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Event: GAMMA#1006 Jack v Joseph     
Date:   Jul 08, 2023
#R1#
A good leg kick by O Malley.
One shoots in looking for a takedown but O Malley manages to keep the fight standing, pushing One's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
One tries for a takedown but O Malley sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
O Malley appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
O Malley bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of One's head.
Nice straight punches there by O Malley. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of O Malley.#TD2#
A momentary lapse in concentration from O Malley enables One to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. O Malley manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
One chips away with some ground and pound.
O Malley has One pulled in close to control his posture.
O Malley keeping moving, preventing One from controlling successfully.
O Malley controls One momentarily but One frees himself.
One with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
One pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. O Malley is keeping the position for now.
O Malley is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
O Malley 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T1#
One wants to control from the top but O Malley keeps moving.
O Malley utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
One lands a couple of elbows.
One throws an elbow that misses. O Malley uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in One's guard. Nice move by O Malley!#REVR##SUB2#
One looking for submissions from the bottom but instead O Malley passes into half guard.
One is looking to improve his position. #SUB#
One is defending against the submission attempts here by O Malley.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
O Malley has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount. #T2#
O Malley with a couple of short strikes.#ROC#One is rocked!
One felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
One is wriggling around trying to escape.
BOOM! O Malley connects with a massive shot to the dome!
One is still in real trouble! Can O Malley finish him?
One is working to get back to half guard.
One seems to have recovered his senses.
One slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. O Malley lands a nice short elbow.
O Malley looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. #SUB2#
One actively working from the bottom here.#T3#
O Malley moves nicely into side control.
O Malley connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused One some visible discomfort.
One manages to get back to half guard.
One trying to control from the bottom.
One is pressing down on O Malley's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.#SUB2#
One is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but O Malley frees his head nicely. Oh but One has switched to an armbar! O Malley is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). New Breed One!
A victorious New Breed One thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

 

Event: GAMMA#1002 Sullivan v Azor     
Date:   Jun 10, 2023
#R1#
O Malley looks to throw the jab but Benedetti is out of range.
Benedetti looks like he wants to counter punch here.
O Malley scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Benedetti throws a nice looking combination but O Malley bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
O Malley throws a body punch but Benedetti moves out of range.
Benedetti ducks under a wild hook from O Malley.
Benedetti throws a right hand that O Malley ducks under and follows up with a left that O Malley also avoids with ease.
O Malley walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Benedetti checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Benedetti throws a push kick but O Malley slaps the foot to one side.
Benedetti moves out of range as O Malley throws a body kick.
O Malley throws an overhand right that lands on Benedetti's shoulder, as Benedetti tries to avoid the shot.
O Malley throws a looping overhand right but Benedetti ducks down to avoid it.
O Malley shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Benedetti but Benedetti pushes him off and we're back to square one.
O Malley chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Benedetti can pounce on him.
Benedetti has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD#
O Malley looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Benedetti is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Benedetti is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB##T1#
Benedetti content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
O Malley wants to improve his position but Benedetti is controlling well.
Benedetti wants to stand up but O Malley has a hold of him and won't allow it.
O Malley is pressing down on Benedetti's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Benedetti tries to stand but O Malley is controlling from the bottom.
O Malley pulls Benedetti in close to prevent any damage. #T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
O Malley has a closed guard, preventing Benedetti from standing up.
O Malley 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.
Benedetti wanted to stand there but O Malley had control of the position.
Benedetti controlling from the top position.
Benedetti advances to half guard. #T3#
Benedetti tries to stand but can't do so whilst O Malley controls his leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Benedetti looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Benedetti tries a low kick but O Malley avoids it.
Benedetti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #CL2#
Benedetti closes the distance and clinches.
O Malley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #BC2#
Benedetti breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
O Malley feints and then cracks Benedetti's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Benedetti down.
A nice inside leg kick there by O Malley. That's going to slow Benedetti down.
O Malley throws out a leg kick but Benedetti moves out of range and O Malley only half commits.
A combination from O Malley does no damage.
A solid leg kick lands there for Benedetti. #T4#
Benedetti has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from O Malley.
Benedetti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice shot lands for O Malley.
Benedetti swings for the body but O Malley moves out of range.
O Malley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A quick step to the side and O Malley tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Benedetti checks the leg kick nicely there.
Shane O Malley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Benedetti does it's job there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benedetti is looking to slow O Malley down with leg kicks.
Benedetti bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Benedetti scores with a jab to the head.
Benedetti blocks a low kick nicely.
O Malley clobbers Benedetti with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Benedetti lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
O Malley shoots in and drives through. Benedetti sprawls well.
A looping hook to the body misses from O Malley. Benedetti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Benedetti scores with a spinning back kick!
Benedetti lands with a kick to the ribs.
Benedetti takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
O Malley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
O Malley lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Lorenzo Benedetti will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Benedetti bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.#CL2#
Benedetti pushes O Malley up against the cage in a clinch.
Benedetti makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
O Malley is trying to break free.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Benedetti.
O Malley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
O Malley throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Benedetti lands with a short punch from the clinch.
O Malley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from O Malley on the inside.
O Malley throws an elbow but it misses.
Our sources have told us that O Malley has been working on his elbows in the gym.
A head punch blocked on the inside by O Malley.
O Malley swings wildly with an uppercut but Benedetti uses good head movement to avoid it.
O Malley blocks an uppercut.
Benedetti lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
O Malley dodges an elbow strike from Benedetti. #TD#
O Malley is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Benedetti can't fight it off and eventually O Malley manages to take the fight to the floor. Benedetti looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#SUB2#
Benedetti has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but O Malley can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #T1#
O Malley lands a couple of digs.
O Malley scoring with some ground and pound.
Benedetti pulls O Malley in close to prevent any damage.
O Malley scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
O Malley trying to control but Benedetti is working from the bottom.
O Malley in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
O Malley keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Benedetti's head.
Benedetti preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. #T2#
O Malley connects with a couple of short punches.
O Malley with a flurry of punches that miss.
O Malley throwing strikes from guard but Benedetti blocks nicely.
Benedetti is looking to stand up but O Malley isn't so interested in that idea.
Shane O Malley overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Benedetti is trying to control the position but O Malley postures up.
O Malley is looking to work some ground and pound but Benedetti has wrist control.
Benedetti is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
O Malley loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
O Malley trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #T3#
O Malley trying to control the position from guard on top but Benedetti is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
O Malley connects with an inside leg kick.
A lazy left from O Malley finds it's target.
A jab from Benedetti misses.
O Malley takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Benedetti jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Benedetti takes a swing at O Malley's ribcage but misses.
Benedetti jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Benedetti blocks a leg kick.
Benedetti stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Benedetti missing with a left hand there. O Malley was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Benedetti takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
O Malley throws a poor cross that misses
and Benedetti counters with a straight right hand.
O Malley listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
O Malley scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benedetti lands with a thumping leg kick.
O Malley lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
O Malley lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.#T4#
Benedetti avoids the body shot from O Malley.
Benedetti takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Benedetti on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by O Malley. O Malley obviously looking to wear him down.
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 Benedetti has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Benedetti and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
O Malley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Benedetti.
Benedetti throws a lazy right hand but O Malley sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shane O Malley is winning the standup battle so far.
O Malley throws a push kick but Benedetti slaps the foot to one side.
O Malley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Benedetti lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.#CL2#
Benedetti closes the distance and clinches.
Benedetti lands an elbow inside.
O Malley misses with the head strike.
O Malley blocks an uppercut. #BC#
O Malley breaks from the clinch.
Benedetti misses with a looping right.
The fighters circling - O Malley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Benedetti buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
O Malley scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
O Malley checks a leg kick nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Shane O Malley will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
A nice leg kick from O Malley, right into the meat of the thigh.
Benedetti is looking to slow O Malley down with leg kicks.
O Malley throws the kick towards the body but Benedetti avoids it.
Benedetti throws a low kick, looking for O Malley's leg but O Malley calmly moves out of range.
Benedetti bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
O Malley changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Benedetti tries to avoid it but O Malley manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Benedetti to the ground. Benedetti escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
O Malley throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
O Malley is trying hard to land a takedown here. Benedetti sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
O Malley wants to land a leg kick but Benedetti is out of range.
Benedetti connects with a solid leg kick.
The fighters circling - O Malley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
O Malley lands a leg kick that knocks Benedetti off balance momentarily.
Benedetti displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as O Malley throws out the jab.
O Malley blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benedetti thumps O Malley with a low kick.
O Malley tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Benedetti paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Benedetti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but O Malley manages to avoid it.
Benedetti missing with a left hand there. O Malley was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Benedetti thumps O Malley with a low kick.#TD#
O Malley bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.#T1#
A control attempt from Benedetti but he's now mounted!
Benedetti's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Benedetti wants to hold on but O Malley pushes him away.
O Malley lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
O Malley thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
O Malley trying to control but he's not successful this time.
O Malley 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.
O Malley prevents Benedetti from getting the reversal.
Benedetti tries to buck O Malley off but he can't manage it.
Benedetti is wriggling around trying to escape.
O Malley with shots to the head and body - Benedetti looks very uncomfortable down there. #T2#
The referee warns Benedetti that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Benedetti keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The referee warns Benedetti that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
O Malley landing strikes, looking to finish!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#SUB#
O Malley moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Benedetti has worked his arm free - good work by Benedetti!
Benedetti takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well. #ROC#Benedetti is rocked!
O Malley with the ground and pound but Benedetti regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
O Malley trying to advance position but Benedetti counters by regaining guard.
Benedetti is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control. #T3#
O Malley sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Benedetti's guard. #SUB#
O Malley seems to be looking for submissions.
O Malley prevents Benedetti from standing back up.
Benedetti is refusing to be controlled, as O Malley sits in half guard. #SUB#
Benedetti is defending against the submission attempts here by O Malley.
Benedetti wants to improve his position but O Malley is controlling well. #T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Benedetti wants to get back to his feet.
Benedetti is trying to get back to full guard.
O Malley looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Benedetti with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Benedetti manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as O Malley accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Benedetti wants to get back to his feet but O Malley is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Benedetti wants to sweep here but O Malley controlling him for the moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shane O Malley showed his dominance in that final round.
I think O Malley 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shane O Malley!

A very excited looking Shane O Malley made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

 

Event: GAMMA#997 Sullivan v Joosep     
Date:   May 06, 2023
#R1#
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.#T1#
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. #T2#
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.#T3#
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.#T4#
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!#R2#
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. #T1#
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.#T2#
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.#T3#
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. #T4#
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!#R3#
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.#T1#
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 #CL2#
and O Malley holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. #BC2#
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.#T2#
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.#T3#
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!#T4#
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.

 

Event: GAMMA#993 Aurelius v Ainsworth     
Date:   Apr 08, 2023
#R1#
Nice uppercut there from Loris.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Loris sizes up O Malley with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Loris throws an uppercut from half a mile away. O Malley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
O Malley misses with a right hand
and Loris counters with a thumping low kick.
O Malley fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Loris has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Loris misses with an uppercut. O Malley saw that one coming.
Loris avoids the head kick by O Malley.
Loris pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
O Malley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Loris.
O Malley throws a big shot that misses.
O Malley blocks a leg kick.
Loris moves away from the strike by O Malley.
O Malley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Loris.
Loris blocks a jab.
O Malley fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Loris.
A telegraphed right hand from O Malley misses the target.
Loris tries to counter by closing the distance.
Loris throws a hook but O Malley avoids it easily.
Nice cross by O Malley.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
O Malley slips under a jab from Loris.
Loris missing with a left hand there. O Malley was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
O Malley tries to work over Loris's front leg with a kick but Loris checks it.
O Malley defending well as Loris loads up on a big left hand.
O Malley throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range. #T1#
O Malley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A swing and a miss from Loris.
Loris ducks under a wild hook from O Malley.
A low kick lands for O Malley.
O Malley throws a shot from downtown. Loris moves away and avoids it.
Shane O Malley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
O Malley loads up on a big right hand but Loris slips the punch.
Nice straight punches there by Loris. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Loris.
Loris moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
O Malley misses with a straight right.
Some bone on bone action there as O Malley checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A shot to the liver by Loris. Beautiful body shot.
O Malley throws an off balance right hand
and Loris counters with a stiff right hand.
O Malley misses with a hook.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Loris! But no joy.
Loris takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Loris misses with a wild body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from O Malley misses the target.
A jab from Loris finds it's way through O Malley's defenses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O Malley scores with a jab to the jaw.
Loris throws a low kick but O Malley moves out of range easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Loris.
O Malley slaps away a takedown attempt from Loris, before circling back to the center of the mat.#T2#
O Malley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
O Malley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Loris was well out of range. Poor timing from O Malley.
Loris looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Loris throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Loris throws a body punch but O Malley moves out of range.
Loris misses with a straight right.
O Malley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Loris was well out of range. Poor timing from O Malley.
O Malley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Loris slips under a jab from O Malley.
O Malley misses with a body shot
and Loris cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
O Malley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Loris takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
O Malley takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Loris wants to land a leg kick but O Malley is out of range.
A big left from O Malley misses.
O Malley throws a head kick but Loris moves out of range.
Loris misses with a looping left.
O Malley throws out a loose jab but Loris uses good head movement to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Loris. O Malley does a little dance to reset his feet.
O Malley dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Loris. That did some damage!
O Malley blocks a jab.#T3#
Loris misses with a straight left.
O Malley ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Loris bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Loris uses good head movement to avoid the hook from O Malley.
Loris thumps O Malley with a low kick.
Loris shoots in for a double leg but O Malley sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A low kick lands for Loris.
Loris avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Loris steps to the side to avoid the strikes from O Malley.
Loris shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Loris steps to the side to avoid the strikes from O Malley.
A shot to the liver by O Malley. Beautiful body shot.
Loris takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
O Malley misses with a looping right.
Loris finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
O Malley throwing a counter right hand but Loris manages to avoid it.
Loris slips a jab from O Malley.
Loris scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Loris throws a hook but O Malley avoids it easily.
Loris scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Loris bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of O Malley's head.#T4#
O Malley checks a leg kick.
Loris connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Loris fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
O Malley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Loris on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Loris looks to score with a jab to the body but O Malley is just out of range.
Loris lands with a shot to the body.
Loris scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
O Malley tries a head kick but it misses.
O Malley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
O Malley throws a low kick but Loris avoids it.
O Malley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Loris misses with a body shot.
O Malley feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Loris moves out of range of the strikes.
Loris slips under a jab from O Malley.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O Malley works the jab nicely.
A decent looking cross lands there for Loris.
Loris looks to throw the jab but O Malley is out of range.
Loris lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A big left from Loris misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Hugo Loris 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.#R2#
O Malley jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hugo Loris seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Loris just misses with a punch to the body.
O Malley misses with a head kick.
O Malley scores with a leg kick.
O Malley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Loris tries to land a leg kick but O Malley saw it coming and moves away.
A shot to the liver by O Malley. Beautiful body shot.
Loris throws an uppercut from half a mile away. O Malley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
O Malley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
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 Loris has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Loris and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
O Malley fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
O Malley blocks a head kick by Loris.
Loris scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Loris wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Shane O Malley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Loris takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
O Malley chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Loris can pounce on him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters circling - Loris throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Loris throws a big shot that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from O Malley misses the target.
O Malley moves out of range as Loris strikes.#T1#
Loris throws a big shot that misses.
O Malley throws a nice outside leg kick.
Loris on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by O Malley. O Malley obviously looking to wear him down.
O Malley tries to move into range but Loris moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
O Malley tries to move into range but Loris moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Loris tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and O Malley is able to avoid easily.
O Malley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Loris moves away.
O Malley walks into a straight right hand from Loris.
A big right from O Malley misses.
Loris takes a head kick and keeps coming.
O Malley connects with a crisp jab.
O Malley lands a right hook to the body.
O Malley connects with a body shot that sends Loris's belly button to the back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Loris takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Loris is looking to score with low kicks.
Loris throws a solid leg kick but O Malley takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Loris.
Loris needs to keep his hands up - O Malley had a free shot at his head there.
O Malley misses with a body kick.
O Malley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Loris connects with a good right hand that stumbles O Malley. O Malley circles away out of range and recomposes himself.#T2#
O Malley tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Loris is able to avoid easily.
Loris scores with a jab to the jaw.
Loris throws a good cross that connects.
Loris attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
O Malley smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Loris tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Loris's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Loris avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A head kick misses from O Malley.
Loris swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Loris misses with a wild body shot.
Loris thows a left - swing and a miss!
Loris misses with a low kick.
O Malley scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Loris doesn't seem bothered though.
Loris throws a body shot but no joy.
Loris lands a really nice looking cross but O Malley seems unphased.
Loris misses with a body kick.
O Malley misses with a low kick.
O Malley looks to throw the jab but Loris is out of range.
Nice defenses there by Loris.
Nice defenses there by Loris.#T3#
O Malley staying out of range there.
O Malley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
O Malley takes a swing at Loris's ribcage but misses.
Loris lands a jab to the head.
A slow jab from O Malley misses its intended target.
Loris explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
O Malley throws a hook to the side of Loris's head but Loris sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
O Malley connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Loris connects with a right hand. O Malley shakes it off.
Nice defenses there by Loris.
Loris sizes up O Malley with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Loris blocks a jab.
Loris with a jab.
O Malley tries to work over Loris's front leg with a kick but Loris checks it.
Good leg kick by Loris.
Loris misses with a hook. O Malley ducked under it nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
O Malley wants to slow Loris down by chopping away at his legs.
O Malley slips a straight right by Loris.
O Malley's jab looks to have found its range, popping Loris under the eye.#T4#
Loris throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Loris throws a big shot that misses.
O Malley ducks under a wild hook from Loris.
O Malley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Loris moves away.
O Malley backing away here, and Loris unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Loris connects with a good right hand that stumbles O Malley. O Malley circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
O Malley misses with a hook. Loris ducked under it nicely.
O Malley misses with an uppercut.
O Malley misses with a hook.
Loris digs a good body shot into O Malley's ribs.
A big left from O Malley misses.
Nice defenses there by O Malley.
O Malley cracks Loris with a good jab.
Loris bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of O Malley's head.
O Malley takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.#TD2#
Loris changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. O Malley looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Loris is chipping away with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Loris in side control lands a decent elbow.
Loris creates some space and throws a big elbow, but O Malley sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Hugo Loris showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Loris lands with a shot to the body.
O Malley throws a hook but Loris blocks it.
Loris throws a looping overhand right but O Malley ducks down to avoid it.
O Malley appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
O Malley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Loris just misses with a punch to the body.
Loris shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says O Malley as he avoids it easily.
O Malley on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
O Malley throws an off balance right hand
letting Loris counter with a right hand.
A big right from O Malley misses.
O Malley clobbers Loris with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
O Malley tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Loris is able to avoid easily.
Loris flicks out a counter leg kick but O Malley steps away.
Loris cracks O Malley with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
O Malley looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Loris takes a swing at O Malley's ribcage but misses.
O Malley with the inside leg kick.
Loris lands with a thumping leg kick.
O Malley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Loris.
O Malley backing away here, and Loris unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
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!
Loris misses with a hook. O Malley ducked under it nicely.
Loris throws a hook but O Malley blocks it.
O Malley takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A big left from Loris misses. #T1#
O Malley throws a head kick that misses.
O Malley keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Loris as he connects with a hook.
Loris throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
O Malley throws a body shot but no joy.
O Malley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Loris throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
O Malley was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Loris closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Loris throws a leg kick but O Malley sees it coming and moves out of range.
O Malley throws a lazy right hand but Loris sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
O Malley moves out of range as Loris strikes.
O Malley's jab looks to have found its range, popping Loris under the eye.
A shot to the body from O Malley misses
and Loris counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
O Malley with a jab.
Loris throws a hook but O Malley avoids it easily.
A lazy left from Loris finds it's target.
O Malley lands a jab to the nose.
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!
Loris missing with a left hand there. O Malley was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hugo Loris is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T2#
Loris fakes high and swings low for a body shot but O Malley manages to avoid it.
Loris throws a hook to the side of O Malley's head but O Malley sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A decent looking cross lands there for O Malley.
O Malley lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Loris with the inside leg kick.
Loris throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Loris ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Loris slips a straight right by O Malley.
Loris throws a leg kick that misses.
O Malley lands a body shot.
O Malley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Loris.
Loris throws an uppercut from half a mile away. O Malley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
O Malley throws a hook to the side of Loris's head but Loris sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
O Malley takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
O Malley checks the leg kick nicely there.
O Malley goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
O Malley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Loris manages to avoid it.
O Malley misses with a leg kick.
Loris connects with a solid leg kick. #T3#
Loris throws a lazy uppercut
and O Malley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Good leg kick by O Malley.
A nice inside leg kick there by Loris. That's going to slow O Malley down.
Loris's hands are dropping dangerously low here and O Malley connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Loris scrambles back to his feet.
O Malley moves out of range of the leg kick from Loris.
Loris lands an overhand right.
O Malley misses the shot to the body.
A little jabbing left from Loris on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A jab from O Malley misses.
O Malley thows a left - swing and a miss!
A telegraphed right hand from Loris misses the target.
O Malley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slapping leg kick lands for O Malley.
The fighters circling - O Malley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Loris throws a hook but O Malley blocks it.
Loris lands a leg kick that knocks O Malley off balance momentarily.
O Malley connects with an inside leg kick.
Loris throws a leg kick but O Malley moved away.
O Malley throwing a counter right hand but Loris manages to avoid it.
O Malley moves into range and connects with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
O Malley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#T4#
Loris waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract O Malley.
Loris scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
O Malley tries to move into range but Loris moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Loris does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Loris connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed O Malley momentarily.
O Malley thows a left - swing and a miss!
A good leg kick by Loris.
O Malley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Loris throws out the jab.
O Malley wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
O Malley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
O Malley throws a leg kick but Loris checks it.
Loris lands with a cross.
Loris loads up on a big right hand but O Malley slips the punch.
Loris misses with a body shot.
Loris throws out a loose jab but O Malley uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice defenses there by Loris.
Loris swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Loris missing with a left hand there. O Malley was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice body punch from O Malley.
Shane O Malley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
O Malley looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Hugo Loris.
Well Loris 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hugo Loris!

