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RRFC 52: O'Neil vs Brooks PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Darren Weeks (ranked 1645 p4p, 1701 weight class) and Justin Gaethje (ranked 213 p4p, 220 weight class). Justin Gaethje has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darren Weeks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Justin Gaethje!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Russell Pearce and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weeks forces Gaethje back against the cage and clinches.
Weeks is looking for a takedown.
Weeks keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gaethje's efforts to push away.
Gaethje tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Weeks blocks a body shot from Gaethje.
Gaethje has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gaethje breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Weeks takes one to the side of the head.
Gaethje slips a jab and a cross from Weeks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gaethje. That's going to slow Weeks down.
Weeks tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gaethje lands a nice shot that snaps Weeks's head back.
Weeks throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gaethje's waist but Gaethje gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Weeks off to one side.
Weeks rushes Gaethje and presses him up against the cage.
Gaethje wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaethje misses with the head strike.
Gaethje wants to get back to striking at distance but Weeks won't allow it.
Gaethje is pressed up against the cage. Weeks has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Gaethje down to the mat. Gaethje avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darren Weeks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gaethje swats away the attempt to clinch by Weeks.
Weeks forces Gaethje back against the cage and clinches.
Weeks blocks a body shot from Gaethje.
Gaethje can't find room to land a body shot as Weeks controls the action.
Gaethje swings wildly with an uppercut but Weeks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gaethje has a couple of punches blocked by Weeks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaethje is pressed up against the cage. Weeks has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Gaethje down to the mat. Gaethje avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Weeks rushes Gaethje and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gaethje misses with the head strike.
Gaethje stops a takedown attempt from Weeks.
Weeks prevents Gaethje from breaking the clinch.
Gaethje lands a hook that snaps the head of Weeks backwards.
Weeks drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Weeks has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Gaethje is trying to keep an underhook but Weeks manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Gaethje wants to improve his position but Weeks is controlling well.
Weeks thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gaethje's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaethje taking some punishment here, with Weeks in his half guard.
Gaethje is trying to get back to full guard.
Weeks not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Weeks 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.
Weeks thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Weeks not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gaethje wants to get back to full guard.
Weeks thows a huge punch but Gaethje dodges it nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gaethje blocking the ground and pound attempt from Weeks.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Gaethje can do anything to dispel that myth.
Gaethje desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Weeks seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Gaethje 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.
Gaethje is trying to control but can't.
Weeks tries to pass the half guard into mount. Gaethje knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaethje trying to control but Weeks postures up.
Gaethje controlling the position well.
Gaethje avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Weeks.
Ground and pound from Weeks.
Weeks sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gaethje defending well though.
Weeks not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Weeks missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Weeks working over Gaethje with some ground and pound. Gaethje looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
 It looks like Justin Gaethje has been cut.
Nice strikes from Weeks there.
Weeks not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Weeks throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darren Weeks dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Justin Gaethje's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Weeks lands a brutal head kick. Gaethje looks out on his feet and Weeks throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Darren Weeks!
Darren Weeks seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hax Molloway (ranked 922 p4p, 1893 weight class) and Chief Zapata (ranked 143 p4p, 278 weight class). Hax Molloway could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Chief Zapata's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hax Molloway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chief Zapata!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Jonathan Paton and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Molloway clinches up against the cage.
Molloway has Zapata pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Zapata manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Molloway prevents Zapata from breaking the clinch.
Molloway changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Zapata fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Chief Zapata seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zapata keeps the fight on the outside.
Zapata drives through with a takedown into Molloway's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Zapata is working Molloway over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Molloway is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Zapata rolls with it to try and escape but Molloway cranks on the arm and Zapata is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Hax Molloway!
Hax Molloway 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.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Bergstrem (ranked 1522 p4p, 1019 weight class) and Quinton Flynn (ranked 197 p4p, 136 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel Bergstrem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Quinton Flynn!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Bruno Lombardi and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flynn throws a shot to the body.
Flynn blocks a head kick by Bergstrem.
Flynn's coach down at was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Flynn's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Flynn lands with a good body shot.
