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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tree Fortay (ranked 1448 p4p, 1146 weight class) and Shane O Malley (ranked 124 p4p, 101 weight class). Fortay comes to the cage accompanied by The Choice Is Yours. O Malley has chosen Someone Like Me - by: Jon Connor as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Good wrestler
Great elbows
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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 26 - 15 - 1, fighting out of London, Tree Fortay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shane O Malley!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, William Gold and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking cross lands there for O Malley.
Fortay looks for a takedown but O Malley sprawls well.
O Malley slips under a jab.
Fortay avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
O Malley throws a hook to the side of Fortay's head but Fortay sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fortay uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by O Malley.
Fortay misses with a straight left.
Fortay swings for the body but O Malley moves out of range.
Fortay lands a right hook to the body.
O Malley takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Fortay lunges at O Malley with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by O Malley's hand.
Fortay throws a chopping leg kick but O Malley manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Fortay's corner calls for a 1-2. Fortay obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Fortay fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
O Malley throws a jab but it's blocked by Fortay.
O Malley throws a nice outside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
O Malley misses with a body shot.
O Malley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fortay.
Fortay shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
O Malley lands with an uppercut that bounces Fortay off the cage and back into range.
A swing and a miss from Fortay.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fortay scores with a crisp jab that stopped O Malley in his tracks.
A decent looking cross lands there for O Malley.
O Malley moves out of range of the strikes.
Fortay pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fortay throws a low kick but O Malley moves out of range easily.
O Malley fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Fortay throws a series of punches but O Malley moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from O Malley on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
O Malley misses with a low kick.
Fortay is looking to counter punch.
O Malley buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fortay will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
O Malley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fortay tried to score with a low kick but O Malley checks it.
Fortay misses with a looping left.
O Malley is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
O Malley throws a lazy right hand but Fortay sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
O Malley lands a nice hook to Fortay's body. Fortay takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
O Malley fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fortay.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fortay throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fortay misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fortay ducks under a wild hook from O Malley.
O Malley just misses with a punch to the body.
O Malley throws a low kick but Fortay moves out of range easily.
O Malley throws the left hand but Fortay avoids the punch easily.
Fortay misses with an uppercut. O Malley saw that one coming.
O Malley scores with a jab to the head.
O Malley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fortay takes a swing at O Malley's ribcage but misses.
O Malley scores with a nice right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from O Malley. Fortay does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fortay misses with a body shot.
O Malley throws the left hand but Fortay avoids the punch easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Fortay misses the target.
Fortay lands with an overhand left.
Fortay scores with a crisp jab that stopped O Malley in his tracks.
O Malley dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
O Malley wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fortay misses with a hook.
Fortay scores with a decent looking hook.
O Malley throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Fortay counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Fortay.
O Malley jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Shane O Malley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A decent looking cross lands there for Fortay.
Fortay throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fortay on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
O Malley throws a hook but Fortay blocks it.
O Malley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fortay is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
O Malley takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
O Malley throws out a leg kick but Fortay moves out of range and O Malley only half commits.
O Malley dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fortay. That did some damage!
O Malley slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
O Malley scores with a crisp jab that stopped Fortay in his tracks.
O Malley misses with a low kick.
Fortay misses with a hook. O Malley ducked under it nicely.
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 Malley throws a lazy right hand but Fortay sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
O Malley lands a nice shot to the body.
Fortay scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Fortay is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Fortay avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fortay throwing a counter right hand but O Malley manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fortay just misses with a punch to the body.
Fortay connects with an inside leg kick.
O Malley scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
O Malley lands with a straight right. Fortay didn't see that one coming.
O Malley scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Fortay doesn't seem bothered though.
O Malley throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Fortay counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice straight punches there by Fortay. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Fortay.
O Malley lands with a kick to the temple. Fortay shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Fortay scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Fortay slips a straight right by O Malley.
Fortay with a nice cross.
