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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Otoole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tor Troeng (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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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130 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mickey Otoole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tor Troeng!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Ivan Kurochkin and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Troeng misses.
Troeng lands a jab.
It looks like Mickey Otoole has been cut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Troeng takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Otoole fails in his attempt to clinch.
Otoole tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Troeng takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A decent looking cross lands there for Troeng.
Otoole tries to close the distance and clinch but Troeng swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Troeng fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Otoole manages to avoid it.
Troeng lunges at Otoole with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Otoole's hand.
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!
Otoole is looking to clinch.
Troeng misses with a double jab.
Troeng ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Troeng throws a series of punches but Otoole avoids them all with ease.
Troeng scores with a body shot.
Otoole moves away from the strike by Troeng.
Otoole is looking to clinch.
Otoole has taken the fight to the clinch.
Troeng avoiding damage as Otoole throws knees to the body.
Otoole lands with a left to the head.
Otoole trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Otoole utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Otoole keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Troeng's efforts to push away.
Otoole throws a knee to the head but misses.
Troeng lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Otoole backwards.
Otoole lands a nice knee to the body.
Troeng is trying to force a seperation but Otoole has the dominant position.
Otoole misses with an elbow over the top.
Otoole really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Troeng tries to break the clinch but Otoole is controlling the position.
Otoole is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Otoole misses with some punches.
Troeng looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Troeng doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Troeng goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Troeng wants to break the clinch but can't.
Troeng takes an elbow to the temple.
Troeng working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nice elbow from Otoole.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Otoole looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Otoole scores with a knee to the head.
Otoole tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Otoole putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Troeng in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A short right from Troeng on the inside.
A knee to the head by Otoole.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Otoole is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Troeng managing to block the knees to the body from Otoole.
Troeng throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Troeng dodges an elbow strike from Otoole.
Otoole throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Troeng is trying to push Otoole away but Otoole has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Troeng looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Troeng has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Otoole seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Troeng can turn it around.
Otoole putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Troeng in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Otoole wants to stall.
Otoole looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Troeng misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Troeng.
Otoole misses with the head strike.
Troeng blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Otoole unloads a knee to the mid-section. Troeng lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Troeng managing to block the knees to the body from Otoole.
Otoole tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Otoole pushes off an throws an elbow but Troeng leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Troeng blocks an elbow strike from Otoole.
Troeng is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Troeng tries to break the clinch but Otoole is controlling the position.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Troeng as Otoole tries to tie him up.
Otoole with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Otoole throws an elbow but it misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Otoole obliges.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Otoole.
Otoole looking to throw knees to the head but Troeng is blocking nicely.
Otoole keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Troeng's efforts to push away.
Our sources have told us that Otoole has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Troeng.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Otoole creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Otoole misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Troeng.
Otoole avoiding damage as Troeng throws knees to the body.
Otoole pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Otoole scores a nice knee to the body.
A short left from Otoole.
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!
Troeng wants to break the clinch but can't.
Otoole lands a shot to the body.
Troeng lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Otoole lands an elbow inside.
Otoole lands an elbow inside.
Otoole lands a nice elbow.
Otoole lands an elbow inside that Troeng shrugs off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Otoole lands an uppercut.
Troeng blocks the elbow strike.
Otoole tries to land knees in the clinch but Troeng avoids the damage to the body.
Troeng wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey Otoole dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mickey Otoole's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Troeng connects with a body shot that sends Otoole's belly button to the back.
Otoole loads up on a big right hand but Troeng slips the punch.
Otoole tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Troeng paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd cheers as Troeng lands an impressive looking overhand right. Otoole doesn't seem phased though.
Troeng scores with a jab to the jaw.
Troeng misses with the combination.
Troeng misses with a wild combination.
A punch combination from Troeng misses.
Otoole walks into a straight right hand from Troeng.
Troeng tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Otoole was well out of range. Poor timing from Troeng.
Otoole wants to clinch up but Troeng keeps it at a distance.
Otoole tries to clinch but Troeng moves out of range.
Troeng avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Otoole fails in his attempt to clinch.
Troeng keeps the fight on the outside.
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!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Troeng.
Otoole tries to close the distance and clinch but Troeng swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Otoole darts in trying to clinch
and Troeng makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Otoole throws a nice looking combination but Troeng bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Otoole moves forwards but Troeng connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Otoole fails with an attempt to clinch.
Otoole dodges the punch combination from Troeng.
Otoole slips a jab and a cross from Troeng.
Otoole tries to clinch up
and Troeng counters with a straight right hand.
Otoole gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Otoole lands a damaging elbow.