Nice shot lands for Bergstrem.
Flynn scores with a jab to the body.
Bergstrem scores with a one two! Flynn had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Flynn moves away from the strike by Bergstrem.
Bergstrem keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Flynn lands a body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Flynn avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bergstrem, as that shot connected.
Bergstrem tries to bum rush Flynn with a series of wild strikes but Flynn uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Flynn is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Sloppy strikes from Bergstrem. Those never looked like landing.
Flynn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bergstrem.
Bergstrem keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Flynn.
It looked like Bergstrem was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Bergstrem throws the kick towards the body but Flynn avoids it.
Flynn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bergstrem was well out of range. Poor timing from Flynn.
Bergstrem throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bergstrem looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Flynn takes a swing at Bergstrem's ribcage but misses.
Bergstrem misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bergstrem connects with a body shot.
Quinton Flynn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Flynn throws a shot to the body.
A slow jab from Bergstrem misses its intended target.
Flynn fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Flynn lands with a nice body punch.
Flynn darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bergstrem misses with an attempted mid kick.
Flynn misses the shot to the body.
Bergstrem misses with a low kick.
Bergstrem takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bergstrem is breathing heavily.
Flynn lands with a shot to the body.
Bergstrem tries to work over Flynn's front leg with a kick but Flynn checks it.
Flynn lands a slapping body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bergstrem misses with a series of wild punches.
Flynn throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Flynn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bergstrem ducks under a wild hook from Flynn.
Bergstrem misses with a straight right.
Bergstrem jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flynn misses with a wild body shot.
Flynn looks to score with a jab to the body but Bergstrem is just out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Bergstrem on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bergstrem throws a right and a left that both miss.
Flynn works Bergstrem's body with a nice hook.
Flynn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bergstrem moves away.
Bergstrem throws a leg kick but Flynn sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Flynn on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bergstrem jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Flynn thuds a left hand into Bergstrem's body.
A right-left combo lands from Flynn.
Flynn scores with a shot to the body.
Bergstrem walks into a jab.
Flynn bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bergstrem's head backwards.
Flynn just misses with a punch to the body.
Flynn throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bergstrem stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Flynn lands a right hook to the body.
Bergstrem pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A countering left hand to the body from Flynn misses.
Flynn throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bergstrem keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A counter left hand to the body from Bergstrem misses its target.
Flynn lands a head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bergstrem cracks Flynn with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nice straight punches there by Flynn. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Flynn.
Bergstrem takes one on the chin but seems OK.
 Bergstrem is rocked!
Flynn scores with a body shot.
Oh Bergstrem is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Flynn avoids the head kick by Bergstrem.
Flynn punishes Bergstrem's body with a nice straight punch.
Flynn lands a slapping body shot.
Bergstrem seems to have got his legs back now.
Bergstrem tries to land a front kick but Flynn steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bergstrem blocks a jab.
Bergstrem takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bergstrem throws a sloppy head kick and Flynn moves out of range easily.
Flynn doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Bergstrem throws a right hand that Flynn ducks under and follows up with a left that Flynn also avoids with ease.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Flynn misses with an uppercut.
A shot to the body from Flynn misses
and Bergstrem counters with a series of strikes. Flynn will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bergstrem misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Flynn lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bergstrem at a distance.
Bergstrem tries to move into range but Flynn moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A big right from Bergstrem misses.
Flynn lands a jab to Bergstrem's midsection.
Bergstrem drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Flynn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bergstrem moves away.
A little feinted left hand from Bergstrem on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flynn scores with a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Flynn. Bergstrem does a little dance to reset his feet.
Flynn lands with a good body shot.
Bergstrem uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Flynn.
Flynn ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Flynn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bergstrem.
Flynn throws a shot to the body.
Bergstrem rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Flynn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Flynn scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bergstrem throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A countering left hand to the body from Flynn misses.
Bergstrem looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Flynn drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Bergstrem right on the button. Bergstrem goes down! Flynn follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Flynn gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Quinton Flynn!
