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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tree Fortay (ranked 1793 p4p, 2037 weight class) and Klay Dee (ranked 206 p4p, 226 weight class). Fortay comes to the cage accompanied by The Choice Is Yours. Dee has chosen Tyler, The Creator - Who Dat Boy as his entrance music. Klay Dee told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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177 cm 32 146 18 - 7 - 0 |
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175 cm 37 143 33 - 20 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ World class boxer Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler World class MT Good gas tank |
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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 18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Tree Fortay! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 33 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Klay Dee! The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Richard Clark and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Fortay forces Dee back against the cage and clinches. Dee blocks a body shot from Fortay. Fortay pushes Dee back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Dee misses with a hook from the clinch. Dee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Fortay takes a swing at Dee's ribcage but misses. Dee throws a body punch but Fortay moves out of range. Fortay has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dee. Fortay misses with a straight left. Klay Dee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. The fighters circling - Fortay throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Dee has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout. Fortay 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. A little jabbing left from Dee on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. A slow jab from Fortay misses its intended target. Dee throws a hook but Fortay avoids it easily. Dee slips under a jab from Fortay. Fortay tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dee swats him away and circles back towards the center. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Fortay shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Dee wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Dee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fortay connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Dee misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fortay fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round. Dee keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fortay. Dee misses with an attempted mid kick.
Fortay swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Fortay 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 Dee has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Dee and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Fortay lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. Fortay avoids a kick to the body.
Fortay on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Fortay tries to clinch there but Dee circles away.
Fortay avoids the head kick by Dee.
Fortay moves forwards but Dee connects with a nice, crisp jab. A leg kick checked by Dee. Dee lands a right hook to the body.
Dee scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Dee looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Fortay keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A counter left hand to the body from Fortay misses its target. Fortay throws a shot to the body.
Fortay staying out of range there. Fortay gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Fortay misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fortay misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A hook to the body from Dee.
Fortay effectively controlling the action here. Dee misses with a hook from the clinch. Fortay lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fortay lands a body shot. Fortay lands with a light punch inside. Fortay tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dee's elbow. Dee misses with a hook from the clinch. Dee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Dee throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fortay escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dee throws a jab when Fortay was well out of range. A jab from Dee misses. Fortay is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Fortay lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Dee is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Fortay rather than just go for the knockout. Fortay throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Fortay keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dee lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Fortay throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Dee. Dee looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Dee scores with a head kick. Fortay tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time. Fortay thuds a left hand into Dee's body. Fortay scores with a punch to the head. Dee walks into a jab. Dee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fortay manages to avoid it. Dee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dee just misses with a punch to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Dee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fortay.
A punch combination from Dee misses. Dee throws a looping overhand right but Fortay ducks down to avoid it. Dee lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Fortay avoids the head kick by Dee.
Fortay is looking to counter punch. Dee pushes Fortay away with a front kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Fortay looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Sloppy strikes from Fortay. Those never looked like landing. Fortay misses the shot to the body. Dee delivers a nice body kick. Dee looks to score with a jab to the body but Fortay is just out of range. Dee moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Fortay lands a nice hook to Dee's body. Dee takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Fortay takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Fortay tests Dee's chin there with a solid looking shot. Dee fakes the leg kick and cracks Fortay in the body. Fortay waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dee. Fortay scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Fortay misses the shot to the body. Dee lands with a kick to the ribs.
Dee scores with a push kick. Fortay pushes Dee up against the cage in a clinch. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Tree Fortay will probably get the nod. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Fortay has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dee. Fortay fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dee, pushing him back against the cage. Dee throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fortay blocks it with crossed arms. Fortay lands a left hand.
Dee misses with an elbow strike.
Fortay misses with a punch to the body.
Dee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fortay keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dee's efforts to push away. Dee scores with a nice hook to the head. Fortay has clasped his hands together around Dee's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done. Fortay wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dee keeps working. Fortay tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it. The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Fortay wants to control but Dee is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round. Fortay controls the position. Dee manages to work his way to half guard, despite Fortay's best efforts. Fortay content to control rather than advance. Fortay wants to control but Dee is keeping him busy. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Fortay looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. Dee trying to control but Fortay postures up.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
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. Fortay content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Dee scores with a jab. Fortay tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dee was well out of range. Poor timing from Fortay. Dee misses with an attempted mid kick.
