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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Hester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gregory O Malley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying O Malley's choice of entrance music: Dropkick Murphy's = I'm Shipping Up To Boston. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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270 lbs
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265 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Marcus Hester!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gregory O Malley!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Chris Saunders and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Malley doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hester counters with a nice uppercut.
O Malley circles away from the clinch attempt.
O Malley closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Hester quickly recovers to half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
O Malley prevents Hester from improving his position.
O Malley not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hester is looking for a sweep. O Malley is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
O Malley is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hester doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time O Malley.
O Malley is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hester doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time O Malley.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Malley is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Hester to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
O Malley trying to control but Hester is working from the bottom.
That's two 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 throws a big elbow that misses.
Hester keeping moving, preventing O Malley from controlling successfully.
O Malley is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Gregory O Malley.
O Malley slips a straight right by Hester.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hester moves in looking to clinch but O Malley pushes him off.
A big left from Hester misses.
Hester tries to clinch but O Malley is having none of it.
O Malley fails with the takedown
and Hester counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hester.
O Malley wants a takedown but no success here.
Marcus Hester has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gregory O Malley.
A right hook to the body lands for Hester.
Hester goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hester.
Hester is stalling here.
Hester tries a body shot but O Malley blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Malley dodges an elbow strike from Hester.
Hester throws a head punch that misses.
Hester holding his opponent close, against the cage.
O Malley has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hester is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Hester can't find room to land a body shot as O Malley controls the action.
Hester fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Hester fails to land.
Hester leaning against his opponent.
O Malley wants a takedown but no success here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hester goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hester tries to throw a body punch but O Malley avoids it by throwing Hester back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Marcus Hester will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
O Malley gets the takedown into side control.
O Malley working away.
O Malley takes a little break here. Hester wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Hester is looking to reverse the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
O Malley staying calm.
O Malley wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hester keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Gregory O Malley was stalling too much, according to the referee.
O Malley with a poor takedown
letting Hester counter with a right hand.
O Malley closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hester to the mat! Hester manages to get full guard.
O Malley sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Hester doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hester is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
O Malley trying to control the position from guard on top but Hester is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
O Malley looking to sit in guard and control but Hester gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
O Malley looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hester is stalling in the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Malley keeping moving, preventing Hester from controlling successfully.
O Malley looking to control.
Hester's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hester tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. O Malley manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gregory O Malley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
O Malley misses with a takedown attempt
and Hester counters by moving into the clinch.
Hester gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Gregory O Malley has been cut.
O Malley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hester creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Hester on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hester just misses with a elbow thrown towards O Malley's brow.
O Malley drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hester pulls his leg out and moves away.
Marcus Hester has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gregory O Malley.
Hester fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hester closes the distance and clinches.
Hester misses with a short punch on the inside.
O Malley wants to take the fight to the mat but Hester manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Hester fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O Malley is looking for a takedown.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch on the inside from Hester fails to land.
Hester lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Marcus Hester will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gregory O Malley's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Hester closes the distance and clinches.
O Malley goes for a takedown attempt but Hester pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Hester tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but O Malley paws at him with a jab and circles away.
O Malley with a poor takedown
and Hester counters with a series of strikes. O Malley will be more careful next time no doubt.
O Malley gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hester counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Marcus Hester has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gregory O Malley.
Hester tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but O Malley paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hester fakes high and swings low for a body shot but O Malley manages to avoid it.
O Malley doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hester moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hester is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hester misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hester swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hester lands with a left to the head.
Hester misses with a punch to the body.
Hester lands a shot to the body.
O Malley takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hester effectively controlling the action here.
Hester working aggressively here.
Marcus Hester has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hester slows down the pace here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Malley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hester lands with a light punch inside.
That has opened up Gregory O Malley's cut even more.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Still in the clinch, Hester scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hester slowing the pace effectively.
Hester tried to land a shot to the body but connects with O Malley's elbow.
Still in the clinch, Hester scores with a nice short uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hester.
Hester stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hester lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Still in the clinch, Hester scores with a nice short uppercut.
O Malley is rocked!
The cut above Gregory O Malley's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Hester misses with a punch on the inside.
Hester misses with some punches.
Hester prevents O Malley from breaking the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hester takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hester scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gregory O Malley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hester stalling against the cage.
Hester lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of O Malley backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Hester.
Hester stalling.
Hester lands an elbow just above O Malley 's eye.
Gregory O Malley's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hester working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
O Malley is still on wobbly legs! Can Hester finish him?
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Gregory O Malley's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:12 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Marcus Hester!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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