A very excited looking Quinton Flynn 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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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Garaile Lban (ranked 1325 p4p, 1557 weight class) and Chief Queef (ranked 200 p4p, 231 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Garaile Lban!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chief Queef!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Dean Styles and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lban showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Queef.
Queef takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Queef throws a lazy uppercut
and Lban counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Queef walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Queef. That's going to slow Lban down.
A big left from Queef misses.
Lban keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Lban misses with a body shot.
Queef with a lazy takedown attempt
and Queef takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Queef swings widly with a right hand
and Lban cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Queef throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lban went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Queef closes the distance and clinches up with Lban, looking for a takedown. Queef pushes Lban against the cage but Lban circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Garaile Lban has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chief Queef.
Queef scores with the left hand. Lban knows he should have avoided that one.
Queef rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lban moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lban lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Queef can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Lban and Queef drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Lban.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Garaile Lban!
Garaile Lban seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Shane Mitchell (ranked 1288 p4p, 729 weight class) and Sami Steele (ranked 151 p4p, 92 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Shane Mitchell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sami Steele!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Jorge Garcia and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mitchell tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Steele manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mitchell has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Underground Rio in the buildup to the fight.
Mitchell misses with a takedown attempt - Steele sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mitchell fails with the takedown.
Steele defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mitchell.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Steele! But no joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shane Mitchell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mitchell closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Steele quickly recovers to half guard.
Mitchell uses his free foot to push down on Steele's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Steele.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steele squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Mitchell scoring with strikes but Steele is staying in there.
Mitchell content just to control the position here.
Steele is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Mitchell has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Steele's face.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steele really wants to buck Mitchell off and get back to his feet.
Mitchell trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Mitchell controlling his opponent.
Mitchell lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Mitchell fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Mitchell controlling his opponent.
Mitchell has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell is working for a guillotine from mount but Steele frees his head quite easily.
Mitchell looking to control and managing it successfully.
Mitchell can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Steele is looking to escape.
Steele wants to try and get back to his feet.
Mitchell content just to control the position here.
Mitchell working for a guillotine from mount but Steele is in no mood to give up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell controlling the pace for now.
Mitchell can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Steele is looking to escape.
Mitchell controlling the position easily from mount.
Mitchell trying to control but Steele is having none of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Steele squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Mitchell trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Mitchell dominated that round.
That's time! Mitchell's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A jab from Steele misses.
A low kick from Steele is predictable there
enabling Mitchell to counter with a crisp jab.
Mitchell fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Steele to the ground. Mitchell is now in Steele's guard.
Shane Mitchell overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mitchell passes Steele's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Steele is trying to stand back up but Mitchell is controlling him
Mitchell wants to pass the guard but Steele is defending well.
Mitchell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Steele can do to turn this around?
Mitchell wants to take a breather but Steele is having none of it.
Mitchell not doing much here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mitchell is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Steele has managed to free his arm - good work.
Steele is refusing to be controlled, as Mitchell sits in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele won't allow Mitchell to pass to mount.
Steele is trying to stand back up but Mitchell is controlling him
Steele is staying active underneath Mitchell, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Mitchell looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Steele wants to get back to his feet.
Steele is breathing heavily.
Mitchell moves nicely into side control.
Mitchell scores with a couple of short elbows.
Mitchell trying to control the action but Steele is working from the bottom.
Mitchell is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Steele will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steele is not content to let Mitchell control the position.
Mitchell is staying tight to Steele's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Steele is trying to get back to his feet.
Steele gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Mitchell controlling the pace for now.
Steele is squirming around, avoiding Mitchell's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steele is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Mitchell takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Mitchell unloading with bombs!
Steele trying desperately to get to his feet.
Mitchell trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Mitchell won't let Steele get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell looking to control and managing it successfully.
Steele is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Mitchell looking to control and managing it successfully.
Steele is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Mitchell tries to control but Steele wriggling away.
Mitchell controlling from mount.
Mitchell scoring with strikes but Steele is staying in there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mitchell connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Mitchell controlling the position easily from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Mitchell dominated that second round.
That's time! Mitchell's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Steele tries to land a leg kick but Mitchell saw it coming and moves away.
