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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mickey ONiel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julien Denis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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175 cm
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185 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mickey ONiel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Julien Denis!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Stewart Dunkirk and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
ONiel with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
ONiel fails to land with a series of punches.
ONiel is looking to score with low kicks.
ONiel fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
ONiel thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Denis if he has to take too many more of those.
Denis wants to clinch up but ONiel keeps it at a distance.
Denis gets cracked there but stands up to it.
ONiel fails to land with a series of punches.
ONiel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Denis.
ONiel lands a two punch combo.
Denis does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
ONiel swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Mickey ONiel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
ONiel feints a jab promting Denis to slip. ONiel then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Denis slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
ONiel lands an overhand right.
Denis is on the wrong end of a nice combination from ONiel.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Denis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Denis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from ONiel.
ONiel fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
ONiel throws a right and a left that both miss.
ONiel throws a right and a left that both miss.
ONiel throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Denis counters with a good low kick that ONiel was not able to check.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from ONiel - that will leave a mark!
ONiel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Denis.
ONiel blocks a low kick nicely.
ONiel feints a jab promting Denis to slip. ONiel then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Denis slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A bone on bone clash there as ONiel blocks the leg kick.
Denis throws a right and a left that ONiel avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
ONiel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Denis was well out of range. Poor timing from ONiel.
ONiel throws a lazy body kick
and Denis counters with a good, hard body kick but ONiel shrugs it off.
ONiel throws a leg kick but Denis checks it.
Denis keeps the fight on the outside.
ONiel connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Denis momentarily.
ONiel throws a nice looking combination but Denis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
ONiel throws a right hand that Denis ducks under and follows up with a left that Denis also avoids with ease.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
ONiel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Denis blocks a head kick by ONiel.
ONiel misses with the combination.
Denis misses with a series of wild punches.
ONiel fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Denis on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denis is looking to clinch.
Denis darts in and clinches ONiel up against the cage.
ONiel with a knee to the head.
ONiel stalls.
Denis is trying to drag ONiel to the mat but ONiel just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
ONiel lands a body punch in the clinch.
ONiel tries to break free but Denis pushes him back against the cage.
ONiel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
ONiel gets a clinch.
Denis is trying to stall.
ONiel scores with an uppercut up the middle.
ONiel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Denis keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Denis drops his hands momentarily and ONiel takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Denis bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Denis throws a series of punches but ONiel avoids them all with ease.
ONiel tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
ONiel misses with a few strikes there.
Denis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Denis misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey ONiel dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
ONiel pushes Denis up against the cage in a clinch.
Denis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mickey ONiel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
ONiel misses with a two punch combination.
Denis fails with an attempt to clinch.
ONiel pushes Denis up against the cage in a clinch.
ONiel landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
ONiel manages to break the clinch.
A punch combination from ONiel misses.
A nice combination there by ONiel.
Denis takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
ONiel avoids a punch combination nicely.
ONiel misses with a double jab.
ONiel has managed to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Denis has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by ONiel after a bit of a struggle.
ONiel manages to break the clinch.
ONiel connects with a solid leg kick.
ONiel swings for the body but Denis moves out of range.
ONiel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Denis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
ONiel throws a series of punches but Denis avoids them all with ease.
ONiel avoids a punch combination nicely.
ONiel is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
ONiel connects with a solid leg kick.
ONiel misses with a double jab.
Denis takes a kick to the side of the head.
ONiel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Denis.
ONiel showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Denis.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
ONiel misses with a jab, cross combination.
ONiel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Denis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Denis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from ONiel.
Denis checks a low kick from ONiel.
ONiel lands a really nice looking cross but Denis seems unphased.
Some wild striking there from ONiel.
ONiel clinches up with Denis and pushes him back against the cage.
ONiel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Denis goes for a takedown attempt but ONiel pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by ONiel!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Denis checks a leg kick.
ONiel misses with a wild combination.
Denis misses with a few strikes there.
ONiel blocks a head kick by Denis.
A nice leg kick lands there from ONiel.
Some wild striking there from ONiel.
Denis takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
ONiel's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and ONiel duly obliges.
ONiel is looking to land body kicks.
ONiel scores with a one two! Denis had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Denis throws a right and a left that both miss.
ONiel scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A left and a right from ONiel both land. Nice combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
ONiel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Denis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
ONiel misses with a few strikes there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Denis misses with the combination.
Denis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but ONiel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
ONiel is looking to slow Denis down with leg kicks.
Denis doesn't manage to clinch there - ONiel circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey ONiel dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
ONiel lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
No joy there for ONiel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
ONiel looks to land a combination. Denis sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Denis wants to slow ONiel down by chopping away at his legs.
ONiel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
ONiel fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
ONiel misses with a two punch combination.
Denis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by ONiel.
ONiel misses with the combination.
Denis fails with an attempt to clinch.
ONiel fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
ONiel throws a right hand that Denis ducks under and follows up with a left that Denis also avoids with ease.
Denis stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from ONiel.
That's one minute gone in the round.
ONiel avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Some wild striking there from ONiel.
Denis misses with a two punch combination.
Denis moves in looking to clinch but ONiel pushes him off.
Mickey ONiel is winning the standup battle so far.
ONiel dodges the punch combination from Denis.
ONiel moves into range and clinches up with Denis.
ONiel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
ONiel showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Denis.
ONiel rushes Denis and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
ONiel scores with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Denis is looking to control ONiel's arms but ONiel gets an underhook and turns him. Now Denis has his back to the cage.
ONiel is stalling here.
Denis misses with an elbow over the top.
ONiel stops a takedown attempt from Denis.
ONiel blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Denis avoiding damage as ONiel throws knees to the body.
ONiel breaks from the clinch.
ONiel jabs Denis to the body, keeping him at a distance.
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!
Denis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Denis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
ONiel is looking to land body kicks.
ONiel throws a leg kick which misses Denis's front leg but catches the back leg as Denis tries to avoid it.
ONiel lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by ONiel.
ONiel feints a jab promting Denis to slip. ONiel then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Denis slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Some wild striking there from ONiel.
ONiel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Denis.
ONiel scores with a head kick.
ONiel takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Denis's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
ONiel connects with a body shot.
ONiel has closed the distance and engaged Denis in a clinch.
ONiel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
ONiel misses with a double jab.
Denis misses with a wild combination.
A combination from ONiel does no damage.
ONiel lands a nice hook to Denis's body. Denis takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Denis fails in his attempt to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
ONiel tries to clinch but Denis is having none of it.
Denis misses with a few strikes there.
ONiel misses with a head kick.
Julien Denis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mickey ONiel is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
ONiel scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mickey ONiel showed his dominance in that final round.
Well ONiel has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mickey ONiel!
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energy
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hype
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