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Sean O'Malley vs Marlon Vera - UFC 299 RECAP: See how the action unfolded, with champion dominating in Miami headliner
By Will Griffee
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A great episode of the Suga show
A first title defence in the books for O'Malley and as brilliant as he looks, it would be fascinating to see if he could deal with the wrestling of Dvalishvili - perhaps that's why he wants to move up and face Topuria instead.
Dvalishvili will present a huge test if that's the direction the UFC head in, but for now, O'Malley can sleep easy after putting on a masterclass to avenge his only loss and see of Vera with relative ease.
Thanks for following along and be sure to join us next time for the big one - UFC 300!
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Precision, timing and speed
O'Malley is growing as a champion and even though the colourful personality and showmanship is a distraction, people are beginning to realise he is a real grafter too, working relentlessly hard to improve and we're seeing the fruits of his labour. It'll take some stopping him.
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Vera folds O'Malley - but too late
Vera landed his best shot of the fight with a left hook to the body right at the final bell. It makes O'Malley sink to the mat where he stays after the fight to gather his senses but it was too little, too late from the challenger and a masterclass for the champion. Scorecards incoming.
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Vera needs a KO
Vera is hunting for a messy fight now and needs chaos to have any chance of an upset. O'Malley is comfortable and his footwork is superior enough for him to dance around and land almost at will. At the end of the third, Vera had his best moment, wobbling the champion who then went back to the wrong corner, a glimmer of hope?
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What a knee!
O'Malley is on fire! He is so much quicker than Vera - who's corner tells him 'that sucked' at the end of the second. The champion caught his challenger with a knee that should have knocked him clean out. Somehow the Ecuadorian is still standing but is bloodied up and can't carry on like this.
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Keys to victory:
O'Malley's striking stats are frightening, but Vera has beaten him once and is fully capable of doing so again. Here's a closer look at the numbers behind both men.
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Holland frustrated
MVP plays his game so well and Holland can hardly touch him. He cuts a frustrated, exhausted figure by the end of the third and in the end it was a bit of a clinic from the former Bellator man. He'll be frustrated at being unable to finish Holland but it was a very impressivee UFC debut nontheless.
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WHAT A FINISH
Burns lands on top and looks like he could burn the clock to victory but Maddalena escapes beautifully before landing an incredibly well placed knee on the break. He then swarms and lands a number of elbows before the ref intervenes. Such an impressive win for him and the welterweight division has a new contender.
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Big moments for Burns
Maddalena connects with some beautiful combinations and is on top for most of the round but the big moments belong to the Brazilian. He landed a big step in elbow and overhand right, also securing another late takedown and ending up on the Australian's back before running out of time.
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Yan surely takes it!
Cracking fight. It looks like Yan has done enough to reverse his fortunes from the first round. He ends the fight on top after a pretty even three minutes and even locks up a submission before the bell sounds. His uppercut was on the money all night and thee Russian has proven he's still a top contender at bantamweight.
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Yan storms back
The Russian had a rocket from his corner at the end of the first and it worked a treat. He came out for the second willing to engage far more and land first, crucially before Song can lead the combinations. It all comes down to the final five minutes and Song has a nasty cut to his eyelid.
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Song has the power advantage
Song Yadong takes the opening round for my money. It is largely a cagey affair but he lands the more telling blows and doesn't seem to respect Yan's power, knowing he can control the centre of the cage. Song also takes his man down and thee 26-year-old is looking solid so far.
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If you fancy a tipple
O'Malley has come a long way since his first loss to Vera so there could well be some value in an early stoppage, especially as Vera is notoriously a slow starter.
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15 fight winning streak OVER
Blaydes has barely been in the fight but wins it in the space of about 10 seconds. Almeida shoots for a takedown but it is stuffed and puts his head in a poor position. Blaydes then lands a number of unanswered hammer fists in succession and it is enough to end the fight. Wow.
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Featured pre-lim time
Almeida and Blaydes are part of the young gun generation at heavyweight. Both men will have watched Aspinall beat Pavlovich and feel they aren't too far away from a shot themselves. Blaydes of course beat Aspinall on a technicality when they met in London and the Brit was injured early on. Almeida is a hugely powerful contender but today will be his biggest test so far. Wonderboy is taking the American.
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What do the stats reveal?
Will it be revenge or repeat later on? O'Malley's only career defeat is one he discounts as a fluke, but Vera landed the leg kick that compromised him fair and square, what odds of him repeating the trick tonight? Here's what the numbers how about both men...
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EARLY PRE-LIM RESULTS
Joanne Wood opened up the early pre-lims with a decision win over Maryna Moroz before Assu Almabayev saw off CJ Vergara by the same means.
Then the highly anticipated debut for the enormous Robelis Despaigne ended in a first round KO victory for the Cuban and Michel Pereira beat Michal Oleksiejczuk.
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How do the fighters see it?
It's always fascinating to see how fellow UFC fighters see a main event and interestingly, opinion is split despite bookies favouring the champion.
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Hello fight fans!
UFC 299 has arrived! The big, bad UFC 300 card comes next month but for my money tonight's event isn't a million miles away from it in terms of depth and quality. Keep it here for all the latest updates from the pre-lims and main card ahead of Sean O'Malley's title defence against Marlon Vera later on in the headliner.
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