control.
O'Malley holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Jomoney misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
O'Malley is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Jomoney lands a decent elbow from side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O'Malley is looking for a sweep.
O'Malley manages to get back to half guard.
O'Malley is trying to get back to full guard.
Jomoney is trying to control. O'Malley wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jomoney working over O'Malley with some ground and pound. O'Malley looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
O'Malley keeps control of the position for the meantime.
O'Malley is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. O'Malley manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
O'Malley is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jomoney is aware though and is defending well.
O'Malley looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jomoney is one step ahead there.
Jomoney trying to control the position from guard on top but O'Malley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
O'Malley not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as O'Malley holds on and takes a little breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jomoney won't allow O'Malley to sweep him here.
Jomoney must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Jomoney postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
O'Malley manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jomoney manages to get himself to full guard.
Jomoney keeping moving, preventing O'Malley from controlling successfully.
Jomoney tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jomoney keeps trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O'Malley postures up.
O'Malley advances position into side control!
O'Malley is trying to get an arm triangle but Jomoney is defending well.
Jomoney being controlled for a moment.
O'Malley advances to mount.
O'Malley looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
O'Malley tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
O'Malley tries to control but Jomoney wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O'Malley sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
O'Malley trying to control but he's not successful this time.
O'Malley controlling the pace for now.
Jomoney is trying to escape the mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jomoney wants to hold on but O'Malley pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
O'Malley takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Jomoney wants to hold on but O'Malley pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick O'Malley dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jomoney shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in O'Malley 's guard.
Jomoney is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Jomoney throws an elbow that misses. O'Malley uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jomoney's guard. Nice move by O'Malley !
Jomoney keeping moving, preventing O'Malley from controlling successfully.
Jomoney can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as O'Malley controls the pace.
O'Malley trying to control but Jomoney is working from the bottom.
O'Malley postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O'Malley trying to control but Jomoney is working from the bottom.
Jomoney trying to control the position.
O'Malley won't allow Jomoney to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O'Malley wants to control from the top but Jomoney keeps moving.
Jomoney wants to sweep here but O'Malley controlling him for the moment.
Jomoney trying to control the position.
O'Malley trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Jomoney can do anything to dispel that myth.
Jomoney has his hands on O'Malley 's head, controlling the position.
Jomoney working a defensive guard here.
Jomoney looking for a sweep. Not yet Jomoney, not yet.
O'Malley thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Jomoney trying to control the position here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Jomoney drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Jomoney lands a couple of digs.
O'Malley bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jomoney's guard.
O'Malley wants to pass the guard but Jomoney is keeping the position.
Jomoney keeping moving, preventing O'Malley from controlling successfully.
O'Malley engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
O'Malley wants to control from the top but Jomoney keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jomoney tries to land a sweep but no joy.
O'Malley wants to control from the top but Jomoney keeps moving.
Jomoney is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Jomoney controls O'Malley momentarily but O'Malley frees himself.
Jomoney has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
O'Malley trying to control but Jomoney is working from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Good standup being displayed there by O'Malley as he connects with a hook.
Jomoney throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. O'Malley tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Jomoney is in O'Malley 's guard.
Jomoney working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jomoney with a nice head shot there.
Jomoney wants to pass the guard but O'Malley is keeping the position.
Jomoney wants to control from the top but O'Malley keeps moving.
O'Malley looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
O'Malley looking to control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
O'Malley bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jomoney's guard.
O'Malley won't allow Jomoney to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ivan Jomoney will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Jomoney drives through with a takedown into O'Malley 's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Jomoney scoring with some ground and pound.
O'Malley bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jomoney's guard.
O'Malley trying to control the position from guard on top but Jomoney is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
O'Malley trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jomoney looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but O'Malley puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Jomoney is trying to get back to full guard.
Ivan Jomoney has got the better of the ground game so far.
O'Malley works his foot free and advances to mount.
Jomoney tries to get back to half guard but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O'Malley controlling his opponent.
Jomoney keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jomoney is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, O'Malley has taken his back.
Jomoney rolls, trying to escape but O'Malley keeps control of the position.
Jomoney really doesn't want to stay on the ground with O'Malley . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jomoney wants to control his opponent's hands but O'Malley gets his hands free.
O'Malley is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Jomoney has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
O'Malley controlling the position well here. Jomoney rolled but O'Malley kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
O'Malley struggling to keep hold of the position.
O'Malley slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
We've been informed that Jomoney has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
O'Malley controlling well, preventing Jomoney from escaping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O'Malley is not going to allow Jomoney to sit and survive in this position.
O'Malley struggling to keep hold of the position.
O'Malley avoiding Jomoney 's attempts to control his hands.
Jomoney is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if O'Malley gets his way!
You can see the frustration on Jomoney's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Jomoney preventing the rear naked choke attempt from O'Malley .
O'Malley patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
O'Malley gets his hands free as Jomoney looks to control.
O'Malley controlling well, preventing Jomoney from escaping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O'Malley slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
O'Malley looking for the choke but no joy.
Jomoney tries to escape but O'Malley has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
O'Malley looking for the RNC.
Jomoney can't escape the position.
O'Malley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jomoney can do to turn this around?
Jomoney is still trying to improve position.
O'Malley is looking for the choke from the back position but Jomoney is controlling his hands well.
O'Malley is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Jomoney defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
I really don't envy Jomoney right now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O'Malley looking for the choke from the back.
A bit of a pause in the action here. O'Malley controlling the positon.
Jomoney tries to escape the position.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Jomoney preventing the rear naked choke attempt from O'Malley .
Jomoney is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Patrick O'Malley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well O'Malley has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrick O'Malley !
Patrick O'Malley bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it. |
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