Mitchell tries to counter with a takedown but Steele is quick to defend against it.
Mitchell has a takedown stuffed.
Mitchell has his takedown stuffed
letting Steele counter with a right hand.
Mitchell lands a really nice looking cross but Steele seems unphased.
Mitchell misses with a takedown attempt
and Steele counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shane Mitchell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mitchell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Steele looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sami Steele seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mitchell checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell shoots in but Steele avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A shot to the liver by Steele. Beautiful body shot.
Steele takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Donk. Steele catches Mitchell right on the button with a cross.
Mitchell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Steele.
Mitchell closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Steele's guard.
Steele has momentary wrist control but Mitchell slips an elbow through the middle.
Mitchell is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Steele manages to escape and get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell is looking to clinch.
Steele misses with a leg kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mitchell.
Mitchell thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mitchell drops his hands momentarily and Steele takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mitchell swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Steele scores with a jab to the body.
Steele throws the left hand but Mitchell avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Steele misses.
Mitchell is looking for a counter combo.
Mitchell fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Mitchell shoots in for a takedown but Steele shows good takedown defense.
Sami Steele seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Steele throws a hook but Mitchell blocks it.
As Steele looks to move away, Mitchell throws a big counter combo but Steele just gets out of the way.
Steele throws a sloppy head kick and Mitchell moves out of range easily.
Steele avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Steele! But no joy.
Mitchell tries for a takedown but Steele circles away easily
and Steele counters with an outside leg kick.
Sami Steele has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mitchell throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Steele tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Mitchell is in Steele's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steele is looking to stand back up but Mitchell counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Steele.
Steele wants to get back to his feet.
Steele pushes Mitchell off and gets back to his feet.
Steele lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mitchell's sensitive parts.
Steele pushes Mitchell away with a front kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mitchell looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Steele is fending him off so far but Mitchell persists. Nope, Steele circles away and we're back to standing.
Mitchell avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mitchell is defended easily by Steele.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sami Steele comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mitchell 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shane Mitchell!
During a confident post fight interview, Shane Mitchell thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Landon Ford (ranked 1616 p4p, 1380 weight class) and Timo Bader (ranked 210 p4p, 176 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Landon Ford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Timo Bader!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Eddie Farnsworth and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ford staying out of range there.
Bader bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ford throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bader has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ford finds it's way round the side to connect with Bader's head.
Bader checks a low kick from Ford.
A head kick misses from Ford.
Despite the aggression on Bader's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Ford moves out of range of the strikes.
Timo Bader seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ford.
Ford keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bader thuds a left hand into Ford's body.
Ford's corner calls for a 1-2. Ford obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bader jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ford lands a front kick.
Bader misses with a wild body shot.
Ford throws a body kick that misses.
Bader looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bader with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ford avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bader 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.
A lazy left from Bader finds it's target.
Bader misses with a few strikes there.
Ford misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ford avoids the body shot from Bader.
Bader misses the shot to the body.
Bader takes a swing at Ford's ribcage but misses.
Ford bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bader avoids the head kick by Ford.
Bader walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bader lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ford at a distance.
Ford lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
We've been told by Ford's head coaches at McGrady FT that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Ford throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bader lands a jab to Ford's midsection.
Bader throws a nice looking combination but Ford bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bader fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ford manages to avoid it.
Ford throws the kick towards the body but Bader avoids it.
Good shot there by Bader.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ford tries a head kick but it misses.
Bader lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bader lands a lovely overhand right.
Bader tries to bum rush Ford with a series of wild strikes but Ford uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bader missing with a left hand there. Ford was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bader scores with a nice head shot.
Ford is rocked!
Bader tries to bum rush Ford with a series of wild strikes but Ford uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Oh Ford is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nice body punch from Bader.
Ford seems to have got his legs back now.
Ford moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ford moves away from the strike by Bader.
Ford is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bader.
Ford avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ford swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Ford.
Bader tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ford was well out of range. Poor timing from Bader.
Bader misses with an uppercut.