In his post fight interview, Hugo Loris started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

 

Event: GAMMA#989 Karim v Beau     
Date:   Mar 10, 2023
#R1#
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as O Malley checks a leg kick.
O Malley wants to land a leg kick but Markkanen is out of range.
Markkanen tries for a takedown but O Malley circles away easily
and O Malley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice straight punches there by O Malley. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of O Malley.
O Malley closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
O Malley looks to land a right hand but Markkanen moved out of range.
O Malley cracks Markkanen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Markkanen checks the leg kick.
O Malley throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
O Malley misses with an uppercut.
Markkanen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
O Malley throws a jab but it's blocked by Markkanen.
Markkanen misses with a looping left.
Markkanen looks to score with a jab to the body but O Malley is just out of range.
A little jabbing left from O Malley on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Markkanen connects with a right hand. O Malley shakes it off.#TD#
Markkanen feints and as O Malley raises his hands in defense, Markkanen changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
O Malley looking to hit a scissor sweep but Markkanen is one step ahead there.
Markkanen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T1#
O Malley looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Markkanen wants to pass the guard but O Malley is keeping the position.
O Malley controls Markkanen momentarily but Markkanen frees himself.
O Malley controlling Markkanen's posture. #SUB2#
O Malley has his foot on Markkanen's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Markkanen works his way back into a safe position though.#T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
O Malley lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Markkanen trying to keep a closed guard but O Malley is proving a slippery customer. #SUB#
O Malley got a little sloppy there for a moment and Markkanen has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, O Malley has managed to get both his arms back between Markkanen's legs - danger averted.
Markkanen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Markkanen seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Markkanen is on top in guard. #REVR#
O Malley has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Markkanen has passed into side control.
Markkanen trying to control the action but O Malley is working from the bottom. #T3#
O Malley tries to bench press Markkanen off him but Markkanen keeps the position.
O Malley looking for a sweep but Markkanen has passed into full mount! Oh no!
O Malley wants to control but Markkanen is having none of it.
O Malley really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Markkanen avoids the attempt from O Malley to control.#T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
O Malley is working to get back to half guard.
Markkanen scores with a couple of good head shots there.
O Malley really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Markkanen lands a couple of nice shots there from mount. #ROC#O Malley is rocked!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Odin Markkanen dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Markkanen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
O Malley throws a leg kick but Markkanen moved away.
Markkanen blocks a jab.
Markkanen scores with a hook.
O Malley throws a jab when Markkanen was well out of range.
Markkanen moves out of range of the leg kick from O Malley.
Shane O Malley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
O Malley works the jab nicely.
O Malley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Markkanen.
Markkanen ducks under a wild hook from O Malley.
Markkanen moves out of range of the strikes.
Markkanen looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Markkanen moves out of range of the strikes.
Markkanen scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Markkanen throws a front kick aimed at O Malley's knee but O Malley avoids it well.
Markkanen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Decent striking displayed by O Malley there.
O Malley attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Markkanen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from O Malley.
O Malley takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
O Malley misses with a hook.
O Malley connects with a right hand. Markkanen shakes it off.
O Malley looks to land a left hand but Markkanen moved out of range nicely.#T1#
Markkanen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
O Malley tries a head kick but it misses.
Markkanen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Markkanen throwing a counter right hand but O Malley manages to avoid it.
Shane O Malley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A right-left combo lands from Markkanen.
O Malley is still on wobbly legs! Can Markkanen finish him?
O Malley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A telegraphed right hand from O Malley misses the target.
Markkanen misses with an uppercut.
O Malley motions for Markkanen to come forward. O Malley throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
O Malley seems to have recovered his senses.
Markkanen slips a jab from O Malley.#TD#
Markkanen dives in and scores a takedown into O Malley's guard.

O Malley kicks Markkanen off and gets to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Markkanen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Markkanen throws a chopping leg kick but O Malley manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
O Malley looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
O Malley tried to score with a low kick but Markkanen checks it.
Markkanen misses the jab.
O Malley slips under a jab.
Markkanen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
O Malley connects with an inside leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!#T2#
A slow jab from O Malley misses its intended target.
O Malley is looking to score with low kicks.
Some bone on bone action there as Markkanen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
O Malley wants to slow Markkanen down by chopping away at his legs.
O Malley takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Markkanen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Markkanen with a jab.
O Malley throws a head kick but Markkanen moves out of range.
Markkanen shoots for a takedown but O Malley saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Markkanen lands a really nice looking cross but O Malley seems unphased.
O Malley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
O Malley takes a swing at Markkanen's ribcage but misses.
Markkanen avoids the head kick by O Malley.
O Malley on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
O Malley throws a shot from downtown. Markkanen moves away and avoids it.
O Malley avoids a punch combination nicely.
Markkanen gets cracked there but stands up to it. #T3#
Markkanen misses with an uppercut.
Markkanen throws a nice looking combination but O Malley bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
O Malley feints a counter leg kick.
Markkanen throws a series of strikes that have O Malley backpedaling.
Markkanen throws a hook but O Malley blocks it.
Markkanen misses the jab.
Markkanen loads up on a big right hand but O Malley slips the punch.
Markkanen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there. #TD#
O Malley gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Markkanen to score an easy takedown into full guard.
O Malley has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
O Malley is trying to control the position but Markkanen postures up. #T4#
Markkanen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
O Malley has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Markkanen has passed into side control.
Markkanen gets to mount! O Malley was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
This has been an exciting period of action!
O Malley is desperately trying to improve his position but Markkanen has a good base and remains in mount.
Odin Markkanen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Markkanen looking to finish O Malley with some ground and pound. This is bad for O Malley!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Markkanen with a couple of short strikes.
Markkanen prevents O Malley from getting the reversal.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Odin Markkanen dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
O Malley missing with a left hand there. Markkanen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Markkanen lands a jab to the head.
Markkanen lands with a nice body punch.
O Malley swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Markkanen.
Markkanen lands the left hand.
Markkanen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that O Malley can do to turn this around?
Markkanen ducks under a wild hook from O Malley.#KD#
Markkanen lands a big right hand that sends O Malley crashing to the mat! Markkanen stays standing though and waves O Malley back to his feet!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
O Malley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Markkanen.
A punch combination from Markkanen misses.
Markkanen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Markkanen swinging wildly here.
Markkanen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
O Malley connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Markkanen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
O Malley dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Markkanen. That did some damage!#T1#
Markkanen throws a leg kick but O Malley moved away.
Markkanen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Markkanen throws a low kick but O Malley avoids it.
Shane O Malley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
O Malley misses with a looping left.
O Malley throws a hook but Markkanen blocks it.
Good leg kick by O Malley.
Markkanen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent O Malley stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Markkanen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Markkanen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
O Malley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Markkanen.
Markkanen swinging wildly here.
O Malley steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Markkanen.
Markkanen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A swing and a miss from O Malley.
O Malley defending well as Markkanen loads up on a big left hand.
Markkanen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.#T2#
Markkanen lands a leg kick that knocks O Malley off balance momentarily.
Markkanen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck O Malley on the side of the head.
Markkanen takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
O Malley throws a leg kick which misses Markkanen's front leg but catches the back leg as Markkanen tries to avoid it.
O Malley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Markkanen moves away.
Markkanen blocks a leg kick.
Markkanen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Markkanen misses with an uppercut.
O Malley throws a nice inside leg kick.
O Malley throws a body punch but Markkanen moves out of range.
Markkanen jabs O Malley to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Markkanen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but O Malley was well out of range. Poor timing from Markkanen.
Markkanen misses with a left hand
and O Malley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Markkanen.
O Malley on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
O Malley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Markkanen.
O Malley throws a shot from downtown. Markkanen moves away and avoids it.
Markkanen drops down looking for a counter takedown but O Malley sprawls and moves away.#T3#
Markkanen blocks a head kick by O Malley.
Markkanen misses with a looping left.
Markkanen lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Markkanen.
O Malley loads up on a big right hand but Markkanen slips the punch.
Markkanen lands with a cross.
Markkanen connects with the punch.
O Malley lunges at Markkanen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Markkanen's hand.
O Malley misses with a looping right.
Nice takedown defense from O Malley. No joy for Markkanen on that attempt.
Markkanen lands a right hook to the body.
Markkanen misses with a low kick.
Markkanen throws a low kick but O Malley avoids it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from O Malley! But no joy.
The fighters circling - O Malley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd cheers as Markkanen lands an impressive looking overhand right. O Malley doesn't seem phased though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Markkanen throws a hook but O Malley blocks it.
Markkanen tried to score with a low kick but O Malley checks it.
O Malley misses with a straight right.
Markkanen throws a big shot that misses.#T4#
Markkanen throws a sloppy head kick
and O Malley counters with a nice uppercut.
O Malley scoring well with a low kick there.
O Malley moves into range and connects with a jab.
Markkanen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as O Malley throws out the jab.
Good work by O Malley as he checks the leg kick.
Markkanen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from O Malley.
O Malley lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
O Malley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
O Malley tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
O Malley has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
O Malley takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Markkanen throws the left hand but O Malley avoids the punch easily.
A jab from Markkanen misses.
O Malley tests Markkanen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
O Malley slips a jab from Markkanen.
Markkanen lands a jab-cross combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O Malley scores with a crisp jab that stopped Markkanen in his tracks.
O Malley misses with a straight right.
A bone on bone clash there as O Malley blocks the leg kick.
Shane O Malley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
O Malley misses with a low kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Odin Markkanen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Markkanen has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Odin Markkanen!

Odin Markkanen seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

 

Event: GAMMA#983 Augustus v Ainsworth     
Date:   Jan 28, 2023
#R1#
O Malley throws a body shot but no joy.
Christie connects with a single shot there.
O Malley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Christie goes for a double leg but O Malley avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as O Malley continues to drive forward.
O Malley scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
O Malley connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Christie's hands.
O Malley looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A head kick misses from Christie.
O Malley thows a left - swing and a miss!
Shane O Malley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
O Malley misses the jab.
O Malley throws a low kick but it's checked well by Christie.
O Malley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Christie.
Christie gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.#TD2#
Christie scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Christie throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Christie drops an elbow to the side of O Malley's head.
O Malley taking some punishment here, with Christie in his half guard.
O Malley avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Christie.
Christie throwing shots but O Malley is blocking nicely. #T1#
O Malley is looking for a sweep. Christie is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Christie wants to advance to full mount but O Malley doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Christie accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Christie trying to control the position from guard on top but O Malley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
O Malley not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Christie throwing strikes from guard but O Malley blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Christie would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Christie in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Christie in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
O Malley lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Christie at a distance. #T2#
O Malley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Christie's coach down at Crapollas Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Christie's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Christie lands a straight punch to the body, keeping O Malley at a distance.
Christie tries to land a front kick but O Malley steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Christie swings for the body but O Malley moves out of range.
Christie lands with a shot to the body.
Christie shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Christie loads up on a big right hand but O Malley slips the punch.
O Malley scores with a jab to the head.
O Malley lands with a kick to the temple. Christie shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
O Malley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Christie throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Christie takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
O Malley lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Christie misses with a body shot.
O Malley seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
O Malley blocks a head kick by Christie.
Christie takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Shane O Malley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Christie throws an overhand right that lands on O Malley's shoulder, as O Malley tries to avoid the shot.
O Malley fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Christie.
O Malley fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Christie is out of range.
Christie appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.#T3#
O Malley moves out of range of the body kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by O Malley!
Christie shoots in but no luck this time.
Shane O Malley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steven Christie.
O Malley is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Christie slips a jab from O Malley.
Christie with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nice defenses there by Christie.
Christie throws a quick inside leg kick.
O Malley lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Christie misses with a body shot.
Christie jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Christie fails with a takedown attempt.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
O Malley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Christie misses with a wild body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Christie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but O Malley manages to avoid it.
O Malley swinging wildly here.
Christie changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Christie avoids the head kick by O Malley. #T4#
Christie on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Christie walks into a jab.
O Malley misses with a looping right.
Christie swings for the body but O Malley moves out of range.
O Malley slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
O Malley throws a head kick that misses.
O Malley misses with a hook.
Christie ducks under a wild hook from O Malley.
Christie misses with a head kick.
O Malley changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
O Malley lands a really nice looking cross but Christie seems unphased.
Christie misses with a body shot.
O Malley is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
O Malley takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Christie shoots for a takedown but O Malley saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Christie tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and O Malley is able to avoid easily.
A low kick lands for O Malley.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O Malley stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and O Malley wants it to stay on the feet.
O Malley fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A big right from Christie misses.
O Malley digs a good body shot into Christie's ribs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Shane O Malley dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Christie shoots in but O Malley avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Christie scores with a hook.
O Malley ducks under a wild hook from Christie.
As Christie tries to get set, O Malley tries to push him back and clinch up but Christie manages to avoid the attempt.
Christie scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Christie gets cracked with a nice right hand there by O Malley.
Shane O Malley is winning the standup battle so far.
O Malley pivots, looking for a leg kick but Christie is out of range and O Malley settles back down.
O Malley misses with a hook
and Christie counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
O Malley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
O Malley takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A cross from Christie lands.
O Malley throws a quick inside leg kick.
Christie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but O Malley was well out of range. Poor timing from Christie.
Christie cracks a nice hook into O Malley's ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as O Malley checks a leg kick.
Christie just misses with a punch to the body.
O Malley looks to throw the jab but Christie is out of range.
O Malley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. #CL#
O Malley has managed to clinch. #T1#
O Malley manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Christie wants to break the clinch but can't.
Christie avoids a wild elbow strike from O Malley.
O Malley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Christie's elbow.
O Malley lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Christie backwards.
Christie takes an elbow to the temple.
Christie wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but O Malley has him pressed against the cage.
Our sources have told us that O Malley has been working on his elbows in the gym.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for O Malley.
Christie looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
O Malley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice left hand lands by O Malley.
Christie blocks an elbow strike.
Christie blocks an elbow strike from O Malley. #T2#
O Malley lands with a left to the head.
O Malley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Christie can do to turn this around?#BC#
O Malley breaks from the clinch.
Christie is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down O Malley rather than just go for the knockout.
Christie changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
O Malley throws a body punch but Christie moves out of range.
Christie takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Christie throws a hook but O Malley blocks it.
O Malley fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
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!
Christie throws a head kick that misses.
Christie takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Christie darts in looking for a takedown but O Malley gets double underhooks and turns Christie into the cage.
That kick from O Malley tenderised Christie's leg. Christie is trying to keep his angry face on.
O Malley looks to land a left hand but Christie moved out of range nicely.
Christie staying out of range there.
Christie punishes O Malley's body with a nice straight punch.
Christie dives in for a single leg takedown but O Malley sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Shane O Malley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steven Christie.
A nice inside leg kick there by O Malley. That's going to slow Christie down.
Christie slips a straight right by O Malley.
O Malley misses with a hook.#T3#
Christie misses the shot to the body.
It looked like O Malley wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
O Malley throws a big shot that misses.
Christie on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Christie shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says O Malley as he avoids it easily.
O Malley ducks under a wild hook from Christie.
Christie tried to score with a low kick but O Malley checks it.
Christie cracks O Malley with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nice straight punches there by O Malley. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of O Malley.
Christie looks to score with a jab to the body but O Malley is just out of range.
Christie takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Christie tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but O Malley defends well and Christie ends up having to push O Malley into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Christie is breathing heavily.
O Malley comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
O Malley is looking to slow Christie down with leg kicks.
O Malley bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Christie's head backwards.
Christie stuns O Malley with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Christie. O Malley does a little dance to reset his feet.
O Malley tried to counter with a leg kick but Christie avoided it.
Christie takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
O Malley throws a sloppy head kick and Christie moves out of range easily.
Christie is clearly trying to counter these attacks from O Malley with a body shot.
Christie misses with a wild body shot. #T4#
Christie gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Christie checks the leg kick.
Christie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from O Malley.
O Malley appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Christie changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. O Malley tries to avoid it but Christie manages to keep hold of a leg and drag O Malley to the ground. O Malley escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Christie blocks a leg kick.
O Malley tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Christie paws at him with a jab and circles away.
O Malley throws a shot to the body.
Christie looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
O Malley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Christie.
O Malley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Christie.
Christie's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
O Malley jabs at Christie's body.
Christie throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent O Malley stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Christie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from O Malley.
Christie waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract O Malley.
O Malley throws a shot from downtown. Christie moves away and avoids it.
O Malley lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O Malley defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Christie.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Shane O Malley dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
O Malley lands the left hand.
Christie checks a low kick from O Malley.
A nice side step and Christie releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Christie scores with a hook to the body. O Malley takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Christie avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Christie is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
O Malley throws a good cross that connects.
O Malley lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A chopping leg kick lands by Christie.
Christie misses with a head kick.
O Malley scores with a punch to the head.
O Malley slips under a jab from Christie.
Christie lands with a good body shot.
Christie misses the jab.#TD2#
Christie fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging O Malley to the ground. Christie is now in O Malley's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Christie loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Christie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
O Malley working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Christie.
O Malley looking to control.
Christie works over O Malley with some ground and pound from guard.#T1#
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Christie accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Christie is looking to work some ground and pound but O Malley has wrist control.#SUB#
O Malley working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Christie doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Christie manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Christie pushes down on O Malley's leg and manages to get into half guard.
O Malley taking some punishment here, with Christie in his half guard.
Christie is nestled in close to O Malley, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
O Malley is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Christie trying to control from half guard but O Malley is working away.
Steven Christie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2##SUB#
O Malley looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
O Malley is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Christie scores with a couple of nice shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
O Malley is trying to get back to full guard.
Christie working O Malley over with strikes.
Christie trying to control from half guard but O Malley is working away.
Christie takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Christie takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.#T3#
Christie dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Christie throws a jab when O Malley was well out of range.
Crunch! Christie slams his shin into O Malley's torso.
Christie misses the shot to the body.
Christie is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Christie looking to land some kicks to the body here.
O Malley fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Christie takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Christie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but O Malley moves away.
O Malley swings away with a body shot that misses
and Christie connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Christie throws a body shot but no joy.
O Malley tries to clinch up but Christie circles away and keeps his distance.
O Malley attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
O Malley throws a leg kick but Christie sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Christie has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from O Malley.
Christie misses the shot to the body.
O Malley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Christie manages to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
O Malley takes a body punch but keeps moving. #T4#
O Malley ducks under a wild hook from Christie.
O Malley throwing a counter right hand but Christie manages to avoid it.
O Malley checks the leg kick nicely there.
A good leg kick by O Malley.
A jab from O Malley finds it's way through Christie's defenses.
O Malley lands with a straight right. Christie didn't see that one coming.
Christie comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
O Malley takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Christie looks to land a right hand but O Malley moved out of range.
O Malley is looking for a counter combo.
Christie throws a head kick but O Malley moves out of range.
Christie throws a shot to the body.
O Malley keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
O Malley lands a nice shot that snaps Christie's head back.
Shane O Malley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jab by Christie.#TD2#
O Malley gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

O Malley has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Christie off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Christie has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jab from O Malley.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Steven Christie.
I think O Malley 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shane O Malley!

A victorious Shane O Malley thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
The defeated Steven Christie had this to say: 'Roses are red, violets are blue, I'm making a voodoo doll, thinking of you.'.

