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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Liam O Connor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Marshall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Connor comes to the cage accompanied by You'll Never Beat The Irish. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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190 lbs
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182 cm
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191 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Liam O Connor!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Luke Marshall!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Marshall avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
O Connor tries to clinch up but Marshall circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - O Connor looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Marshall staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Connor shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Marshall as he jumps to the side.
O Connor moves to clinch but Marshall breaks away
and Marshall counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Connor swings for the body but Marshall moves out of range.
O Connor pushes Marshall up against the cage in a clinch.
O Connor lands a right hand that snaps the head of Marshall backwards.
O Connor blocks an uppercut.
O Connor blocks a body shot from Marshall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by O Connor.
Marshall swings wildly with an uppercut but O Connor uses good head movement to avoid it.
O Connor breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Connor takes a swing at Marshall's ribcage but misses.
O Connor looks to clinch
and Marshall counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
O Connor tries to clinch but Marshall moves out of range.
O Connor tries to clinch
and Marshall counters with a stiff right hand.
O Connor tries to clinch up.
O Connor closes the distance but Marshall moves to the side
and Marshall counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshall swats away the attempt to clinch by O Connor.
O Connor darts in trying to clinch
and Marshall makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
O Connor misses with a series of wild punches.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
O Connor wants to clinch
and Marshall cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
O Connor tries to clinch but Marshall is having none of it.
O Connor throws a jab but it's blocked by Marshall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Liam O Connor dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
O Connor closes the distance looking to clinch
and Marshall counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
O Connor wants to clinch but Marshall slips to the side
and Marshall counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Connor looks to clinch
and O Connor takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
O Connor tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Marshall manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Connor tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Marshall manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Marshall avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
O Connor tries to close the distance and clinch up but Marshall swats him away and circles back towards the center.
O Connor closes the distance looking to clinch
and Marshall counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
O Connor tries to clinch but Marshall moves away
enabling Marshall to counter with a crisp jab.
O Connor wants to clinch but Marshall slips to the side
and Marshall connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
O Connor closes the distance looking to clinch
and Marshall counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps O Connor thinking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Connor instigates a clinch.
O Connor manages to break the clinch.
O Connor tries to close the distance and clinch up but Marshall swats him away and circles back towards the center.
O Connor wants to clinch
and Marshall counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marshall circles away from the clinch attempt.
O Connor moves in looking to clinch but Marshall pushes him off.
O Connor tries to clinch
and Marshall connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
O Connor tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Marshall paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The fight stays on the outside here - O Connor looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Liam O Connor dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
O Connor tries to clinch up but Marshall circles away and keeps his distance.
O Connor is looking to clinch but Marshall is avoiding it.
O Connor fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marshall keeps the fight on the outside.
O Connor closes the distance but Marshall moves to the side
and Marshall counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Connor with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Liam O Connor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marshall circles away from the clinch attempt
and Marshall counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Connor moves into range and clinches up with Marshall.
Marshall wants to stall.
Marshall misses with some punches.
Marshall throws a punch but it's blocked by O Connor.
Marshall wants to stall.
O Connor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
O Connor closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Marshall doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by O Connor.
Marshall wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but O Connor has him pressed against the cage.
Marshall throws a punch but it's blocked by O Connor.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Connor blocks an uppercut.
Marshall misses with a hook from the clinch.
O Connor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Marshall gets tackled into the cage by O Connor. O Connor maintains the clinch.
Marshall looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
O Connor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
O Connor tries to close the distance and clinch up but Marshall swats him away and circles back towards the center.
O Connor tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Marshall to counter with a crisp jab.
O Connor wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Connor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
O Connor wants to clinch up but Marshall keeps it at a distance.
O Connor tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Liam O Connor clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
O Connor tries to clinch up
and Marshall counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Marshall avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Connor wants to clinch up but Marshall keeps it at a distance.
O Connor fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - O Connor looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
O Connor tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Marshall manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
O Connor is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
O Connor throws a good cross that connects.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Connor is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
O Connor tries to clinch but Marshall moves out of range.
O Connor tries to clinch up but Marshall circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Connor tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Marshall manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
O Connor moves into range and connects with a jab.
O Connor closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Marshall counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Connor fails with an attempt to clinch.
Marshall keeps the fight on the outside.
O Connor closes the distance looking to clinch
and Marshall counters with a nice body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Liam O Connor had his way with Luke Marshall in that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
O Connor wants to clinch.
O Connor wants to clinch but Marshall slips to the side
and Marshall counters with a lovely straight right hand!
O Connor closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Marshall counter with a right hand.
Liam O Connor is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marshall avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Connor throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
O Connor tries to clinch but Marshall moves away
and Marshall counters with a lovely straight right hand!
O Connor has Marshall up against the cage in a clinch.
Marshall stalling in the clinch but O Connor improves position.
Marshall has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Marshall looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Marshall wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Marshall wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Marshall misses with a hook from the clinch.
O Connor lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
O Connor manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Marshall wants to stand but O Connor has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Marshall wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of O Connor's closed guard. He's half up but O Connor has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! O Connor pivots and extends the arm, Marshall falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by O Connor! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Liam O Connor!
Liam O Connor is the new middleweight champion!
Liam O Connor decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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