Sean O'Malley vs Marlon Vera 2 | FULL FIGHT | Riyadh Season Noche UFC

Florida Marlon Chito Vera 23 fights into a UFC career that dates to 2014 looking to break through and become a world champion verah is in yellow Ali is in the pink with gold [Applause] not only is Marlon barer this division's most accomplished finisher historically he has never been put away in 22 UFC fights coming in you can argue he has never faced a sniper quite like shaala but yet he has Jose Aldo right Cory San Haagen I guess and shanlon well there you go yeah there you go I think right I was waiting I was just kind of waiting I was like that's funny oh man we have the best job in the world it is the great friends great fights oh spinning back kick to the body oh Ali suggested that he gets calmer as these fights get bigger and Cheeto has done a good job problem getting better as the fights go longer Cheeto being very patient here not opening up looking for reads good low kick by Sean that's his emmo he doesn't he usually tries to take around the build you know it's a real boxing approach you see some of the best boxers in the world lose round one constantly because they barely do anything that's Cheeto he gets your speed he gets your timing and then he starts to go to work and very rarely has that ultimately cost [Applause] him if you're sh Al you want to take the lead and you want to not relinquish it you want to get ahead of Cheeto Bara like we saw in the fight with Cory San Haagen where you put him on his heels and never allow for him to get going well Ali pretty efficient early he's landed 80% of his 15 [Applause] attempts oh beautiful straight left oh Ali shuffling up the footwork a lot here in the early going good kick to the body by Cheeto Left Hand by [Applause] [Applause] Cheeto Vera committing to that lead leg attack early on B Baron not biting on a lot of these Ali faints [Music] [Applause] early good Vision there defensively by Shawn and now he attacks the [Applause] body now he does a really good job fainting and then he'll give you a faint and let the jab follow it he's never stationary he's never just walking forward and through and he's always mixing it up he mixes up his timing as well as anyone in the [Applause] [Applause] UFC we heard Jason pillo talk about smothering the speed of sha Ali chido trying to work his way [Applause] inside good body shot by the champion there's another one I mean the champ looks really good in round one he's doing such a good job of switching stances as well good kick to the body I thinking about a lot of people have suggested if you are going to finish Marlin Barry you got to invest in the body oh Ali has certainly done that in round one there it is again you can tell that's a very big part of the game plan Body Work by Shan Ali strong start for the incumbent you ready fight gillo said he expected that to be round one but he's got to get more active now Al's team feels like the speed is just way too much of an advantage for their fighter they don't think Vera can keep up with him spinning attack partially Grays the chin of Vera Marlin's got to do something significant unless he's going to be behind on the scorecards and have to play catchup in which case he's going to have to chase Shan on which makes it much more dangerous he's just got to get more active he's got to get in the face of Al and start working he can't just shell up when Al comes at him either he's got to offer some offense some some form of a counter that stopped showing his tracks there's a strong low kick [Applause] well that's a weapon that sha Al is going to have to deal with throughout this Championship Reign however long it lasts chido goes High om Ali raises the guard nice snipe to the body by om Ali now he goes up top [Applause] Cheo respects Al's power so much that he almost freezes when sha gets ready to start going and Ali recognizes that so he continues to give him faints to keep him on the defensive well he's looking for openings to counter that just aren't there when omal comes in cuz he comes in and then he's out before Cheeto gets a chance to fire back that low kick was solid he needs more more of those there's a body [Applause] kick kicks will help him at a distance there oh M able to split that guard with the right hand Vera a little bit widey [Applause] here Sean is getting off on the outside and doing so beautifully the speed difference is very obvious of Al is so much faster than [Applause] Cheeto fighter exchange body kicks there Cheeto with a flurry Beautiful One Two by The Champ another Bar's going to have to throw in between the combinations of Ali when Ali is in the process of throwing those strikes he's got to throw with him he cannot wait for Al to finish before he starts to throw he's not fast enough to keep up with sha that's a good left hand Ali did a great job of checking a low kick just a few seconds ago and that's one of the things that has to be a factor in this fight considering the result of the first fight it had to be a part of their strategy to make sure that doesn't happen [Applause] again oh big knee up the gut thr Ali ver on the retreat Shin on Marlin Vera it didn't even Rock him Gran it I mean it sounded like a bat hitting the watermelon it was as clean a knee as you'll ever see and it did not even rock it but that's the problem with trying to Shell up with Cheetos do it oh right hand and then a left Cheeto is busted up Ali misses with the knee [Applause] the speed of Al is something to behold now he's opening up right [Applause] hand good right hand by Cheeto chido has a massive welt underneath that right eye and that kick is not going to help matters waiting seconds of round two Ali back to