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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tree Fortay (ranked 1540 p4p, 90 weight class) and UniConor Noble (ranked 2041 p4p, 110 weight class). Noble comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Eye of the Tiger kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tree Fortay!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, UniConor Noble!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Patrick Alders and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Fortay misses.
Fortay throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fortay misses with a looping left.
Noble looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nice shot by Noble.
Fortay looks to score with a jab to the body but Noble is just out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Noble! But no joy.
Noble thows a left - swing and a miss!
Noble darts in trying to clinch
and Fortay counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fortay misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fortay lands a jab.
Noble scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fortay slips a jab from Noble.
Fortay connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Noble momentarily.
Fortay slips a straight right by Noble.
An attempted straight right counter from Fortay misses the target.
Fortay moves out of range of the strikes.
Fortay tries to counter by clinching up but Noble breaks away and moves out of range.
Noble scores with a punch to the head.
A swing and a miss from Fortay.
Fortay throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Noble counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fortay pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fortay misses with an uppercut
and Noble counters with a straight right hand.
Noble fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fortay seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
A telegraphed right hand from Fortay misses the target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fortay defending well as Noble loads up on a big left hand.
Fortay misses the jab.
Noble throws a big shot that misses.
A swing and a miss from Noble.
Nice uppercut lands for Fortay. That snapped Noble's head back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fortay closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Fortay misses with a lunging right hand
and Noble counters with a stiff right hand.
Fortay misses with a shot to the body
and Noble cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Noble gets tackled into the cage by Fortay. Fortay maintains the clinch.
Fortay tries a knee to the head but Noble blocks it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fortay.
Noble breaks from the clinch.
Noble misses with a body kick.
Fortay slips a straight right by Noble.
Fortay fails with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fortay misses with a jab to the body
and Noble counters with a straight right hand.
Fortay throws a shot from downtown. Noble moves away and avoids it.
It seemed like Noble was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Fortay darts in trying to clinch
and Noble counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fortay throws a nice looking combination but Noble bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Noble drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A jab from Fortay misses.
Fortay uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Noble.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but UniConor Noble will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Fortay throws an overhand right that lands on Noble's shoulder, as Noble tries to avoid the shot.
Noble misses the shot to the body.
Noble lands a lovely overhand right.
Fortay throws out a loose jab but Noble uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fortay walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Noble wants to land a leg kick but Fortay is out of range.
Fortay slips under a jab from Noble.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Fortay misses.
Noble has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
A telegraphed right hand from Noble misses the target.
Fortay appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Noble misses with a hook.
Fortay is looking to counter punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noble takes a swing at Fortay's ribcage but misses.
A shot to the body from Noble misses
and Fortay holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Noble misses with a hook to the ribs.
Noble blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fortay tries to land a knee to the head but Noble blocks with his arms.
Noble prevents a body shot from Fortay.
Fortay landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Fortay working aggressively here.
Fortay fails to pull guard.
Fortay throws a punch but it's blocked by Noble.
Fortay is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Fortay misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noble is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A short left from Noble.
Noble on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Fortay looking to throw knees to the head but Noble is blocking nicely.
Fortay missing with knees to the body.
Fortay takes a shot to the head.
Fortay with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fortay is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Noble is defending well for now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Noble looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Noble throws a head punch that misses.
Fortay misses with a body punch.
Noble breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fortay throws a hook to the side of Noble's head but Noble sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Noble uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fortay.
Noble gets tackled into the cage by Fortay. Fortay maintains the clinch.
Fortay gets through Noble's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fortay with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fortay has Noble pressed against the cage.
Noble will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Fortay up against the cage.
Noble working aggressively here.
Fortay blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fortay tries to land knees in the clinch but Noble avoids the damage to the body.
Fortay leaning against his opponent.
Fortay working aggressively here.
Fortay with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Fortay pressing his opponent against the cage.
Fortay throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Noble blocks it with crossed arms.
Noble blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Noble breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Noble misses with an uppercut.
Noble throws a hook but Fortay blocks it.
Fortay loads up on a big right hand but Noble slips the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tree Fortay dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Fortay swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Noble counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Noble lands with a nice body punch.
Sloppy strikes from Fortay. Those never looked like landing.
Fortay is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Noble steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fortay.
Noble looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Fortay moves into the clinch successfully.
Noble trying to control the position but instead, Fortay has worked for underhooks and has pushed Noble into the cage.
Noble tries to break free but Fortay pushes him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice left hand lands by Fortay.
Noble avoiding damage as Fortay throws knees to the body.
Noble is trying to break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noble takes a shot to the head.
Fortay looking to throw knees to the head but Noble is blocking nicely.
Fortay misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Noble.
A nice left hand lands by Fortay.
Fortay tries a knee to the head but Noble blocks it.
