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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Shane O Malley (ranked 2179 p4p, 1957 weight class) and Sheev Palpatine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Malley comes into the arena with Someone Like Me - by: Jon Connor blaring out of the sound system. Palpatine has chosen I am the Senate as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 8 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shane O Malley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sheev Palpatine!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Gwen Towbar and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palpatine misses with an attempted mid kick.
Palpatine takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
O Malley staying out of range there.
O Malley takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Palpatine throws an overhand right that lands on O Malley's shoulder, as O Malley tries to avoid the shot.
Palpatine comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Palpatine keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from O Malley.
O Malley throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Palpatine connects with a good right hand that stumbles O Malley. O Malley circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Palpatine fakes high and swings low for a body shot but O Malley manages to avoid it.
A nice combination there by Palpatine.
O Malley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
O Malley blocks a low kick nicely.
Palpatine misses with a body shot.
Palpatine takes a kick to the side of the head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Palpatine.
Palpatine connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
O Malley moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Palpatine keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from O Malley.
O Malley jabs Palpatine to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Malley throws a sloppy head kick and Palpatine moves out of range easily.
Palpatine throws a leg kick which misses O Malley's front leg but catches the back leg as O Malley tries to avoid it.
Palpatine throws a front kick aimed at O Malley's knee but O Malley avoids it well.
Palpatine throws a half hearted mid kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as O Malley checks a leg kick.
O Malley takes one to the side of the head.
O Malley misses with a takedown attempt - Palpatine sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Palpatine looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A head kick by O Malley misses
and Palpatine makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Palpatine ducks under a wild hook from O Malley.
Palpatine tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Palpatine looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
O Malley connects with a good right hand that stumbles Palpatine. Palpatine circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Palpatine throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
O Malley wants to slow Palpatine down by chopping away at his legs.
Palpatine digs a good hook to O Malley's body.
Palpatine is looking to land body kicks.
Palpatine lands a jab.
O Malley rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Palpatine counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O Malley throws a hook but Palpatine blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palpatine will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Palpatine clobbers O Malley with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A big left from Palpatine misses.
Palpatine tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but O Malley was well out of range. Poor timing from Palpatine.
O Malley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Palpatine manages to avoid it.
O Malley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
O Malley misses with a straight left.
Palpatine cracks O Malley with a right hand to the side of the head.
O Malley slips under a jab.
O Malley lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Palpatine swings widly with a right hand
and O Malley counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Palpatine connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed O Malley momentarily.
O Malley tries to move into range but Palpatine moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
O Malley moves out of range as Palpatine throws a body kick.
O Malley scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Palpatine bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Palpatine ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Palpatine clobbers O Malley with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A telegraphed right hand from O Malley misses the target.
A bone on bone clash there as O Malley blocks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palpatine takes a swing at O Malley's ribcage but misses.
Palpatine swings and misses with a hook to the body.
O Malley attempts a counter takedown but Palpatine avoids it well and moves away.
O Malley avoids a kick to the body.
O Malley feinted with a counter takedown.
Palpatine lands with a straight right. O Malley didn't see that one coming.
Palpatine throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
O Malley misses with a right hand
and Palpatine counters with a straight right hand.
O Malley takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
O Malley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Palpatine is clearly trying to counter these attacks from O Malley with a body shot.
Palpatine throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Palpatine looks to throw the jab but O Malley is out of range.
O Malley doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
O Malley throws a front kick aimed at Palpatine's knee but Palpatine avoids it well.
Palpatine moves out of range as O Malley strikes.
Palpatine throws a leg kick but O Malley sees it coming and moves out of range.
A slow jab from O Malley misses its intended target.
Palpatine fakes high and swings low for a body shot but O Malley manages to avoid it.
Palpatine ducks under a wild hook from O Malley.
O Malley defending well as Palpatine loads up on a big left hand.
Palpatine stuffs the takedown attempt from O Malley. O Malley gets slowly back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Malley throws an overhand right that lands on Palpatine's shoulder, as Palpatine tries to avoid the shot.
