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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ser Bian Warc Riminal (ranked 679 p4p, 1280 weight class) and Shane O Malley (ranked 75 p4p, 122 weight class). O Malley has chosen Someone Like Me - by: Jon Connor as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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171 cm
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150
13 - 11 - 2 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Great elbows
Heavy handed |
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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 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ser Bian Warc Riminal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shane O Malley!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Daniel Bishop and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riminal fakes high and swings low for a body shot but O Malley manages to avoid it.
Riminal stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from O Malley.
Riminal dips to his left and cracks O Malley with an uppercut!
O Malley connects with the punch.
A clash of legs there as Riminal blocks the low kick.
Riminal shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has O Malley pinned against the cage. O Malley gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
O Malley tries to bum rush Riminal with a series of wild strikes but Riminal uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
O Malley connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A solid leg kick lands there for O Malley.
Riminal ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Riminal ducks under a wild hook from O Malley.
O Malley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Riminal.
A looping hook to the body misses from O Malley. Riminal does a little dance to reset his feet.
O Malley takes one to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
O Malley is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Riminal has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Mentor Gym in the buildup to the fight.
O Malley drives through and clinches with Riminal against the cage.
Riminal lands a left hand.
Riminal misses with a body punch.
Riminal breaks the clinch.
Riminal tests O Malley's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riminal shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Riminal throws a strike but O Malley rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Riminal avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Riminal looking for a guillotine here but O Malley defends easily.
Riminal has his foot on O Malley's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. O Malley works his way back into a safe position though.
O Malley forces his way into half guard.
Riminal is trying to maintain the position but O Malley is very close to passing his half guard.
O Malley not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Malley thows a huge punch but Riminal dodges it nicely.
Nice strikes from O Malley there.
Riminal is doing well to control the position and prevent O Malley from advancing to side control.
Riminal is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but O Malley pulls his head out easily.
Riminal looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Riminal moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Riminal throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
O Malley is in close to Riminal's body, working some short punches and elbows.
O Malley advances position into side control!
Riminal is trying to control O Malley's posture but O Malley avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Malley grinds an elbow into Riminal's temple.
Riminal is looking to reverse the position.
Riminal on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Riminal gets back to half guard.
O Malley is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Riminal has managed to free his arm - good work.
O Malley thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
O Malley takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
O Malley is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
O Malley passes to full mount!
O Malley scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Malley tries to control but Riminal wriggling away.
Riminal tries to hold on but O Malley postures up.
O Malley breaks from Riminal's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Riminal tries to hold on but O Malley postures up.
Riminal is trying to escape the mount.
O Malley connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Riminal sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Riminal is trying to control but can't.
O Malley is nestled in close to Riminal, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shane O Malley dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Riminal lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Shane O Malley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
O Malley misses with a low kick.
O Malley tries to score with a low kick but Riminal moves his leg out of the way.
Riminal is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by O Malley.
Riminal dives in and scores a takedown into O Malley's guard.
O Malley is trying to keep Riminal in close.
Riminal got a little sloppy there for a moment and O Malley has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Riminal has managed to get both his arms back between O Malley's legs - danger averted.
Riminal looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Riminal throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as O Malley works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Malley preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Malley escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Riminal gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Riminal's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Riminal wants to control from the top but O Malley keeps moving.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Riminal looking to pass the guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Riminal throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
O Malley lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Riminal misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from O Malley.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riminal walks into a straight right hand from O Malley.
Riminal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by O Malley.
O Malley blocks a head kick by Riminal.
Riminal uses good head movement to avoid the hook from O Malley.
O Malley defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Riminal.
Riminal gets cracked with a nice right hand there by O Malley.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
O Malley scores with a leg kick.
Shane O Malley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Riminal throws a hook but O Malley avoids it easily.
Riminal bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps O Malley's head backwards.
Riminal shoots in for a double leg but O Malley sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Riminal throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
O Malley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Riminal shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as O Malley sprawls well. O Malley wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Riminal gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ser Bian Warc Riminal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Riminal takes one to the chin there.
O Malley lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Riminal misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Malley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Riminal.
O Malley looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
O Malley ducks under a wild hook from Riminal.
Riminal throws an overhand right that lands on O Malley's shoulder, as O Malley tries to avoid the shot.
A slow jab from Riminal misses its intended target.
O Malley misses with a body shot.
Riminal swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
O Malley fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Riminal has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
O Malley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Riminal.
A slow jab from O Malley misses its intended target.
O Malley throws a hook but Riminal avoids it easily.
Riminal misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick from Riminal lands but O Malley takes it in his stride.
Nice defenses there by Riminal.
