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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Maurits Assndrop (ranked 1288 p4p, 1336 weight class) and Sean O Malley (ranked 136 p4p, 142 weight class). O Malley has chosen Goat Talk- Sugar Sean as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Sean O Malley will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Maurits Assndrop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sean O Malley!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Sam Margolis and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Assndrop staying out of range there.
Assndrop lands with a thumping leg kick.
O Malley throws a hook but Assndrop blocks it.
Assndrop fails with an attempt to clinch.
It seemed like O Malley was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Assndrop throws a nice outside leg kick.
Assndrop clinches with his opponent.
Assndrop tried to land a shot to the body but connects with O Malley's elbow.
Assndrop stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
O Malley misses with a hook from the clinch.
O Malley breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Malley misses with an uppercut. Assndrop saw that one coming.
O Malley chopping away at his opponent's legs.
O Malley cracks Assndrop with a right hand to the side of the head.
It looks like Maurits Assndrop has been cut.
Assndrop moves out of range of the leg kick from O Malley.
O Malley throws a hook but Assndrop blocks it.
The fighters circling - O Malley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Assndrop lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
O Malley tests Assndrop's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Assndrop tries to land a front kick but O Malley steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Assndrop tries to clinch there but O Malley circles away.
A nice side step and O Malley releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
O Malley scores with a kick to the body.
O Malley moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Assndrop throws a jab when O Malley was well out of range.
Assndrop tries to clinch but fails miserably
and O Malley counters with a nice uppercut.
O Malley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Assndrop throws a body shot but no joy.
O Malley smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
O Malley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Assndrop.
O Malley throws a lazy right hand but Assndrop sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Assndrop ducks under a wild hook from O Malley.
Assndrop takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Assndrop goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Assndrop lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assndrop jabs O Malley right on the nose. O Malley blinks but takes it well.
Assndrop tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Assndrop takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
O Malley lands a body shot.
Nice defenses there by Assndrop.
O Malley walks into a jab.
Assndrop cracks O Malley with a good jab.
O Malley swings for the body but Assndrop moves out of range.
O Malley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
O Malley takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Assndrop thuds a left hand into O Malley's body.
O Malley avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Assndrop swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A head kick misses from Assndrop.
Assndrop misses with a wild body shot.
Assndrop misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Malley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Assndrop manages to avoid it.
Assndrop fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with O Malley, pushing him back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Assndrop.
Assndrop prevents O Malley from breaking the clinch.
O Malley is trying to force a seperation but Assndrop has the dominant position.
I was talking to Assndrop's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Assndrop tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
O Malley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
O Malley is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
O Malley moves out of range as Assndrop strikes.
O Malley throws a leg kick which misses Assndrop's front leg but catches the back leg as Assndrop tries to avoid it.
Assndrop missing with a left hand there. O Malley was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
O Malley connects with a solid leg kick.
Assndrop drives through and clinches with O Malley against the cage.
Assndrop misses with a hook to the ribs.
O Malley tries to break the clinch but Assndrop is controlling the position.
Assndrop blocks an uppercut.
Assndrop controlling the action here for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Malley wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
O Malley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Assndrop's elbow.
Assndrop goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Assndrop lands a nice shot to the body.
Assndrop misses with a punch to the body.
O Malley looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Good body shot from Assndrop.
Assndrop doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Assndrop lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Assndrop misses with a body punch.
Assndrop doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
O Malley wants to get back to striking at distance but Assndrop won't allow it.
O Malley has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Assndrop seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if O Malley can turn it around.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Assndrop throws a blind hook that connects with the side of O Malleys head.
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 Maurits Assndrop will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Maurits Assndrop's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Assndrop lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Assndrop tries to clinch but O Malley moves away
enabling O Malley to counter with a crisp jab.
O Malley fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
O Malley misses with a straight right.
Some wild striking there from Assndrop.
O Malley throws a big shot that misses.
Sean O Malley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
O Malley feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Assndrops jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Assndrop throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Assndrop just misses with a punch to the body.
O Malley misses with an uppercut.
Assndrop tries to close the distance and clinch but O Malley swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Assndrop has closed the distance and engaged O Malley in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Assndrop lands a nice uppercut.
Assndrop misses with some punches.
A shot in the inside from Assndrop.
Assndrop misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Assndrop dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
O Malley wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
O Malley tries to break the clinch but Assndrop is controlling the position.
Assndrop lands with a light punch inside.
Assndrop can't find room to land a body shot as O Malley controls the action.
O Malley working hard to break the clinch.
Assndrop working aggressively here.
O Malley makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Assndrop throws a punch but it's blocked by O Malley.
Assndrop lands a nice shot to the body.
Assndrop doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Assndrop misses with a hook to the ribs.
Assndrop tries to throw a body punch but O Malley avoids it by throwing Assndrop back against the cage.
Assndrop misses with a hook to the ribs.
