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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mickey O Neil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergei Ivanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Ivanov's choice of entrance music: HINO RUSSO. Sergei Ivanov is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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177 lbs
26 - 19 - 0 |
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182 lbs
14 - 9 - 2 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
26 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mickey O Neil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sergei Ivanov!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Edson Gomes and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Neil moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ivanov moves out of range as O Neil strikes.
Ivanov slips a jab and a cross from O Neil.
Ivanov defending well as O Neil loads up on a big left hand.
O Neil thows a body shot but no joy.
Mickey O Neil seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ivanov avoids the body shot from O Neil.
Some wild striking there from Ivanov.
A punch combination from O Neil misses.
O Neil throws out a loose jab but Ivanov uses good head movement to avoid it.
O Neil takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
O Neil keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ivanov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. O Neil looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ivanov tries to close the distance and clinch up but O Neil swats him away and circles back towards the center.
O Neil tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ivanov was well out of range. Poor timing from O Neil.
Ivanov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
O Neil darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
O Neil keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
O Neil scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ivanov swings away with a leg kick that misses.
O Neil swinging wildly here.
Ivanov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice defenses there by Ivanov.
O Neil tries to bum rush Ivanov with a series of wild strikes but Ivanov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
O Neil scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ivanov has managed to clinch.
Ivanov blocks an uppercut.
O Neil tries to circle away but Ivanov has him pinned against the cage.
O Neil throws a punch but it's blocked by Ivanov.
O Neil working aggressively here.
Nice body punch from Ivanov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Neil swings wildly with an uppercut but Ivanov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ivanov trying to land knees to the body.
Ivanov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of O Neil backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ivanov slows down the pace here.
Ivanov receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
O Neil has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ivanov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ivanov avoiding damage.
Ivanov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of O Neil backwards.
O Neil doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
O Neil taking a breather.
O Neil swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ivanov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ivanov gets through O Neil's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Neil on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ivanov stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
O Neil swings wildly with an uppercut but Ivanov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ivanov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
O Neil fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ivanov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
O Neil lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Ivanov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ivanov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
O Neil scores with a body shot.
O Neil throws a big shot that misses.
Ivanov lands with a nice combination. O Neil backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Mickey O Neil has been cut.
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!
Ivanov scores with a nice head shot.
Ivanov takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Neil misses with a hook
and Ivanov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
O Neil on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ivanov. Ivanov obviously looking to wear him down.
No joy there for O Neil, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
O Neil lands with a hook. Ivanov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ivanov walks into a stiff left hand from O Neil.
O Neil throws a looping overhand right but Ivanov ducks down to avoid it.
O Neil dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ivanov throws a series of punches but O Neil avoids them all with ease.
O Neil missing with a left hand there. Ivanov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ivanov walks into a straight right hand from O Neil.
Ivanov lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ivanov takes the fight into the clinch.
O Neil misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ivanov lands a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergei Ivanov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mickey O Neil's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
O Neil takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Some wild striking there from Ivanov.
The fighters circling - Ivanov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ivanov smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A jab lands there for O Neil.
Ivanov lands a nice shot to the body.
O Neil slips a jab from Ivanov.
Ivanov misses with a few strikes there.
O Neil throws a hook but Ivanov blocks it.
O Neil connects with a nice looking jab.
O Neil fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ivanov manages to avoid it.
O Neil throws a looping overhand right but Ivanov ducks down to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from O Neil.
A swing and a miss from O Neil.
Ivanov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanov moves in looking to clinch but O Neil pushes him off.
Sloppy strikes from O Neil. Those never looked like landing.
O Neil scores with a decent looking hook.
Ivanov misses with a shot to the body
and O Neil counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ivanov thinking.
A telegraphed right hand from Ivanov misses the target.
Ivanov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jab from O Neil.
O Neil will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sloppy strikes from Ivanov. Those never looked like landing.
Ivanov closes the distance and clinches.
Ivanov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
O Neil wants to break free but Ivanov has control.
Ivanov manages to break the clinch.
O Neil misses with a double jab
and Ivanov counters with a left and a right that stings O Neil.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
O Neil digs a good hook to Ivanov's body.
O Neil throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ivanov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ivanov on the wrong end of a nice hook.