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!
O Malley on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
O Malley has been working on his balance at The Scrap Squad, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Palpatine.
Nice cross by O Malley.
Some wild striking there from Palpatine.
O Malley lands a nice leg kick that just misses Palpatine's sensitive parts.
Palpatine misses with a body kick.
O Malley wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Palpatine showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from O Malley.
O Malley ducks under a wild hook from Palpatine.
Palpatine misses the shot to the body.
O Malley fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Palpatine scores with a hook to the body. O Malley takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
O Malley misses with a kick to the body.
Palpatine tries to bum rush O Malley with a series of wild strikes but O Malley uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
O Malley feints and then cracks Palpatine's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Palpatine down.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sheev Palpatine dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
O Malley with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Palpatine to score with a decent uppercut.
Palpatine moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Palpatine swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting O Malley counter with a right hand.
O Malley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
O Malley misses with a head kick.
O Malley scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Palpatine scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Palpatine's corner calls for a 1-2. Palpatine obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Palpatine throws a leg kick but O Malley sees it coming and checks it nicely.
O Malley tries to counter by clinching up but Palpatine breaks away and moves out of range.
O Malley misses with a head kick.
Palpatine appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
O Malley misses with a right hand
and O Malley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
O Malley looks to land a right hand but Palpatine moved out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Palpatine misses with a two punch combination.
A jab from O Malley finds it's way through Palpatine's defenses.
Some wild striking there from O Malley.
O Malley looks to land a right hand but Palpatine moved out of range.
Palpatine connects with a nice looking jab.
The fighters circling - Palpatine throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Malley lunges at Palpatine with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Palpatine's hand.
Palpatine throws a chopping leg kick but O Malley manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
O Malley takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Palpatine fakes high and swings low for a body shot but O Malley manages to avoid it.
O Malley scores with a decent looking hook.
O Malley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Palpatine manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from O Malley misses the target.
O Malley lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
O Malley moves out of range as Palpatine throws a body kick.
Palpatine scores with a jab. O Malley acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Palpatine getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
O Malley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. O Malley darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
O Malley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
O Malley looks to land a combination but Palpatine avoids it well.
O Malley ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Palpatine has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
O Malley fails with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palpatine jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
O Malley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
O Malley throws a body punch but Palpatine moves out of range.
Palpatine scores with a leg kick.
Palpatine takes one on the chin but seems OK.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether O Malley might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Palpatine just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body kick there by Palpatine.
Palpatine lands the left hand.
O Malley misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Palpatine throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
O Malley uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Palpatine misses with a straight left.
O Malley changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
O Malley tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Palpatine feints a counter leg kick.
Palpatine looks to land a left hand but O Malley moved out of range nicely.
O Malley throws a shot from downtown. Palpatine moves away and avoids it.
O Malley looks to land a right hand but Palpatine moved out of range.
Palpatine darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palpatine thows a left - swing and a miss!
Palpatine misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from O Malley.
Palpatine misses with an uppercut.
O Malley checks a low kick from Palpatine.
O Malley cracks Palpatine with a good jab.
Palpatine ducks under a wild hook from O Malley.
O Malley blocks the body kick.
O Malley blocks a jab.
Palpatine throws a hook but O Malley blocks it.
Palpatine misses the shot to the body.
O Malley appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Palpatine misses with a body shot.
O Malley ducks under a wild hook from Palpatine.
O Malley scores with a jab. Palpatine acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Palpatine takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
O Malley throws a shot from downtown. Palpatine moves away and avoids it.
Shane O Malley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Palpatine tries a low kick but O Malley avoids it.
O Malley tries a head kick but it misses.
O Malley takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! O Malley crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Palpatine - the referee stops the clock and O Malley gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Palpatine. O Malley manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
O Malley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Palpatine.
A little feinted left hand from O Malley on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
O Malley doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Palpatine walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. O Malley checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Palpatine takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
O Malley smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Palpatine swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Palpatine throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
O Malley throws a head kick that misses.
