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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mickey O Neil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mickey Finn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Finn has chosen Von Bondies - C'mon c'mon as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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177 lbs
40 - 30 - 1 |
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173 lbs
42 - 23 - 2 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent MT
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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
40 - 30 - 1, 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
42 - 23 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mickey Finn!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Seu Braga and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Neil misses with an uppercut. Finn saw that one coming.
Nice straight punches there by Finn. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Finn.
Finn 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.
O Neil misses with a wild body shot.
O Neil is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Finn.
O Neil lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Finn shoots in but O Neil avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Finn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but O Neil manages to avoid it.
O Neil slips under a jab.
Finn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from O Neil.
Finn on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
O Neil misses with a looping right.
Finn moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finn misses the shot to the body.
Finn tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but O Neil swivels and escapes.
Finn closes this distance looking for a takedown but O Neil circles away.
Mickey O Neil has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mickey Finn.
Finn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
O Neil was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
O Neil defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Finn.
Finn blocks a head kick by O Neil.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finn takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
O Neil has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Finn wants to slow O Neil down by chopping away at his legs.
Finn shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
O Neil avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Finn.
O Neil is looking to improve his position.
Finn wants to control but O Neil is keeping him busy.
Finn throwing shots but O Neil is blocking nicely.
Finn thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed O Neil's head.
Finn is looking to take a break and control but O Neil is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Neil trying to hold on to Finn's head to control him but Finn postures up.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Finn controlling the action here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Finn shoots in looking for a takedown but O Neil manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Finn's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
An attempted straight right counter from O Neil misses the target.
Finn darts in looking for a takedown but O Neil gets double underhooks and turns Finn into the cage.
An attempted straight right counter from O Neil misses the target.
O Neil misses with a body kick.
Finn clinches.
O Neil gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Finn.
Finn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
O Neil fails to land with a series of punches.
O Neil misses with a straight left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as O Neil lands an impressive looking overhand right. Finn doesn't seem phased though.
O Neil throws a right and a left that both miss.
O Neil throws the left hand but Finn avoids the punch easily.
Finn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from O Neil.
Finn tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Finn shoots in for a takedown but O Neil shows good takedown defense.
Finn misses with a series of wild punches.
O Neil throws a lazy right hand but Finn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mickey O Neil is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Finn takes a jab right on the kisser.
Finn looks to land a right hand but O Neil moved out of range.
Finn drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jab from O Neil.
Mickey O Neil seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
O Neil throws a right hand that Finn ducks under and follows up with a left that Finn also avoids with ease.
Finn swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A big left from O Neil misses.
Finn changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Finn slips a jab from O Neil.
Finn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
It looked like O Neil was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good shot there by Finn.
Finn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from O Neil.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finn lands with an uppercut that bounces O Neil off the cage and back into range.
Finn throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Mickey O Neil has been cut.
The crowd cheers as O Neil lands an impressive looking overhand right. Finn doesn't seem phased though.
Finn stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Finn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from O Neil.
Finn moves away from the strike by O Neil.
Finn looks to land a left hand but O Neil moved out of range nicely.
O Neil's jab looks to have found its range, popping Finn under the eye.
Finn fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. O Neil looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
O Neil lands a head shot.
Finn moves out of range of the strikes.
Finn works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Finn misses with a straight left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey O Neil 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!
Finn defending well as O Neil loads up on a big left hand.
Finn now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Finn throws out a loose jab but O Neil uses good head movement to avoid it.
O Neil looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
O Neil is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Finn can do to turn this around?
Finn throws a right hand that misses
and O Neil counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
O Neil rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Finn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A shot to the liver by O Neil. Beautiful body shot.
Finn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
O Neil cracks Finn with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Finn defending well as O Neil loads up on a big left hand.
Finn shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Finn. O Neil does a little dance to reset his feet.
O Neil keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finn shoots for a takedown but O Neil saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Finn shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as O Neil sprawls well. O Neil wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Finn gets slowly back to his feet.
Mickey O Neil has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mickey Finn.
O Neil scores with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Neil cracks Finn with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Finn closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming O Neil to the mat! O Neil manages to get full guard.
O Neil has his feet on Finn's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Mickey O Neil is winning the standup battle so far.
O Neil misses with a body kick.
Finn avoids the head kick by O Neil.
Finn connects with a nice looking jab.
O Neil throws a combination. Finn tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Mickey Finn has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
O Neil is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Finn avoids a punch combination nicely.
O Neil slaps away a takedown attempt from Finn, before circling back to the center of the mat.