Ford thows a body kick. Bader tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Ford throws a leg kick but Bader checks it.
Bader goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
And Ford counters with a quick kick to the body but Bader blocks it.
Bader connects with a body shot.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bader.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bader just misses with a punch to the body.
Ford throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bader stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ford has Bader up against the cage in a clinch.
Bader escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ford lands a head kick!
Ford lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bader throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ford sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ford connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bader. Bader circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
 Bader is rocked!
Ford lands with a shot to the body.
Bader is still on wobbly legs! Can Ford finish him?
Ford drops Bader with a naaaaasty hook - Bader is in real trouble here! Ford dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Landon Ford!
Our winner, Landon Ford, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Javier Pinales (ranked 1134 p4p, 1909 weight class) and Wesley Poker (ranked 177 p4p, 280 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Javier Pinales!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Wesley Poker!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, David Schapiro and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poker throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pinales avoids the body shot from Poker.
Pinales scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Pinales is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Poker knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Pinales is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Poker looks calm but he's in trouble here. Pinales gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Poker is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Pinales lets go of the hold and Poker can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Javier Pinales!
A determined Javier Pinales didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Vidal (ranked 1122 p4p, 992 weight class) and Charlie Chan (ranked 175 p4p, 153 weight class). Vidal comes to the cage accompanied by Scarface OST - The world is yours. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jorge Vidal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charlie Chan!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Bruno Lombardi and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Charlie Chan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chan connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Chan throws a lazy uppercut
and Vidal counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Vidal scores with a crisp jab that stopped Chan in his tracks.
Chan throws a shot from downtown. Vidal moves away and avoids it.
Chan misses with a low kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Vidal misses the target.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Chan.
Vidal looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Vidal slips a jab from Chan.
Chan throws a hook to the side of Vidal's head but Vidal sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vidal slips a jab and a cross from Chan.
Chan throws a lazy head kick
and Vidal counters with a straight right hand.
Vidal lands with a cross.
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!
Chan tries to land a front kick but Vidal steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Chan throws a right hand that misses
and Chan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chan throws a sloppy head kick and Vidal moves out of range easily.
Chan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Vidal counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Chan.
Vidal swats away the attempt to clinch by Chan.
A left lands for Vidal.
Chan connects with a jab.
Jorge Vidal is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chan lands a jab to the head.
Vidal checks the leg kick.
Vidal went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Vidal fails to land with a series of punches.
Vidal blocks a jab.
Chan fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Vidal checks it well.
Vidal displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chan throws out the jab.
Chan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Vidal avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Vidal has time to react.
Chan misses with a lunging right hand
and Vidal counters with a two punch combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chan scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Chan connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Vidal's hands.
Chan misses with an uppercut
letting Vidal counter with a right hand.
Chan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A telegraphed right hand from Chan misses the target.
Chan swings widly with a right hand
and Chan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Vidal has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Chan.
Vidal slips under a jab.
Chan clinches.
Vidal keeps control of Chan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Vidal is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vidal blocking some punches.
Chan breaks from the clinch.
Chan misses with a lunging right hand
and Vidal counters with a stiff right hand.
Chan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Chan throws a right hand that Vidal ducks under and follows up with a left that Vidal also avoids with ease.
Chan works the jab nicely.
Chan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vidal moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Chan tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Vidal is able to avoid easily.
Chan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Vidal to score with a decent uppercut.
Chan misses with the body kick
and Vidal counters with a series of strikes. Chan will be more careful next time no doubt.
Chan throws a lazy uppercut
and Chan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chan takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Chan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Chan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Chan manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chan connects with a high kick.
Vidal is rocked!
and Chan counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Vidal! He's just covering up as Chan starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Charlie Chan!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rickson Silva (ranked 516 p4p, 732 weight class) and Davido Monto (ranked 64 p4p, 98 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Silva might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to URSO O INVENCÍVEL. Rickson Silva has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rickson Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Davido Monto!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Steve Montenegro and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Silva tries for a kimura but Monto is defending well.
Monto is trying to improve his position.
Monto regains half guard.
Monto is looking to improve his position.
