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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Connor O Mally (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Mally has chosen Dropkick Murphys - Rose Tattoo as his entrance music. Connor O Mally struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 171.1lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Connor O Mally will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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18 - 17 - 0 |
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185 lbs
23 - 20 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mike Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Connor O Mally!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Winston Howard and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Mally comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Smith shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
O Mally throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Smith sees it coming and avoids it easily.
O Mally with a nice cross.
O Mally throws a jab but it's blocked by Smith.
Smith avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Smith misses with a double jab
and O Mally counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
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!
O Mally misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
O Mally digs a good hook to Smith's body.
Mike Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts O Mally as he jumps to the side.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
O Mally leaves Smith with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
O Mally avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith tries for a takedown but O Mally sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
O Mally misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A left lands for O Mally.
Smith looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
O Mally defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Smith.
O Mally swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Smith shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says O Mally as he avoids it easily.
O Mally throws a leg kick but Smith sees it coming and checks it nicely.
O Mally throws a hook to the side of Smith's head but Smith sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Smith misses with a takedown attempt - O Mally sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Smith throws a left and a right that both miss
and O Mally connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Mally throws a sloppy head kick and Smith moves out of range easily.
O Mally shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Smith thows a body shot but no joy.
O Mally has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
O Mally wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Smith closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. O Mally did well to prevent Smith getting side control.
O Mally is trying to stand up here but Smith is controlling him well.
Smith sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. O Mally defending well though.
Smith sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. O Mally defending well though.
Smith tries to pass the half guard into mount. O Mally knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Smith has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Mally is not content to let Smith control the position.
Smith throwing shots but O Mally is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith is trying to control. O Mally wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
O Mally is trying to stand up here but Smith is controlling him well.
Smith seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but O Mally does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Smith lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Smith is looking to advance position but O Mally won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a strike but O Mally avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Smith with a flurry of punches that miss.
O Mally kicks Smith off and gets to his feet.
Smith misses with a few strikes there.
O Mally defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Smith.
A jab from O Mally does it's job there.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Smith.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
O Mally avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Smith.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smith connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused O Mally some visible discomfort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Connor O Mally dominated that round.
That's time! Smith's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Smith misses with a double jab.
Smith misses with a takedown attempt - O Mally sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Smith has a takedown stuffed.
Smith misses with a body shot.
O Mally leaves Smith with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Smith throws a hook but O Mally avoids it easily.
O Mally uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Smith.
O Mally misses with a left hand
and Smith counters with a nice uppercut.
O Mally cracks Smith with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith dodges the punch combination from O Mally.
Connor O Mally seems to be getting the better of the standup.
O Mally displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Smith.
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A combination from O Mally does no damage.
Smith takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Mike Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smith avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
O Mally lands a front kick.
Smith fails to land the takedown.
Smith shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Smith was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Mally is not content to let Smith control the position.
Check out the look on Smith's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith with the ground and pound but O Mally regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Smith landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
O Mally wants to get back to his feet.
O Mally is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith trying to control from half guard but O Mally is working away.
Smith prevents O Mally from standing back up.
Smith working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Smith thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed O Mally's head.
Smith not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Smith is keen to just control but O Mally is a slippery customer.
O Mally won't allow Smith to pass to mount.
O Mally keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Smith is stalling here. O Mally is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Smith seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and O Mally has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but O Mally wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
A control attempt from Smith but he's now mounted!
O Mally is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith shoots in for a double leg but O Mally sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Smith blocks a leg kick.
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 Mike Smith will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
A chopping leg kick lands by O Mally.
Smith goes for a double leg but O Mally avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as O Mally continues to drive forward.
O Mally is struggling to control the position.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
O Mally prevents the takedown attempt.
Smith is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but O Mally is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
O Mally misses with a hook from the clinch.
O Mally lands a nice uppercut.
Smith tries to score a body lock takedown but O Mally shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
O Mally with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Mally misses with a knee to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for O Mally.
O Mally lands a hook to the side of the head.
O Mally makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
O Mally breaks from the clinch.
Smith changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. O Mally looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Smith is putting a hurting on O Mally here, landing some big shots from side control.
Smith is looking to take a break and control but O Mally is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
O Mally takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith cracks O Mally with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Smith landing strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O Mally tries to escape but Smith is in control.
Mike Smith overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
O Mally taking a bit of punishment here - Smith scoring with strikes.
Smith lands an elbow.
O Mally takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Smith working the strikes but O Mally uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith works his foot free and advances to mount.
Smith landing punches.
Smith raining down shots from the mount!
The referee warns O Mally that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Smith is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Smith looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of O Mally's face.
O Mally is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith working the ground and pound effectively.
O Mally is still in real trouble! Can Smith finish him?
Smith softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and O Mally is out cold! Smith jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Smith!
During a confident post fight interview, Mike Smith thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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