 

Event: GAMMA#978 Sitsongrit v Gozen     
Date:   Dec 24, 2022
#R1#
Riminal fakes high and swings low for a body shot but O Malley manages to avoid it.
Riminal stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from O Malley.
Riminal dips to his left and cracks O Malley with an uppercut!
O Malley connects with the punch.
A clash of legs there as Riminal blocks the low kick.
Riminal shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has O Malley pinned against the cage. O Malley gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
O Malley tries to bum rush Riminal with a series of wild strikes but Riminal uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
O Malley connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A solid leg kick lands there for O Malley.
Riminal ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Riminal ducks under a wild hook from O Malley.
O Malley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Riminal.
A looping hook to the body misses from O Malley. Riminal does a little dance to reset his feet.
O Malley takes one to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
O Malley is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Riminal has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Mentor Gym in the buildup to the fight.#CL2#
O Malley drives through and clinches with Riminal against the cage.
Riminal lands a left hand.
Riminal misses with a body punch. #BC#
Riminal breaks the clinch.
Riminal tests O Malley's chin there with a solid looking shot.#T1##TD#
Riminal shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Riminal throws a strike but O Malley rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
Riminal avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. #SUB#
Riminal looking for a guillotine here but O Malley defends easily. #SUB#
Riminal has his foot on O Malley's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. O Malley works his way back into a safe position though.
O Malley forces his way into half guard.
Riminal is trying to maintain the position but O Malley is very close to passing his half guard.
O Malley not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. #T2#
O Malley thows a huge punch but Riminal dodges it nicely.
Nice strikes from O Malley there.
Riminal is doing well to control the position and prevent O Malley from advancing to side control.#SUB#
Riminal is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but O Malley pulls his head out easily. #SUB#
Riminal looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Riminal moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.#SUB#
Riminal throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
O Malley is in close to Riminal's body, working some short punches and elbows.
O Malley advances position into side control!
Riminal is trying to control O Malley's posture but O Malley avoids it. #T3#
O Malley grinds an elbow into Riminal's temple.
Riminal is looking to reverse the position.
Riminal on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Riminal gets back to half guard.#SUB2#
O Malley is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Riminal has managed to free his arm - good work.
O Malley thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
O Malley takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
O Malley is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
O Malley passes to full mount!
O Malley scores with a couple of good head shots there. #T4#
O Malley tries to control but Riminal wriggling away.
Riminal tries to hold on but O Malley postures up.
O Malley breaks from Riminal's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Riminal tries to hold on but O Malley postures up.
Riminal is trying to escape the mount.
O Malley connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Riminal sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Riminal is trying to control but can't.
O Malley is nestled in close to Riminal, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Shane O Malley dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Riminal lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Shane O Malley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
O Malley misses with a low kick.
O Malley tries to score with a low kick but Riminal moves his leg out of the way.
Riminal is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by O Malley. #TD#
Riminal dives in and scores a takedown into O Malley's guard.
O Malley is trying to keep Riminal in close. #SUB2#
Riminal got a little sloppy there for a moment and O Malley has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Riminal has managed to get both his arms back between O Malley's legs - danger averted.
Riminal looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Riminal throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as O Malley works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Malley preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. #T1##SUB2#
O Malley escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Riminal gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Riminal's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Riminal wants to control from the top but O Malley keeps moving.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Riminal looking to pass the guard. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Riminal throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
O Malley lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Riminal misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from O Malley. #T2#
Riminal walks into a straight right hand from O Malley.
Riminal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by O Malley.
O Malley blocks a head kick by Riminal.
Riminal uses good head movement to avoid the hook from O Malley.
O Malley defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Riminal.
Riminal gets cracked with a nice right hand there by O Malley.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
O Malley scores with a leg kick.
Shane O Malley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Riminal throws a hook but O Malley avoids it easily.
Riminal bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps O Malley's head backwards.
Riminal shoots in for a double leg but O Malley sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Riminal throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
O Malley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Riminal shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as O Malley sprawls well. O Malley wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Riminal gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ser Bian Warc Riminal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Riminal takes one to the chin there.
O Malley lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Riminal misses with a looping right.#T3#
O Malley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Riminal.
O Malley looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
O Malley ducks under a wild hook from Riminal.
Riminal throws an overhand right that lands on O Malley's shoulder, as O Malley tries to avoid the shot.
A slow jab from Riminal misses its intended target.
O Malley misses with a body shot.
Riminal swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
O Malley fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Riminal has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
O Malley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Riminal.
A slow jab from O Malley misses its intended target.
O Malley throws a hook but Riminal avoids it easily.
Riminal misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick from Riminal lands but O Malley takes it in his stride.
Nice defenses there by Riminal.
Riminal takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there. #TD#
A momentary lapse in concentration from O Malley enables Riminal to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. O Malley manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Riminal tries to free his leg and advance position but O Malley is retaining full guard.
Riminal not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. #T4#
Riminal wants to control from the top but O Malley keeps moving.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O Malley controls Riminal momentarily but Riminal frees himself.
Riminal is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Riminal is looking to work some ground and pound but O Malley has wrist control.
Riminal stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. O Malley swivels though and keeps the full guard. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
O Malley jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Ser Bian Warc Riminal will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3#
O Malley swings for the body but Riminal moves out of range.
Riminal pulls out of a head kick attempt.
O Malley slips a jab from Riminal.
Riminal shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says O Malley as he avoids it easily.
O Malley misses with a jab to the body
and Riminal counters with a head kick.
O Malley connects with a leg kick.
O Malley tries a low kick but Riminal avoids it.
Good standup being displayed there by O Malley as he connects with a hook.
Riminal misses with a hook.
Riminal misses the shot to the body.
O Malley throws the left hand but Riminal avoids the punch easily.
Riminal looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Riminal misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
O Malley tries to land a leg kick but Riminal saw it coming and moves away.
Riminal throws a shot from downtown. O Malley moves away and avoids it.
O Malley is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Riminal waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract O Malley.
Riminal blocks a head kick by O Malley.
A quick step to the side and Riminal tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Riminal looks for a takedown but O Malley sprawls well.
Riminal takes a body punch but keeps moving. #T1#
A telegraphed right hand from O Malley misses the target.
Riminal is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
O Malley fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Riminal has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
O Malley throws the left hand but Riminal avoids the punch easily.
Riminal fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches O Malley on the side of the head.
Riminal shoots for a double leg takedown but O Malley sprawls well. He's pushed Riminal's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ser Bian Warc Riminal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Riminal closes the distance and clinches up with O Malley, looking for a takedown. Riminal pushes O Malley against the cage but O Malley circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
O Malley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Riminal.
Riminal bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Riminal is looking to counter punch.
O Malley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Riminal.
O Malley takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Riminal keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from O Malley.
Riminal throws a hook but O Malley avoids it easily.
A nice leg kick from O Malley, right into the meat of the thigh.
O Malley misses with a head kick.
O Malley is looking to slow Riminal down with leg kicks.
O Malley scores with a shot to the body.
Riminal is trying hard to land a takedown here. O Malley sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Riminal throws the left hand but O Malley avoids the punch easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by O Malley.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O Malley loads up on a big right hand but Riminal slips the punch.#T2#
Riminal throws a looping overhand right but O Malley ducks down to avoid it.
O Malley looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
O Malley tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Riminal manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
O Malley scores with a nice head shot.
O Malley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Riminal.
O Malley takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by O Malley.
Riminal scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Riminal takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A swing and a miss from Riminal.
Riminal tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
O Malley throws a sloppy body shot
and Riminal counters with a lovely straight right hand!
O Malley cracks Riminal with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Riminal scores with a head kick.
O Malley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Riminal.
Shane O Malley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Riminal shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says O Malley as he avoids it easily.
O Malley misses with a body shot.
Sloppy strikes from O Malley. Those never looked like landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Riminal misses the target.
Riminal changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The fighters circling - O Malley throws out the jab but it was never going to land. #T3#
O Malley throws a jab but it's blocked by Riminal.
A telegraphed right hand from O Malley misses the target.
Riminal walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jab from Riminal.
O Malley blocks a jab.
Riminal throws a head kick that misses.
Riminal misses with an uppercut. O Malley saw that one coming.
Riminal looks to score with a jab to the body but O Malley is just out of range.
Riminal blocks a head kick by O Malley.
O Malley thows a left - swing and a miss!
Riminal misses with a telegraphed body shot
and O Malley counters with a low kick, right behind Riminal 's knee.
O Malley pivots, looking for a leg kick but Riminal is out of range and O Malley settles back down.
Riminal lands a head shot.
Riminal tries a head kick but it misses.
O Malley misses with an uppercut. Riminal saw that one coming.
O Malley takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Riminal throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
O Malley blocks a head kick by Riminal.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Riminal steps to the side to avoid the strikes from O Malley.#T4#
Riminal closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A swing and a miss from Riminal.
Riminal throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
O Malley connects with a leg kick.
Riminal just misses with a punch to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Riminal misses the target.
O Malley was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Riminal takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A punch lands to the side of Riminal 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Riminal will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
O Malley takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Riminal avoids the body shot from O Malley.
Riminal goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
O Malley throws a low kick but Riminal moves out of range easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by O Malley. That's going to slow Riminal down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O Malley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
O Malley lands with a right hand.
O Malley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Riminal.
O Malley tries to clinch but Riminal moves out of range.
Riminal jabbing away but nothing is landing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shane O Malley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think O Malley 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 28:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shane O Malley!

Shane O Malley decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

 

Event: GAMMA#973 Karim v Barboza     
Date:   Nov 19, 2022
#R1#
Alzate throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A little jabbing left from O Malley on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Alzate ducks under a wild hook from O Malley.
Alzate is looking to slow O Malley down with leg kicks.
O Malley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alzate.
O Malley is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
O Malley throws a lazy right hand but Alzate sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Alzate darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A jab lands there for O Malley.
Alzate shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Alzate misses with a straight left.
Alzate throws a quick inside leg kick.
A big right from Alzate misses.
O Malley with the counter takedown but Alzate avoids it easily.
Alzate throws a front kick aimed at O Malley's knee but O Malley avoids it well.
O Malley tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Alzate manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Alzate attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
O Malley keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot to the body from O Malley misses
and Alzate counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
O Malley connects with a leg kick.
Alzate misses with a looping left.
A chopping leg kick lands by Alzate.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O Malley scores with the left hand. Alzate knows he should have avoided that one.
O Malley throws a hook but Alzate blocks it.
Alzate blocks a low kick nicely.#T1#
O Malley takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
O Malley tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
O Malley scores with a jab. Alzate acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
O Malley fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Alzate has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Alzate checks a leg kick nicely.
O Malley misses with an uppercut.
O Malley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The fighters circling - O Malley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
O Malley swings widly with a right hand
enabling Alzate to counter with a crisp jab.
Alzate connects with a solid leg kick.
Alzate throws a low kick but O Malley avoids it.
Alzate throws a low kick, looking for O Malley's leg but O Malley calmly moves out of range.
Alzate connects with a leg kick.
O Malley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
O Malley throws the left hand but Alzate avoids the punch easily.
O Malley swings for the body but Alzate moves out of range.
Alzate tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
O Malley lands a nice shot that snaps Alzate's head back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alzate with a nice calf kick.
Alzate throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
O Malley's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.#T2#
Alzate cracks a nice hook into O Malley's ribs.
Alzate connects with an inside leg kick.
A big left from O Malley misses.
Jab by Alzate.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from O Malley.
O Malley tries to score a power double leg takedown but Alzate sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten O Malley somewhat.
O Malley will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
O Malley goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Alzate throws a leg kick but O Malley moved away.
O Malley scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Alzate misses with a looping left.
Alzate lands a jab to the nose.
Niko Alzate is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A nice leg kick lands there from Alzate.
Alzate dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on O Malley. That did some damage!
Alzate dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on O Malley. That did some damage!#T3#
Alzate lands a slapping body shot.
Alzate scoring well with a low kick there.
Alzate tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
O Malley motions for Alzate to come forward. O Malley throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
O Malley checks the leg kick.
Alzate tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Alzate steps to the side to avoid the strikes from O Malley.
O Malley fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.#CL2#
O Malley forces Alzate back against the cage and clinches.
Alzate misses with a punch on the inside.
Alzate presses O Malley against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Alzate lands with a left to the head.
Alzate working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
O Malley is trying to pull guard but Alzate turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Niko Alzate has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shane O Malley.
Alzate on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Alzate pushes O Malley back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Alzate misses with some punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!#BC#
Alzate breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
O Malley has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Alzate.
O Malley connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Alzate fakes a jab and throws a low kick but O Malley checks it well. #T4#
O Malley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Alzate.
Alzate fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and O Malley has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
O Malley throws a shot from downtown. Alzate moves away and avoids it.
O Malley misses with a lunging right hand
and Alzate counters with a good low kick that O Malley was not able to check.
Nice shot by Alzate.
O Malley throws a right and a left that both miss.
Alzate takes one on the button.
Alzate takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Alzate throws a hook to the side of O Malley's head but O Malley sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
O Malley misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Alzate lands a jab to the nose.
A nice inside leg kick there by Alzate. That's going to slow O Malley down.
Alzate lands a jab to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice sprawl there from Alzate as O Malley shoots in.
Alzate dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Shane O Malley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alzate looks to score with a jab to the body but O Malley is just out of range.
Alzate waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract O Malley.
Jab from Alzate.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Niko Alzate dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Alzate feints and then cracks O Malley's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow O Malley down.
Alzate throws the left hand but O Malley avoids the punch easily.
O Malley slips a straight right by Alzate.
Alzate throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
O Malley looks to score with a jab to the body but Alzate is just out of range.
Alzate throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Alzate tries to work over O Malley's front leg with a kick but O Malley checks it.
Alzate bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps O Malley's head backwards.
Alzate misses with a low kick as O Malley jumps back.
O Malley lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A low kick from Alzate misses
and O Malley counters with a stiff right hand.
O Malley lands with an overhand left.
Alzate lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Alzate has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Alzate there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nice straight punches there by Alzate. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Alzate.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alzate wants to slow O Malley down by chopping away at his legs.
Alzate throws a leg kick but O Malley checks it.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Alzate here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
O Malley's jab looks to have found its range, popping Alzate under the eye.
A slow jab from Alzate misses its intended target.
O Malley dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Alzate. That did some damage!#T1#
O Malley bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Alzate's head backwards.
O Malley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
O Malley throws a front kick aimed at Alzate's knee but Alzate avoids it well.
Alzate swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Alzate uses good head movement to avoid the hook from O Malley.
Niko Alzate is winning the standup battle so far.
Alzate takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Alzate is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that O Malley can do to turn this around?
Good exchange - Alzate coming out on top.
Alzate fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and O Malley has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
O Malley is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
O Malley throws a hook but Alzate avoids it easily.
Decent striking displayed by O Malley there.
O Malley is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
O Malley takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A slow jab from O Malley misses its intended target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alzate throws a low kick but O Malley avoids it.
O Malley takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Alzate waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract O Malley.
O Malley blocks a low kick nicely.
O Malley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alzate sees it coming and avoids it easily.
O Malley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Alzate dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#T2#
Horrible takedown attempt by O Malley or perhaps it was just good defense by Alzate, which made it look bad.
Alzate takes a swing at O Malley's ribcage but misses.
O Malley bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Alzate's head.
Alzate throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
O Malley cracks Alzate with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A nice inside leg kick there by Alzate. That's going to slow O Malley down.
Alzate ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Alzate misses with a kick to the body.
O Malley throws out a counter right but Alzate avoids it with no problem.
O Malley lands an overhand right.
Alzate throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Alzate throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Alzate fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but O Malley is out of range.
O Malley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alzate.
O Malley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alzate sees it coming and avoids it easily.
O Malley misses with a straight left.
Alzate with a hook.
O Malley just misses with a punch to the body.
O Malley takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie. #T3#
Alzate will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Alzate swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alzate connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between O Malley's hands.
Alzate misses with an uppercut.
O Malley missing with a left hand there. Alzate was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
O Malley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Alzate.
Alzate chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Alzate moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
O Malley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
O Malley misses with a right hand
and Alzate counters with a thumping low kick.
O Malley turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
O Malley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
O Malley takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
O Malley scores with a hook to the body. Alzate takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Alzate thuds a left hand into O Malley's body.
Alzate takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alzate throws a hook but O Malley blocks it.
Alzate throws a leg kick which misses O Malley's front leg but catches the back leg as O Malley tries to avoid it.
O Malley throws a leg kick that misses. #T4#
O Malley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alzate was well out of range. Poor timing from O Malley.
Alzate will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
O Malley checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Alzate takes a swing at O Malley's ribcage but misses.
Alzate throws a body punch but O Malley moves out of range.
Alzate ducks under a wild hook from O Malley.
Alzate half committed to a counter leg kick.
O Malley throws a right and a left that both miss.
Alzate keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alzate uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from O Malley.
O Malley checks a leg kick nicely.
Alzate shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
O Malley is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Alzate blocks a jab.
Alzate was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Alzate motions for O Malley to come forward. Alzate throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
O Malley misses the jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O Malley takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Alzate throws a looping overhand right but O Malley ducks down to avoid it.
Alzate fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but O Malley is out of range.
Alzate lands with a good body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Alzate.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Niko Alzate 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!#R3#
O Malley looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Alzate keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from O Malley.
Alzate buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Alzate looks to land a right hand but O Malley moved out of range.
O Malley lands a jab-cross combination.
O Malley moves out of range of the body kick.
O Malley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Alzate attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Alzate lands with an overhand left.
O Malley takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Alzate throws a wild body kick that O Malley sees coming a mile off.
Alzate lands with a thumping leg kick.
O Malley lands with a hook. Alzate tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
O Malley avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
O Malley checks the leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O Malley throws a leg kick
and Alzate counters with a good low kick that O Malley was not able to check.
O Malley missing with a left hand there. Alzate was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Alzate throws a leg kick but O Malley checks it.
A big right from Alzate misses. #T1#
O Malley checks a leg kick nicely.
O Malley changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A swing and a miss from O Malley.
O Malley looks to throw the jab but Alzate is out of range.
A swing and a miss from Alzate.
O Malley looks to land a right hand but Alzate moved out of range.
Alzate takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A nice inside leg kick there by Alzate. That's going to slow O Malley down.
O Malley keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Alzate tries to land a leg kick but O Malley saw it coming and moves away.
O Malley takes a swing at Alzate's ribcage but misses.
Alzate throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
O Malley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alzate.
Alzate lands a nice leg kick that just misses O Malley's sensitive parts.
Alzate looks to score with a jab to the body but O Malley is just out of range.
Alzate ducks under a wild hook from O Malley.
Alzate looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Horrible takedown attempt by O Malley or perhaps it was just good defense by Alzate, which made it look bad.
O Malley is looking to score with low kicks.
O Malley with the inside leg kick. #T2#
O Malley drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Alzate lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
O Malley misses with a hook
and Alzate counters with a thumping low kick.
A lazy left from Alzate finds it's target.
Alzate will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Alzate will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
O Malley throws a solid leg kick but Alzate takes the impact on his shin and smiles at O Malley.
O Malley pivots, looking for a leg kick but Alzate is out of range and O Malley settles back down.
A chopping leg kick lands by O Malley.
Alzate thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jab from Alzate.
Alzate cracks O Malley with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A bone on bone clash there as O Malley blocks the leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as O Malley checks a leg kick.
Alzate dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on O Malley. That did some damage!
A big left from O Malley misses.
O Malley uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
O Malley jabs at Alzate's body.
Alzate connects with a jab.#T3#
O Malley takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Alzate takes a swing at O Malley's ribcage but misses.
O Malley misses with a hook.
Good exchange - Alzate coming out on top.
Alzate wants to slow O Malley down by chopping away at his legs.
O Malley is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Alzate throws an overhand right that lands on O Malley's shoulder, as O Malley tries to avoid the shot.
Alzate slips under a jab from O Malley.
Alzate tries a low kick but O Malley avoids it.
O Malley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alzate sees it coming and avoids it easily.
O Malley throws out a loose jab but Alzate uses good head movement to avoid it.
O Malley checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Alzate lands an overhand right.
Alzate slips a straight right by O Malley.
O Malley looks to throw the jab but Alzate is out of range.
O Malley misses with a hook. Alzate ducked under it nicely.
A lazy left from Alzate finds it's target.
O Malley shoots in and drives through. Alzate sprawls well.#T4#
O Malley is looking to clinch but Alzate is avoiding it.
O Malley fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Alzate on the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alzate throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
O Malley misses with a lunging right hand
and Alzate counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps O Malley thinking.
O Malley throws a looping overhand right but Alzate ducks down to avoid it.
Alzate was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
O Malley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alzate.
A nice leg kick lands there from O Malley.
Alzate takes a kick to the side of the head.
Alzate throws out a leg kick but O Malley moves out of range and Alzate only half commits.
O Malley misses with a head kick.
O Malley walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
O Malley takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
O Malley tries to move into range but Alzate moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Alzate cracks O Malley with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O Malley ducks right into an uppercut from Alzate.
Alzate buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
O Malley dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Shane O Malley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Niko Alzate is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Alzate with a body punch. A glancing blow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Niko Alzate showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Alzate has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Niko Alzate!