work to the Body Beautiful jab in the right hand by alial is fighting really really well right now oh KN down he stung him with the right hand 2 N at the very least for the champ sounds like a metal bat round three they say when a guy has a chin like that to knock him out it takes a kick or a knee oh he just ate that knee let's see if sha Ali can put enough punches together to get this guy out of here I would love to see Cheeto throw more of those yeah attack those [Applause] legs Jason pillo say you got to go V now you oh another right [Applause] hand there you go a little CLE little ccle not going to do anything CLE there you go on the historically durable Marlon chido Vera being tested to the nth degree tonight Jason pillo calling for more circular [Music] movement sha Al at his sniping best here early Landing nearly 60% of his strikes Cheeto shelling up even when sea closes in like [Applause] that me he has got to turn this into a dog fight and he can't let Shawn stay on the outside and utilize those advantages sea is so good in terms of setting up his opponents throwing shots only where they're going to land watch here now when Shido starts to Shell he's going to go to the body he never wastes actions everything's a setup for om Ali the Striking is beautiful and his movement's beautiful as well avoiding all the big shots from Cheetah all the faints they're all purposeful look at that Jab off the right hand now straight left oh just piecing Cheeto [Music] up there you go needs more of those and Sean returns yeah Ali has answered nearly every Vera connection with one of his own you got something bar bit hard on that faint inside leg kick for Cheeto beautiful shot to the [Applause] body bu and now Cheeto starting to get swollen over the right eye from all the Jabs of om Ali and that cheek injury this is just a shut out by Sha Ali oh Ali mixing up all his weapons beautifully beautiful head movement there too to avoid the [Applause] right and the thing about om Al is Joe he will he will get you moving with his shoulder in his face his eyes even his eyes he'll look down at your legs make your react low he look I mean it's just everything's moving with the purpose right now and Cheeto he's got Cheeto behind and that's one of the issues with being a guy that essentially gives up round number one right because what if you can't get it going once that guy's already found his flow one minute here to go round three Dean Thomas talk to us you know I think this fight is coming down to footwork and Cheeto just doesn't have the footwork to compete with him I mean really I it doesn't matter how strong you are how good of a fighter you are you have to have basic footwork patterns and Cheeto just doesn't have them and that's why sha is running away with this cheo's kind of standing and om Al is just moving all around him oh Al loads up on a right hand he does not miss now another knee for good measure and as durable as Cheeto is you got to wonder how many of these he can take before it all falls apart that's what he needs to start doing just fight Cheetos got to just fight at this point you got to take some chances like that that's a big right hand he landed now a chb for Vera you got to take some chances if you're Vera sure you're going to take some shots you're going to get hit but you got to take chances you also let him know that look Shawn went to the wrong corner he could be bewildered he could have gotten hurt he told him when Shawn starts to go throw with him don't wait don't shell up and wait that's how Ali gets going he needs more of this wildness this is where he can make this a real [Applause] fight he just can't stay on the outside and let Shawn snipe him Shawn's just too good at this I mean nobody can there's not a Bandon weight in the world that can stand on the outside and fight sha Ali not the way that he moves and his setups you got to make him quite a dirty fight [Applause] bar attacks the body Ali saw coming nice stick and move by the champion [Applause] there well here we are in the championship rounds and the reality is at this point Marlon Vera needs a knockout yep he needs a finish or a submission oh he need to make it dirty just like this you should have did this earlier this is the fight you got to take some to get [Applause] ugly I mean he's got to risk getting knocked out he's got to get into the fire yep left hand lands sharply for Ali inside leg kick for Barett pretty good combo for Cheeto missed on the knee to punctuate it he hit him with a jab there nice jab by Cheeto go starting to see blood coming out of the nose of the [Applause] champion beautiful trip by the champion but just awareness there to recognize the foot placement and use utilize that trip just beautiful and Ali's nose is leaking pretty good now under three minutes in round four as is cheetah good kick to the body by The Champ when Cheeto can go forward in pressure he finds success he's landed look at that right here he's just got to make it like that he's got to make it in a dog F Sean's leaking bad now his mouth is wide open as well he's got to go forward if you Mar in Vera you can't back up at all and he can't shell up either he's got to empty he's got to empty the tank he's also shown that he can take Sea's best shots nice evasiveness there by Ali under two minutes here round four certainly cheo's best round thus far unquestionably he's turning it into a dog fight now at least but still Shawn's winning I think Sha's activity you know he's just doing much more than Cheeto Cheeto needs to be more active throw caution to the wind and just go to work like he was Landing but now Al's thrown probably 10 12 shots he has not returned [Applause] yet