Palpatine flicks out a counter leg kick but O Malley steps away.
Palpatine lands a jab.
O Malley thuds his right hand into Palpatine's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Palpatine connects with a single shot there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O Malley throws a looping overhand right but Palpatine ducks down to avoid it.
Palpatine doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
O Malley throws a head kick that half lands.
O Malley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
O Malley misses with a low kick.
Palpatine swats away the attempt to clinch by O Malley.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Shane O Malley will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Palpatine misses with a wild body shot.
O Malley rushes Palpatine and presses him up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Palpatine.
A shot in the inside from O Malley.
O Malley is pushing Palpatine up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
O Malley avoiding damage.
O Malley seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Palpatine pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
O Malley misses the jab.
Palpatine throws a body punch but O Malley moves out of range.
O Malley with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Palpatine to score with a decent uppercut.
Palpatine throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Malley shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Palpatine eats them both and turns towards O Malley to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
O Malley feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Palpatines jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
O Malley looks to score with a jab to the body but Palpatine is just out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
O Malley scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
O Malley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
O Malley moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palpatine loads up on a big right hand but O Malley slips the punch.
O Malley is looking to counter the offense by Palpatine and move into the clinch.
Nice jab there from O Malley.
A big left from O Malley misses.
Palpatine throws a shot to the body.
Palpatine blocks a jab.
Good work by O Malley as he checks the leg kick.
O Malley avoids a kick to the body.
Palpatine avoids the head kick by O Malley.
A swing and a miss from O Malley.
O Malley throws a lazy right hand but Palpatine sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
O Malley throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Palpatine.
A leg kick checked by O Malley.
Palpatine swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by O Malley.
O Malley misses with an uppercut
and Palpatine counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
O Malley lands with an uppercut that bounces Palpatine off the cage and back into range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Palpatine.
O Malley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Palpatine.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
O Malley misses with a right hand
and Palpatine connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
O Malley misses with a low kick as Palpatine jumps back.
Palpatine is looking to slow O Malley down with leg kicks.
O Malley scores with a jab. Palpatine acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Palpatine slips a jab from O Malley.
O Malley on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A low kick from O Malley misses
and Palpatine counters with a slapping leg kick.
Palpatine throws a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Palpatine. O Malley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Palpatine has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Palpatine fakes high and swings low for a body shot but O Malley manages to avoid it.
Palpatine misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from O Malley.
Palpatine blocks a jab.
O Malley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Palpatine.
O Malley checks a leg kick.
O Malley feints and then cracks Palpatine's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Palpatine down.
Palpatine throws a hook but O Malley blocks it.
O Malley moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Malley staying out of range there.
Palpatine missing with a left hand there. O Malley was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
O Malley lands a nice leg kick that just misses Palpatine's sensitive parts.
O Malley checks a leg kick nicely.
Palpatine digs a good hook to O Malley's body.
Palpatine throws a lazy right hand but O Malley sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A right-left combo lands from Palpatine.
Palpatine is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by O Malley.
Palpatine thuds a left hand into O Malley's body.
O Malley with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Palpatine. O Malley shrugs it off though.
O Malley gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Palpatine finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Palpatine.
Sheev Palpatine seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Palpatine swings and misses with a hook to the body.
O Malley is looking to counter punch.
O Malley darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
O Malley connects with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Malley takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
O Malley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Palpatine.
O Malley lands with a thumping leg kick.
Palpatine throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
O Malley half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
O Malley takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A shot to the liver by O Malley. Beautiful body shot.
O Malley throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
O Malley 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.
Palpatine on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Palpatine looks to throw the jab but O Malley is out of range.
O Malley throws the left hand but Palpatine avoids the punch easily.
O Malley throws a hook but Palpatine avoids it easily.
O Malley comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Palpatine lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Palpatine misses with a kick to the body.
O Malley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Palpatine lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sheev Palpatine.
I think Palpatine has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Sheev Palpatine!
Sheev Palpatine took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Big Dog Gains 160Q $120 for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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