A victorious Niko Alzate thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

 

Event: GAMMA#970 Karim v Hero     
Date:   Oct 29, 2022
#R1#
Valdez lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
O Malley checks the leg kick nicely there.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
O Malley connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Valdez momentarily.
Jab by Valdez.
O Malley tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Valdez swivels and escapes.
Valdez lunges at O Malley with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by O Malley's hand.
Valdez has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
O Malley throws a hook but Valdez blocks it.
O Malley attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Valdez looks to land a right hand but O Malley moved out of range.
A big right from Valdez misses.
Valdez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Valdez throws a looping overhand right but O Malley ducks down to avoid it.
Valdez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
O Malley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Valdez.
O Malley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Valdez connects with a right hand. O Malley shakes it off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Valdez throws a low kick but O Malley moves out of range easily.
O Malley looks to land a left hand but Valdez moved out of range nicely.
Valdez checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Valdez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Valdez takes a swing at O Malley's ribcage but misses.
O Malley missing with a left hand there. Valdez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Valdez lands a jab to the head.
A jab from Valdez misses.
Valdez misses with an uppercut. #T1#
O Malley blocks a leg kick.
O Malley feinted with a counter takedown.
Valdez on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Valdez blocks a jab.
O Malley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Valdez.
O Malley is looking to slow Valdez down with leg kicks.
DeMario Valdez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
O Malley throws a hook but Valdez blocks it.
Valdez misses the jab.
Valdez scores with a jab to the head.
O Malley is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Valdez's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
A jab from O Malley misses.
O Malley lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A big right from Valdez misses.
Valdez throws a body shot but no joy.
O Malley checks a low kick from Valdez.
Valdez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
O Malley defending well as Valdez loads up on a big left hand.
O Malley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Valdez.
Valdez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract O Malley.
O Malley throws an overhand right that lands on Valdez's shoulder, as Valdez tries to avoid the shot.
Valdez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Valdez gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O Malley avoids the head kick by Valdez.
O Malley tries to clinch but Valdez is having none of it.
Valdez pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #T2#
O Malley darts in looking for a takedown but Valdez gets double underhooks and turns O Malley into the cage.
Valdez swings wildly with an uppercut but O Malley uses good head movement to avoid it. #BC2#
Valdez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
O Malley misses with a looping right.
O Malley takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
O Malley throws out a powerful jab.
Valdez feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits O Malleys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
O Malley connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Valdez throws a looping overhand right but O Malley ducks down to avoid it.
Valdez swings for the body but O Malley moves out of range.
Valdez cracks O Malley with an open hand slap.
O Malley throws a jab when Valdez was well out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Valdez misses the target.
DeMario Valdez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Valdez lands with a right hand.
Valdez lands with a straight right. O Malley didn't see that one coming.
O Malley works the jab nicely.
Valdez misses with a straight right.
O Malley moves away from the strike by Valdez.
Valdez throws the left hand but O Malley avoids the punch easily.
O Malley catches Valdez with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
O Malley checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.#T3#
A big right from O Malley misses. #TD#
O Malley closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The ground and pound from O Malley seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
O Malley misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
You can see the frustration on Valdez's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.#SUB#
O Malley tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no O Malley has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Valdez is trying to work for a sweep but O Malley has mounted him!
Valdez really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Valdez slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.#T4#
Valdez tries to kick O Malley off but O Malley keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
O Malley not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
O Malley seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Valdez does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Valdez wants to get back to full guard.
Valdez wants to control but O Malley passes into side.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
O Malley postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Valdez tries to buck O Malley off but O Malley is having none of it.
O Malley lands a decent elbow from side control. #SUB#
O Malley is working to tighten his grip on Valdez's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Valdez has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but O Malley is really squeezing tight and eventually Valdez passes out! O Malley breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Shane O Malley!
After winning the bout, Shane O Malley thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

 

Event: GAMMA#964 Aurelius v Spratt     
Date:   Sep 17, 2022
#R1#
The fighters circling - O Malley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
O Malley blocks a jab.
O Malley misses with a straight left.
O Malley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fortay misses with a low kick as O Malley jumps back.
Fortay jabs at O Malley's body.
Fortay lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Fortay throws a shot to the body.
Fortay dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
O Malley slips a jab and a cross from Fortay.
O Malley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fortay.
O Malley moves away from the strike by Fortay.
O Malley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
O Malley with the inside leg kick.
Fortay throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
O Malley throws an overhand right that lands on Fortay's shoulder, as Fortay tries to avoid the shot.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that O Malley has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Fortay cracks O Malley with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nice uppercut lands for Fortay. That snapped O Malley's head back.
Fortay takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nice straight punches there by Fortay. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Fortay.
O Malley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fortay. #T1#
Fortay works O Malley's body with a nice hook.
Fortay slips under a jab.
Fortay misses with an uppercut. O Malley saw that one coming.
Fortay lunges at O Malley with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by O Malley's hand.
O Malley throws a looping overhand right but Fortay ducks down to avoid it.
Fortay throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
O Malley moves away from the strike by Fortay.
Sloppy strikes from Fortay. Those never looked like landing.
O Malley moves out of range of the strikes.
Fortay slips a straight right by O Malley.
O Malley staying out of range there.
O Malley catches Fortay with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Fortay cracks O Malley with a good jab.
Fortay drops his hands momentarily and O Malley takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A slow jab from Fortay misses its intended target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fortay ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fortay lunges at O Malley with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by O Malley's hand.
Fortay throws the left hand but O Malley avoids the punch easily.
O Malley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fortay manages to avoid it.#T2#
Fortay comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
O Malley misses with an uppercut.
O Malley misses with a straight left.
Donk. Fortay catches O Malley right on the button with a cross.
Fortay lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Fortay punishes O Malley's body with a nice straight punch.
A solid leg kick lands there for O Malley.
O Malley throws a nice outside leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for O Malley.
Fortay scores with a decent looking hook.
O Malley lands a jab to the nose.
Fortay slips a straight right by O Malley.
Fortay works O Malley's body with a nice hook.
O Malley blocks a jab.
Fortay looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
O Malley walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Fortay checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Fortay throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fortay fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fortay misses with a straight left. #T3#
Fortay fakes a jab and throws a low kick but O Malley checks it well.
O Malley looks to land a left hand but Fortay moved out of range nicely.
O Malley blocks a jab.
Fortay staying out of range there.
Fortay throws a hook but O Malley blocks it.
O Malley scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fortay slips a straight right by O Malley.
Fortay swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Fortay misses with a body shot.
O Malley buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
O Malley throws a leg kick but Fortay moved away.
An attempted straight right counter from Fortay misses the target.
Fortay throws a hook but O Malley blocks it.
O Malley misses with a low kick.
O Malley misses the jab.
Fortay throws a body shot but no joy.
O Malley lands a jab to the head.
Fortay throws a hook but O Malley avoids it easily.
O Malley throws a lazy uppercut
and Fortay counters with a stiff right hand.
Fortay throws a leg kick that misses.
Fortay getting the better of the striking in that exchange.#T4#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
O Malley throws a body shot but no joy.
Fortay throws a shot from downtown. O Malley moves away and avoids it.
Fortay paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
O Malley scores with a nice head shot.
Fortay misses with a takedown attempt - O Malley sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
O Malley connects with the punch.
O Malley throws a series of punches but Fortay moves out of range.
Fortay swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Fortay scores with a crisp jab that stopped O Malley in his tracks.
O Malley moves into range and connects with a jab.
Fortay ducks down and throws a hook to the body but O Malley moves away.
Fortay fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
O Malley wants to slow Fortay down by chopping away at his legs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O Malley misses with a looping left.
O Malley misses with a body shot.
Fortay throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
O Malley cracks Fortay with a good jab.
Fortay is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
O Malley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tree Fortay dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
A jab from O Malley misses.
A little feinted left hand from Fortay on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
O Malley misses with a lunging right hand
and Fortay counters with a lovely straight right hand!
O Malley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
O Malley throws a leg kick but Fortay checks it.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but O Malley might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Fortay has got the better of the exchanges.
Fortay scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
O Malley looks to land a left hand but Fortay moved out of range nicely.
O Malley avoids the body shot from Fortay.
Fortay lands with an overhand left.
Shane O Malley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
O Malley throws a body punch but Fortay moves out of range.
Fortay appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
O Malley throws a big shot that misses.
Nice defenses there by O Malley.
Fortay keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
O Malley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Malley fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Fortay checks it well.
Fortay misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fortay swings and misses with a hook to the body.
O Malley rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Fortay counters with a stiff right hand.
A shot to the liver by Fortay. Beautiful body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
O Malley closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. #T1#
Fortay lands an overhand right.
Fortay scores with a decent looking hook.
Fortay lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Fortay waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract O Malley.
Fortay checks a low kick from O Malley.
O Malley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fortay was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Fortay uses good head movement to avoid the hook from O Malley.
Fortay swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fortay misses the shot to the body.
A little jabbing left from O Malley on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Some bone on bone action there as Fortay checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Fortay needs to keep his hands up - O Malley had a free shot at his head there.
O Malley has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Fortay throws a low kick but O Malley moves out of range easily.
O Malley tries to work over Fortay's front leg with a kick but Fortay checks it.
O Malley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fortay checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Fortay throws out a powerful jab.
Fortay misses with a straight right.
O Malley takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fortay is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that O Malley can do to turn this around?
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!
Nice body kick from Fortay.#T2#
O Malley throws a jab but it's blocked by Fortay.
O Malley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fortay.
Fortay tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
O Malley lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Fortay throws a leg kick that misses.
O Malley looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Fortay slips a jab from O Malley.
Fortay throwing a counter right hand but O Malley manages to avoid it.
Fortay slips a straight right by O Malley.
O Malley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
O Malley misses with an uppercut
enabling Fortay to counter with a crisp jab.
O Malley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fortay swinging wildly here.
A slow jab from O Malley misses its intended target.
O Malley throws a looping overhand right but Fortay ducks down to avoid it.
Fortay throws a right and a left that O Malley avoids nicely.
A clash of legs there as Fortay blocks the low kick.
Fortay throws a hook but O Malley avoids it easily.
O Malley looks to land a left hand but Fortay moved out of range nicely.#T3#
O Malley is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
O Malley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
O Malley misses with a straight right.
Fortay throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fortay takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fortay misses with a looping left.
Fortay stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from O Malley.
Fortay throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
O Malley is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
O Malley looks to throw the jab but Fortay is out of range.
O Malley fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Fortay checks it well.
O Malley misses with a two punch combination.
Fortay scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. O Malley doesn't seem bothered though.
Tree Fortay is winning the standup battle so far.
A swing and a miss from O Malley.
O Malley works the jab nicely.
O Malley takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fortay moves out of range as O Malley strikes.
Fortay walks into a stiff left hand from O Malley.#T4#
O Malley takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fortay connects with a body shot that sends O Malley's belly button to the back.
Fortay lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Fortay is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
O Malley scores with a head kick. Fortay tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
O Malley walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
O Malley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fortay.
O Malley scores with a leg kick.
Fortay throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fortay throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
O Malley feints a jab promting Fortay to slip. O Malley then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Fortay slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Fortay looks to land a left hand but O Malley moved out of range nicely.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Fortay.
O Malley tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Nice cross by O Malley.
Fortay has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O Malley misses with a looping left.
O Malley moves out of range as Fortay strikes.
Fortay cracks a nice hook into O Malley's ribs.
Nice body punch from Fortay.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Tree Fortay will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.#R3#
Fortay is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by O Malley.
O Malley misses with a straight right.
O Malley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fortay was well out of range. Poor timing from O Malley.
It looked like Fortay was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Fortay connects with a body shot.
Fortay connects with an inside leg kick.
O Malley lands with a good body shot.
Fortay checks a leg kick.
Fortay misses with a body shot.
Fortay moves out of range as O Malley strikes.
Fortay scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Fortay ducks down and throws a hook to the body but O Malley moves away.
O Malley swings away with a leg kick that misses.
O Malley takes a swing at Fortay's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Malley takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Fortay scores with a jab. O Malley acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
O Malley ducks under a wild hook from Fortay.
O Malley is looking for the big counter here.
Fortay looks to land a right hand but O Malley moved out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
O Malley scores with a shot to the body. #T1#
O Malley throws a chopping leg kick but Fortay manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
O Malley takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Fortay misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from O Malley.
O Malley gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Fortay.
O Malley with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Fortay to score with a decent uppercut.#ROC#O Malley is rocked!
Fortay ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
O Malley blocks the body kick.
Fortay misses with a body shot.
O Malley misses with a hook.
A shot to the liver by O Malley. Beautiful body shot.
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 rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but O Malley moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fortay dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fortay drops his hands momentarily and O Malley takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
O Malley on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A slow jab from O Malley misses its intended target. #TD#
Fortay gets a double leg takedown into O Malley's guard.
Fortay pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. O Malley is keeping the position for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T2#
O Malley managing to control the position.
O Malley trying to control the position.
O Malley keeping moving, preventing Fortay from controlling successfully.
Fortay seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Fortay wants to control from the top but O Malley keeps moving. #T3#
Fortay stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. O Malley swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fortay controlling from the top position. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fortay connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Fortay thows a left - swing and a miss!
O Malley throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fortay throws a jab when O Malley was well out of range.
Fortay slips under a jab.
Fortay avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
O Malley throws a poor cross that misses
letting Fortay counter with a right hand. #T4#
Fortay misses with an uppercut. O Malley saw that one coming.
O Malley appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
O Malley misses with a looping right.
Fortay avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fortay lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
O Malley connects with a leg kick.
O Malley throws a front kick aimed at Fortay's knee but Fortay avoids it well.
Fortay shoots in looking for a takedown but O Malley manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Fortay's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Tree Fortay is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fortay fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fortay paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big right from Fortay misses.
O Malley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fortay.
Fortay bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fortay on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fortay uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from O Malley.
Shane O Malley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
O Malley misses with a low kick.
Fortay throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tree Fortay showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fortay has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tree Fortay!

An out of breath Tree Fortay thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

 

Event: GAMMA#960 Karim v Yago     
Date:   Aug 20, 2022
#R1#
Christie scores with a jab to the body.
O Malley misses with an uppercut.
Jab, jab by Christie - just one landing.
O Malley slips under a jab from Christie.
Christie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from O Malley.
O Malley throws a series of punches but Christie moves out of range.
The fighters circling - O Malley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
O Malley throws a jab but it's blocked by Christie.
We've been told by Christie's head coaches at Crapollas Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
O Malley throws a shot from downtown. Christie moves away and avoids it.#CL2#
Christie gets tackled into the cage by O Malley. O Malley maintains the clinch.
Christie blocks the elbow strike. #BC#
Christie escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Christie lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Shane O Malley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Christie uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
O Malley looks for the body kick but Christie saw that one coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A good leg kick by O Malley.
O Malley misses with an uppercut
letting Christie counter with a right hand.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that O Malley has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
O Malley swings widly with a right hand
and Christie counters with a left to the body.
Christie scores with a jab.
O Malley takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nice shot lands for O Malley.
O Malley listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.#T1#
Christie misses with a looping right.
O Malley misses with a takedown attempt
letting Christie counter with a right hand. #ROC#O Malley is rocked!
Christie connects with a crisp jab.
O Malley is still on wobbly legs! Can Christie finish him?
Christie takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
O Malley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Christie.
O Malley seems to have recovered his senses.
Christie avoids the head kick by O Malley.
O Malley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Christie sizes up O Malley with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
O Malley tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Christie manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Christie looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
O Malley moves out of range of the strikes.
O Malley changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
O Malley's corner calls for a 1-2. O Malley obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
O Malley tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Christie manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Christie dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Christie takes one to the chin there.
Christie takes one to the chin there.
O Malley staying out of range there.
O Malley fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Christie looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.#T2#
Christie scores with a jab to the head.
O Malley blocks a jab.
O Malley defending well as Christie loads up on a big left hand.
Christie misses with an uppercut. O Malley saw that one coming.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by O Malley!
Steven Christie is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A slow jab from Christie misses its intended target.
Christie throws a shot from downtown. O Malley moves away and avoids it.
Christie is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
O Malley lands a really nice looking cross but Christie seems unphased.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts O Malley, as that shot connected.
O Malley tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Christie is able to avoid easily.
Christie on the wrong end of a nice hook.
O Malley slips under a jab from Christie.
O Malley jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A big right from Christie misses.
Christie misses with an uppercut. O Malley saw that one coming.
Christie throws a hook to the side of O Malley's head but O Malley sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
O Malley changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Christie takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Christie has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from O Malley finds it's way round the side to connect with Christie's head.
Christie looks to land a left hand but O Malley moved out of range nicely.#T3#
Christie misses the shot to the body.
O Malley flicks out a counter leg kick but Christie steps away.
Christie waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract O Malley.
A slow jab from Christie misses its intended target.
Christie takes a swing at O Malley's ribcage but misses.
O Malley throws a jab when Christie was well out of range.
Christie is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
O Malley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
O Malley ducks under a wild hook from Christie.
A left lands for Christie.
O Malley lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A big right from O Malley misses.
A little feinted left hand from Christie on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Christie misses with an uppercut.
O Malley fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
O Malley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
O Malley throws a low kick but Christie moves out of range easily.
Christie lands a lovely overhand right.
O Malley scoring well with a low kick there.
O Malley slips a jab from Christie.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
O Malley lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
O Malley scores with a nice strike.#T4#
O Malley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big left from Christie misses.
O Malley feints a counter leg kick.
Christie punishes O Malley's body with a nice straight punch.
O Malley throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Christie stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
O Malley throws an off balance right hand
and Christie makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Christie blocks a jab.
Christie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
O Malley misses with a few strikes there.
Nice defenses there by O Malley.
O Malley misses with a wild body shot.
O Malley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
O Malley doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Christie connects with a body shot.
Christie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Christie connects with a nice looking jab.
Christie throws an uppercut from half a mile away. O Malley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Christie looks to land a left hand but O Malley moved out of range nicely.
O Malley is looking to clinch.
A big right from Christie misses.
O Malley with the counter takedown but Christie avoids it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Steven Christie will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2##CL2#
O Malley clinches with his opponent.
O Malley misses with the head strike.
O Malley looking to stall.
Christie is trying to break the clinch but O Malley is controlling him.
Christie wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.#BC2#
O Malley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
O Malley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Christie throws out the jab.
Christie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but O Malley moves away.
O Malley misses with a looping right.
Christie rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and O Malley counters with a slapping leg kick.
Christie cracks O Malley with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Malley cracks Christie with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A looping hook to the body misses from O Malley. Christie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Christie punishes O Malley's body with a nice straight punch.
Christie takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A big left from Christie misses.
O Malley thows a left - swing and a miss! #T1#
O Malley throws a low kick but Christie avoids it.
Christie throwing a counter right hand but O Malley manages to avoid it.
O Malley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Christie misses with a wild body shot.
Christie keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Christie steps to the side to avoid the strikes from O Malley.
Christie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from O Malley! But no joy.
Good standup being displayed there by Christie as he connects with a hook.
Christie misses with a hook. O Malley ducked under it nicely.
O Malley appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
O Malley takes a shot right to the bread basket.
O Malley swings for the body but Christie moves out of range.
Christie blocks the body kick.
Christie takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Christie throws a hook to the side of O Malley's head but O Malley sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Christie checks a leg kick.
O Malley looks to land a right hand but Christie moved out of range.
A swing and a miss from Christie.
O Malley misses the jab.
Christie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Christie misses with a wild body shot. #T2#
Christie blocks a jab.
O Malley takes a swing at Christie's ribcage but misses.
Christie moves out of range of the leg kick from O Malley.
O Malley moves away from the strike by Christie.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice defenses there by O Malley.
O Malley just misses with a punch to the body.
Christie blocks a leg kick.
O Malley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Christie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from O Malley.
O Malley fails in his attempt to clinch.
O Malley lands a really nice looking cross but Christie seems unphased.
O Malley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Some wild striking there from O Malley.
O Malley thows a left - swing and a miss!
Christie swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Christie scores with a shot to the body.
O Malley slips under a jab.
O Malley ducks under a wild hook from Christie.
O Malley tries to counter by closing the distance.#T3#
O Malley shoots for a double leg takedown but Christie sprawls well. He's pushed O Malley's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Christie was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
O Malley has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Christie finds it's way round the side to connect with O Malley's head.
Christie misses the jab.
Christie dodges the punch combination from O Malley.
Christie scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Christie gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Christie moves out of range of the strikes.
Christie swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Christie throws a shot from downtown. O Malley moves away and avoids it.
O Malley slips a jab from Christie.
O Malley throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Christie on the side of the head.
O Malley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A swing and a miss from Christie.
A low kick from O Malley misses
and Christie counters with a nice uppercut.
O Malley connects with a looping right hand.
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 leg kick that is checked
enabling Christie to counter with a crisp jab.
Christie checks the leg kick nicely there.
Christie misses with a hook.#T4#
O Malley on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Christie lunges at O Malley with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by O Malley's hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by O Malley. That's going to slow Christie down.
Christie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from O Malley.
A big right from Christie misses.
Christie looks to score with a jab to the body but O Malley is just out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from O Malley! But no joy.
Christie moves out of range as O Malley strikes.
A good leg kick by O Malley.
Christie paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
O Malley has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
O Malley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Christie.
Christie misses the jab.
O Malley misses with a head kick.
It looked like Christie was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from O Malley.
O Malley does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
O Malley throws a body kick that misses.
Christie swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A punch combination from O Malley misses.
Christie avoids the body shot from O Malley.
A clash of legs there as Christie blocks the low kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Steven Christie will probably get the nod.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.#R3#
O Malley looks to land a left hand but Christie moved out of range nicely.
O Malley fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Christie misses with an uppercut. O Malley saw that one coming.
O Malley changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A big left from O Malley misses.
Christie scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
O Malley slips under a jab.
O Malley throws a jab when Christie was well out of range.
Christie throwing a counter right hand but O Malley manages to avoid it.
Christie thuds his right hand into O Malley's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
O Malley tries to bum rush Christie with a series of wild strikes but Christie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
O Malley throws a hook to the side of Christie's head but Christie sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Christie on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Christie misses with an uppercut.
O Malley takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
O Malley throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Christie.
Nice uppercut there from Christie.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Christie scores with a crisp jab that stopped O Malley in his tracks.
O Malley has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Christie finds it's way round the side to connect with O Malley's head.
O Malley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Christie.
A slow jab from Christie misses its intended target. #T1#
O Malley throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
O Malley ducks under a wild hook from Christie.
Christie misses with a straight right.
O Malley moves out of range of the strikes.
Christie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from O Malley.
A looping hook to the body misses from Christie. O Malley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Christie looks to land a left hand but O Malley moved out of range nicely.
O Malley moves out of range as Christie strikes.
Christie dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
O Malley throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Christie's head.
Christie swings for the body but O Malley moves out of range.
Christie misses with a straight left.
O Malley tries to counter by closing the distance.
O Malley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A big right from O Malley misses.
Christie lands with a right hand.
Christie scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Steven Christie is winning the standup battle so far.
O Malley slips a jab from Christie.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Christie throws a lazy right hand but O Malley sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
O Malley only half commits to the counter leg kick.#T2#
A big left from Christie misses.
O Malley feints the counter takedown.
O Malley misses with a looping left.
O Malley misses with a wild body shot.
Christie misses with an uppercut.
The fighters circle momentarily. Christie darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Christie connects with a single shot there.
Christie dips to his left and cracks O Malley with an uppercut!
Christie throws the left hand but O Malley avoids the punch easily.
Christie misses with an uppercut.
Christie defending well as O Malley loads up on a big left hand.
O Malley throws a low kick, looking for Christie's leg but Christie calmly moves out of range.
Christie cracks O Malley with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
O Malley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Christie.
O Malley throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Christie thuds his right hand into O Malley's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
O Malley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Christie.
Christie misses with a hook.#T3#
O Malley staying out of range there.
O Malley attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
O Malley pushes Christie away with a front kick.
A left lands for Christie.
O Malley tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Christie is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by O Malley.
O Malley tries to clinch up.
O Malley tries to work over Christie's front leg with a kick but Christie checks it.
O Malley throws a looping overhand right but Christie ducks down to avoid it.
Christie swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
O Malley throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Christie is looking to counter punch.
Christie moves into range and connects with a jab.
Christie misses with an uppercut.
O Malley changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
O Malley misses the shot to the body.
O Malley uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Christie has time to react.
A slow jab from Christie misses its intended target.
O Malley moves out of range of the strikes.
Christie misses with an uppercut. O Malley saw that one coming.
And O Malley tries to counter it with a takedown but Christie pushes his down on his head and steps out.
O Malley connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. #T4#
Christie walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Christie misses with a wild body shot.
O Malley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Christie is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Christie jabs at O Malley's body.
O Malley throws a big shot that misses.
Christie misses with an uppercut.
Christie lands a slapping body shot.
O Malley moves away from the strike by Christie.
O Malley with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Christie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from O Malley.
Christie is looking to counter punch.
Christie thows a left - swing and a miss!
O Malley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Christie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
O Malley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Christie slips under a jab from O Malley.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Christie takes a swing at O Malley's ribcage but misses.
Christie loads up on a big right hand but O Malley slips the punch.
Shane O Malley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Christie defending well as O Malley loads up on a big left hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Steven Christie showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Christie, 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!