beautiful jab kick to the body just the output the volume by the champion tremendous Cheeto connected there although Ali took away a lot of the blow by moving away nice straight [Applause] left I need your man I need [Applause] get oh my goodness Ali continues to commit to the body nice job defensively by Sha she just needs way more volume he needs to turn it into these wild exchanges where he can use his durability and his power and land but on the outside he's just getting [Applause] outclassed it's because Ali Just fights behind his jab everything starts with a jab Tito connected there a little bit beautiful left hook there by Vera and a big right hand for om Ali [Applause] good low kick by Cheeto 20 minutes down five to go to his you ready fight long time training partner in student Shan Ali got to manage risk here seemingly up 4-0 and great advice from Jason pillo to empty the tank [Applause] and if your Vera trying to realize a world title with a late finish got to throw caution to the win 30 seconds have already gone off the clock that was a great low kick by Marlin but the low kicks will not beautiful he h he hurt him that one hurt [Applause] Cheeto oh Ali not sitting on this lead nice attack to the oh he got him in the eye his eyes he's squinting the left eye he's [Applause] squo is covering up every time sha Gets Ready toow oh beautiful KN from [Applause] Ali this is a master class it really is just a beautiful job oh distance sniping fainting everything everything is just beautiful tonight by the champion you know it's hard to say that sha Al's never looked as good because he's the champ but I mean he knocked people yes he's knocked people out but I don't know if he's ever put together a performance over the course of 22 minutes right now that has been as thorough and as as dominant well he's getting better better I mean this is the thing about this kid you got to look past the hair and all the style of the Lamborghini this kid is a Savage I remember we used to talk about his earlier fights when the third round was started he looking up at the clock fatiguing himself yeah but not anymore look at him he's he's he's in the championship round he's up four rounds to zero and he hasn't taken his foot off the gas yet here's the big right hand we isolated in that lower left corner of your screen I'm not sure Cheeto can really see out of that left eye he keeps blinking it out but showcasing all the heart and will we have come to expect from the Ecuadorian and I think you tip your hats to the fact that we're in an arena full of people 20,000 people for a bantamweight title fight at the top of the C yeah not many bantamweights has ever been have been able to headline a fight card in the market that's a good left hand Connection by bar excuse me champ and be this successful still time two minutes to [Applause] go I remember when McGregor started to headline cards and sell out Arenas at 145 it was the same thing I've never seen a small guy command a city like Conor did but I feel like we're seeing with Shan Mal people come out and what valuable Championship experience a crew by shano Ali tonight to fight five rounds with this type of output in Pace he's thrown 310 strikes in counting oh he's just doing a brilliant job of finding openings oh beautiful spinning kick to the body minut Cheeto willing himself to move forward in the face of pain oh Ali rips the body once more one minute to decide it high [Applause] kick left hand ooh just missed that front kick up high [Applause] oh big knee by cheetah oh nice knee by Ali now what a fight I mean Cheeto is trying to go out on his shield he's doing his very best he's just getting outclassed crowd Rising in to its feet in appreciation of the master class put forth by the Undisputed bantamweight champion of the world and still sug Shan Ali wow look at Sean just drained at the end of this you know why that needed the body oh my God he got hit with a big shot at the end of the the fifth round big shot he got hit with a nasty body shot to end that fight and again it was in that it was in a moment when Cheeto made it just a ugly nasty dirty fight I wish we show that replay yeah let's see of that yeah that shot that he took at the end of the fight was nasty by Vera and look at the effect it has onal sure he's tired but that speaks to what Marlon Vera needed to do earlier in the fight you saw Shawn kind of lean over when it landed but I mean he put on a masterpiece where did it land it landed to the it landed right in the middle right in the Bread Basket it was it was the best strike that Cheeto landed all fight we'll see it [Applause] here look at there it is right there you see it left hook to the liver left hook to the left hook to the body left hook to the body and it was right when it was it got ugly [Applause] yep you know early in the fight Mass knee landed by the champion little fade back right hand lands for the champ as Cheeto crashes in knocks him down to one knee straight left hand by suan Ali here's a combo to the body there little jab in the left hand around the corner another right hand straight down the middle lands on Maron Vera fourth round was cheo's best round he found success there by just attacking sha Ali and making him fight beautiful jab here by Cheeto getting to the clinch got a couple dirty boxing shots off Ali with a jab onew beautiful right hand Land by the champion spinning back kick off of the counter by suar Shan Ali ladies and gentlemen after five rounds we go to the judges scorecards for decision the judges score the contest 5045 5045 and 5044 for the winner byous decision and still the Undisputed UFC bantamweight champion of the world suar sh oh man ER