Monto manages to get to full guard.
Silva passes Monto's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Monto is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Monto actively working from the bottom here.
Monto looking for submissions off his back.
Monto wants to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Monto is defending well.
Monto wants to get back to full guard.
Silva is trying to work for a kimura but Monto is defending well.
Silva is looking to advance position but Monto won't allow it.
Monto looking for submissions off his back.
Silva works his way into side control.
Monto manages to get back to half guard.
Silva seems to be looking for submissions.
Silva frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monto regains half guard.
Monto looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Monto wants to improve his position but Silva is controlling well.
Monto is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Monto is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Silva pulls his head out easily.
Monto looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Silva uses his free foot to push down on Monto's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Monto.
Silva in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Silva forces the positional change into back control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Monto is really stuck here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Monto has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Silva looking for the choke but no joy.
Monto tries to roll but Silva sticks to his back.
Silva is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Monto knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Monto for a finish.
Monto tries to escape the position.
Silva scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Monto is looking for a way out.
Silva has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Monto can't escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monto won't enjoy being in this position. Silva looking for the choke. Oh... he's slipped the arm under the neck - Monto is tapping - it's over boys! Silva picks up the submission victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Rickson Silva!
Our winner, Rickson Silva, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brooks drops his hands momentarily and O'Neil takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Brooks connects with the punch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brooks looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've been told by O'Neil's head coaches at The Dojo that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
O'Neil misses with a wild body shot.
O'Neil throws a head kick that misses.
O'Neil connects with a single shot there.
Brooks avoids the body shot from O'Neil.
O'Neil throws a hook but Brooks avoids it easily.
O'Neil swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
O'Neil clinches with his opponent.
O'Neil has a couple of punches blocked by Brooks.
O'Neil gets through Brooks's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Brooks is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables O'Neil to keep the fight standing.
O'Neil fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
#T1#
O'Neil throws a head punch that misses.
Brooks blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
O'Neil misses with a short punch on the inside.
O'Neil goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brooks tries to break free but O'Neil pushes him back against the cage.
Brooks blocks an uppercut.
#TD2#
Brooks jumps guard and drags O'Neil to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Brooks tries to strike from the bottom.
Brooks throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Brooks wants to get back to his feet but O'Neil is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Brooks looking for a sweep. Not yet Brooks, not yet.
Brooks trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from! #T2#
O'Neil looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Brooks is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
O'Neil sitting in guard, not really doing much. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
O'Neil throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Brooks catches O'Neil with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
O'Neil misses with a hook to the body
and Brooks counters with a stiff right hand. #T3#
Brooks uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from O'Neil.
O'Neil looks to score with a jab to the body but Brooks is just out of range.
Brooks waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract O'Neil.
A kick lands to the mid section there for O'Neil.
O'Neil lunges at Brooks with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Brooks's hand.
Brooks takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Mickey O'Neil seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brooks slips under a jab from O'Neil.
Brooks thinks about the counter body kick.
O'Neil throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brooks scores with a jab to the head.
O'Neil ducks under a wild hook from Brooks.
O'Neil stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Brooks.
O'Neil ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.#T4#
O'Neil swings widly with a right hand
and Brooks counters with a body kick that stops O'Neil in his tracks momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
O'Neil throws an overhand right that lands on Brooks's shoulder, as Brooks tries to avoid the shot.
Brooks swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Brooks thows a leg kick but O'Neil checks it
letting O'Neil counter with a right hand.
Some wild striking there from Brooks.
Brooks tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brooks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by O'Neil.
O'Neil misses with a shot to the body
and Brooks counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Brooks tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but O'Neil paws at him with a jab and circles away.
O'Neil blocks the body kick.
O'Neil appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Brooks looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Brooks throws a sloppy body shot
and O'Neil connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey O'Neil dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
O'Neil scores with a push kick.
O'Neil looks to throw the jab but Brooks is out of range.
O'Neil closes the distance but Brooks moves to the side
and Brooks counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
O'Neil punishes Brooks's body with a nice straight punch.
O'Neil is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brooks can do to turn this around?