 

Event: GAMMA#956 Sitsongrit v Dick     
Date:   Jul 23, 2022
#R1#
O Malley misses with a double jab.
O Malley fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Whiplash checks it well.
Whiplash with a jab.
O Malley looks to land a right hand but Whiplash moved out of range.
O Malley walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Whiplash checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A slapping leg kick lands for O Malley.
Whiplash throws a jab but it's blocked by O Malley.
O Malley sizes up Whiplash with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Whiplash lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Whiplash has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
O Malley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Whiplash moves away.#TD2#
Whiplash drives through with a takedown into guard.
Whiplash trying to control the position from guard on top but O Malley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB#
Whiplash avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
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!
Whiplash trying to control the position from guard on top but O Malley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T1#
Whiplash stands and throws O Malley's legs to the side, diving into side control.
O Malley takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Whiplash tries to advance to mount but can't.
Whiplash cracks O Malley with an elbow. That is naaassty.
O Malley is trying to control Whiplash's posture but Whiplash avoids it.
O Malley is looking for a sweep.
Whiplash wants to control but O Malley is keeping him busy. #T2#
Whiplash working the strikes but O Malley uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
O Malley is looking for a sweep. Whiplash is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
O Malley taking some punishment here, with Whiplash in his half guard.
O Malley is trying to get back to full guard.
O Malley tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Whiplash has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Whiplash can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as O Malley is looking to escape. #T3#
O Malley sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Whiplash is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for O Malley!
Whiplash is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Whiplash throwing strikes here but O Malley is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
O Malley can't escape the position.
O Malley is bucking up trying to escape but Whiplash cracks him with another couple of good strikes.#T4#
O Malley is looking to get to half guard.
Whiplash takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
O Malley is desperately trying to improve his position but Whiplash has a good base and remains in mount.
Whiplash with shots to the head and body - O Malley looks very uncomfortable down there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
O Malley is squirming around, avoiding Whiplash's attempts to control the action.
Whiplash scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish O Malley?
O Malley slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Snappy Whiplash dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
O Malley moves out of range of the strikes.
O Malley feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Whiplashs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nice cross by Whiplash.
O Malley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Whiplash scores with a jab to the head.
O Malley throws a jab but it's blocked by Whiplash.
Whiplash throws out a powerful jab.
O Malley doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Whiplash tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. O Malley manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Some bone on bone action there as Whiplash checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
It seemed like Whiplash was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
O Malley throws the left hand but Whiplash avoids the punch easily.
A little jabbing left from Whiplash on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Whiplash blocks a low kick nicely.
Whiplash blocks a jab.
Whiplash keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from O Malley.
O Malley cracks Whiplash with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Whiplash fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
This has been an exciting period of action!
O Malley scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by O Malley.
O Malley scores with a nice body kick.
Whiplash lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
O Malley moves out of range as Whiplash strikes.
Whiplash lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.#T1#
O Malley scores with a leg kick.
Whiplash looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? O Malley is fending him off so far but Whiplash persists. Nope, O Malley circles away and we're back to standing.
Whiplash shoots for a double leg takedown but O Malley sprawls well. He's pushed Whiplash's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
O Malley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Whiplash throws out the jab.
O Malley has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from O Malley there as he acknowledges the shot.
O Malley takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Whiplash moves away from the strike by O Malley.
Whiplash connects with a nice looking jab.
Whiplash slips a jab and a cross from O Malley.
O Malley scores with the left hand. Whiplash knows he should have avoided that one.
Whiplash throws a shot from downtown. O Malley moves away and avoids it.
Whiplash might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Whiplash fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt O Malley.
O Malley misses with a wild body shot.
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 Whiplash has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Whiplash and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
O Malley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Whiplash.
O Malley drops his hands momentarily and Whiplash takes advantage with a crisp shot 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!
A lazy left from Whiplash finds it's target.
Whiplash throws the left hand but O Malley avoids the punch easily.
Whiplash lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Whiplash fails to land with a series of punches. #T2#
O Malley lands with a nice body punch.
Whiplash has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#TD#
O Malley shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Whiplash is trying to defend but O Malley finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The fighters are battling for position here. Whiplash manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
O Malley keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Whiplash's head.
Whiplash is controlling O Malley's posture.
O Malley postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We've been hearing that O Malley has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Whiplash bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in O Malley's guard. #REVB#
O Malley is controlling Whiplash's posture.#SUB#
O Malley is looking for a triangle but Whiplash pushes his legs off easily. #T3#
Whiplash wants to control from the top but O Malley keeps moving.
Whiplash throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as O Malley works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Whiplash trying to control but O Malley is working from the bottom.
O Malley wants to sweep here but Whiplash controlling him for the moment.
O Malley wants to control the position but Whiplash says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard. #T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
O Malley is staying active underneath Whiplash, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Whiplash lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
O Malley is pressing down on Whiplash's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Whiplash controlling from the top position.
Whiplash trying to control the position from guard on top but O Malley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Snappy Whiplash will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R3#
Nice shot lands for Whiplash.
A combination from Whiplash does no damage.
O Malley tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Whiplash is able to avoid easily.
Whiplash misses with a body kick.
O Malley throwing a counter right hand but Whiplash manages to avoid it.
Whiplash ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Whiplash moves out of range of the strikes.
Whiplash scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
O Malley throws a head kick that misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Whiplash.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
O Malley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Whiplash.
O Malley checks a leg kick.
Nice body kick from Whiplash.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whiplash connects with a good right hand that stumbles O Malley. O Malley circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Whiplash throws a shot from downtown. O Malley moves away and avoids it.
O Malley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Whiplash throws a shot from downtown. O Malley moves away and avoids it.
Whiplash swings for the body but O Malley moves out of range.
O Malley swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Whiplash throws a hook but O Malley blocks it.
O Malley lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.#T1#
O Malley missing with a left hand there. Whiplash was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Whiplash with a nice cross.
Whiplash lands with a good body shot.
Whiplash takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Whiplash jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
O Malley swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Whiplash catches O Malley with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
O Malley throws a chopping leg kick but Whiplash manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
O Malley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Whiplash throws an uppercut from half a mile away. O Malley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Whiplash throws a big shot that misses.
Whiplash throws a jab when O Malley was well out of range.
O Malley listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A head kick misses from O Malley.
Whiplash thuds his right hand into O Malley's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
O Malley shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Whiplash sprawls well. Whiplash wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. O Malley gets slowly back to his feet.
O Malley throws a leg kick but Whiplash checks it. #T2#
Whiplash lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Whiplash throws a nice inside leg kick.
A big left from O Malley misses.
Whiplash moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Whiplash jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Whiplash uses good head movement to avoid the hook from O Malley.
Whiplash paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A decent looking cross lands there for O Malley.
Whiplash scores with a decent looking hook.
Whiplash throws a hook to the side of O Malley's head but O Malley sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
O Malley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Whiplash.
O Malley tries a head kick but it misses.
O Malley looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nice straight punches there by Whiplash. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Whiplash.#TD2#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Whiplash.
Whiplash scores with punches from side control.
O Malley tries to improve position but can't. #T3#
Whiplash lands a few punches from side control.
An elbow from Whiplash crashes against the mat.
Whiplash landing a few strikes.
O Malley defending against the ground and pound.
Whiplash tries to advance to mount but can't.
O Malley tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Whiplash wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
O Malley wants to control but Whiplash postures up.
An elbow from Whiplash crashes against the mat.
O Malley is not content to let Whiplash control the position. #T4#
Whiplash is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Snappy Whiplash comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Whiplash 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Snappy Whiplash!

Snappy Whiplash was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

 

Event: GAMMA#953 Song v Larry     
Date:   Jul 02, 2022
#R1#
O Malley misses with a leg kick
and O Malley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
O Malley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ashbourne Jr.
O Malley misses with an uppercut
and Ashbourne Jr counters with a straight right hand.
O Malley throws a two punch combo that lands nicely. #CL#
Ashbourne Jr closes the distance and pushes O Malley back into the cage.
Ashbourne Jr misses with a knee strike.
O Malley throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ashbourne Jr lands a hook that snaps the head of O Malley backwards.
O Malley told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
O Malley lands a damaging elbow.
O Malley misses with an elbow strike.
O Malley lands with a right to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
O Malley is working Ashbourne Jr over against the cage.
O Malley wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A quick uppercut on the inside from O Malley.
O Malley letting Ashbourne Jr take a breather here.
Ashbourne Jr wants to stall.
Ashbourne Jr works on O Malley's body with a couple of short punches.#T1#
O Malley lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ashbourne Jr backwards.
The referee calls for Ashbourne Jr to work.
O Malley scores with a shoulder strike. #BC#
Ashbourne Jr manages to break the clinch.
Ashbourne Jr lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
O Malley missing with a left hand there. Ashbourne Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
O Malley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
O Malley throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ashbourne Jr counters with a nice body shot.
Ashbourne Jr throws a body punch but O Malley moves out of range.
Nice cross by Ashbourne Jr.
O Malley goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
O Malley dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ashbourne Jr takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
O Malley moves away from the strike by Ashbourne Jr.
O Malley lands a really nice looking cross but Ashbourne Jr seems unphased.
O Malley throws a big shot that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Ashbourne Jr misses the target.#T2##CL#
Ashbourne Jr clinches with his opponent.
Ashbourne Jr slowing the pace effectively.
O Malley working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ashbourne Jr dodges an elbow strike from O Malley. #BC2#
O Malley breaks the clinch.
O Malley listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
O Malley moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.#ROC2#Ashbourne Jr is rocked!
Dave Ashbourne Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#TD2#
O Malley shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. O Malley showed some decent athleticism there.
Ashbourne Jr scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but O Malley manages to mount him!
Oh Ashbourne Jr is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ashbourne Jr takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! O Malley's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shane O Malley!
Shane O Malley spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.

 

Event: GAMMA#949 Joosep v Song     
Date:   Jun 04, 2022
#R1#
O Malley throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hughes takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
O Malley leaves Hughes with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
O Malley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hughes.
O Malley looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hughes shoots in and drives through. O Malley sprawls well.
O Malley tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Hughes manages to circle out of the way.
O Malley connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hughes. Hughes circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hughes shoots in for a double leg but O Malley sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Shane O Malley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sirus Hughes.
Hughes shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts O Malley as he jumps to the side.
Hughes moves forwards but O Malley connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hughes will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
O Malley connects with a solid leg kick.
O Malley fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hughes looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hughes shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with O Malley but O Malley pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hughes dodges the punch combination from O Malley.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hughes darts in looking for a takedown but O Malley gets double underhooks and turns Hughes into the cage.
O Malley keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
O Malley lands the left hand.
O Malley's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hughes under the eye.
O Malley looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks. #T1#
O Malley fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hughes on the side of the head.#ROC#Hughes is rocked!
O Malley fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hughes is still on wobbly legs! Can O Malley finish him?
Hughes with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling O Malley to score with a decent uppercut.
Shane O Malley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hughes throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around O Malley's waist but O Malley gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hughes off to one side.
Hughes shoots in for a double leg but O Malley sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hughes seems to have recovered his senses.
Hughes walks into a straight right hand from O Malley.
O Malley fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hughes has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
O Malley jabs at Hughes's body.
Hughes darts in looking for a takedown but O Malley gets double underhooks and turns Hughes into the cage.
Hughes tries for a takedown but O Malley sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
It looked like O Malley wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A cross from O Malley lands.
Hughes shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with O Malley but O Malley pushes him off and we're back to square one.
O Malley is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hughes looks winded!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hughes changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. O Malley tries to avoid it but Hughes manages to keep hold of a leg and drag O Malley to the ground. O Malley escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
O Malley throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand. #KD#
O Malley lands a left and a right that send Hughes crashing to the mat, dazed. O Malley thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Hughes with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hughes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
O Malley cracks Hughes on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Hughes falls backwards against the cage. O Malley follows up with more strikes that drop Hughes to his knees. O Malley keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Hughes! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shane O Malley!
Shane O Malley spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.

 

Event: GAMMA#946 Joosep v Song     
Date:   May 14, 2022
#R1##CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#BC#
King breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #CL#
King moves into the clinch successfully.
O Malley can't find room to land a body shot as King controls the action.
O Malley lands a damaging elbow.
O Malley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
King lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch on the inside from O Malley fails to land.
King has a couple of punches blocked by O Malley.
King avoids the elbow strike from O Malley, against the cage.
King lands a right hand.
King avoids the elbow strike from O Malley, against the cage.
King lands with a right to the head. #BC#
King breaks from the clinch.
O Malley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from King.
King has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
O Malley lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but King circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O Malley stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
O Malley shoots in for a takedown but King shows good takedown defense.
King throws a body punch but O Malley moves out of range.
O Malley has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
King tries to close the distance and clinch but O Malley swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
O Malley throws a head kick but King moves out of range. #T1#
King throws an uppercut from half a mile away. O Malley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
King tries to clinch but O Malley moves out of range.
O Malley lunges at King with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by King's hand.
Some wild striking there from O Malley.
King moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A head kick misses from O Malley.
A good leg kick by O Malley.
King takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
O Malley looks to land a right hand but King moved out of range.
O Malley throws a shot from downtown. King moves away and avoids it.
King throws a hook to the side of O Malley's head but O Malley sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
King just misses with a punch to the body.
King scores with a nice strike.
O Malley throws a big shot that misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - King looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
O Malley paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.#T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
O Malley looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
O Malley takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
O Malley avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
King tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. O Malley manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A low kick from O Malley is predictable there
and King counters with a nice uppercut. #ROC#O Malley is rocked!
King has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from King there as he acknowledges the shot.
A big left from O Malley misses.
King has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from O Malley.
O Malley looks to throw the jab but King is out of range.
O Malley circles away from the clinch attempt.
A solid body kick from O Malley.
O Malley moves away from the strike by King.
Shane O Malley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
King misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
O Malley slips a jab from King.
King tries to clinch but O Malley is having none of it.
King throws a hook but O Malley blocks it.
O Malley lands a jab.
O Malley uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before King has time to react.#T3##CL#
King gets in close and instigates a clinch.
O Malley lands with a short head shot on the inside.
O Malley throws an elbow but it misses. #BC#
King escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
O Malley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.#CL#
King instigates a clinch. #BC#
King pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
King wants to clinch up but O Malley keeps it at a distance.
King throws an uppercut from half a mile away. O Malley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
O Malley swinging wildly here.
O Malley on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
O Malley keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
King lands with a hook. O Malley tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. #KD#
King cracks O Malley with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. King has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning O Malley to stand back up!
O Malley is still on wobbly legs! Can King finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O Malley leaves his chin hanging out and King seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! O Malley crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Twea King!
Twea King thanked the fans post fight for their support.

 

Event: Quick Fight Championship     
Date:   Apr 06, 2022
#R1#
Vehk drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
O Malley misses with a straight left.
O Malley looks to land a left hand but Vehk moved out of range nicely.
And Vehk tries to counter it with a takedown but O Malley pushes his down on his head and steps out.
O Malley attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Vehk avoids the head kick by O Malley.
Vehk slips a jab from O Malley.
O Malley throws a sloppy head kick and Vehk moves out of range easily.
Vehk feints the counter takedown.
O Malley cracks Vehk with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
O Malley throws a hook but Vehk blocks it.
Vehk is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
O Malley tried to score with a low kick but Vehk checks it.
Vehk is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Malley connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
O Malley seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
O Malley connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Vehk displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as O Malley throws out the jab.
O Malley connects with a looping right hand.
O Malley misses with a straight left. #T1#
O Malley misses with a few strikes there.
Vehk drops down looking to force a counter takedown but O Malley defends it well.
O Malley throws a leg kick #TD2#
and Vehk counters with a shoot takedown. O Malley fights it but they end up in guard.
O Malley managing to control the position.
Vehk would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard. #SUB#
O Malley looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
O Malley working a defensive guard but Vehk passes into half guard. #T2#
O Malley trying to control but Vehk postures up.
Vehk tries to stand but can't do so whilst O Malley controls his leg.
O Malley wants to get back to full guard.
Vehk tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
O Malley has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Vehk is working away from the top position though.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Vehk slips under a jab from O Malley.
Vehk tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.#T3#
A slow jab from O Malley misses its intended target.
Vehk bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vehk feints the counter takedown.
O Malley throws a leg kick that is checked#TD2#
and Vehk counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for O Malley!
O Malley struggling a bit here.
O Malley is looking for a sweep.
Vehk tries to stand but O Malley is controlling his head.
O Malley is trying to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
O Malley can't do much from the bottom here. #T4#
Vehk tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
O Malley is looking to regain half guard here but Vehk keeps moving and retains side control. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Vehk moves out of range as O Malley strikes.
Vehk with the counter takedown but O Malley avoids it easily.
A low kick lands for O Malley.
O Malley throws a body shot but no joy.
Vehk with the counter takedown but O Malley avoids it easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vehk defending well as O Malley loads up on a big left hand.
Vehk feints the counter takedown.
A nice leg kick lands there from O Malley.
O Malley tries to work over Vehk's front leg with a kick but Vehk checks it.
Vehk tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Shane O Malley 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.#R2#
O Malley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vehk.
O Malley throws a lazy right hand but Vehk sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
O Malley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vehk can do to turn this around?
O Malley swinging wildly here.
Vehk tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Vehk ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vehk drops down looking to force a counter takedown but O Malley defends it well.
O Malley scores with a jab to the head.
Vehk ducks under a wild hook from O Malley.#CL#
O Malley drives through and clinches with Vehk against the cage.
O Malley lands a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vehk.
Vehk drops down looking for an ankle pick but O Malley pulls his leg out and moves away.
Nice defenses there by Vehk.
O Malley throws a head kick that misses.
Vehk is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
O Malley throws a hook to the side of Vehk's head but Vehk sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vehk changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Lord Vehk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#T1#
O Malley throws a looping overhand right but Vehk ducks down to avoid it.
Vehk is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Shane O Malley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
O Malley misses with a few strikes there. #TD#
O Malley shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
O Malley working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Lord Vehk has got the better of the ground game so far.
Vehk is looking to stand up but O Malley isn't so interested in that idea.
O Malley postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
O Malley postures up and lands a big shot to Vehk's brow.
O Malley trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
O Malley trying to control the position from guard on top but Vehk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T2#
Vehk utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
O Malley postures up in Vehk's guard and throws a big left but Vehk blocks it.
O Malley trying to control but Vehk is working from the bottom.
O Malley is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
O Malley throws a strike but Vehk rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
Vehk would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
O Malley is trying to control the position but Vehk postures up. #T3#
O Malley looking to hit a scissor sweep but Vehk is one step ahead there. #SUB#
O Malley has an active guard here but Vehk has managed to pass into half guard.
O Malley trying to control from the bottom. #T4#
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.
It looks like Vehk is going to stand back up.
O Malley wants to improve his position but Vehk is controlling well. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
O Malley fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vehk tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
O Malley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vehk sees it coming and avoids it easily.
O Malley throws the left hand but Vehk avoids the punch easily.
Vehk tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
O Malley throws a leg kick but Vehk sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Vehk feints the counter takedown.
A slow jab from O Malley misses its intended target.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
O Malley misses with a looping left.
Vehk slips a straight right by O Malley.
O Malley misses with a head kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Shane O Malley dominated that second 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. This is the final round!#R3#
O Malley looks to score with a jab to the body but Vehk is just out of range.
Vehk ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vehk drops down looking to force a counter takedown but O Malley defends it well.
Vehk takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
O Malley misses with a leg kick.
Vehk avoids the head kick by O Malley.
And Vehk tries to counter it with a takedown but O Malley pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A jab from O Malley misses.
And Vehk tries to counter it with a takedown but O Malley pushes his down on his head and steps out.
O Malley scores with a jab to the head.
O Malley throws a looping overhand right but Vehk ducks down to avoid it.
Vehk is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
O Malley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And Vehk tries to counter it with a takedown but O Malley pushes his down on his head and steps out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Malley misses with a head kick.
Vehk tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
The fighters circling - O Malley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
O Malley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vehk moves out of range of the strikes.#T1#
O Malley misses with a jab, cross combination.
O Malley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
O Malley misses with a wild body shot.
O Malley throws a sloppy head kick #TD2#
and Vehk counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
O Malley tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Vehk has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Vehk is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
O Malley tries to hold on but Vehk postures up.#T2#
O Malley is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
O Malley regains half guard.
O Malley is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Vehk tries to stand but his arm is trapped. #T3#
Vehk prevents O Malley from improving his position.
Vehk tries to stand but his hand is stuck under O Malley.
O Malley keeps control of the position for the meantime.
O Malley tries to get to full guard but Vehk has control of the leg. #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
O Malley wants to control but Vehk passes into side.
O Malley wants to control but Vehk postures up.
Shane O Malley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
O Malley tries to bench press Vehk off him but Vehk keeps the position.
Vehk tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
O Malley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
O Malley finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lord Vehk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
O Malley misses with an uppercut #TD2#
and Vehk counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Lord Vehk.
I think O Malley 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shane O Malley!

