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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Shane O Malley (ranked 2640 p4p, 2301 weight class) and Lord Vehk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Malley comes to the cage accompanied by Someone Like Me - by: Jon Connor. Vehk has chosen Morrowind 2047 as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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15 - 8 - 3 |
Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
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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 9 - 7 - 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 15 - 8 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lord Vehk!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Wesley Smith and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vehk drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
O Malley misses with a straight left.
O Malley looks to land a left hand but Vehk moved out of range nicely.
And Vehk tries to counter it with a takedown but O Malley pushes his down on his head and steps out.
O Malley attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Vehk avoids the head kick by O Malley.
Vehk slips a jab from O Malley.
O Malley throws a sloppy head kick and Vehk moves out of range easily.
Vehk feints the counter takedown.
O Malley cracks Vehk with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
O Malley throws a hook but Vehk blocks it.
Vehk is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
O Malley tried to score with a low kick but Vehk checks it.
Vehk is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Malley connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
O Malley seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
O Malley connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Vehk displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as O Malley throws out the jab.
O Malley connects with a looping right hand.
O Malley misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Malley misses with a few strikes there.
Vehk drops down looking to force a counter takedown but O Malley defends it well.
O Malley throws a leg kick
and Vehk counters with a shoot takedown. O Malley fights it but they end up in guard.
O Malley managing to control the position.
Vehk would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
O Malley looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
O Malley working a defensive guard but Vehk passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Malley trying to control but Vehk postures up.
Vehk tries to stand but can't do so whilst O Malley controls his leg.
O Malley wants to get back to full guard.
Vehk tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
O Malley has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Vehk is working away from the top position though.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Vehk slips under a jab from O Malley.
Vehk tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from O Malley misses its intended target.
Vehk bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vehk feints the counter takedown.
O Malley throws a leg kick that is checked
and Vehk counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for O Malley!
O Malley struggling a bit here.
O Malley is looking for a sweep.
Vehk tries to stand but O Malley is controlling his head.
O Malley is trying to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
O Malley can't do much from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vehk tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
O Malley is looking to regain half guard here but Vehk keeps moving and retains side control.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Vehk moves out of range as O Malley strikes.
Vehk with the counter takedown but O Malley avoids it easily.
A low kick lands for O Malley.
O Malley throws a body shot but no joy.
Vehk with the counter takedown but O Malley avoids it easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vehk defending well as O Malley loads up on a big left hand.
Vehk feints the counter takedown.
A nice leg kick lands there from O Malley.
O Malley tries to work over Vehk's front leg with a kick but Vehk checks it.
Vehk tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shane O Malley dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
O Malley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vehk.
O Malley throws a lazy right hand but Vehk sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
O Malley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vehk can do to turn this around?
O Malley swinging wildly here.
Vehk tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Vehk ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vehk drops down looking to force a counter takedown but O Malley defends it well.
O Malley scores with a jab to the head.
Vehk ducks under a wild hook from O Malley.
O Malley drives through and clinches with Vehk against the cage.
O Malley lands a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vehk.
Vehk drops down looking for an ankle pick but O Malley pulls his leg out and moves away.
Nice defenses there by Vehk.
O Malley throws a head kick that misses.
Vehk is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
O Malley throws a hook to the side of Vehk's head but Vehk sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vehk changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Lord Vehk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Malley throws a looping overhand right but Vehk ducks down to avoid it.
Vehk is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Shane O Malley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
O Malley misses with a few strikes there.
O Malley shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
O Malley working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Lord Vehk has got the better of the ground game so far.
Vehk is looking to stand up but O Malley isn't so interested in that idea.
O Malley postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
O Malley postures up and lands a big shot to Vehk's brow.
O Malley trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
O Malley trying to control the position from guard on top but Vehk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vehk utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
O Malley postures up in Vehk's guard and throws a big left but Vehk blocks it.
O Malley trying to control but Vehk is working from the bottom.
O Malley is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
O Malley throws a strike but Vehk rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Vehk would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
O Malley is trying to control the position but Vehk postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Malley looking to hit a scissor sweep but Vehk is one step ahead there.
O Malley has an active guard here but Vehk has managed to pass into half guard.
O Malley trying to control from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
It looks like Vehk is going to stand back up.
O Malley wants to improve his position but Vehk is controlling well.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
O Malley fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vehk tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
O Malley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vehk sees it coming and avoids it easily.
O Malley throws the left hand but Vehk avoids the punch easily.
Vehk tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
O Malley throws a leg kick but Vehk sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Vehk feints the counter takedown.
A slow jab from O Malley misses its intended target.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
O Malley misses with a looping left.
Vehk slips a straight right by O Malley.
O Malley misses with a head kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shane O Malley dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
O Malley looks to score with a jab to the body but Vehk is just out of range.
Vehk ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vehk drops down looking to force a counter takedown but O Malley defends it well.
Vehk takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
O Malley misses with a leg kick.
Vehk avoids the head kick by O Malley.
And Vehk tries to counter it with a takedown but O Malley pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A jab from O Malley misses.
And Vehk tries to counter it with a takedown but O Malley pushes his down on his head and steps out.
O Malley scores with a jab to the head.
O Malley throws a looping overhand right but Vehk ducks down to avoid it.
Vehk is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
O Malley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And Vehk tries to counter it with a takedown but O Malley pushes his down on his head and steps out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Malley misses with a head kick.
Vehk tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
The fighters circling - O Malley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
O Malley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vehk moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Malley misses with a jab, cross combination.
O Malley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
O Malley misses with a wild body shot.
O Malley throws a sloppy head kick
and Vehk counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
O Malley tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Vehk has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Vehk is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
O Malley tries to hold on but Vehk postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Malley is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
O Malley regains half guard.
O Malley is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Vehk tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vehk prevents O Malley from improving his position.
Vehk tries to stand but his hand is stuck under O Malley.
O Malley keeps control of the position for the meantime.
O Malley tries to get to full guard but Vehk has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
O Malley wants to control but Vehk passes into side.
O Malley wants to control but Vehk postures up.
Shane O Malley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
O Malley tries to bench press Vehk off him but Vehk keeps the position.
Vehk tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
O Malley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
O Malley finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lord Vehk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
O Malley misses with an uppercut
and Vehk counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Lord Vehk.
I think O Malley 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shane O Malley!
Shane O Malley tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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