Fortay misses with a jab, cross combination.
O Malley uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fortay tries to move into range but O Malley moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fortay misses the jab.
Fortay swings for the body but O Malley moves out of range.
Fortay wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fortay misses with a wild body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Shane O Malley will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Fortay with a nice calf kick.
O Malley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fortay swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
O Malley lands a glancing blow to the side of Fortay's head.
O Malley walks into a jab.
The crowd cheers as O Malley lands an impressive looking overhand right. Fortay doesn't seem phased though.
Fortay waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract O Malley.
Fortay throws a body shot but no joy.
O Malley lands with a right hand.
Fortay scores with a sloppy right hand. O Malley should have avoided that one.
O Malley connects with a body shot.
Fortay goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
O Malley swings for the body but Fortay moves out of range.
Fortay misses with an uppercut.
O Malley avoids the body shot from Fortay.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fortay lands a jab to the head.
Fortay clobbers O Malley with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Fortay swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by O Malley.
Fortay misses with a right hand
and O Malley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A head kick from Fortay lands but O Malley takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Malley looks to land a left hand but Fortay moved out of range nicely.
O Malley buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fortay throws a poor cross that misses
and O Malley counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Fortay is lucky that one didn't land flush.
O Malley misses with a looping left.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from O Malley lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Fortay has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Fortay and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
O Malley staying out of range there.
O Malley blocks a jab.
O Malley just misses with a punch to the body.
O Malley lands a nice shot that snaps Fortay's head back.
A shot to the liver by Fortay. Beautiful body shot.
O Malley dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fortay. That did some damage!
A big right from O Malley misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Fortay misses its target.
Fortay throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The fighters circling - Fortay throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice body punch from Fortay.
O Malley connects with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fortay walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
O Malley moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
O Malley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fortay is looking to counter punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from O Malley.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
O Malley throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Fortay on the side of the head.
O Malley throws a right hand that Fortay ducks under and follows up with a left that Fortay also avoids with ease.
O Malley staying out of range there.
Fortay misses the shot to the body.
O Malley throws a jab but it's blocked by Fortay.
O Malley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
O Malley misses with a straight right.
Fortay is looking to counter punch.
O Malley misses the jab.
Fortay throws a right hand that O Malley ducks under and follows up with a left that O Malley also avoids with ease.
Fortay displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as O Malley throws out the jab.
O Malley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fortay.
Fortay moves out of range of the strikes.
Fortay seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
O Malley misses the jab.
O Malley lands a nice shot to the body.
Fortay defending well as O Malley loads up on a big left hand.
O Malley throws a sloppy head kick and Fortay moves out of range easily.
Fortay bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Malley is looking to score with low kicks.
Fortay throws the left hand but O Malley avoids the punch easily.
O Malley thuds his right hand into Fortay's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A low kick lands for O Malley.
O Malley staying out of range there.
Shane O Malley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
O Malley lands with a straight right. Fortay didn't see that one coming.
Fortay moves away from the strike by O Malley.
O Malley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
O Malley scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
O Malley clobbers Fortay with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
O Malley moves out of range as Fortay strikes.
Fortay jabs O Malley to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Fortay looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Fortay throws the left hand but O Malley avoids the punch easily.
O Malley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fortay.
O Malley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
O Malley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fortay.
O Malley throws out a powerful jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fortay swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Malley misses with a low kick.
O Malley thuds a left hand into Fortay's body.
Fortay clobbers O Malley with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Fortay misses with a looping right.
Fortay throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
O Malley lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
O Malley throws a hook but Fortay avoids it easily.
O Malley is looking to chop away at Fortay's legs.
Good exchange - O Malley coming out on top.
Fortay tries to bum rush O Malley with a series of wild strikes but O Malley uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fortay takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Good standup being displayed there by O Malley as he connects with a hook.
Fortay fakes high and swings low for a body shot but O Malley manages to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O Malley tries a head kick but it misses.