Shane O Malley tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.

 

Event: Quick Fight Championship     
Date:   Mar 23, 2022
#R1#
O Malley lands a jab to Fatukasi's midsection.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Fatukasi.
O Malley half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
O Malley stuffs the takedown.
Fatukasi throws a leg kick #TD#
and O Malley counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground. #SUB#
O Malley drops back looking for a leg! Fatukasi is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Fatukasi manages to kick O Malley off! O Malley jumps back into Fatukasi's guard.
O Malley keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Fatukasi's head.
Fatukasi keeping moving, preventing O Malley from controlling successfully.
We've been hearing that O Malley has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Fatukasi has momentary wrist control but O Malley slips an elbow through the middle.
O Malley landing some decent shots from guard.
O Malley lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
O Malley working some strikes from top position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
O Malley's corner is telling him to maintain position.#T1#
O Malley lands a couple of digs.
O Malley connects with a couple of short punches.#ROC#Fatukasi is rocked!
O Malley lands a couple of elbows.
Fatukasi is still in real trouble! Can O Malley finish him?
O Malley working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Fatukasi's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fatukasi is trying to control the position but O Malley postures up.
O Malley postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Fatukasi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
O Malley 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.#SUB2#
Fatukasi had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. O Malley defends it easily.
O Malley works over Fatukasi with some ground and pound from guard.#SUB#
O Malley thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Fatukasi seems to have recovered his senses.
O Malley scoring with some ground and pound. #T2#
O Malley postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
O Malley distracts Fatukasi with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
O Malley slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
O Malley makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
O Malley postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fatukasi wants to control but O Malley passes easily into half guard.
Fatukasi taking some punishment here, with O Malley in his half guard.
O Malley takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
O Malley seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Fatukasi has hold of O Malley's hands but O Malley slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.#SUB2#
Fatukasi looking for submissions off his back.#T3#
O Malley lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Fatukasi! More strikes land and this one is all over! O Malley jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shane O Malley!
Shane O Malley spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.

 

Event: Quick Fight Championship     
Date:   Dec 23, 2021
#R1#
Palpatine misses with an attempted mid kick.
Palpatine takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
O Malley staying out of range there.
O Malley takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Palpatine throws an overhand right that lands on O Malley's shoulder, as O Malley tries to avoid the shot.
Palpatine comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Palpatine keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from O Malley.
O Malley throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Palpatine connects with a good right hand that stumbles O Malley. O Malley circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Palpatine fakes high and swings low for a body shot but O Malley manages to avoid it.
A nice combination there by Palpatine.
O Malley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
O Malley blocks a low kick nicely.
Palpatine misses with a body shot.
Palpatine takes a kick to the side of the head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Palpatine.
Palpatine connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
O Malley moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Palpatine keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from O Malley.
O Malley jabs Palpatine to the body, keeping him at a distance.#T1#
O Malley throws a sloppy head kick and Palpatine moves out of range easily.
Palpatine throws a leg kick which misses O Malley's front leg but catches the back leg as O Malley tries to avoid it.
Palpatine throws a front kick aimed at O Malley's knee but O Malley avoids it well.
Palpatine throws a half hearted mid kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as O Malley checks a leg kick.
O Malley takes one to the side of the head.
O Malley misses with a takedown attempt - Palpatine sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Palpatine looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A head kick by O Malley misses
and Palpatine makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Palpatine ducks under a wild hook from O Malley.
Palpatine tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Palpatine looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
O Malley connects with a good right hand that stumbles Palpatine. Palpatine circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Palpatine throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
O Malley wants to slow Palpatine down by chopping away at his legs.
Palpatine digs a good hook to O Malley's body.
Palpatine is looking to land body kicks.
Palpatine lands a jab.
O Malley rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Palpatine counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O Malley throws a hook but Palpatine blocks it.#T2#
Palpatine will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Palpatine clobbers O Malley with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A big left from Palpatine misses.
Palpatine tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but O Malley was well out of range. Poor timing from Palpatine.
O Malley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Palpatine manages to avoid it.
O Malley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
O Malley misses with a straight left.
Palpatine cracks O Malley with a right hand to the side of the head.
O Malley slips under a jab.
O Malley lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Palpatine swings widly with a right hand
and O Malley counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Palpatine connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed O Malley momentarily.
O Malley tries to move into range but Palpatine moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
O Malley moves out of range as Palpatine throws a body kick.
O Malley scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Palpatine bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Palpatine ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Palpatine clobbers O Malley with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A telegraphed right hand from O Malley misses the target.
A bone on bone clash there as O Malley blocks the leg kick. #T3#
Palpatine takes a swing at O Malley's ribcage but misses.
Palpatine swings and misses with a hook to the body.
O Malley attempts a counter takedown but Palpatine avoids it well and moves away.
O Malley avoids a kick to the body.
O Malley feinted with a counter takedown.
Palpatine lands with a straight right. O Malley didn't see that one coming.
Palpatine throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
O Malley misses with a right hand
and Palpatine counters with a straight right hand.
O Malley takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
O Malley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Palpatine is clearly trying to counter these attacks from O Malley with a body shot.
Palpatine throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Palpatine looks to throw the jab but O Malley is out of range.
O Malley doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
O Malley throws a front kick aimed at Palpatine's knee but Palpatine avoids it well.
Palpatine moves out of range as O Malley strikes.
Palpatine throws a leg kick but O Malley sees it coming and moves out of range.
A slow jab from O Malley misses its intended target.
Palpatine fakes high and swings low for a body shot but O Malley manages to avoid it.
Palpatine ducks under a wild hook from O Malley.
O Malley defending well as Palpatine loads up on a big left hand.
Palpatine stuffs the takedown attempt from O Malley. O Malley gets slowly back to his feet. #T4#
O Malley throws an overhand right that lands on Palpatine's shoulder, as Palpatine tries to avoid the shot.
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 on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
O Malley has been working on his balance at The Scrap Squad, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Palpatine.
Nice cross by O Malley.
Some wild striking there from Palpatine.
O Malley lands a nice leg kick that just misses Palpatine's sensitive parts.
Palpatine misses with a body kick.
O Malley wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Palpatine showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from O Malley.
O Malley ducks under a wild hook from Palpatine.
Palpatine misses the shot to the body.
O Malley fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Palpatine scores with a hook to the body. O Malley takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
O Malley misses with a kick to the body.
Palpatine tries to bum rush O Malley with a series of wild strikes but O Malley uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
O Malley feints and then cracks Palpatine's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Palpatine down.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sheev Palpatine dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
O Malley with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Palpatine to score with a decent uppercut.
Palpatine moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Palpatine swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting O Malley counter with a right hand.
O Malley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
O Malley misses with a head kick.
O Malley scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Palpatine scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Palpatine's corner calls for a 1-2. Palpatine obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Palpatine throws a leg kick but O Malley sees it coming and checks it nicely.
O Malley tries to counter by clinching up but Palpatine breaks away and moves out of range.
O Malley misses with a head kick.
Palpatine appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
O Malley misses with a right hand
and O Malley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
O Malley looks to land a right hand but Palpatine moved out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Palpatine misses with a two punch combination.
A jab from O Malley finds it's way through Palpatine's defenses.
Some wild striking there from O Malley.
O Malley looks to land a right hand but Palpatine moved out of range.
Palpatine connects with a nice looking jab.
The fighters circling - Palpatine throws out the jab but it was never going to land. #T1#
O Malley lunges at Palpatine with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Palpatine's hand.
Palpatine throws a chopping leg kick but O Malley manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
O Malley takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Palpatine fakes high and swings low for a body shot but O Malley manages to avoid it.
O Malley scores with a decent looking hook.
O Malley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Palpatine manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from O Malley misses the target.
O Malley lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
O Malley moves out of range as Palpatine throws a body kick.
Palpatine scores with a jab. O Malley acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Palpatine getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
O Malley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. O Malley darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
O Malley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
O Malley looks to land a combination but Palpatine avoids it well.
O Malley ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Palpatine has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
O Malley fails with a takedown attempt. #T2#
Palpatine jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
O Malley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
O Malley throws a body punch but Palpatine moves out of range.
Palpatine scores with a leg kick.
Palpatine takes one on the chin but seems OK.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether O Malley might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Palpatine just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body kick there by Palpatine.
Palpatine lands the left hand.
O Malley misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Palpatine throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
O Malley uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Palpatine misses with a straight left.
O Malley changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
O Malley tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Palpatine feints a counter leg kick.
Palpatine looks to land a left hand but O Malley moved out of range nicely.
O Malley throws a shot from downtown. Palpatine moves away and avoids it.
O Malley looks to land a right hand but Palpatine moved out of range.
Palpatine darts in and out, connecting with a jab. #T3#
Palpatine thows a left - swing and a miss!
Palpatine misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from O Malley.
Palpatine misses with an uppercut.
O Malley checks a low kick from Palpatine.
O Malley cracks Palpatine with a good jab.
Palpatine ducks under a wild hook from O Malley.
O Malley blocks the body kick.
O Malley blocks a jab.
Palpatine throws a hook but O Malley blocks it.
Palpatine misses the shot to the body.
O Malley appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Palpatine misses with a body shot.
O Malley ducks under a wild hook from Palpatine.
O Malley scores with a jab. Palpatine acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Palpatine takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
O Malley throws a shot from downtown. Palpatine moves away and avoids it.
Shane O Malley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Palpatine tries a low kick but O Malley avoids it.
O Malley tries a head kick but it misses.
O Malley takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.#T4#
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! O Malley crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Palpatine - the referee stops the clock and O Malley gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Palpatine. O Malley manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
O Malley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Palpatine.
A little feinted left hand from O Malley on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
O Malley doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Palpatine walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. O Malley checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Palpatine takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
O Malley smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Palpatine swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Palpatine throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
O Malley throws a head kick that misses.
Palpatine flicks out a counter leg kick but O Malley steps away.
Palpatine lands a jab.
O Malley thuds his right hand into Palpatine's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Palpatine connects with a single shot there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O Malley throws a looping overhand right but Palpatine ducks down to avoid it.
Palpatine doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
O Malley throws a head kick that half lands.
O Malley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
O Malley misses with a low kick.
Palpatine swats away the attempt to clinch by O Malley.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Shane O Malley will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
Palpatine misses with a wild body shot. #CL#
O Malley rushes Palpatine and presses him up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Palpatine.
A shot in the inside from O Malley.
O Malley is pushing Palpatine up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
O Malley avoiding damage.
O Malley seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.#BC2#
Palpatine pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
O Malley misses the jab.
Palpatine throws a body punch but O Malley moves out of range.
O Malley with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Palpatine to score with a decent uppercut.
Palpatine throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Malley shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Palpatine eats them both and turns towards O Malley to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
O Malley feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Palpatines jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
O Malley looks to score with a jab to the body but Palpatine is just out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
O Malley scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
O Malley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
O Malley moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.#T1#
Palpatine loads up on a big right hand but O Malley slips the punch.
O Malley is looking to counter the offense by Palpatine and move into the clinch.
Nice jab there from O Malley.
A big left from O Malley misses.
Palpatine throws a shot to the body.
Palpatine blocks a jab.
Good work by O Malley as he checks the leg kick.
O Malley avoids a kick to the body.
Palpatine avoids the head kick by O Malley.
A swing and a miss from O Malley.
O Malley throws a lazy right hand but Palpatine sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
O Malley throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Palpatine.
A leg kick checked by O Malley.
Palpatine swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by O Malley.
O Malley misses with an uppercut
and Palpatine counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
O Malley lands with an uppercut that bounces Palpatine off the cage and back into range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Palpatine.
O Malley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Palpatine.#T2#
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 misses with a right hand
and Palpatine connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
O Malley misses with a low kick as Palpatine jumps back.
Palpatine is looking to slow O Malley down with leg kicks.
O Malley scores with a jab. Palpatine acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Palpatine slips a jab from O Malley.
O Malley on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A low kick from O Malley misses
and Palpatine counters with a slapping leg kick.
Palpatine throws a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Palpatine. O Malley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Palpatine has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Palpatine fakes high and swings low for a body shot but O Malley manages to avoid it.
Palpatine misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from O Malley.
Palpatine blocks a jab.
O Malley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Palpatine.
O Malley checks a leg kick.
O Malley feints and then cracks Palpatine's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Palpatine down.
Palpatine throws a hook but O Malley blocks it.
O Malley moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.#T3#
O Malley staying out of range there.
Palpatine missing with a left hand there. O Malley was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
O Malley lands a nice leg kick that just misses Palpatine's sensitive parts.
O Malley checks a leg kick nicely.
Palpatine digs a good hook to O Malley's body.
Palpatine throws a lazy right hand but O Malley sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A right-left combo lands from Palpatine.
Palpatine is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by O Malley.
Palpatine thuds a left hand into O Malley's body.
O Malley with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Palpatine. O Malley shrugs it off though.
O Malley gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Palpatine finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Palpatine.
Sheev Palpatine seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Palpatine swings and misses with a hook to the body.
O Malley is looking to counter punch.
O Malley darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
O Malley connects with a leg kick. #T4#
O Malley takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
O Malley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Palpatine.
O Malley lands with a thumping leg kick.
Palpatine throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
O Malley half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
O Malley takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A shot to the liver by O Malley. Beautiful body shot.
O Malley throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
O Malley does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Palpatine on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Palpatine looks to throw the jab but O Malley is out of range.
O Malley throws the left hand but Palpatine avoids the punch easily.
O Malley throws a hook but Palpatine avoids it easily.
O Malley comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Palpatine lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Palpatine misses with a kick to the body.
O Malley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Palpatine lands with a thumping leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sheev Palpatine.
I think Palpatine 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Sheev Palpatine!

Sheev Palpatine took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Big Dog Gains 160Q $120 for their support in the buildup to the fight.

 

Event: Quick Fight Championship     
Date:   Oct 11, 2021
#R1#
Martins rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but O Malley moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Martins drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A big left from Martins misses.
An attempted straight right counter from O Malley misses the target.
Martins steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from O Malley. That one must have hurt.
Martins misses with a straight left. #TD#
O Malley closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Martins quickly recovers to half guard.
O Malley lands with a punch from half guard. #SUB#
O Malley is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Martins is looking to improve his position.
O Malley is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
O Malley working Martins over with strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Martins pushes O Malley off looking to stand but O Malley dives back in and keeps control.
O Malley wants to lay and pray for a moment but Martins keeps working. #T1#
O Malley takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
O Malley takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
O Malley landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Martins is looking to control O Malley's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Martins avoid being mounted?
Ground and pound from O Malley.
Martins wants to get back to his feet.
O Malley winds up and cracks Martins with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
O Malley lands with a punch from half guard.
O Malley is thwarting Martins's attempts to control the position.#SUB#
O Malley is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Martins doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time O Malley.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Martins can do anything to dispel that myth.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Martins taking some punishment here, with O Malley in his half guard.
O Malley 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.#T2#
O Malley wants to free his trapped foot but Martins is holding on for dear life with his legs.
O Malley working over Martins with some ground and pound. Martins looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
O Malley slips a nice elbow through Martins's hands, connecting with Martins's forehead.
This has been an exciting period of action!
O Malley seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Martins is looking to improve his position.
O Malley winds up and cracks Martins with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
O Malley is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
O Malley is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
O Malley scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
O Malley scoring with strikes to the body and head. #T3#
O Malley wants to control but Martins is keeping him busy.
O Malley works his way into side control.
Martins takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
O Malley creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
O Malley lands a nice forearm strike.
O Malley works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.#ROC#Martins is rocked!
Martins tries to bench press O Malley off him but O Malley keeps the position.
O Malley wants to control but Martins is keeping him busy.
O Malley lands a nice forearm strike.
Martins wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
O Malley looks up at the clock and then as Martins takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, O Malley smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude! #SUB#
O Malley tries for a kimura but Martins is defending well.
O Malley is putting a hurting on Martins here, landing some big shots from side control. #T4#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#SUB#
O Malley is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Martins has escaped the position, nice work there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Martins wants to get back to his feet but O Malley is dominant here and he's now got Martins's back!#SUB#
O Malley looking to break Martins's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Martins remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise O Malley will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
O Malley is not going to allow Martins to sit and survive in this position.
O Malley scores with strikes from the back.
Martins trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
O Malley is riding his opponent, not letting Martins buck him off.
O Malley avoiding Martins 's attempts to control his hands.
Martins is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get O Malley off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.#SUB#
O Malley looking for the choke but no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Shane O Malley dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
O Malley throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Martins's head.
O Malley throws a nice inside leg kick.
Martins misses with a wild combination.
O Malley lands with a right hand.
Martins fails to land with a series of punches.
We've been told by O Malley's head coaches at The Scrap Squad that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Martins lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as O Malley backs up against the cage.
Martins misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Martins fails to land with a series of punches.
Martins swings for the body but O Malley moves out of range.
Martins lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but O Malley circles away quickly and effectively.
This has been an exciting period of action!
O Malley throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for O Malley.
Martins gets cracked with a nice right hand there by O Malley.
O Malley scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Martins misses with an uppercut. #T1#
O Malley showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Martins. #TD#
O Malley shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Martins manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

Martins pushes O Malley off and scrambles back to his feet.
Nice shot by O Malley.
A combination from Martins does no damage.
Martins on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
O Malley lands with a nice body punch.
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 ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Martins misses with the combination.
O Malley is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Shane O Malley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
O Malley lands a jab to Martins's midsection.
Jab by O Malley.
Shane O Malley is winning the standup battle so far.#T2#
A good leg kick by O Malley.
O Malley lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Martins shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Martins takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Anderson Martins is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
O Malley tries a head kick but it misses.
O Malley connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Martins momentarily.
O Malley lands a two punch combo.
Martins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but O Malley manages to avoid it.
Anderson Martins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Martins moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Nice jab there from O Malley.
O Malley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Martins can do to turn this around?
O Malley scores with a jab to the jaw.#TD#
O Malley shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. O Malley showed some decent athleticism there.
Martins really doesn't want to stay on the ground with O Malley. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Martins moves into full guard.
O Malley is in close to Martins's body, working some short punches and elbows.#T3#
O Malley lands a couple of elbows.
O Malley lands a couple of elbows.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Martins is on top in guard. #REVB#
Martins wants to stand and escape but instead O Malley has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. #REVR##SUB#
O Malley drops back looking for a leg! Martins is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Martins manages to kick O Malley off! O Malley jumps back into Martins's guard. #SUB#
O Malley 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.
O Malley lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Shane O Malley overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
O Malley is in close to Martins's body, working some short punches and elbows.#T4#
O Malley keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Martins's head.
O Malley makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Martins wants to stand and escape but O Malley is having none of it.
O Malley connects with a couple of short punches.
O Malley cracks Martins with a solid left hand.
O Malley postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
O Malley makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Martins wants to stand up but O Malley is controlling him.
O Malley landing with the ground and pound.
Martins will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O Malley works over Martins with some ground and pound from guard.
O Malley sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Martins's guard.
Martins felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Martins tries to get to full guard but O Malley has control of the leg.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Shane O Malley dominated that second round.
That's time! O Malley's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!#R3#
Martins misses with a double jab.
Martins takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
O Malley is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
O Malley changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Martins throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
O Malley stuns Martins with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.#TD#
Martins gets caught napping as O Malley dives in and scores a takedown. Martins manages to retain guard.
Martins wants to get back to his feet but O Malley passes into half guard. #REVB#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O Malley is nestled in close to Martins, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
O Malley lands with a punch from half guard.
O Malley looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Martins with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Martins is trying to maintain the position but O Malley is very close to passing his half guard.
Martins wants to get back to his feet.
Martins taking some punishment here, with O Malley in his half guard. #T1#
O Malley scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Martins is still in real trouble! Can O Malley finish him?
Martins flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
O Malley works his way into full mount!
Martins seems to have recovered his senses.
O Malley with shots to the head and body - Martins looks very uncomfortable down there.
O Malley working away from the top, dropping strikes.#SUB#
O Malley is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Martins to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Martins shrugs it off.
O Malley with a couple of short strikes.
Whack. That's a big, big shot from O Malley! Martins is out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Shane O Malley!
In his post fight interview, Shane O Malley started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

 

Event: Quick Fight Championship     
Date:   Aug 02, 2021
#R1#
O Malley misses with a body shot.
Tagirbekov misses with a takedown attempt - O Malley sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
O Malley throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tagirbekov.
A little jabbing left from Tagirbekov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
O Malley throws out a leg kick but Tagirbekov moves out of range and O Malley only half commits.
Tagirbekov throws out a counter right but O Malley avoids it with no problem.#TD2#
Tagirbekov throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. O Malley was covering up waiting for the punch and Tagirbekov finishes the takedown easily into guard.
O Malley manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tagirbekov manages to get himself to full guard. #REVR##SUB2#
Tagirbekov has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think O Malley should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Tagirbekov has tightened it up now! O Malley should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Ruslan Tagirbekov!
After the fight, Ruslan Tagirbekov was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

 