Assndrop goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assndrop misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by O Malley.
O Malley wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
O Malley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A slow jab from O Malley misses its intended target.
Assndrop slips under a jab from O Malley.
O Malley takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
O Malley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Assndrop.
O Malley scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
O Malley lands a head kick. Assndrop smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Assndrop wants to clinch up but O Malley keeps it at a distance.
Assndrop throws a series of punches but O Malley avoids them all with ease.
Assndrop throws a quick head kick that skims the top of O Malley's head.
Assndrop ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Assndrop takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
O Malley misses with a shot to the body
and Assndrop counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Malley lands the left hand.
O Malley takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Assndrop cracks a nice hook into O Malley's ribs.
O Malley misses with a lunging right hand
and Assndrop counters with a nice leg kick.
O Malley lunges at Assndrop with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Assndrop's hand.
Assndrop connects with a crisp jab.
Assndrop swinging wildly here.
Assndrop doesn't manage to clinch there - O Malley circles away.
O Malley appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
O Malley missing with a left hand there. Assndrop was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A big left from Assndrop misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by O Malley!
O Malley lands a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O Malley swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nice defenses there by Assndrop.
Assndrop misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Malley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Assndrop tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Assndrop closes the distance and clinches.
Assndrop misses with a body punch.
Assndrop prevents O Malley from breaking the clinch.
O Malley breaks from the clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Assndrop. That's going to slow O Malley down.
Assndrop moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Assndrop closes the distance and clinches.
Assndrop stalling the fight.
O Malley wants to get back to striking at distance but Assndrop won't allow it.
O Malley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
O Malley slips a straight right by Assndrop.
A countering left hand to the body from O Malley misses.
Assndrop scores with a nice body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O Malley throws a hook but Assndrop blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Maurits Assndrop dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Maurits Assndrop's cut.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
O Malley throws a head kick but Assndrop moves out of range.
Assndrop misses with a hook.
O Malley thuds his right hand into Assndrop's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
O Malley scores with a sloppy right hand. Assndrop should have avoided that one.
Assndrop lands a body shot.
O Malley looks to score with a jab to the body but Assndrop is just out of range.
O Malley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Assndrop.
A slapping body kick lands there for Assndrop.
O Malley misses the shot to the body.
O Malley keeps the fight on the outside.
O Malley goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Assndrop scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Assndrop wants to clinch up but O Malley keeps it at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O Malley looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Assndrop displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as O Malley throws out the jab.
Assndrop's corner calls for a 1-2. Assndrop obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Assndrop bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
O Malley connects with the punch.
O Malley punishes Assndrop's body with a nice straight punch.
O Malley misses with a wild body shot.
Assndrop misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting O Malley counter with a right hand.
Assndrop displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as O Malley throws out the jab.
A slow jab from Assndrop misses its intended target.
Assndrop tries to clinch up
and O Malley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Assndrop is rocked!
Assndrop takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Oh Assndrop is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Assndrop.
A slapping leg kick lands for O Malley.
Assndrop ducks under a wild hook from O Malley.
O Malley throws a head kick that misses.
Assndrop seems to have got his legs back now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Assndrop fakes high and swings low for a body shot but O Malley manages to avoid it.
Assndrop throws a hook to the side of O Malley's head but O Malley sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Assndrop bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Maurits Assndrop is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assndrop darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
O Malley gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Assndrop counters with a left to the body.
O Malley blocks the body kick.
O Malley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
O Malley has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Assndrop finds it's way round the side to connect with O Malley's head.
Assndrop pushes O Malley up against the cage in a clinch.
Assndrop's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The referee calls for Assndrop to work.
O Malley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sean O Malley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Assndrop connects with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Malley sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Assndrop fails with an attempt to clinch.
O Malley getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
O Malley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Assndrop scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Assndrop moves out of range as O Malley throws a body kick.
Assndrop moves in looking to clinch but O Malley pushes him off.
Assndrop fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with O Malley, pushing him back against the cage.
O Malley has a couple of punches blocked by Assndrop.
O Malley throws a head punch that misses.
O Malley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
O Malley wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nice shot lands for Assndrop.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Assndrop tries to clinch up.
Assndrop tests O Malley's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
O Malley throws a right hand that misses
and Assndrop counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Assndrop jabs O Malley right on the nose. O Malley blinks but takes it well.
A jab from Assndrop finds it's way through O Malley's defenses.
O Malley looks to land a right hand but Assndrop moved out of range.
O Malley throws a sloppy head kick and Assndrop moves out of range easily.
Assndrop is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from O Malley.
Assndrop checks a low kick from O Malley.
Assndrop misses with a wild body shot.
O Malley misses with a looping left.
Assndrop throws a body punch but O Malley moves out of range.
Assndrop keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Assndrop blocks a jab.
Assndrop keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Assndrop with the inside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sean O Malley.
I think Assndrop 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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