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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Maurits Assndrop (ranked 649 p4p, 750 weight class) and Sean O Malley (ranked 44 p4p, 95 weight class). O Malley is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Goat Talk- Sugar Sean. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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World class boxer
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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 - 3 - 2, fighting out of New York, Maurits Assndrop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sean O Malley!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Andrew Berry and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Assndrop moves into the clinch.
Assndrop tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Assndrop swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Assndrop has O Malley pressed against the cage, preventing O Malley from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A head punch on the inside from Assndrop fails to land.
Assndrop pushes O Malley back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Assndrop lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Assndrop.
O Malley looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Assndrop lands a nice uppercut.
Assndrop tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
O Malley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Assndrop tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
O Malley blocking some punches.
Assndrop misses with a hook from the clinch.
O Malley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've been informed that O Malley has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
O Malley looks to land a left hand but Assndrop moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Assndrop bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of O Malley's head.
Some bone on bone action there as Assndrop checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Assndrop defending well as O Malley loads up on a big left hand.
As O Malley tries to get set, Assndrop tries to push him back and clinch up but O Malley manages to avoid the attempt.
Assndrop moves out of range as O Malley strikes.
O Malley throws a lazy uppercut
letting Assndrop counter with a right hand.
Assndrop keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from O Malley.
A telegraphed right hand from O Malley misses the target.
Assndrop swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
O Malley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
O Malley fails to land with a series of punches.
It looked like Assndrop wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
O Malley misses with a hook
and Assndrop counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Assndrop throws the left hand but O Malley avoids the punch easily.
O Malley takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Assndrop misses with a looping right.
Assndrop takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
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!
Assndrop misses with a low kick.
O Malley misses with a lunging right hand
letting Assndrop counter with a right hand.
Assndrop moves into the clinch successfully.
Assndrop fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
O Malley is trying to force a seperation but Assndrop has the dominant position.
Assndrop swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Assndrop tried to land a shot to the body but connects with O Malley's elbow.
O Malley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
O Malley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Assndrop dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on O Malley. That did some damage!
O Malley tries a head kick but it misses.
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 darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Assndrop blocks a head kick by O Malley.
Assndrop connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Assndrop.
O Malley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Assndrop.
Assndrop is looking to counter punch.
O Malley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Assndrop throws out the jab.
Assndrop tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Assndrop ducks under a wild hook from O Malley.
O Malley throws a lazy right hand but Assndrop sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Assndrop wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
A big right from Assndrop misses.
We've been told by Assndrop's head coaches at Blacktalians MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Assndrop throws a leg kick that is checked
and O Malley counters with a nice uppercut.
Assndrop moves into range and clinches up with O Malley.
A head punch blocked on the inside by O Malley.
O Malley wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Assndrop swings wildly with an uppercut but O Malley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Assndrop has a couple of punches blocked by O Malley.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Malley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
O Malley walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nice shot by Assndrop.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good shot there by O Malley.
O Malley throws a looping overhand right but Assndrop ducks down to avoid it.
Assndrop throws a right hand that misses
and O Malley makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Assndrop keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from O Malley.
Assndrop appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
O Malley fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Assndrop throws a push kick but O Malley slaps the foot to one side.
Assndrop looks to land a body kick but O Malley moved away.
Assndrop lands with a right hand.
O Malley lands a really nice looking cross but Assndrop seems unphased.
A big left from Assndrop misses.
O Malley throws a head kick that misses
letting Assndrop counter with a right hand.
O Malley is rocked!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Maurits Assndrop dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
O Malley throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
O Malley takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Assndrop.
Assndrop scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
O Malley misses with a hook. Assndrop ducked under it nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Assndrop misses the target.
Assndrop throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from O Malley! But no joy.
Assndrop steps to the side to avoid the strikes from O Malley.
Assndrop misses with a hook
and O Malley counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Assndrop thinking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Assndrop tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
O Malley cracks Assndrop with a right hand to the side of the head.
O Malley connects with a nice looking jab.
It looks like Maurits Assndrop has been cut.
O Malley misses with a straight left.
O Malley tries to keep at a distance but Assndrop has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Assndrop stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Assndrop.
Assndrop misses with a hook from the clinch.
O Malley is looking to break free of the clinch but Assndrop has double underhooks.
Assndrop working aggressively here.
Assndrop throws a head punch that misses.
Assndrop struggles to land a body shot inside as O Malley controls his hands.
Maurits Assndrop has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Assndrop tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
O Malley is trying to break free.
Assndrop lands with a right to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by O Malley.
O Malley wants to get back to striking at distance but Assndrop won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assndrop misses with the head strike.
Assndrop lands a nice shot to the body.
Assndrop throws a head punch that misses.
Assndrop prevents O Malley from breaking the clinch.
O Malley blocking some punches.
O Malley blocks an uppercut.
Assndrop is pushing O Malley 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 breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Assndrop throws a lazy right hand but O Malley sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Assndrop is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Assndrop scores with a leg kick.
O Malley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Malley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Assndrop.
O Malley turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
O Malley ducks under a wild hook from Assndrop.
O Malley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Assndrop throws out the jab.
O Malley moves out of range as Assndrop strikes.
O Malley just misses with a punch to the body.
Assndrop attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
O Malley looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Assndrop checks a low kick from O Malley.
Assndrop moves out of range of the strikes.
Maurits Assndrop is winning the standup battle so far.
O Malley misses the body punch
and Assndrop counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Assndrop walks into a stiff left hand from O Malley.
O Malley takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
O Malley slips under a jab from Assndrop.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Malley connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Assndrop is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Assndrop is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
O Malley connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
O Malley lands with a nice body punch.
O Malley throws a shot from downtown. Assndrop moves away and avoids it.
Nice defenses there by Assndrop.
O Malley misses the jab.
O Malley on the wrong end of a nice jab.
O Malley fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Assndrop has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A big left from Assndrop misses.
A head kick misses from O Malley.
O Malley punishes Assndrop's body with a nice straight punch.
Assndrop loads up on a big right hand but O Malley slips the punch.
Assndrop ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A little feinted left hand from Assndrop on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Sean O Malley will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Maurits Assndrop's cut.
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 tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Assndrop was well out of range. Poor timing from O Malley.
Assndrop has O Malley up against the cage in a clinch.
Assndrop goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Assndrop.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Assndrop creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
O Malley is trying to push Assndrop away but Assndrop has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Assndrop tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Assndrop misses with a punch to the body.
Assndrop misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Malley looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for O Malley.
Assndrop lands with a short shot to the head.
Assndrop lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of O Malley backwards.
Assndrop is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that O Malley can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Malley manages to break the clinch.
O Malley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Assndrop sees it coming and avoids it easily.
O Malley lands with a straight right. Assndrop didn't see that one coming.
Assndrop misses with an uppercut. O Malley saw that one coming.
O Malley misses the jab.
O Malley cracks Assndrop with a right hand to the side of the head.
Assndrop staying out of range there.
O Malley throws a series of strikes that have Assndrop backpedaling.
O Malley throws a hook but Assndrop avoids it easily.
O Malley misses the shot to the body.
Assndrop smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
O Malley is still on wobbly legs! Can Assndrop finish him?
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Assndrop engages and cracks O Malley with a massive lead left hook - O Malley tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Assndrop is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Maurits Assndrop!
Maurits Assndrop seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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