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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jim O Neil (ranked 2346 p4p, 3379 weight class) and Conor Aldo (ranked 248 p4p, 339 weight class). Aldo is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Foggy Dew. Jim O Neil has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jim O Neil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Conor Aldo!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Chris Edwards and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aldo throws the kick towards the body but O Neil avoids it.
O Neil tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
O Neil moves in looking to clinch but Aldo pushes him off.
O Neil staying out of range there.
O Neil tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and O Neil takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Aldo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sloppy strikes from O Neil. Those never looked like landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Neil fails with an attempt to clinch.
Aldo swings for the body but O Neil moves out of range.
O Neil seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
O Neil fails in his attempt to clinch.
O Neil closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
O Neil lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Aldo is trying to force a seperation but O Neil has the dominant position.
O Neil misses with a short punch on the inside.
O Neil looking to stall.
Aldo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aldo.
O Neil scores with a shoulder strike.
I was talking to O Neil's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
O Neil lands a right hand that snaps the head of Aldo backwards.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as O Neil takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
O Neil stalling in the clinch.
Aldo breaks the clinch.
O Neil is looking to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Aldo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
O Neil fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sloppy strikes from O Neil. Those never looked like landing.
Aldo 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Neil rushes Aldo and presses him up against the cage.
O Neil misses with the head strike.
Aldo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but O Neil has him pressed against the cage.
Aldo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Aldo lands a shoulder strike.
Aldo can't find room to land a body shot as O Neil controls the action.
O Neil misses with some punches.
O Neil swings wildly with an uppercut but Aldo uses good head movement to avoid it.
O Neil tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
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!
Aldo tries to circle away but O Neil has him pinned against the cage.
O Neil lands a left hand.
O Neil has Aldo pressed against the cage, preventing Aldo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
O Neil throws a punch but it's blocked by Aldo.
O Neil can't find room to land a body shot as Aldo controls the action.
Aldo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt O Neil or not.
O Neil trying to stall but Aldo improves his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for O Neil.
O Neil holding his opponent close, against the cage.
O Neil misses with a body punch.
Aldo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
O Neil taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
O Neil misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from Aldo - that landed with a thud.
Aldo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt O Neil or not.
A head punch blocked on the inside by O Neil.
O Neil misses with the head strike.
A frustrated look appears on Aldo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
O Neil tries to stall but Aldo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Aldo throws a head punch that misses.
O Neil stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Aldo misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Neil misses with a hook from the clinch.
O Neil effectively controlling the action here.
Aldo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
O Neil throws a punch but it's blocked by Aldo.
Aldo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with O Neil's elbow.
Aldo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Aldo lands a nice uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Aldo.
Aldo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of O Neil backwards.
O Neil struggles to land a body shot inside as Aldo controls his hands.
Aldo breaks the clinch.
O Neil tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Aldo is clearly trying to counter these attacks from O Neil with a body shot.
O Neil throws a nice looking combination but Aldo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
O Neil doesn't manage to clinch there - Aldo circles away.
O Neil tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jim O Neil will probably get the nod.
That's time! O Neil's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
O Neil tries to close the distance and clinch up but Aldo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
O Neil tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jim O Neil is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
O Neil tries to bum rush Aldo with a series of wild strikes but Aldo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
O Neil fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Aldo feints a counter leg kick.
A combination from O Neil does no damage.
O Neil has taken the fight to the clinch.
O Neil misses with a hook to the ribs.
O Neil lands an uppercut.
O Neil lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
O Neil swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Neil goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Aldo lands a nice shot to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Aldo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Aldo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Aldo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Aldo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with O Neil's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo tries to circle away but O Neil has him pinned against the cage.
O Neil stalling.
Aldo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
O Neil fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Aldo breaks the clinch.
O Neil looks to clinch
and Aldo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
O Neil tries to clinch but Aldo is having none of it.
O Neil displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Aldo throws out the jab.
O Neil takes the fight into the clinch.
A short right from O Neil on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Aldo.
O Neil tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
O Neil has a couple of punches blocked by Aldo.
The referee is keeping an eye on O Neil - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for O Neil.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Neil working aggressively here.
Aldo trying to stall but O Neil improves his position.
Aldo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
O Neil tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Aldo's elbow.
Aldo tries to circle away but O Neil has him pinned against the cage.
O Neil lands a body shot in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for O Neil.
O Neil throws a punch but it's blocked by Aldo.
Aldo breaks from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
O Neil drives through and clinches with Aldo against the cage.
O Neil misses with a hook from the clinch.
Aldo misses with a punch on the inside.
O Neil lands a nice uppercut.
Aldo tries to throw a body punch but O Neil avoids it by throwing Aldo back against the cage.
Aldo scores with a shoulder strike.
O Neil has a couple of punches blocked by Aldo.
Jim O Neil has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Neil has Aldo pressed against the cage.
Aldo can't break the clinch.
O Neil working aggressively here.
Aldo has a couple of punches blocked by O Neil.
Aldo is working O Neil over against the cage.
O Neil trying to stall but Aldo improves his position.
Aldo is trying to break the clinch but O Neil has him pressed against the cage.
Aldo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Aldo swings wildly with an uppercut but O Neil uses good head movement to avoid it.
O Neil misses with a short punch on the inside.
Aldo blocks an uppercut.
Aldo prevents a body shot from O Neil.
Aldo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
O Neil prevents a body shot from Aldo.
O Neil prevents a body shot from Aldo.
Stalling in the clinch from O Neil.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aldo misses with some punches.
O Neil misses with a hook from the clinch.
Aldo is trying to break the clinch but O Neil has him pressed against the cage.
Aldo blocking some punches.
O Neil is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Aldo can do to turn this around?
Aldo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
O Neil gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Aldo is stalling here.
Aldo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Aldo in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
O Neil lands a left hand.
O Neil lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A body shot lands from O Neil.
O Neil scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
O Neil dips a shoulder and cracks Aldo with a mighty uppercut! Aldo falls back against the cage and O Neil unloads with a barrage of strikes! Aldo is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - O Neil screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jim O Neil!
In defeat, Conor Aldo stepped up to the mic, saying 'I stormed in and put it all on the line. I took a shot and missed.
I will never apologize for taking a shot.
Shit happens.'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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