O Neil slips a jab and a cross from Ivanov.
Ivanov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ivanov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A jab from O Neil misses.
O Neil swats away the attempt to clinch by Ivanov.
O Neil swats away the attempt to clinch by Ivanov.
Ivanov misses with a straight right.
Ivanov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mickey O Neil is winning the standup battle so far.
O Neil digs a good body shot into Ivanov's ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Neil connects with a looping right hand.
Ivanov has O Neil up against the cage in a clinch.
Ivanov avoiding damage.
Ivanov manages to break the clinch.
O Neil's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ivanov under the eye.
Ivanov throws a combination. O Neil tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
O Neil lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ivanov backs up against the cage.
Ivanov lands a body shot.
Ivanov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from O Neil.
O Neil connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ivanov's hands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
O Neil scores with a jab.
Ivanov tries to bum rush O Neil with a series of wild strikes but O Neil uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Neil lands a lovely overhand right.
O Neil throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ivanov.
O Neil throws a right hand that Ivanov ducks under and follows up with a left that Ivanov also avoids with ease.
O Neil throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ivanov throws a right and a left that both miss.
O Neil throws an overhand right that lands on Ivanov's shoulder, as Ivanov tries to avoid the shot.
Ivanov misses with a body shot.
Ivanov misses with a combination
and Ivanov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
O Neil is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nice jab there from O Neil.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice combination there by O Neil.
A slow jab from Ivanov misses its intended target.
Ivanov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by O Neil.
O Neil dips to his left and cracks Ivanov with an uppercut!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey O Neil dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mickey O Neil's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Ivanov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but O Neil moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ivanov misses with the combination.
Ivanov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A looping hook to the body misses from O Neil. Ivanov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ivanov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ivanov clinches with his opponent.
Ivanov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
O Neil blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ivanov lands a body punch.
Ivanov tries to throw a body punch but O Neil avoids it by throwing Ivanov back against the cage.
Ivanov misses with a hook to the ribs.
O Neil tries to work over Ivanov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ivanov struggles to land a body shot inside as O Neil controls his hands.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ivanov.
Ivanov blocks a body shot from O Neil.
O Neil throws a punch but it's blocked by Ivanov.
Ivanov has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Ivanov.
O Neil throws a punch but it's blocked by Ivanov.
Ivanov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
O Neil misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ivanov breaks from the clinch.
Ivanov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from O Neil.
O Neil defending well as Ivanov loads up on a big left hand.
Ivanov misses with a wild combination.
O Neil scores with a jab. Ivanov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
O Neil lands with an uppercut that bounces Ivanov off the cage and back into range.
Ivanov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
O Neil tries to keep at a distance but Ivanov has taken the fight into the clinch.
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!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ivanov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Neil goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
O Neil swings away with an uppercut that misses.
O Neil throws a punch but it's blocked by Ivanov.
O Neil swings away with an uppercut that misses.
O Neil swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ivanov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
O Neil swings away with an uppercut that misses.
O Neil tries to break free but Ivanov pushes him back against the cage.
A body shot lands from Ivanov.
Ivanov lands a good knee to the midsection. O Neil won't want to take too many of those.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
O Neil has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ivanov pushes O Neil back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for O Neil.
Ivanov breaks the clinch.
Ivanov lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Ivanov has closed the distance and engaged O Neil in a clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Ivanov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Ivanov as the two fighters clinch.
Ivanov lands with a light punch inside.
Ivanov is leaning against O Neil and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ivanov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ivanov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
O Neil is trying to break the clinch but Ivanov is controlling him.
Ivanov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ivanov cracks O Neil with a nice body shot.
Good body shot from Ivanov.
Ivanov lands a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ivanov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ivanov has O Neil pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ivanov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ivanov throws a right and a left that O Neil avoids nicely.
Ivanov looks to score with a jab to the body but O Neil is just out of range.
Ivanov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ivanov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from O Neil.
Ivanov misses with a hook.
Ivanov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ivanov throws a series of punches but O Neil avoids them all with ease.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
O Neil showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ivanov.
O Neil throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
O Neil shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sergei Ivanov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ivanov has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:29
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sergei Ivanov!
Sergei Ivanov bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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