O Neil was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Finn fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Neil misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Finn.
O Neil takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Finn lands a jab to the head.
O Neil lands an overhand right.
Finn misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
O Neil fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Finn shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts O Neil as he jumps to the side.
O Neil throws a right hand that Finn ducks under and follows up with a left that Finn also avoids with ease.
O Neil misses with the combination.
Finn lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
A cross from O Neil lands.
O Neil uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Finn.
Finn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finn takes a swing at O Neil's ribcage but misses.
Finn misses the body punch
and O Neil counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
O Neil lands a nice shot to the body.
Finn takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
O Neil misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Finn.
O Neil ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Finn slips under a jab.
O Neil is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Finn.
O Neil swinging wildly here.
Finn misses the jab.
Finn is looking to clinch but O Neil is avoiding it.
O Neil throws a series of punches but Finn avoids them all with ease.
Finn on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Finn just misses with a punch to the body.
Finn misses with a straight right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finn moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O Neil misses with a straight left.
Finn has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Finn there as he acknowledges the shot.
Finn moves into the clinch.
O Neil misses with a punch on the inside.
Finn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Finn lands a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Finn.
O Neil misses with a body punch.
O Neil tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Finn's elbow.
O Neil has a couple of punches blocked by Finn.
Finn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Finn throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around O Neil's waist but O Neil gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Finn off to one side.
O Neil misses with a straight right.
Finn blocks a head kick by O Neil.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey O Neil dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
O Neil throws a left and a right that both miss
and Finn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Finn throws a hook to the side of O Neil's head but O Neil sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
O Neil misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
O Neil throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A slow jab from Finn misses its intended target.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
O Neil throws a head punch that misses.
Finn blocking some punches.
O Neil swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Finn has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
O Neil throws a punch but it's blocked by Finn.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Neil trying to stall but Finn improves his position.
O Neil swings away with an uppercut that misses.
O Neil is looking to control Finn's arms but Finn gets an underhook and turns him. Now O Neil has his back to the cage.
O Neil is pressed up against the cage. Finn has hold of a leg and is looking to drag O Neil down to the mat. O Neil avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finn misses with an uppercut. O Neil saw that one coming.
Good shot there by Finn.
O Neil scores with a three punch combo!
O Neil looks to land a right hand but Finn moved out of range.
O Neil cracks Finn with a right hand to the side of the head.
O Neil lands a glancing blow to the side of Finn's head.
Finn bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of O Neil's head.
Finn closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
O Neil uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Finn.
Finn changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. O Neil tries to avoid it but Finn manages to keep hold of a leg and drag O Neil to the ground. O Neil escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
O Neil lands with an overhand left.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
O Neil misses with a few strikes there.
Finn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
O Neil blocks a head kick by Finn.
It looked like O Neil wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Finn shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Finn scores with the left hand. O Neil knows he should have avoided that one.
Mickey O Neil is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Neil throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Finn doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Finn tries to clinch but O Neil moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from O Neil misses the target.
O Neil looks to score with a jab to the body but Finn is just out of range.
O Neil misses with a straight left.
O Neil connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Finn's hands.
O Neil throws a left and a right that both miss
and Finn counters with a lovely shot to the body.
O Neil displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Finn.
Mickey O Neil has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mickey Finn.
O Neil lands with a straight right. Finn didn't see that one coming.
A jab from Finn misses.
O Neil is looking for a counter combo.
A left lands for O Neil.
O Neil works Finn's body with a nice hook.
O Neil keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Finn thuds a left hand into O Neil's body.
Finn forces O Neil back against the cage and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finn can't get the takedown.
Finn drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Finn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Finn misses with a head kick.
O Neil ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
O Neil tries to bum rush Finn with a series of wild strikes but Finn uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Finn has a takedown stuffed.
O Neil misses with the combination.
O Neil scores with a one two! Finn had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Neil scores with a nice right hand.
O Neil misses with a hook.
O Neil scores with a jab to the body.
O Neil tests Finn's chin there with a solid looking shot.
O Neil lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by O Neil.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Finn takes a swing at O Neil's ribcage but misses.
O Neil keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Finn looks for a takedown but O Neil sprawls well.
Finn darts in looking for a takedown but O Neil gets double underhooks and turns Finn into the cage.
Finn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Finn shoots in for a takedown but O Neil shows good takedown defense.
Mickey Finn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
O Neil works Finn's body with a nice hook.
O Neil blocks a head kick by Finn.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mickey O Neil showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for O Neil, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mickey O Neil!
Mickey O Neil decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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