Fortay looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger. Fortay will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body. Dee misses the shot to the body. Fortay throws a hook to the side of Dee's head but Dee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Dee takes one to the chin there. Dee thuds a left hand into Fortay's body. Fortay wants to clinch up but Dee keeps it at a distance. Dee shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Dee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Fortay takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Dee throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Fortay. A low kick lands for Fortay.
Fortay on the wrong end of a nice hook. Dee throws a hook but Fortay blocks it. Fortay chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A slow jab from Fortay misses its intended target. Fortay fails with the takedown and Dee counters with a good low kick that Fortay was not able to check. Dee misses with an uppercut. Fortay saw that one coming. Dee misses with a body punch
and Fortay counters with a nice uppercut. Nice body punch from Dee. Jab, jab by Fortay - just one landing. A cross from Dee lands. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Fortay is looking to clinch. Fortay misses with a few strikes there.
Dee with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Dee scores with a kick to the midsection. Fortay tries to clinch up but Dee circles away and keeps his distance. Fortay misses with a straight right. Good standup being displayed there by Dee as he connects with a hook. Dee dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fortay. That did some damage! Fortay pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Dee needs to keep his hands up - Fortay had a free shot at his head there. Dee catches Fortay with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Dee tries to land a leg kick but Fortay saw it coming and moves away.
Fortay uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dee has time to react. Fortay takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Dee throws a leg kick that misses. A quick step to the side and Fortay tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect. Fortay gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Dee looks to land a right hand but Fortay moved out of range. Dee slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Fortay misses with a double jab.
Fortay dips to his left and cracks Dee with an uppercut! And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Klay Dee will probably get the nod - 10:9. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round! Fortay tries to close the distance and clinch but Dee swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. A countering left hand to the body from Dee misses. Dee looks to land a left hand but Fortay moved out of range nicely. Dee lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Jab, jab by Fortay - just one landing. Fortay throws a front kick aimed at Dee's knee but Dee avoids it well. Dee throws a big shot that misses. Dee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fortay was well out of range. Poor timing from Dee. Fortay gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Fortay stalls. Dee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dee struggles to land a body shot inside as Fortay controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Dee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dee throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fortay lands on the inside with an uppercut. Fortay prevents a body shot from Dee. Dee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fortay misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dee.
That's one minute gone in the round. Dee has a couple of punches blocked by Fortay.
Dee creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Dee throws a head punch that misses. Dee lands a shoulder strike. Fortay blocks a body shot from Dee. Fortay prevents a body shot from Dee. Fortay blocks the elbow strike.
Dee lands with a short head shot on the inside. Fortay tries to work over Dee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Dee throws a head punch that misses. Dee misses with a punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Fortay.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Dee struggles to land a body shot inside as Fortay controls his hands.
Tree Fortay has scored more points in the clinch so far. Fortay prevents a body shot from Dee. A short right hand to the side of the head by Fortay. Dee is defending well against a takedown attempt. Fortay lands a body shot in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Fortay fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Fortay lands a left hand.
A body shot lands from Fortay.
Nice body punch from Fortay. A left hand lands to the body for Fortay.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Fortay lands a body shot. Dee takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. A right hand to the body from Fortay.
Fortay scores with a hook to the body. Fortay manages to pull guard.
Fortay is trying to keep Dee in close.
Dee trying to control the position from guard on top but Fortay is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Fortay seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission. Dee got a little sloppy there for a moment and Fortay has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dee has managed to get both his arms back between Fortay's legs - danger averted.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Fortay isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Dee stacks Fortay on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Dee! Fortay gets back to half guard. Fortay is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Dee pulls his head out easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. Fortay is trying to get back to full guard. Dee looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. Fortay actively working from the bottom here. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Fortay is trying to get back to full guard.
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 Tree Fortay. I think Fortay has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:29 Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28 Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Tree Fortay! An out of breath Tree Fortay 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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energy
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hype
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RATING
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