Riminal takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A momentary lapse in concentration from O Malley enables Riminal to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. O Malley manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Riminal tries to free his leg and advance position but O Malley is retaining full guard.
Riminal not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riminal wants to control from the top but O Malley keeps moving.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O Malley controls Riminal momentarily but Riminal frees himself.
Riminal is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Riminal is looking to work some ground and pound but O Malley has wrist control.
Riminal stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. O Malley swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
O Malley jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
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 Ser Bian Warc Riminal will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
O Malley swings for the body but Riminal moves out of range.
Riminal pulls out of a head kick attempt.
O Malley slips a jab from Riminal.
Riminal shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says O Malley as he avoids it easily.
O Malley misses with a jab to the body
and Riminal counters with a head kick.
O Malley connects with a leg kick.
O Malley tries a low kick but Riminal avoids it.
Good standup being displayed there by O Malley as he connects with a hook.
Riminal misses with a hook.
Riminal misses the shot to the body.
O Malley throws the left hand but Riminal avoids the punch easily.
Riminal looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Riminal misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
O Malley tries to land a leg kick but Riminal saw it coming and moves away.
Riminal throws a shot from downtown. O Malley moves away and avoids it.
O Malley is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Riminal waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract O Malley.
Riminal blocks a head kick by O Malley.
A quick step to the side and Riminal tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Riminal looks for a takedown but O Malley sprawls well.
Riminal takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from O Malley misses the target.
Riminal is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
O Malley fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Riminal has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
O Malley throws the left hand but Riminal avoids the punch easily.
Riminal fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches O Malley on the side of the head.
Riminal shoots for a double leg takedown but O Malley sprawls well. He's pushed Riminal's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ser Bian Warc Riminal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Riminal closes the distance and clinches up with O Malley, looking for a takedown. Riminal pushes O Malley against the cage but O Malley circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
O Malley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Riminal.
Riminal bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Riminal is looking to counter punch.
O Malley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Riminal.
O Malley takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Riminal keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from O Malley.
Riminal throws a hook but O Malley avoids it easily.
A nice leg kick from O Malley, right into the meat of the thigh.
O Malley misses with a head kick.
O Malley is looking to slow Riminal down with leg kicks.
O Malley scores with a shot to the body.
Riminal is trying hard to land a takedown here. O Malley sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Riminal throws the left hand but O Malley avoids the punch easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by O Malley.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O Malley loads up on a big right hand but Riminal slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riminal throws a looping overhand right but O Malley ducks down to avoid it.
O Malley looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
O Malley tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Riminal manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
O Malley scores with a nice head shot.
O Malley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Riminal.
O Malley takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by O Malley.
Riminal scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Riminal takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A swing and a miss from Riminal.
Riminal tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
O Malley throws a sloppy body shot
and Riminal counters with a lovely straight right hand!
O Malley cracks Riminal with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Riminal scores with a head kick.
O Malley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Riminal.
Shane O Malley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Riminal shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says O Malley as he avoids it easily.
O Malley misses with a body shot.
Sloppy strikes from O Malley. Those never looked like landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Riminal misses the target.
Riminal changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The fighters circling - O Malley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Malley throws a jab but it's blocked by Riminal.
A telegraphed right hand from O Malley misses the target.
Riminal walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jab from Riminal.
O Malley blocks a jab.
Riminal throws a head kick that misses.
Riminal misses with an uppercut. O Malley saw that one coming.
Riminal looks to score with a jab to the body but O Malley is just out of range.
Riminal blocks a head kick by O Malley.
O Malley thows a left - swing and a miss!
Riminal misses with a telegraphed body shot
and O Malley counters with a low kick, right behind Riminal 's knee.
O Malley pivots, looking for a leg kick but Riminal is out of range and O Malley settles back down.
Riminal lands a head shot.
Riminal tries a head kick but it misses.
O Malley misses with an uppercut. Riminal saw that one coming.
O Malley takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Riminal throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
O Malley blocks a head kick by Riminal.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Riminal steps to the side to avoid the strikes from O Malley.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riminal closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A swing and a miss from Riminal.
Riminal throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
O Malley connects with a leg kick.
Riminal just misses with a punch to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Riminal misses the target.
O Malley was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Riminal takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A punch lands to the side of Riminal 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Riminal will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
O Malley takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Riminal avoids the body shot from O Malley.
Riminal goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
O Malley throws a low kick but Riminal moves out of range easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by O Malley. That's going to slow Riminal down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O Malley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
O Malley lands with a right hand.
O Malley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Riminal.
O Malley tries to clinch but Riminal moves out of range.
Riminal jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shane O Malley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think O Malley 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 28:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shane O Malley!
Shane O Malley decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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