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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tree Fortay (ranked 389 p4p, 747 weight class) and Steven Christie (ranked 48 p4p, 81 weight class). Fortay comes to the cage accompanied by The Choice Is Yours. Christie has chosen Amityville as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
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 24 - 11 - 1, fighting out of London, Tree Fortay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Steven Christie!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Phil Schofield and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Christie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Christie throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fortay.
Christie moves out of range of the strikes.
Fortay keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Christie takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Fortay.
Christie throws a hook but Fortay avoids it easily.
Fortay scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fortay throws a solid leg kick but Christie takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Fortay.
Christie throws a counter combo.
Fortay looks to throw the jab but Christie is out of range.
Christie feints a counter leg kick.
Fortay lands with a right hand.
Fortay shoots and misses
and Christie counters with a nice uppercut.
Fortay misses with a straight right.
Fortay ducks under a wild hook from Christie.
Fortay misses with a looping left.
A nice side step and Christie releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Christie's coach down at Crapollas Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Christie's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Christie lands a head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fortay connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fortay lands a right hook to the body.
Christie lands a nice shot that snaps Fortay's head back.
Fortay bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Christie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fortay.
Christie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fortay.
A jab from Fortay finds it's way through Christie's defenses.
Christie throws a right hand that Fortay ducks under and follows up with a left that Fortay also avoids with ease.
Christie throws an off balance right hand
and Fortay counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fortay takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The fighters circling - Christie throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fortay misses with a hook. Christie ducked under it nicely.
Tree Fortay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fortay moves out of range as Christie strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fortay walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Christie checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
And Christie responds with a good body kick, but Fortay manages to step out the way in time.
Christie pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fortay scores with a nice strike.
Fortay misses with a lunging right hand
and Christie counters with a series of strikes. Fortay will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christie ducks under a wild hook from Fortay.
Christie pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Fortay back to the cage. Christie follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
It looks like Tree Fortay has been cut.
Fortay just misses with a punch to the body.
Fortay blocks a head kick by Christie.
Fortay scores with a jab. Christie acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fortay bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Christie looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fortay throwing a counter right hand but Christie manages to avoid it.
Christie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fortay lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Christie at a distance.
Christie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fortay.
Fortay with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Christie to score with a decent uppercut.
Christie throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Fortay tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Christie is in Fortay's guard.
Fortay avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Christie with a flurry of punches that miss.
Christie landing with the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christie preventing the sweep.
Christie looking to sit in guard and control but Fortay gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Fortay passes into half guard.
Fortay is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Christie has managed to free his arm - good work.
Fortay trying to mount his opponent but Christie defends it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Christie is trying to stand up here but Fortay is controlling him well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christie won't allow Fortay to pass to mount.
Christie wants to get back to his feet.
Fortay is keen to just control but Christie is a slippery customer.
Fortay stalling away here and it's allowed Christie to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Fortay trying to control but Christie is working from the bottom.
Fortay's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Steven Christie will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tree Fortay's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Fortay misses with a hook. Christie ducked under it nicely.
Fortay misses the shot to the body.
Fortay takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fortay takes a swing at Christie's ribcage but misses.
Christie lands a leg kick that knocks Fortay off balance momentarily.
Fortay lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Christie leaves Fortay with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Christie throws a head kick but Fortay moves out of range.
Christie slips a jab and a cross from Fortay.
Christie dips to his left and cracks Fortay with an uppercut!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fortay throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Steven Christie seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fortay throws out a powerful jab.
Christie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fortay was well out of range. Poor timing from Christie.
Christie lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fortay bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fortay tests Christie's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fortay just misses with a punch to the body.
Fortay connects with a body shot.
Fortay throws a nice looking combination but Christie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Christie loads up on a big right hand but Fortay slips the punch.
Fortay scores with a hook to the body. Christie takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fortay ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Christie throws a low kick but Fortay avoids it.
Christie throws a poor cross that misses
and Fortay counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Christie connects with the punch.
Fortay shoots in for a double leg but Christie sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A slow jab from Fortay misses its intended target.
