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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mike OMalley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luka Nedved (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike OMalley has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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155 lbs
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154 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mike OMalley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Luka Nedved!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Chris Saunders and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nedved fails with an attempt to clinch.
OMalley shoots in for a takedown but Nedved shows good takedown defense.
Nedved moves in looking to clinch but OMalley pushes him off.
Nedved tries to clinch up
and OMalley counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
OMalley is looking for a kimura here.
OMalley is working for a kimura but Nedved is defending it quite comfortably.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OMalley is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Nedved is just riding it out for now. OMalley eventually gives up the hold.
OMalley is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
OMalley is thwarting Nedved's attempts to control the position.
OMalley is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
OMalley is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Nedved is just riding it out for now. OMalley eventually gives up the hold.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OMalley is trying to work for a kimura but Nedved is defending well.
OMalley is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
OMalley is working for a kimura but Nedved is defending it quite comfortably.
Nedved is defending against the submission attempts here by OMalley.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike OMalley dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
OMalley moves into the clinch.
OMalley tries for a takedown but Nedved manages to get underhooks.
OMalley tries to break free but Nedved pushes him back against the cage.
OMalley lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nedved tries to circle away but OMalley has him pinned against the cage.
OMalley tries to pull guard but Nedved holds him up against the cage and eventually OMalley drops back down to his feet.
OMalley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nedved wants to clinch.
Mike OMalley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
OMalley looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Nedved is fending him off so far but OMalley persists. Nope, Nedved circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike OMalley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OMalley misses with a takedown attempt - Nedved sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
OMalley fails with the takedown.
Nedved keeps the fight on the outside.
Luka Nedved is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nedved ducks down and throws a hook to the body but OMalley moves away.
Nedved thuds his right hand into OMalley's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nedved closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nedved tries to circle away but OMalley has him pinned against the cage.
Nedved misses with a punch on the inside.
Nedved is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
OMalley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nedved looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
OMalley keeps control of Nedved as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nedved prevents the takedown attempt.
Nedved is trying to break the clinch but OMalley has him pressed against the cage.
OMalley is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Nedved is defending well.
OMalley is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Nedved gets through OMalley's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nedved lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of OMalley backwards.
OMalley keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nedved's efforts to push away.
OMalley blocks a body shot from Nedved.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nedved creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
OMalley stalling in the clinch but Nedved improves position.
Nedved wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but OMalley has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OMalley drops down looking for an ankle pick but Nedved pulls his leg out and moves away.
Nedved pushes OMalley up against the cage in a clinch.
OMalley is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Nedved is keeping busy.
OMalley misses with a punch to the body.
OMalley fails to pull the fight into his guard.
OMalley drags the fight down to the ground.
OMalley throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nedved accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nedved throws an elbow that misses. OMalley uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Nedved's guard. Nice move by OMalley!
OMalley drops back looking for a leg! Nedved is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Nedved manages to kick OMalley off! OMalley jumps back into Nedved's guard.
OMalley drops back looking for a leg! Nedved is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Nedved manages to kick OMalley off! OMalley jumps back into Nedved's guard.
Nedved really doesn't want to stay on the ground with OMalley. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
OMalley is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luka Nedved showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! OMalley's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Nedved thows a body shot but no joy.
OMalley tries to clinch up.
Nedved tries to clinch up.
OMalley tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nedved paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nedved stuffs the takedown attempt from OMalley. OMalley gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nedved tries to clinch there but OMalley circles away.
Nedved dips to his left and cracks OMalley with an uppercut!
That's one minute gone in the round.
OMalley shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Nedved pinned against the cage. Nedved gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
OMalley is looking to clinch but Nedved is avoiding it.
OMalley tries for a takedown but Nedved sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike OMalley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nedved's jab looks to have found its range, popping OMalley under the eye.
OMalley tries to score a power double leg takedown but Nedved sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten OMalley somewhat.
Nedved defending well as OMalley loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nedved stuffs the takedown.
Mike OMalley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
OMalley throws out a loose jab but Nedved uses good head movement to avoid it.
OMalley avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nedved misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A big right from Nedved misses.
Nedved has OMalley up against the cage in a clinch.
Nedved lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down OMalley.
OMalley is trying to force a seperation but Nedved has the dominant position.
A nice left hand lands by Nedved.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nedved.
Nedved lands with a short shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nedved.
Nedved breaks the clinch.
OMalley wants to clinch
and Nedved counters with a straight right hand.
OMalley takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
OMalley fails in his attempt to clinch.
OMalley scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
OMalley seems to be looking for submissions.
Nedved tries to get to full guard but OMalley has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nedved wants to control the action here but instead OMalley manages to pass to full mount!
OMalley looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
OMalley has control of Nedved's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Nedved regains control of the situation pretty easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luka Nedved comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Nedved has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luka Nedved!
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energy
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hype
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mgr
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RATING
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