O'Neil connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That kick from O'Neil tenderised Brooks's leg. Brooks is trying to keep his angry face on.
O'Neil keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brooks throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck O'Neil on the side of the head.
O'Neil lands with a nice body punch.
Brooks showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from O'Neil.
Brooks looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#T1#
O'Neil cracks a nice hook into Brooks's ribs.
Brooks takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nice body punch from O'Neil.
Brooks clobbers O'Neil with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
O'Neil misses with a straight left.
O'Neil connects with a looping right hand.
O'Neil keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
#ROC#Brooks is rocked!#CL#
O'Neil closes the distance and clinches.
Brooks tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Brooks blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brooks jumps guard but O'Neil stands there with Brooks around his waist. Brooks gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
O'Neil tries to throw a body punch but Brooks avoids it by throwing O'Neil back against the cage. #T2#
O'Neil pushes Brooks back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
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!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for O'Neil.
O'Neil scores with an uppercut up the middle.
O'Neil stalling.
#TD2#
Brooks gets control of O'Neil's arms and successfully pulls guard. Brooks will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Brooks 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.
Brooks is pulling down on O'Neil's head to control his posture.
O'Neil not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Brooks wants to get back to his feet but O'Neil is in a dominant position and won't allow it. #T3#
Brooks tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Brooks controls O'Neil momentarily but O'Neil frees himself.
Brooks wants to control the position but O'Neil says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Brooks has a hand on O'Neil's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. O'Neil takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Brooks is desperately trying to improve his position but O'Neil has a good base and remains in mount.#T4#
Brooks trying to punch from the bottom. They're landing but they're really not going to hurt O'Neil.
Brooks is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Brooks is trying desperately to improve position.
Brooks tries to hold on but O'Neil pushes him away.
Brooks tries to reverse the position but O'Neil maintains control.
Brooks tries to hold on but O'Neil pushes him away.
O'Neil controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey O'Neil dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R3#
Brooks avoids a punch combination nicely.
Brooks let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Brooks connects with a nice looking jab.
O'Neil jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
O'Neil tests Brooks's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Brooks throws a lazy head kick
and O'Neil counters with a leg kick. #CL#
O'Neil instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O'Neil is stalling here.
O'Neil tries a body shot but Brooks blocks it.
O'Neil misses with a punch on the inside.
O'Neil swings away with an uppercut that misses.
#T1#
O'Neil misses with a punch on the inside.
Brooks is trying to pull guard but O'Neil has him pressed against the cage.
Brooks tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. O'Neil just stands there and leans against the cage.
O'Neil scores with a shot to the side of Brooks's head.
O'Neil looking to slow down the pace here.
O'Neil tries to work over Brooks's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
O'Neil stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
O'Neil lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Brooks blocks a punch to the side of the head.
O'Neil swings wildly with an uppercut but Brooks uses good head movement to avoid it.
O'Neil misses with a punch on the inside.
#T2#
Brooks is trying to pull guard but O'Neil has him pressed against the cage.
Mickey O'Neil has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carl Brooks.
O'Neil tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brooks's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from O'Neil fails to land.
Brooks is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables O'Neil to keep the fight standing.
O'Neil tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brooks's elbow.
Mickey O'Neil has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch on the inside from O'Neil fails to land.
Brooks blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
O'Neil misses with the head strike.
Good body shot from O'Neil.
O'Neil can't find room to land a body shot as Brooks controls the action.
O'Neil tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brooks's elbow.
O'Neil lands a body shot.
Brooks jumps guard but O'Neil turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing. #T3#
O'Neil blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
O'Neil scores with a shoulder strike.
Brooks blocking some punches.
O'Neil lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Brooks backwards.
O'Neil tries to throw a body punch but Brooks avoids it by throwing O'Neil back against the cage. #BC2#
Brooks breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brooks moves out of range as O'Neil strikes.
Brooks lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
O'Neil jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brooks tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
O'Neil lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Brooks slips a jab from O'Neil.
O'Neil swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.#T4#
O'Neil connects with a right hand. Brooks shakes it off.