Fortay using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Noble has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fortay with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fortay changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Noble fights it off and pushes away nicely.
A big left from Noble misses.
It looked like Fortay was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Noble.
Fortay avoids the head kick by Noble.
Fortay ducks right into an uppercut from Noble.
Noble takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Noble is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noble tries to close the distance and clinch but Fortay swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
UniConor Noble seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Noble works Fortay's body with a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fortay tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Noble was well out of range. Poor timing from Fortay.
Fortay throws a right hand that misses
and Noble counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Fortay swings widly with a right hand
and Noble counters with a straight right hand.
Noble waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fortay.
Fortay throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fortay closes the distance and clinches.
Noble takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fortay tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Noble managing to block the knees to the body from Fortay.
Fortay trying to land knees to the body.
Fortay doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fortay misses with a body punch.
Noble fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fortay lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fortay jumps guard but Noble turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tree Fortay. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Noble can't break the clinch.
Fortay working Noble over with knees to the body.
Noble tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Noble stalling.
Fortay trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fortay missing with knees to the body.
Fortay using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Noble has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fortay lands a nice shot to the body.
Fortay lands a nice knee to the body.
Fortay blocks an uppercut.
Fortay tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Noble avoids it.
Fortay has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Noble uses from the top position.
Fortay looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Fortay is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Fortay can't keep his opponent in guard - Noble advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fortay is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tree Fortay clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Fortay misses with a looping right.
Noble feints a counter leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Fortay. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Fortay.
Fortay misses with an uppercut
and Noble makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Noble takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A swing and a miss from Noble.
A telegraphed right hand from Noble misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fortay throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fortay misses with a hook to the body
and Noble counters with a straight right hand.
Noble ducks under a wild hook from Fortay.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fortay lands a jab to Noble's midsection.
A big left from Fortay misses.
Tree Fortay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fortay throws an off balance right hand
and Noble counters with a nice uppercut.
Fortay swings away with a body shot that misses
and Noble counters with a slapping leg kick.
Noble throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Fortay on the side of the head.
A big left from Fortay misses.
Fortay throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Noble to counter with a crisp jab.
Fortay throws a jab but it's blocked by Noble.
Fortay throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Noble connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fortay moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Fortay fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Noble manages to avoid it.
Fortay ducks under a wild hook from Noble.
Fortay just misses with a punch to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Noble rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Noble takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fortay pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fortay scores with a decent looking hook.
Noble is still on wobbly legs! Can Fortay finish him?
Noble lands with a cross.
Noble seems to have recovered his senses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fortay misses the shot to the body.
Noble swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Noble uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fortay.
Noble misses the jab.
The fighters circling - Fortay throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fortay throws a jab when Noble was well out of range.
Fortay just misses with a punch to the body.
Fortay misses with a right hand
and Fortay takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Noble moves out of range of the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noble is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Noble lands a lovely overhand right.
Noble falls off balance throwing a combination
and Fortay counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fortay slips under a jab from Noble.
Fortay avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Noble blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Tree Fortay will probably get the nod.
That's time! Fortay's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Noble clinches up against the cage.
Noble wants to break free but Fortay has control.
Fortay tries a knee to the head but Noble blocks it.
Fortay throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Fortay can't find room to land a body shot as Noble controls the action.
Nice body punch from Fortay - that landed with a thud.
Fortay drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Noble blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Noble on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Noble breaks from the clinch.
Noble throws a nice head kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Fortay as he connects with a hook.
Fortay fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Noble looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Noble.
Noble stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Fortay slips under a jab.
Noble pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fortay throws a hook but Noble avoids it easily.
Fortay takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fortay pushes Noble up against the cage in a clinch.
Fortay is trying to pull guard but Noble turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Fortay manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Fortay slows down the pace here.
Fortay lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Noble backwards.
Noble working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fortay's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Fortay misses with a knee strike.
UniConor Noble has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fortay with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fortay with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fortay missing with knees to the body.
Fortay works on Noble's body with a couple of short punches.
Fortay is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Noble to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tree Fortay. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fortay is working Noble over against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Noble wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fortay has him pressed against the cage.
Fortay lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fortay struggles to land a body shot inside as Noble controls his hands.
Fortay trying to land knees to the body.
Fortay working aggressively here.
Fortay unloads a knee to the mid-section. Noble lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fortay tries a knee to the head but Noble blocks it.
Fortay misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fortay using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Noble has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fortay presses Noble against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Fortay looking to throw knees to the head but Noble is blocking nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fortay with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Fortay missing with knees to the body.
Fortay with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tree Fortay is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Noble misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tree Fortay showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Fortay has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 49:47
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 49:46
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tree Fortay!
Tree Fortay retains his bantamweight title!
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