Event: Quick Fight Championship     
Date:   Apr 25, 2021
#R1#
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
O Malley dips to his left and cracks Silva with an uppercut!
O Malley bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Silva's head backwards.
Silva shoots for a double leg takedown but O Malley sprawls well. He's pushed Silva's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Silva takes a kick to the side of the head.
Good standup being displayed there by O Malley as he connects with a hook.
O Malley defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Silva.
A little feinted left hand from O Malley on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Shane O Malley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thor Silva.
O Malley lands a jab.
O Malley connects with a right hand. Silva shakes it off.
O Malley digs a good hook to Silva's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice leg kick lands there from O Malley.
We've been told by O Malley's head coaches at The Scrap Squad that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
O Malley dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Silva. That did some damage!
O Malley connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
O Malley scores with a jab.
O Malley throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Silva feints the counter takedown.#T1#
O Malley connects with a high kick.
O Malley dips to his left and cracks Silva with an uppercut!
O Malley is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
O Malley misses with a looping right.
Silva tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
O Malley lands a right hook to the body.
O Malley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
O Malley connects with a looping right hand.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
Silva drops his hands momentarily and O Malley takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A right-left combo lands from O Malley. #CL#
Silva gets tackled into the cage by O Malley. O Malley maintains the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
O Malley creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Silva's defenses.
O Malley lands a nice elbow from the clinch. #CUT#It looks like Thor Silva has been cut.#T2#
O Malley lands an elbow that stopped Silva in his tracks for a moment.
Silva is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but O Malley is defending well.
Silva has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. O Malley is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
O Malley lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Silva is looking to take this one to the mat.
O Malley lands with a short shot to the head. #ROC#Silva is rocked!
O Malley lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Silva is still on wobbly legs! Can O Malley finish him?
Silva is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
O Malley is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
O Malley dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
O Malley seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Silva changes levels and goes for a takedown here. O Malley fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Silva throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around O Malley's waist but O Malley gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Silva off to one side.
O Malley lands an overhand right.
O Malley drops Silva with a big left hand! Silva is injured, injured bad! O Malley jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shane O Malley!
Shane O Malley was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

 

Event: ENIGMA 7     
Date:   Mar 06, 2021
#R1#
Andermatt throws a body punch but O Malley moves out of range.
Nice shot lands for O Malley.
O Malley lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Andermatt ducks under a wild hook from O Malley.
Andermatt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from O Malley.
Andermatt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Andermatt really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
O Malley throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Andermatt.
As O Malley looks to move away, Andermatt throws a big counter combo but O Malley just gets out of the way.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by O Malley!
Andermatt goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Andermatt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Andermatt misses with a body kick.
O Malley has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Andermatt is landing a low percentage of strikes.
O Malley misses with the combination.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Andermatt throws a low kick but O Malley avoids it.
Andermatt misses with a hook. O Malley ducked under it nicely.
O Malley throws a leg kick but Andermatt checks it.
A solid leg kick lands there for O Malley.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Andermatt tries to land a front kick but O Malley steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Shane O Malley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Andermatt scores with a decent looking hook.
O Malley lands with an overhand left.
Andermatt tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. O Malley manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
O Malley throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
O Malley avoids the head kick by Andermatt.
O Malley tries to counter with a clinch but Andermatt shakes him off and moves away.#T1#
O Malley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Andermatt throws out the jab.
Andermatt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but O Malley manages to avoid it.
Andermatt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but O Malley moves away.
Andermatt misses the shot to the body. #CL#
Andermatt clinches up with O Malley and pushes him back against the cage.
O Malley pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Andermatt.
Andermatt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
O Malley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
O Malley misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Andermatt.
Andermatt avoiding damage.
Andermatt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
O Malley throws a punch but it's blocked by Andermatt.
O Malley is trying to break the clinch but Andermatt has him pressed against the cage.
Andermatt lands with a right to the head.
Andermatt trying to stall but O Malley improves his position.
Andermatt cracks O Malley with a nice body shot.#BC2#
O Malley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Andermatt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Andermatt tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and O Malley is able to avoid easily.
Andermatt motions for O Malley to come forward. Andermatt throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. #T2#
O Malley throws a body punch but Andermatt moves out of range.
Andermatt avoids the head kick by O Malley.
Andermatt was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Andermatt takes a jab right on the kisser.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Andermatt scores with a hook to the body. O Malley takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
O Malley scores with a jab.
O Malley slips under a jab from Andermatt.
Andermatt tries to clinch but O Malley moves out of range.
Andermatt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but O Malley manages to avoid it.
Andermatt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Andermatt attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
O Malley with the counter takedown but Andermatt avoids it easily.
Andermatt tries to score with a low kick but O Malley moves his leg out of the way.
Andermatt misses with a kick to the body.
O Malley blocks a head kick by Andermatt.
O Malley scoring well with a low kick there.
Roger Andermatt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
O Malley misses with a low kick.
Andermatt misses with a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O Malley scores with a shot to the body.
Andermatt throws a leg kick that misses.
O Malley lands a head shot.
O Malley connects with a looping right hand.
Andermatt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
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.
That's time! Andermatt's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
O Malley closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Andermatt is looking to chop away at O Malley's legs. #CL#
Andermatt clinches up with O Malley and pushes him back against the cage.
Andermatt lands a left hand that snaps the head of O Malley backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Andermatt.
O Malley wants to take the fight to the mat but Andermatt manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Andermatt blocking some punches.
Andermatt scores with a hook to the body.
Andermatt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Andermatt scores with a shoulder strike.
O Malley looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Andermatt pushes O Malley back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right from Andermatt.
A head punch blocked on the inside by O Malley.
O Malley has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Andermatt can't find room to land a body shot as O Malley controls the action.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
O Malley misses with some punches.
O Malley is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Andermatt is keeping busy.
Andermatt taking a breather.
Andermatt working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Andermatt lands with a short head shot on the inside. #T1#
Andermatt digs a right hand underneath O Malley's ribcage. O Malley let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Andermatt tries a body shot but O Malley blocks it.
O Malley is trying to break the clinch but Andermatt has him pressed against the cage.
Andermatt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Andermatt.
O Malley misses with an elbow strike.
A frustrated look appears on O Malley's face as he tries to break the clinch.
O Malley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters up against the cage, O Malley throws an elbow but misses.
A short left from Andermatt.
Andermatt lands a left hand that snaps the head of O Malley backwards.
Andermatt misses with a knee strike.
A short left from Andermatt.
Andermatt keeps control of O Malley as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Andermatt lands a body punch in the clinch.
O Malley lands an elbow just above Andermatt 's eye.
O Malley's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
O Malley misses with a body punch.
Andermatt digs a right hand underneath O Malley's ribcage. O Malley let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Andermatt lands with a right to the head.
Andermatt lands with a left to the head. #T2#
Andermatt lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of O Malley backwards.
Andermatt working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Andermatt lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down O Malley.
Roger Andermatt has scored more points in the clinch so far.
O Malley misses with an elbow strike.
Andermatt tries to work over O Malley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Andermatt lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Andermatt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
O Malley blocks an uppercut.
Andermatt swings wildly with an uppercut but O Malley uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by O Malley. #CUT2#It looks like Roger Andermatt has been cut.
O Malley prevents a body shot from Andermatt.
Andermatt lands with a short head shot on the inside.
O Malley throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land. #BC2#
O Malley manages to break the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Andermatt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
O Malley defending well as Andermatt loads up on a big left hand.
O Malley scores with a jab.
Andermatt takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Andermatt throws a head kick that O Malley semi-blocks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Roger Andermatt dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Roger Andermatt's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
Andermatt throws a head kick but O Malley moves out of range.
Andermatt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that O Malley can do to turn this around?#CL#
O Malley tries to keep at a distance but Andermatt has taken the fight into the clinch.
O Malley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
O Malley blocks a body shot from Andermatt.
Andermatt blocks the elbow strike.
Andermatt is leaning against O Malley and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
O Malley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Andermatt misses with a hook from the clinch. #BC2#
O Malley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
O Malley tries to score a power double leg takedown but Andermatt sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten O Malley somewhat.
A punch lands to the side of O Malley 's head but he takes it in his stride.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Malley lands a nice hook to Andermatt's body. Andermatt takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Andermatt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from O Malley.
O Malley on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there. #ROC#O Malley is rocked!
Andermatt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from O Malley.
O Malley is still on wobbly legs! Can Andermatt finish him?
O Malley throws a head kick that misses.
O Malley seems to have recovered his senses.#T1#
O Malley takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Andermatt takes a swing at O Malley's ribcage but misses.
Andermatt shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
O Malley scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Andermatt doesn't seem bothered though.
O Malley throws a looping overhand right but Andermatt ducks down to avoid it.
Andermatt lands a glancing blow to the side of O Malley's head.
Andermatt avoids the head kick by O Malley.
O Malley throws a lazy uppercut
and Andermatt counters with a stiff right hand.
Andermatt with a jab.
O Malley thows a left - swing and a miss!
A little feinted left hand from Andermatt on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Andermatt misses with a body shot.
Andermatt connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks O Malley out cold! This one is over in a flash!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Roger Andermatt!
An out of breath Roger Andermatt thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

 

Event: ENIGMA 4     
Date:   Feb 06, 2021
#R1#
O Malley throws a leg kick
and Strdoza counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
O Malley connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
We've been told by O Malley's head coaches at The Scrap Squad that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Strdoza walks into a jab.
O Malley pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Strdoza back to the cage. O Malley follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
O Malley thows a left - swing and a miss!
Despite the aggression on Strdoza's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
O Malley throws the left hand but Strdoza avoids the punch easily.
Strdoza lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
O Malley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Strdoza let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Strdoza closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A swing and a miss from O Malley.
Strdoza chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before O Malley can pounce on him.
Shane O Malley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
O Malley missing with a left hand there. Strdoza was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Strdoza is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
O Malley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Strdoza.
An inside leg kick from O Malley misses. #T1#
O Malley jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
O Malley loads up on a big right hand but Strdoza slips the punch.
As O Malley backs off Strdoza throws a huge counter combo but O Malley manages to avoid it all.
O Malley attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Strdoza is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Chad Strdoza is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A lazy left from O Malley finds it's target.
O Malley scores with a nice strike.
O Malley lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Strdoza at a distance.
O Malley lands with a kick to the temple. Strdoza shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
O Malley lands with a kick to the temple. Strdoza shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
O Malley throws a quick inside leg kick.
Strdoza uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from O Malley.
Strdoza throws a counter combo.
O Malley with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Strdoza staying out of range there.
Strdoza steps to the side to avoid the strikes from O Malley.
As O Malley backs off Strdoza throws a huge counter combo but O Malley manages to avoid it all.#T2#
O Malley tests Strdoza's chin there with a solid looking shot.
O Malley loads up on a big right hand but Strdoza slips the punch.
Strdoza throws out a counter right but O Malley avoids it with no problem.
O Malley misses with a double jab
and Strdoza counters with a three punch combo that has O Malley backing up. O Malley nods at Strdoza to acknowledge the strikes.
O Malley lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Strdoza at a distance.
O Malley throws a sloppy head kick and Strdoza moves out of range easily.
Strdoza lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.#TD#
O Malley closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Strdoza quickly recovers to half guard.
Strdoza is trying to stand back up but O Malley is controlling him
O Malley is thwarting Strdoza's attempts to control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O Malley not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Shane O Malley dominated 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.#R2#
O Malley swings for the body but Strdoza moves out of range.
Strdoza is looking for the big counter here.
O Malley throws a big shot that misses.
O Malley paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
O Malley tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Strdoza swivels and escapes.
O Malley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Strdoza can do to turn this around?
Strdoza avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
O Malley misses with a shot to the body
and Strdoza counters with a three punch combo that has O Malley backing up. O Malley nods at Strdoza to acknowledge the strikes.
O Malley misses with a straight right.
O Malley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Strdoza.
O Malley tries a head kick but it misses.
Strdoza now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice leg kick from O Malley, right into the meat of the thigh.
O Malley throws a leg kick but Strdoza moved away.
O Malley with a nice calf kick.
O Malley darts in and out, connecting with a jab. #T1#
O Malley tries a head kick but it misses.
Despite the aggression on Strdoza's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
O Malley scores with the left hand. Strdoza knows he should have avoided that one.
Chad Strdoza is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
O Malley lands the left hand.
O Malley scores with a head kick. Strdoza tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
O Malley scores with a nice strike.
O Malley misses with a low kick.
Strdoza throws out a counter right but O Malley avoids it with no problem.
Strdoza steps to the side to avoid the strikes from O Malley.
Strdoza keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Strdoza uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from O Malley.
Strdoza is clearly trying to counter these attacks from O Malley with a body shot.
O Malley misses with a hook. Strdoza ducked under it nicely.
Strdoza blocks a head kick by O Malley.
O Malley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#T2#
O Malley takes a swing at Strdoza's ribcage but misses.
Despite the aggression on Strdoza's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Strdoza takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
O Malley finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Strdoza appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.#TD#
O Malley is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Strdoza's half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Strdoza is refusing to be controlled, as O Malley sits in half guard.
O Malley landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
O Malley drops an elbow to the side of Strdoza's head.
O Malley thows a huge punch but Strdoza dodges it nicely.
Strdoza tries to roll over but O Malley keeps him under control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
O Malley is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Strdoza regains full guard. Nicely done.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Shane O Malley dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
O Malley stuns Strdoza with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
O Malley lands a really nice looking cross but Strdoza seems unphased.
O Malley misses with a jab to the body
and Strdoza connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#TD#
O Malley gets the takedown into side control.
Strdoza is looking for a sweep.
Strdoza felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Strdoza is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on O Malley's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
O Malley lands strikes from half guard.
Strdoza is pressing down on O Malley's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
O Malley lands a couple of digs.
Strdoza not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Strdoza tries to land a sweep but no joy. #SUB2#
Strdoza escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. O Malley gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. #SUB2#
Strdoza had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. O Malley defends it easily.#T1#
O Malley working some strikes from top position.
O Malley won't allow Strdoza to sweep him here.
Strdoza controls O Malley momentarily but O Malley frees himself.
O Malley lands a couple of decent looking shots.
O Malley is in close to Strdoza's body, working some short punches and elbows.
O Malley is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
O Malley scoring with some ground and pound.
O Malley working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Strdoza wants to improve his position but instead O Malley has moved into half guard.
Strdoza has hold of O Malley's hands but O Malley slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.#ROC#Strdoza is rocked!#SUB#
O Malley wants to work for an arm triangle but Strdoza is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Strdoza is still in real trouble! Can O Malley finish him?
Strdoza has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. O Malley is working away from the top position though.
Strdoza seems to have recovered his senses.#T2#
Strdoza is trying to get back to full guard.
Strdoza keeps trying to improve his position.
O Malley lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Shane O Malley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Strdoza wants to get back to full guard.
O Malley looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
O Malley is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Strdoza wants to control but O Malley is keeping busy and won't allow it. #SUB2#
Strdoza is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but O Malley pulls his head out easily.
Chad Strdoza has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Strdoza is trying to stand back up but O Malley is controlling him

And that's the end of the fight!
Shane O Malley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well O Malley has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shane O Malley!

Shane O Malley tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.

 

Event: ENIGMA 2     
Date:   Jan 09, 2021
#R1#
Keenan moves out of range of the strikes.
Keenan throws the kick towards the body but O Malley avoids it.
O Malley looks to land a left hand but Keenan moved out of range nicely.
Keenan is looking to counter the offense by O Malley and move into the clinch.
Keenan throws a body kick that misses.
Keenan moves out of range of the leg kick from O Malley.
A lazy left from Keenan finds it's target.
Keenan throws a solid leg kick but O Malley takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Keenan.#CL2#
O Malley drives through and clinches with Keenan against the cage.
O Malley softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
O Malley blocks an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Keenan.
Keenan misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from O Malley fails to land.
O Malley blocking some punches.
O Malley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
O Malley working aggressively here.
Keenan takes an elbow to the temple. #CUT2#It looks like Ryan Keenan has been cut.
Keenan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
O Malley misses with the head strike.
O Malley working some nice short punches in the clinch.
O Malley missing with knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Keenan.
O Malley is struggling to control the position.#T1#
Keenan avoiding damage as O Malley throws knees to the body.
O Malley creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
O Malley landing knees to the body.
Keenan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
O Malley is looking to take this one to the mat.
A head punch on the inside from O Malley fails to land.
A quick uppercut on the inside from O Malley.
O Malley is leaning against Keenan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
O Malley has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
O Malley wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Keenan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Keenan can't find room to land a body shot as O Malley controls the action.
Keenan digs a right hand underneath O Malley's ribcage. O Malley let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Keenan lands a left hand that snaps the head of O Malley backwards.
O Malley misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Keenan.
O Malley creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Keenan's defenses.
O Malley misses with the head strike.
Keenan avoids a wild elbow strike from O Malley.
Keenan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
O Malley cracks Keenan with a nice body shot.
Keenan lands a left hand. #T2#
O Malley misses with an elbow strike.
Keenan struggles to land a body shot inside as O Malley controls his hands. #BC2#
O Malley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Keenan throws a head kick that misses.
O Malley feints the counter takedown.
Keenan has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Fairtex MMA in the buildup to the fight.
O Malley scoring well with a low kick there.
Keenan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from O Malley.
The crowd cheers as O Malley lands an impressive looking overhand right. Keenan doesn't seem phased though.
Keenan cracks O Malley with a good jab.#TD2#
O Malley closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Keenan to the mat! Keenan manages to get full guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw O Malley working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Keenan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Keenan controlling O Malley's posture.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O Malley in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Shane O Malley dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ryan Keenan's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Keenan scores with a kick to the midsection.
O Malley fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Keenan is out of range.
O Malley lands with a good body shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Keenan checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Keenan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from O Malley.
Nice uppercut lands for O Malley. That snapped Keenan's head back. #TD2#
O Malley shoots in and gets a takedown into Keenan's guard.
O Malley in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Keenan looking for a sweep. Not yet Keenan, not yet.
O Malley slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Keenan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from O Malley.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#ES#
Keenan manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Keenan lands a body shot.
O Malley tried to score with a low kick but Keenan checks it.
Keenan is looking to counter the offense by O Malley and move into the clinch.
Keenan throws a body punch but O Malley moves out of range. #T1#
O Malley avoids the body shot from Keenan.
O Malley takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ryan Keenan is winning the standup battle so far.
Keenan lands a nice leg kick that just misses O Malley's sensitive parts.
Keenan lands a nice shot that snaps O Malley's head back.
Keenan is looking to land body kicks.
Keenan ducks under a wild hook from O Malley.
Keenan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A swing and a miss from O Malley.
Keenan scores with a leg kick.
Keenan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
O Malley looks to land a left hand but Keenan moved out of range nicely.
Keenan looks to land a body kick but O Malley moved away.
Some bone on bone action there as O Malley checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
O Malley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Keenan.
O Malley showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Keenan.
Keenan throws a hook to the side of O Malley's head but O Malley sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Keenan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. O Malley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
O Malley checks the leg kick nicely there.
O Malley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Keenan manages to avoid it.
Ryan Keenan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T2#
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!
Keenan throws a wild body kick that O Malley sees coming a mile off.
O Malley lands a nice leg kick that just misses Keenan's sensitive parts.
A chopping leg kick lands by O Malley.
O Malley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Keenan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. O Malley darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Keenan takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
O Malley throws the left hand but Keenan avoids the punch easily.
Keenan is looking to land body kicks.
A slow jab from O Malley misses its intended target.
O Malley smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Keenan does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Keenan throws a head kick that misses. #TD2#
O Malley fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Keenan to the ground. O Malley is now in Keenan's guard.
O Malley sitting in guard here, content to control.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O Malley throwing strikes from guard but Keenan blocks nicely.
O Malley scoring with some ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Ryan Keenan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ryan Keenan's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Keenan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
O Malley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Keenan feints and then cracks O Malley's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow O Malley down.
O Malley lands with a cross.
A big right from O Malley misses.
O Malley connects with a right hand. Keenan shakes it off.#TD2#
O Malley is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Keenan's half guard.

Keenan makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Keenan avoids the head kick by O Malley.
Keenan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A solid body kick from Keenan.
O Malley looks to score with a jab to the body but Keenan is just out of range.
O Malley shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Keenan throws a sloppy head kick and O Malley moves out of range easily.
Nice uppercut there from O Malley.
O Malley looks to land a right hand but Keenan moved out of range.
Keenan throws a leg kick which misses O Malley's front leg but catches the back leg as O Malley tries to avoid it.
Keenan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range. #T1#
O Malley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Keenan slips under a jab.
O Malley misses with a straight right.
O Malley throws a hook but Keenan avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Keenan.
Keenan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
An inside leg kick from Keenan misses.
O Malley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Keenan.
O Malley throws a hook but Keenan blocks it.
O Malley moves out of range of the body kick.
Keenan slips a jab from O Malley.
O Malley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Keenan moves away.
Keenan misses with an attempted mid kick.
Keenan throws a looping overhand right but O Malley ducks down to avoid it.
O Malley throws a body kick that misses #CL#
and Keenan counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Keenan.
Keenan lands an uppercut.
O Malley is looking to control Keenan's arms but Keenan gets an underhook and turns him. Now O Malley has his back to the cage.
O Malley creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. #BC#
Keenan breaks the clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Keenan. #T2#
O Malley scores with a head kick. Keenan tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Keenan thuds his shin into the meat of O Malley's side.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O Malley looks to score with a jab to the body but Keenan is just out of range.
O Malley takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A chopping leg kick lands by O Malley.
A solid leg kick lands there for Keenan.
Keenan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but O Malley was well out of range. Poor timing from Keenan.
O Malley feints the counter takedown.
O Malley takes a swing at Keenan's ribcage but misses.
Keenan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Keenan drops his hands momentarily and O Malley takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Keenan misses with a low kick.
O Malley lands a leg kick that knocks Keenan off balance momentarily.
O Malley missing with a left hand there. Keenan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
O Malley misses with a straight left.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head kick misses from Keenan.
Keenan moves into range and connects with a jab.
O Malley lands a right hook to the body.
Keenan keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Keenan is looking to counter the offense by O Malley and move into the clinch.
Keenan is looking to chop away at O Malley's legs.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ryan Keenan.
I think Keenan 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:29
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:30

The fight is ruled a draw!