Fortay walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Christie throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fortay throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Despite the aggression on Christie's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christie defending well as Fortay loads up on a big left hand.
Fortay misses with a looping right.
Fortay looks to score with a jab to the body but Christie is just out of range.
Christie throws an overhand right that lands on Fortay's shoulder, as Fortay tries to avoid the shot.
Fortay lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Fortay throws a body punch but Christie moves out of range.
Christie looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A slow jab from Christie misses its intended target.
Fortay went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Christie tries a head kick but it misses.
Fortay looks to land a combination but Christie avoids it well.
Fortay fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fortay uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Christie.
Christie throws an overhand right that lands on Fortay's shoulder, as Fortay tries to avoid the shot.
Fortay throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christie throws a head kick but Fortay moves out of range.
Christie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fortay throws out the jab.
Christie moves out of range of the strikes.
No joy there for Christie, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Christie swings for the body but Fortay moves out of range.
Fortay connects with a nice looking jab.
Fortay blocks the body kick.
Christie walks into a straight right hand from Fortay.
Fortay is looking to land body kicks.
Fortay tries to bum rush Christie with a series of wild strikes but Christie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Christie ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Christie 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.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fortay. Christie does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little jabbing left from Christie on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Fortay closes this distance looking for a takedown but Christie circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tree Fortay. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fortay lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christie feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Christie is working Fortay over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Fortay is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Fortay looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Christie working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Fortay's head.
Christie cracks Fortay with a solid left hand.
Christie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fortay swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fortay is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Steven Christie has got the better of the ground game so far.
Christie is in close to Fortay's body, working some short punches and elbows.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Steven Christie will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Tree Fortay's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Christie throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fortay sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Christie looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Fortay!
Christie has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Christie swings for the body but Fortay moves out of range.
Fortay throws a body shot but no joy.
Christie loads up on a big right hand but Fortay slips the punch.
Christie throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Fortay counters with a good low kick that Christie was not able to check.
Christie digs a good hook to Fortay's body.
Fortay ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Christie moves away.
Christie looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Fortay thows a left - swing and a miss!
Christie throws a head kick but Fortay moves out of range.
Fortay misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Christie.
A little jabbing left from Christie on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Christie rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fortay moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fortay throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Christie swings widly with a right hand
and Fortay counters with a straight right hand.
Fortay tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Christie was well out of range. Poor timing from Fortay.
Christie slips under a jab from Fortay.
Christie takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Fortay lands a nice hook to Christie's body. Christie takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fortay takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Christie moves away from the strike by Fortay.
Fortay feints and then cracks Christie's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Christie down.
Christie takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fortay swings for the body but Christie moves out of range.
Fortay throws a body shot but no joy.
Christie swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Fortay throws a big shot that misses.
Christie blocks a low kick nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fortay is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Christie.
The fighters circling - Christie throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fortay bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Christie's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Christie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fortay throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It seemed like Christie was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Fortay steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Christie.
Sloppy strikes from Christie. Those never looked like landing.
Christie slips a straight right by Fortay.
Fortay lands with an uppercut that bounces Christie off the cage and back into range.
Christie avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Christie is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Good standup being displayed there by Christie as he connects with a hook.
Christie shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Christie was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Fortay is trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christie cracks Fortay with a big right hand but Fortay just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Christie working the body and head with strikes.
Christie grinds an elbow into Fortay's temple.
Christie cracks Fortay with a big elbow.
Fortay wants to control but Christie postures up.
Christie is chipping away with strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fortay is looking to regain half guard here but Christie keeps moving and retains side control.
Fortay is not content to let Christie control the position.
Fortay is looking for a sweep.
Tree Fortay has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Steven Christie is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christie lands a nice forearm strike.
Fortay tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Christie wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Christie has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Fortay!
Christie can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Fortay is looking to escape.
Christie lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Christie content just to control the position here.
Christie can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Fortay is looking to escape.
Fortay really wants to buck Christie off and get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Steven Christie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Christie winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 William Gold scores the fight 28:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steven Christie!
A very excited looking Steven Christie made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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