Otoole misses with a hook from the clinch.
Otoole is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Troeng is defending well for now.
Troeng tries to break the clinch but Otoole is controlling the position.
Troeng goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Otoole lands an elbow inside.
Troeng misses with a punch to the body.
Troeng takes a knee right on the jaw!
Troeng makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Otoole prevents Troeng from breaking the clinch.
Nice body punch from Troeng.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Troeng being controlled against the cage.
Otoole gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Otoole misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Troeng.
Otoole keeps control of Troeng as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Otoole stops a takedown attempt from Troeng.
Knees in the clinch landing for Otoole.
Troeng on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Troeng on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Otoole tries to land a knee to the head but Troeng blocks with his arms.
Otoole presses Troeng against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Otoole connects with a nasty looking knee right to Troeng's face.
Otoole lands a knee to the head.
Otoole prevents Troeng from breaking the clinch.
Troeng wants to break free but Otoole has control.
Otoole landing knees to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Troeng.
Otoole has Troeng pressed against the cage, preventing Troeng from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Troeng lands a body punch in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Otoole pushes off an throws an elbow but Troeng leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Troeng breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Troeng scores with a crisp jab that stopped Otoole in his tracks.
Troeng fails to land with a series of punches.
Mickey Otoole is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Otoole is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Otoole darts in trying to clinch
enabling Troeng to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Troeng misses with a wild combination.
Troeng tries to bum rush Otoole with a series of wild strikes but Otoole uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Troeng waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Otoole.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Otoole drives through and clinches with Troeng against the cage.
Troeng on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Troeng takes an elbow to the forehead.
Troeng lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Troeng blocks an elbow strike.
Troeng struggles to land a body shot inside as Otoole controls his hands.
Troeng misses with a hook to the ribs.
Troeng is trying to break the clinch but Otoole is controlling him.
Troeng misses with a punch to the body.
Mickey Otoole has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Otoole tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Troeng's elbow.
Otoole trying to land knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Troeng tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Otoole's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tor Troeng showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mickey Otoole's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Otoole tries to close the distance and clinch but Troeng swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Troeng throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Otoole has taken the fight to the clinch.
Otoole tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Troeng avoids it.
Otoole missing with knees to the body.
Otoole landing knees to the body.
Otoole lands a damaging elbow.
Otoole lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Troeng.
Otoole is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Troeng wants to get back to striking at distance but Otoole won't allow it.
Otoole throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Troeng blocks it with crossed arms.
Otoole misses with a hook from the clinch.
Troeng is trying to push Otoole away but Otoole has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Otoole throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Troeng blocks an elbow strike.
Troeng avoids a wild elbow strike from Otoole.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Otoole obliges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Otoole misses with a knee strike.
Otoole blocks a body shot from Troeng.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Troeng.
Troeng breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Otoole has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Troeng finds it's way round the side to connect with Otoole's head.
Troeng 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.
Otoole rushes Troeng and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Troeng has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Otoole gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Otoole misses with a hook from the clinch.
Troeng breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Otoole takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice combo by Troeng! Oh, that's hurt him - Otoole falls to the canvas and Troeng follows him into side control.
Otoole is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Otoole is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Troeng is controlling him well.
Oh Otoole is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Troeng tries to stand but Otoole controls the position and pulls Troeng into his guard.
Otoole trying to control the position.
Otoole seems to have got his legs back now.
Troeng must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Otoole utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Troeng avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Otoole bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Troeng's guard.
Otoole trying to control the position from guard on top but Troeng is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Troeng working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Otoole wants to control from the top but Troeng keeps moving.
Otoole prevents Troeng from getting back to his feet.
Otoole gets to his feet. Troeng looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Troeng lands a jab-cross combination.
Troeng misses with a double jab
and Otoole counters with a slapping leg kick.
Troeng takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Otoole closes the distance but Troeng moves to the side
and Troeng counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sloppy strikes from Troeng. Those never looked like landing.
Otoole tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Troeng scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Otoole tries to close the distance and clinch up but Troeng swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Otoole tries to clinch up
and Troeng counters with a left and a right that stings Otoole.
Otoole tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Troeng manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Otoole thows a body shot but no joy.
The fight stays on the outside here - Otoole looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Otoole is looking to clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Troeng misses with a two punch combination.
Troeng looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Troeng circles away from the clinch attempt.
Otoole tries to clinch but Troeng is having none of it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Troeng connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Otoole tries to clinch but Troeng moves out of range.
Troeng throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Otoole sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Otoole is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tor Troeng comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Troeng 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tor Troeng!
A very excited looking Tor Troeng 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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hype
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