 

Event: Quick Fight Championship     
Date:   Nov 28, 2020
#R1#
O Malley misses with a body shot
letting Vertongen counter with a right hand.
O Malley throws a big shot that misses.
O Malley connects with the punch.
Vertongen slips under a jab.
Vertongen seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
O Malley turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
O Malley lands a nice leg kick that just misses Vertongen's sensitive parts.
O Malley moves out of range of the leg kick from Vertongen.#TD#
O Malley tries to sprawl but Vertongen drives through with a takedown into half guard.
O Malley taking some punishment here, with Vertongen in his half guard.
Vertongen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Vertongen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Vertongen has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
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 is looking to improve his position.
Vertongen looks to land a strike but O Malley avoids it nicely and regains full guard.#T1#
O Malley wants to sweep but no luck.
Vertongen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as O Malley works some decent striking defense from the bottom. #SUB2#
O Malley looking for a guillotine here but Vertongen defends easily.
O Malley preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Vertongen's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Vertongen has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of O Malley is proving hard to escape from.
Vertongen is stalling in the full guard.
O Malley is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T2#
O Malley is keen to just control but Vertongen is a slippery customer.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw O Malley working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
O Malley is just content to waste time from the top position. Vertongen takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Vertongen looking for a sweep. Not yet Vertongen, not yet.
Vertongen trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Vertongen wants to stand up but O Malley is controlling him.
O Malley wants to pass the guard but Vertongen is keeping the position.
Vertongen is trying to keep O Malley in close.
Vertongen is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. #T3#
Vertongen is trying to control the position but O Malley postures up.
Vertongen keeping moving, preventing O Malley from controlling successfully.
Vertongen is trying to control the position but O Malley postures up. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Vertongen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
O Malley lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Vertongen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
O Malley missing with a left hand there. Vertongen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
O Malley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
O Malley loads up on a big right hand but Vertongen slips the punch.
O Malley lands a head shot.
Vertongen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Vertongen tries to move into range but O Malley moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Vertongen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.#T4#
O Malley feints and then cracks Vertongen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Vertongen down.
Vertongen swings for the body but O Malley moves out of range.
O Malley throws a hook to the side of Vertongen's head but Vertongen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
O Malley shoots in looking for a takedown but Vertongen manages to keep the fight standing, pushing O Malley's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A head kick misses from O Malley.
Vertongen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
O Malley misses with the combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vertongen throws a body punch but O Malley moves out of range. #TD2#
O Malley closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Vertongen did well to prevent O Malley getting side control.
O Malley missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Vertongen trying to control from the bottom.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. O Malley lands a nice short elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Shane O Malley dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
A clash of legs there as O Malley blocks the low kick.
Vertongen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Vertongen misses the shot to the body.
O Malley throws a lazy right hand but Vertongen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shane O Malley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
O Malley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vertongen was well out of range. Poor timing from O Malley.
It looked like Vertongen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
O Malley misses the body punch
and Vertongen counters with a good low kick that O Malley was not able to check.
Vertongen shoots in for a double leg but O Malley sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Vertongen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Vertongen throws a low kick but O Malley moves out of range easily.
Vertongen misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Malley takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Vertongen throws an overhand right that lands on O Malley's shoulder, as O Malley tries to avoid the shot.
Vertongen is looking to wear down O Malley with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
O Malley fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
O Malley scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
O Malley looks to score with a jab to the body but Vertongen is just out of range.#T1#
A head kick misses from O Malley.
O Malley misses with a body kick.
As O Malley looks to move away, Vertongen throws a big counter combo but O Malley just gets out of the way.
O Malley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
O Malley moves out of range of the body kick.
O Malley scores with a shot to the body.
O Malley swings for the body but Vertongen moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Vertongen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
O Malley swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A head kick misses from O Malley.
Vertongen checks a leg kick nicely.
Vertongen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Vertongen goes for a double leg but O Malley avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as O Malley continues to drive forward.
O Malley connects with a solid leg kick.
O Malley lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
O Malley connects with a body shot that sends Vertongen's belly button to the back.
O Malley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vertongen feinted with a counter takedown.
O Malley has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#T2#
The fighters circling - Vertongen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vertongen is trying hard to land a takedown here. O Malley sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
It seemed like O Malley was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Toby Vertongen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
O Malley tries a head kick but it misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Vertongen.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
O Malley jabs at Vertongen's body.#TD2#
O Malley shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Vertongen's guard.
O Malley is standing up over Vertongen. Vertongen looks to escape but O Malley dives into side control. #REVR#
Vertongen strikes from the bottom but O Malley takes advantage and advances to full mount!
O Malley trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Vertongen taking shots to the head.
O Malley looking to finish Vertongen with some ground and pound. This is bad for Vertongen!#T3##SUB2#
O Malley is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Vertongen has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Vertongen is in all sorts of trouble here.
Vertongen wants to control but O Malley is having none of it.
O Malley with the ground and pound from mount.
Vertongen regains half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vertongen is trying to maintain the position but O Malley is very close to passing his half guard.
Vertongen has a hand on O Malley's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. O Malley takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
O Malley avoids the attempt from Vertongen to control.#T4#
O Malley connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Vertongen flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
O Malley working the ground and pound effectively. #ROC2#Vertongen is rocked!
Oooh a big shot lands for O Malley! Vertongen is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Shane O Malley!
Shane O Malley decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.

 

Event: Quick Fight Championship     
Date:   Oct 22, 2020
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Malley takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing. #KD#
O Malley drops Harling with a beautiful combination! Harling stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - O Malley is looking for the KO!#ROC#Harling is rocked!#CUT#It looks like Harald Harling has been cut.#KD2#
Harling drops O Malley with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but O Malley looks back up at him and smiles so Harling waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed. #ROC2#O Malley is rocked!
Harling is still on wobbly legs! Can O Malley finish him?
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 body shot but no joy.
Oh O Malley is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!#TD#
O Malley feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
O Malley lands a couple of decent looking shots.
O Malley in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
O Malley seems to have got his legs back now.
Harling seems to have recovered his senses.
O Malley throws a big elbow that misses.
O Malley stands up over Harling, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
O Malley sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Harling wants to stand but O Malley is controlling the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as O Malley accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. #T1#
O Malley slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Harling is trying to get back to his feet.
O Malley looks up at the clock and then as Harling takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, O Malley smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harling being controlled for a moment.
O Malley 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.
O Malley working the ground and pound.
You can see the frustration on Harling's face as O Malley controls the position.
Harling is looking to work his way out of this bad position but O Malley is controlling him well.
O Malley in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
O Malley scores with punches from side control.
Harling takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.#T2#
O Malley lands a nice forearm strike.
O Malley is putting a hurting on Harling here, landing some big shots from side control. #SUB#
O Malley thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
O Malley working the ground and pound.
Harling parries the strikes from O Malley easily there. O Malley is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Harling to escape.
Harling wants to get back to his feet.
Harling taking a bit of punishment here - O Malley scoring with strikes.
O Malley scores with punches from side control.
Harling takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
O Malley controlling the position.
O Malley looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.#T3#
Harling taking punishment in the form of punches. #SUB#
O Malley is trying to get an arm triangle but Harling is defending well.
O Malley controls the position.
O Malley working the body and head with strikes.
Harling is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
O Malley landing a few strikes.
O Malley scoring with punches and elbows.
O Malley lands a big left to the face of Harling, bouncing his head like a basketball. Another shot from O Malley and another - Harling is out! O Malley stands up and salutes his fans, who are going crazy in the stands.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Shane O Malley!
After winning the bout, Shane O Malley thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
In defeat, Harald Harling stepped up to the mic, saying 'You win lose, you some some.'.

 

Event: Galaxy Exit Wounds     
Date:   Aug 01, 2020
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grandpa throws a sloppy head kick and O Malley moves out of range easily.
O Malley is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Grandpa.
Grandpa throws an overhand right that lands on O Malley's shoulder, as O Malley tries to avoid the shot.
Nice shot by Grandpa.
Grandpa throws a head kick that misses.
O Malley keeps the fight on the outside.
O Malley was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Grandpa throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by O Malley.
We've been told by O Malley's head coaches at The Scrap Squad that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
O Malley takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Grandpa throws a sloppy head kick and O Malley moves out of range easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for O Malley.
O Malley connects with a nice looking jab.
O Malley moves out of range as Grandpa strikes.
Grandpa connects with a looping right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
O Malley throws a head kick but Grandpa moves out of range.
O Malley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Grandpa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Grandpa unleashes a big counter combination but O Malley bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
O Malley missing with a left hand there. Grandpa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
O Malley misses with a leg kick.
Grandpa moves out of range of the strikes.#CL2#
Grandpa rushes O Malley and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#T1#
Grandpa taking a breather.
O Malley tries to land knees in the clinch but Grandpa avoids the damage to the body. #BC2#
Grandpa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A head kick from Grandpa lands but O Malley takes it in his stride. #ROC2#O Malley is rocked!
O Malley feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Grandpas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Oh O Malley is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
O Malley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Grandpa tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
O Malley seems to have got his legs back now.
O Malley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Grandpa shoots in for a takedown but O Malley shows good takedown defense.
A decent looking cross lands there for Grandpa.
A swing and a miss from O Malley.
O Malley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice takedown defense from O Malley. No joy for Grandpa on that attempt.
Grandpa throws a sloppy head kick and O Malley moves out of range easily.
Grandpa misses with an uppercut. O Malley saw that one coming.
Decent striking displayed by O Malley there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grandpa circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! O Malley drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Grandpa follows O Malley to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tiger Grandpa!

 

Event: Galaxy 2: Energy     
Date:   Jun 27, 2020
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Conan lunges at O Malley with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by O Malley's hand.
O Malley throws a head kick that misses.
Conan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A countering left hand to the body from Conan misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Conan. O Malley does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Conan misses.
O Malley throws a looping overhand right but Conan ducks down to avoid it.
O Malley throws a right hand that Conan ducks under and follows up with a left that Conan also avoids with ease.
Conan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
O Malley staying out of range there.
Left hook, right uppercut from Conan.
Conan slips under a jab.
Conan throws a jab when O Malley was well out of range.
Conan throws a jab when O Malley was well out of range.
Conan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
O Malley appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
O Malley tries to move into range but Conan moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
O Malley swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Conan counters with a two punch combo. #ROC2#O Malley is rocked!
Conan lands a hook that stumbles O Malley back into the cage. Conan follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping O Malley to the canvas! Conan pounces and lands several unanswered shots - O Malley has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Edward Conan!

 

Event: PL MMA 39 Arjuna vs Sight     
Date:   May 15, 2020



The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Viv avoids the body shot from O Malley.
O Malley throws a lazy right hand but Viv sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
O Malley tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Viv looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Viv bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
O Malley throws a sloppy head kick and Viv moves out of range easily.
Viv tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
O Malley lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Viv shoots in looking for a takedown but O Malley manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Viv's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
O Malley misses with an uppercut. Viv saw that one coming.
O Malley lands an overhand right.
O Malley lands a leg kick that knocks Viv off balance momentarily.
A head kick by O Malley misses

and Viv counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!

O Malley has his foot on Viv's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Viv works his way back into a safe position though.
O Malley looking to hit a scissor sweep but Viv is one step ahead there.
O Malley preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Viv advances position into side control!
Viv sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but O Malley is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
O Malley manages to work his way to half guard, despite Viv's best efforts.
O Malley tries to get to full guard but Viv has control of the leg.
O Malley keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Viv is trying to control the action in half guard but O Malley is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Viv in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. O Malley tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Viv!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Chosu Viv!

 

Event: PL MMA 32 Joe vs Williams     
Date:   Apr 22, 2020
#R1#
Hirigushi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. O Malley manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
O Malley fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
O Malley throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
O Malley feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hirigushis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
O Malley has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Hirigushi is landing a low percentage of strikes.#TD2#
O Malley fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Hirigushi to the ground. O Malley is now in Hirigushi's guard.#ES#
Hirigushi has his feet on O Malley's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work. #CL#
Hirigushi clinches with his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hirigushi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
O Malley wants to break free but Hirigushi has control.
I was talking to Hirigushi's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A hook to the body from Hirigushi.
O Malley blocks a body shot from Hirigushi. #BC2#
O Malley manages to break the clinch.
O Malley throws a shot from downtown. Hirigushi moves away and avoids it.
Hirigushi throws a big counter combination but O Malley scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Hirigushi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but O Malley paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hirigushi lands a really nice looking cross but O Malley seems unphased.
Jab from Hirigushi.#T1#
O Malley tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hirigushi swivels and escapes.
O Malley thows a left - swing and a miss!
It looked like Hirigushi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
O Malley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hirigushi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hirigushi wants to clinch up but O Malley keeps it at a distance.
Hirigushi lands with a good body shot.
A head kick misses from O Malley.
O Malley throws a low kick, looking for Hirigushi's leg but Hirigushi calmly moves out of range.
Hirigushi throws a hook but O Malley blocks it.
O Malley tries to counter by closing the distance.
O Malley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from Hirigushi does it's job there.
Hirigushi staying out of range there.
Hirigushi lands a jab to the nose.
Hirigushi takes a swing at O Malley's ribcage but misses. #T2#
A jab from O Malley misses.
O Malley tries a head kick but it misses.
Hirigushi seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
O Malley is looking to chop away at Hirigushi's legs.
Kendo Hirigushi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
O Malley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
O Malley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
O Malley is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
O Malley swings widly with a right hand
and Hirigushi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
O Malley misses with a hook
and Hirigushi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#ROC#
O Malley is rocked!
A slapping leg kick lands for O Malley.
O Malley is still on wobbly legs! Can Hirigushi finish him?
Nice shot by O Malley.
O Malley defending well as Hirigushi loads up on a big left hand.
O Malley seems to have recovered his senses.
Hirigushi moves out of range of the strikes.
O Malley scores with a decent looking hook.#KD#
Hirigushi cracks O Malley with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! O Malley looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Hirigushi finish him?
Hirigushi is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hirigushi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by O Malley. #T3#
O Malley digs a good hook to Hirigushi's body.
Hirigushi cracks O Malley on the jaw with a powerful right hand and O Malley falls backwards against the cage. Hirigushi follows up with more strikes that drop O Malley to his knees. Hirigushi keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save O Malley! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kendo Hirigushi!
Kendo Hirigushi decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

 

Event: Quick Fight Championship     
Date:   Mar 22, 2020
#R1#
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 Melamies has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Melamies and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
O Malley scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Melamies doesn't seem bothered though.
O Malley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Melamies sees it coming and avoids it easily.
O Malley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Melamies.
We've been hearing reports that O Malley has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Melamies lands with a right hand.
O Malley misses with an uppercut. Melamies saw that one coming.
Melamies misses with a leg kick.
Melamies misses with a leg kick
and O Malley counters with a stiff right hand.
O Malley throws a low kick but Melamies avoids it.
O Malley scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Melamies throws a leg kick but O Malley sees it coming and moves out of range.
As Melamies tries to get set, O Malley tries to push him back and clinch up but Melamies manages to avoid the attempt.
O Malley's jab looks to have found its range, popping Melamies under the eye.
A solid body kick from Melamies.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big left from O Malley misses.
Melamies throws a leg kick that misses.
A little feinted left hand from O Malley on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Melamies.
O Malley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Melamies fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt O Malley.
Melamies misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick. #T1#
Melamies cracks the inside of O Malley's front leg.
Melamies defending well as O Malley loads up on a big left hand. #CL#
Melamies tries to keep at a distance but O Malley has taken the fight into the clinch.
Come on O Malley - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Melamies creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
O Malley is pushing Melamies up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
O Malley misses with a short punch on the inside.
O Malley lands a nice knee to the body.
O Malley is trying to break the clinch but Melamies is controlling him.#T2#
O Malley leaning his opponent against the cage.
O Malley throws a knee to the head but misses.
O Malley misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Melamies.
Melamies tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
O Malley scores with a shoulder strike.
O Malley prevents a body shot from Melamies.
Melamies has O Malley pressed against the cage, preventing O Malley from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Melamies can't find room to land a body shot as O Malley controls the action.
O Malley is trying to break free.
O Malley is pushing Melamies up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. #T3#
Melamies lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
O Malley trying to land knees to the body.
Melamies doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #BC#
O Malley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Melamies throws a head kick that misses.
Melamies looks to score with a jab to the body but O Malley is just out of range.
Melamies misses with a low kick as O Malley jumps back.
A bone on bone clash there as O Malley blocks the leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Melamies, right into the meat.
Ibrahim Mamu Melamies seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Melamies blocks a head kick by O Malley.
Despite the aggression on Melamies's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
O Malley misses with a hook. Melamies ducked under it nicely.
Melamies throws a head kick that O Malley semi-blocks.
O Malley looks to score with a jab to the body but Melamies is just out of range.
Melamies just misses with a punch to the body. #T4#
O Malley looks to land a left hand but Melamies moved out of range nicely.
O Malley backing away here, and Melamies unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
O Malley tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Melamies paws at him with a jab and circles away.
An inside leg kick from Melamies misses.
Jab, jab by Melamies - just one landing.
Melamies misses with a low kick.
As Melamies tries to get set, O Malley tries to push him back and clinch up but Melamies manages to avoid the attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
O Malley blocks a low kick nicely.
Melamies lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.#CL#
O Malley moves into the clinch.
O Malley has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Melamies is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
O Malley throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Melamiess head.
Melamies misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hook to the body lands for Melamies.
O Malley prevents a body shot from Melamies. #BC2#
Melamies breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Melamies slips under a jab from O Malley.
Melamies only half commits to the counter leg kick.
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 Shane O Malley will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
A head kick misses from Melamies.
Melamies bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That kick from Melamies tenderised O Malley's leg. O Malley is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Melamies, right into the meat.
Melamies does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Melamies misses with a body kick.
Melamies connects with a looping right hand.
O Malley misses with a looping right.
A bone on bone clash there as O Malley blocks the leg kick.
Melamies uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from O Malley.
A slow jab from O Malley misses its intended target.
Melamies on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Melamies avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Melamies throws a leg kick but O Malley checks it.
Melamies cracks the inside of O Malley's front leg.
O Malley on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Melamies checks a low kick from O Malley.
Melamies pulls out of a head kick attempt.
O Malley avoids the head kick by Melamies.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
O Malley smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.#T1#
O Malley throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Melamies on the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from O Malley misses the target.
Melamies thinks about the counter body kick.
Melamies tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
O Malley throws a hook but Melamies blocks it.
Melamies lands with a slapping head kick.
Horrible takedown attempt by O Malley or perhaps it was just good defense by Melamies, which made it look bad.
Melamies tries a low kick but O Malley avoids it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Melamies.
Melamies feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to O Malley's calf.
O Malley misses with a hook.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
O Malley misses with a looping left.
Melamies was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
O Malley tests Melamies's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Melamies throws a low kick but it's checked well by O Malley.
Melamies misses with a series of wild punches.
Melamies throws a head kick that misses
and O Malley counters with a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice defenses there by O Malley.#T2#
Melamies slips under a jab.
Melamies fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt O Malley.
O Malley jabs Melamies right on the nose. Melamies blinks but takes it well.
Melamies avoids the head kick by O Malley.
Ibrahim Mamu Melamies is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
O Malley sizes up Melamies with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Melamies scores with a leg kick.
Melamies moves out of range of the strikes.
Melamies misses with a low kick.
Melamies lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.#KD#
O Malley lands a left and a right that send Melamies crashing to the mat, dazed. O Malley thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!#ROC#
Melamies is rocked!
O Malley cracks Melamies with a left hook right on the temple and Melamies goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! O Malley lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Melamies is OK!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Shane O Malley!
During a confident post fight interview, Shane O Malley thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

 

Event: Quick Fight Championship     
Date:   Mar 09, 2020
#R1#
Showaikh drops his hands momentarily and O Malley takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Showaikh shoots in for a takedown but O Malley shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
We've been hearing reports that O Malley has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Showaikh tries for a takedown but O Malley circles away easily
and O Malley counters with a nice uppercut.
O Malley fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Showaikh on the side of the head.
O Malley lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Showaikh goes for a double leg but O Malley avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as O Malley continues to drive forward.
Shane O Malley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hamza Showaikh.
Showaikh dives in for a single leg takedown but O Malley sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Showaikh looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? O Malley is fending him off so far but Showaikh persists. Nope, O Malley circles away and we're back to standing.
Showaikh get stunned by a cross and takes another one on the button. Showaikh stumbles backwards and tries to bounce back off the cage but O Malley runs in and jumps on him with a leaping lead hook that puts him out! Wow, that was highlight reel stuff! Awesome finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Shane O Malley!
Shane O Malley thanked the fans post fight for their support.

 

Event: Quick Fight Championship     
Date:   Feb 02, 2020
#R1#
Sands misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
O Malley lands a head shot.
Sloppy strikes from Sands. Those never looked like landing.
Shane O Malley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A cross from Sands lands.
Sands has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Sands fails with the takedown.
Nice takedown defense from O Malley. No joy for Sands on that attempt.
Shane O Malley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobby Sands.
O Malley moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
O Malley takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
O Malley moves into range and connects with a jab.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sands is defended easily by O Malley.
O Malley showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
O Malley connects with a right hand. Sands shakes it off.#CUT#
It looks like Bobby Sands has been cut.#T1#
Jab by O Malley.#ROC#
Sands is rocked!
O Malley lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Sands falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Shane O Malley!
A very excited looking Shane O Malley made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

 

 
 
 
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