Fortay misses with a body shot.
O Malley throws a nice outside leg kick.
O Malley throws a low kick but Fortay moves out of range easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shane O Malley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Fortay moves away from the strike by O Malley.
A head kick misses from Fortay.
O Malley scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
O Malley throws a head kick but Fortay moves out of range.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Fortay might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Fortay misses with a looping left.
O Malley has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from O Malley there as he acknowledges the shot.
O Malley lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nice defenses there by O Malley.
O Malley swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
O Malley takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
O Malley throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
O Malley lands a really nice looking cross but Fortay seems unphased.
O Malley tries a head kick but it misses.
O Malley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fortay.
Fortay changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
O Malley ducks under a wild hook from Fortay.
O Malley looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Fortay throws a right and a left that both miss.
O Malley lands a leg kick that knocks Fortay off balance momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Malley feints and then cracks Fortay's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fortay down.
O Malley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
O Malley throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fortay misses with a right hand
and O Malley holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
O Malley breaks the clinch.
Fortay lands a nice hook to O Malley's body. O Malley takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fortay is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
O Malley tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fortay swings for the body but O Malley moves out of range.
O Malley connects with a body shot.
O Malley lands a jab-cross combination.
Fortay steps to the side to avoid the strikes from O Malley.
Fortay cracks O Malley with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
O Malley tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from O Malley misses the target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fortay keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from O Malley.
O Malley scoring well with a low kick there.
Fortay misses with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Fortay.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That kick from O Malley tenderised Fortay's leg. Fortay is trying to keep his angry face on.
The fighters circle momentarily. O Malley darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
O Malley looks to score with a jab to the body but Fortay is just out of range.
Nice defenses there by O Malley.
O Malley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice leg kick from O Malley, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fortay tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but O Malley was well out of range. Poor timing from Fortay.
O Malley lands a leg kick that knocks Fortay off balance momentarily.
Fortay throws a body punch but O Malley moves out of range.
Fortay misses with a looping right.
O Malley steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Fortay.
O Malley with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Fortay to score with a decent uppercut.
Fortay uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before O Malley has time to react.
Fortay misses with a wild body shot.
O Malley feints a counter leg kick.
O Malley wants to slow Fortay down by chopping away at his legs.
O Malley tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
O Malley throws a lazy right hand but Fortay sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fortay takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Fortay.
Fortay ducks under a wild hook from O Malley.
O Malley misses with a wild body shot.
Fortay takes one to the chin there.
A jab lands there for Fortay.
Fortay throws an uppercut from half a mile away. O Malley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from O Malley on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Fortay connects with a jab.
Fortay takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A head kick misses from O Malley.
Fortay throws a leg kick
and O Malley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
O Malley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fortay.
Fortay digs a good hook to O Malley's body.
O Malley slips under a jab.
Fortay on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
O Malley lands the left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fortay throws a lazy right hand but O Malley sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
O Malley connects with a body shot.
Tree Fortay has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Malley walks into a jab.
O Malley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fortay.
O Malley with a nice calf kick.
Fortay throws a nice looking combination but O Malley bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
O Malley ducks under a wild hook from Fortay.
O Malley ducks under a wild hook from Fortay.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
O Malley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fortay pulls out of a head kick attempt.
O Malley throws a poor cross that misses
and Fortay counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
O Malley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fortay takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fortay fakes high and swings low for a body shot but O Malley manages to avoid it.
O Malley appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Shane O Malley is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Fortay doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fortay throws a poor cross that misses
enabling O Malley to counter with a crisp jab.
O Malley throws a head kick that half lands.
O Malley thumps Fortay with a low kick.
Fortay tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but O Malley was well out of range. Poor timing from Fortay.
Nice uppercut lands for O Malley. That snapped Fortay's head back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shane O Malley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well O Malley has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shane O Malley!
An out of breath Shane O Malley thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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