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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Drew Foster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas OMalley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Drew Foster has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Drew Foster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Thomas OMalley!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Sergei Dronov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foster tries to clinch up but OMalley circles away and keeps his distance.
Foster tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and OMalley counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
OMalley perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Foster wants to control but OMalley is keeping busy.
OMalley slips a nice elbow through Foster's hands, connecting with Foster's forehead.
Foster is looking for a sweep. OMalley is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
OMalley is keen to just control but Foster is a slippery customer.
OMalley content to control rather than advance.
Foster wants to control but OMalley is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
OMalley trying to control the action but Foster is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
OMalley shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Foster pinned against the cage. Foster gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
OMalley avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Foster tries to clinch but OMalley moves away
and OMalley counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Foster looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Drew Foster is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Foster has OMalley up against the cage in a clinch.
Foster tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Foster looking to slow down the pace here.
Foster misses with a knee strike.
OMalley tries for a takedown but Foster manages to get underhooks.
Foster pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Foster throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foster lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Foster works on OMalley's body with a couple of short punches.
OMalley is trying to stall.
OMalley takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Thomas OMalley has been cut.
Foster tries to land a knee to the head but OMalley blocks with his arms.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Foster looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
OMalley wants the takedown. Foster is fighting it off but OMalley persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Foster's guard against the cage.
OMalley trying to control the position from guard on top but Foster is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Foster is on top in guard.
Foster trying to stand up but can't free himself from OMalley's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OMalley is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Foster is aware though and is defending well.
OMalley wants to stand but Foster is controlling the position.
OMalley looking to hit a scissor sweep but Foster is one step ahead there.
Foster gets to his feet. OMalley looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
OMalley circles away from the clinch attempt
and OMalley counters by moving into the clinch.
A hook to the body from Foster.
Foster lands a nice elbow.
A knee to the head by Foster.
OMalley looking for a takedown.
Drew Foster has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thomas OMalley.
Foster landing knees to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
OMalley pulls Foster into guard.
OMalley is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
OMalley tries to strike from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
OMalley looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Foster has picked OMalley up and slammed him! OMalley can't keep hold of the triangle and Foster manages to pass to side control!
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 Drew Foster will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Thomas OMalley'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.
Foster tries to close the distance and clinch but OMalley swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Foster tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. OMalley manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
OMalley fails with a takedown attempt.
Foster on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Foster moves into the clinch.
OMalley changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Foster fights it off and pushes away nicely.
OMalley keeps the fight on the outside.
Foster tries to clinch up but OMalley circles away and keeps his distance.
Foster tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. OMalley manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Foster tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but OMalley paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Foster wants to clinch
and OMalley counters with a single leg into guard. Foster didn't expect that.
Foster is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foster is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Foster manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Foster gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Foster gets tackled into the cage by OMalley. OMalley maintains the clinch.
Foster tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Foster prevents the takedown attempt.
Drew Foster has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thomas OMalley.
Foster scores with a nice hook to the head.
OMalley is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Foster gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foster pushes off an throws an elbow but OMalley leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Foster lands a nice elbow.
OMalley is looking to control Foster's arms but Foster gets an underhook and turns him. Now OMalley has his back to the cage.
Foster lands on the inside with an uppercut.
OMalley tries to pull guard but Foster forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
OMalley tries to land knees in the clinch but Foster avoids the damage to the body.
OMalley is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Foster gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knees in the clinch landing for Foster.
OMalley looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
OMalley wants to break the clinch but can't.
Drew Foster has scored more points in the clinch so far.
OMalley is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
OMalley has picked Foster up - he's going for a ride! OMalley dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
OMalley is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foster has his hands clasped together around OMalley's back. He's all about the action.
OMalley is controlling the pace.
Thomas OMalley has got the better of the ground game so far.
Foster trying to hold on to OMalley's head to control him but OMalley postures up.
Foster is looking to improve his position.
OMalley is keen to just control but Foster is a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Foster fails with an attempt to clinch.
OMalley has closed the distance and engaged Foster in a clinch.
Nice elbow from Foster.
OMalley wants to break the clinch but can't.
OMalley is looking for a takedown.
Foster lands with a right to the head.
Foster tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Foster lands a knee to the head.
OMalley tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Foster avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
OMalley is trying to drag Foster to the mat but Foster just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
OMalley is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Foster to keep the fight standing.
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 Drew Foster will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Thomas OMalley's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
OMalley swats away the attempt to clinch by Foster.
A good leg kick by Foster.
Foster tries to clinch there but OMalley circles away.
Foster is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Foster wants to clinch
and OMalley counters with a takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Foster's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Foster tries to improve position but can't.
Foster gets back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like OMalley is going to stand back up.
OMalley wants to take a breather but Foster is having none of it.
OMalley is just content to waste time from the top position. Foster takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Foster trying to keep a closed guard but OMalley is proving a slippery customer.
OMalley tries to stand but Foster is controlling from the bottom.
Foster wants to stand but OMalley is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foster keeping moving, preventing OMalley from controlling successfully.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Thomas OMalley wasn't active enough on the ground.
Foster tries to clinch up.
Foster fails in his attempt to clinch.
Foster tries to clinch
and OMalley counters with a shoot takedown. Foster fights it but they end up in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
OMalley would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
OMalley trying to control but Foster is working from the bottom.
Foster scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OMalley rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Foster moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
OMalley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Foster manages to avoid it.
Foster cracks OMalley with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
OMalley clinches with his opponent.
OMalley takes a knee to the side of the body.
Foster unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Foster scores with a knee to the head.
Foster lands an elbow that stopped OMalley in his tracks for a moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Foster stops a takedown attempt from OMalley.
Foster lands with a short shot to the head.
Foster crunches a lovely knee into OMalley's ribcage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
OMalley takes an elbow to the temple.
Foster crunches a lovely knee into OMalley's ribcage.
Foster landing knees to the head.
OMalley jumps guard but Foster stands there with OMalley around his waist. OMalley gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Foster.
Foster lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Foster lands a nice uppercut.
Foster working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Foster misses with an elbow strike.
Foster looking to slow down the pace here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Foster connects with a knee to the head.
Thomas OMalley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
OMalley can't break the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Drew Foster showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Foster, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Drew Foster!
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energy
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hype
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