Brooks scores with a kick to the body.
Brooks takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brooks ducks under a wild hook from O'Neil.
Brooks missing with a left hand there. O'Neil was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
O'Neil looks to score with a jab to the body but Brooks is just out of range.
O'Neil chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Brooks slips a jab from O'Neil.
Brooks shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Brooks looks to land a left hand but O'Neil moved out of range nicely.
O'Neil was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
O'Neil stuffs the takedown attempt from Brooks. Brooks gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey O'Neil clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R4#
Brooks scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Brooks shoots in for a takedown but O'Neil shows good takedown defense.
Nice body punch from O'Neil.
Brooks looks for the body kick but O'Neil saw that one coming.
Brooks tries to clinch
and O'Neil counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brooks 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.#TD2#
Brooks shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches O'Neil napping and manages to drive through into side control!#ES#
O'Neil throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brooks tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
O'Neil misses with a low kick as Brooks jumps back.
O'Neil lands a nice looking body shot.
#T1#
Brooks tries to land a front kick but O'Neil steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
It looked like O'Neil was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Brooks.
Brooks throws a leg kick but O'Neil moved away.
A little feinted left hand from O'Neil on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Brooks has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from O'Neil.
Mickey O'Neil is winning the standup battle so far.
Brooks feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits O'Neils jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Brooks throws an overhand right that lands on O'Neil's shoulder, as O'Neil tries to avoid the shot.
Brooks works the jab nicely.
O'Neil lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
#CL#
O'Neil closes the distance and clinches.
O'Neil presses Brooks against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Brooks working aggressively here.
O'Neil tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T2#
O'Neil throws a punch but it's blocked by Brooks.
O'Neil misses with the head strike.
O'Neil works on Brooks's body with a couple of short punches.
Brooks is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
O'Neil pushes Brooks back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
O'Neil scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
O'Neil misses with a short punch on the inside.
O'Neil misses with a short punch on the inside.
O'Neil lands with a short shot to the head.
O'Neil pushes Brooks back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brooks is still on wobbly legs! Can O'Neil finish him?
O'Neil misses with a punch on the inside.
Brooks is trying to pull guard but O'Neil turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Brooks blocking some punches.
O'Neil misses with a short punch on the inside. #T3#
O'Neil lands a right hand that snaps the head of Brooks backwards.
O'Neil throws a head punch that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by O'Neil.
O'Neil fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
O'Neil scores with a nice hook to the head.
O'Neil gets through Brooks's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
O'Neil has a couple of punches blocked by Brooks.
O'Neil swings away with an uppercut that misses.
O'Neil lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, O'Neil creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Brooks tries to pull guard but O'Neil won't allow it.
Mickey O'Neil has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carl Brooks.
O'Neil misses with the head strike.
Brooks fails to pull the fight into his guard.
O'Neil fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brooks is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables O'Neil to keep the fight standing.
Brooks is trying to pull guard but O'Neil turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
O'Neil lands a left hand that snaps the head of Brooks backwards. #T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brooks blocks a punch to the side of the head.
O'Neil misses with the head strike.
O'Neil misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brooks.
O'Neil has a couple of punches blocked by Brooks.
O'Neil throws a punch but it's blocked by Brooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brooks.
O'Neil throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from O'Neil fails to land.
Brooks seems to have recovered his senses.
O'Neil lands a nice uppercut.#TD2#
Brooks pulls guard.
O'Neil is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Brooks wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey O'Neil had his way with Carl Brooks in 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. This is the final round!#R5#
Brooks throws a hook to the side of O'Neil's head but O'Neil sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
As Brooks backs away, O'Neil returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Nice body punch from O'Neil.
O'Neil misses with an uppercut.
O'Neil on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A low kick lands for O'Neil.
A low kick from Brooks misses
and O'Neil counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Decent striking displayed by O'Neil there.
O'Neil drops Brooks with a big left hand! Brooks is injured, injured bad! O'Neil jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mickey O'Neil!
Mickey O'Neil retains his lightweight title!
After the fight, Mickey O'Neil 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. |
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