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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chukwu Adeoluwa (ranked 249 p4p, 214 weight class) and Sean O Malley (ranked 15 p4p, 12 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying O Malley's choice of entrance music: Goat Talk- Sugar Sean. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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181 cm
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145
18 - 10 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chukwu Adeoluwa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sean O Malley!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, William Gold and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adeoluwa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from O Malley.
Adeoluwa slips under a jab.
O Malley throws a low kick but Adeoluwa avoids it.
O Malley looks to throw the jab but Adeoluwa is out of range.
O Malley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Adeoluwa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Adeoluwa slips under a jab from O Malley.
Adeoluwa drops his hands momentarily and O Malley takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The fighters circling - Adeoluwa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
O Malley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Adeoluwa.
O Malley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Adeoluwa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Adeoluwa drops down looking for a counter takedown but O Malley sprawls and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adeoluwa changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
O Malley scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nice cross by Adeoluwa.
Adeoluwa swings for the body but O Malley moves out of range.
O Malley misses with a left hand
and Adeoluwa counters with a single leg into guard. O Malley didn't expect that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Malley wants to get back to his feet but Adeoluwa is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Adeoluwa might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Adeoluwa wants to control from the top but O Malley keeps moving.
Adeoluwa prevents O Malley from getting back to his feet.
Adeoluwa looking to sit in guard and control but O Malley gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
O Malley wants to stand but Adeoluwa is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
O Malley stopping the sweep attempt from Adeoluwa.
Adeoluwa seems keen to control O Malley's posture.
O Malley must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Adeoluwa has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
O Malley wanted to stand there but Adeoluwa had control of the position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
O Malley is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Adeoluwa throws a big shot that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from O Malley! But no joy.
Sean O Malley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Adeoluwa scores with a jab. O Malley acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adeoluwa slips a straight right by O Malley.
O Malley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Adeoluwa ducks under a wild hook from O Malley.
O Malley throws a body punch but Adeoluwa moves out of range.
O Malley avoids the body shot from Adeoluwa.
A lazy left from Adeoluwa finds it's target.
O Malley misses with a double jab.
O Malley misses the shot to the body.
Nice cross by O Malley.
Adeoluwa uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Adeoluwa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Adeoluwa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by O Malley.
A little feinted left hand from Adeoluwa on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Adeoluwa misses with a body shot.
Adeoluwa decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adeoluwa not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adeoluwa tries to pass to full mount but O Malley defends it.
Adeoluwa wants to control but O Malley is keeping him busy.
O Malley scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Adeoluwa manages to mount him!
O Malley wants to try and get back to his feet.
Adeoluwa working away from the top, dropping strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Chukwu Adeoluwa will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Adeoluwa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A slow jab from Adeoluwa misses its intended target.
Adeoluwa throws a shot from downtown. O Malley moves away and avoids it.
Adeoluwa paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Adeoluwa ducks under a wild hook from O Malley.
Adeoluwa shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Adeoluwa lands strikes from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adeoluwa throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
O Malley tries to kick Adeoluwa off but Adeoluwa keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Adeoluwa lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Malley is trying to stand up here but Adeoluwa is controlling him well.
Adeoluwa with the ground and pound but O Malley uses the opportunity to regain guard.
O Malley wants to get back to his feet but Adeoluwa is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
O Malley is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
O Malley looks to score with a jab to the body but Adeoluwa is just out of range.
Adeoluwa drops down looking for a counter takedown but O Malley sprawls and moves away.
O Malley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Adeoluwa manages to avoid it.
Adeoluwa drops down looking for a counter takedown but O Malley sprawls and moves away.
O Malley throws an ugly left hook that misses
and O Malley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
O Malley throws a sloppy head kick and Adeoluwa moves out of range easily.
Adeoluwa half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Adeoluwa slips a jab from O Malley.
O Malley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Adeoluwa.
Adeoluwa goes for a double leg but O Malley avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as O Malley continues to drive forward.
O Malley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Adeoluwa scores with a nice strike.
O Malley misses with a wild body shot.
O Malley misses with a straight left.
Nice defenses there by Adeoluwa.
Adeoluwa ducks under a wild hook from O Malley.
Adeoluwa throws a leg kick which misses O Malley's front leg but catches the back leg as O Malley tries to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Malley misses with an uppercut.
O Malley throws a right hand that misses
enabling Adeoluwa to counter with a crisp jab.
O Malley slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Adeoluwa closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming O Malley to the mat! O Malley manages to get full guard.
O Malley keeping full guard, as Adeoluwa tries to pass.
Adeoluwa slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
O Malley wants to stand up but Adeoluwa is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adeoluwa working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of O Malley's head.
O Malley is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Adeoluwa is controlling him.
Adeoluwa postures up and lands a big shot to O Malley's brow.
O Malley wants to stand and escape but Adeoluwa is having none of it.
O Malley keeping moving, preventing Adeoluwa from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
O Malley throws a leg kick but Adeoluwa sees it coming and moves out of range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Adeoluwa misses with a takedown
and O Malley counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
O Malley misses with a hook. Adeoluwa ducked under it nicely.
Adeoluwa is looking to counter punch.
O Malley misses with a looping left.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chukwu Adeoluwa dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
O Malley doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Adeoluwa avoids the body shot from O Malley.
O Malley looks to throw the jab but Adeoluwa is out of range.
O Malley throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Adeoluwa counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Adeoluwa connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed O Malley momentarily.
O Malley loads up on a big right hand but Adeoluwa slips the punch.
Adeoluwa stuns O Malley with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Adeoluwa lands with a right hand.
O Malley moves out of range of the strikes.
O Malley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Adeoluwa.
O Malley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adeoluwa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Adeoluwa moves out of range of the strikes.
O Malley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
O Malley tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
O Malley misses with a leg kick
and Adeoluwa counters with a thumping low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Malley blocks a jab.
O Malley changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
O Malley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Adeoluwa manages to avoid it.
O Malley chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Adeoluwa can pounce on him.
A nice inside leg kick there by Adeoluwa. That's going to slow O Malley down.
A looping hook to the body misses from O Malley. Adeoluwa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Adeoluwa throws a good cross that connects.
Nice cross by Adeoluwa.
A jab from O Malley misses.
Adeoluwa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by O Malley.
O Malley throws an off balance right hand
and Adeoluwa counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps O Malley thinking.
Adeoluwa tests O Malley's chin there with a solid looking shot.
O Malley lands a head kick. Adeoluwa smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Adeoluwa blocks a head kick by O Malley.
O Malley throws an overhand right that lands on Adeoluwa's shoulder, as Adeoluwa tries to avoid the shot.
A little feinted left hand from Adeoluwa on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nice cross by Adeoluwa.
O Malley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Adeoluwa.
Adeoluwa jabs at O Malley's body.
Adeoluwa lands a nice leg kick that just misses O Malley's sensitive parts.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Adeoluwa checks a leg kick.
Adeoluwa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from O Malley.
Adeoluwa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from O Malley.
Adeoluwa attempts a counter takedown but O Malley avoids it well and moves away.
Adeoluwa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but O Malley was well out of range. Poor timing from Adeoluwa.
O Malley lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Adeoluwa misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
O Malley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sean O Malley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
O Malley misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Malley walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sean O Malley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Adeoluwa scores with a jab.
Adeoluwa moves away from the strike by O Malley.
O Malley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Adeoluwa.
O Malley gets caught napping as Adeoluwa dives in and scores a takedown. O Malley manages to retain guard.
O Malley wants to stand and escape but Adeoluwa is having none of it.
Adeoluwa sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Adeoluwa trying to control the position from guard on top but O Malley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
O Malley is wriggling around but Adeoluwa manages to pass to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adeoluwa missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Adeoluwa is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Adeoluwa wants to lay and pray for a moment but O Malley keeps working.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chukwu Adeoluwa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Adeoluwa has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chukwu Adeoluwa!
Chukwu Adeoluwa decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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hype
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FIGHT
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