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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Benedict Oneal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joao Magalhaes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benedict Oneal has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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215 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Benedict Oneal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joao Magalhaes !
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown attempt by Oneal or perhaps it was just good defense by Magalhaes , which made it look bad.
Magalhaes throws a fast counter high kick but Oneal manages to duck under it in time.
Magalhaes fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Oneal has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Joao Magalhaes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Magalhaes shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Oneal not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Magalhaes controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oneal is trying to control the position but Magalhaes postures up.
Oneal wants to sweep here but Magalhaes controlling him for the moment.
Magalhaes showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magalhaes won't allow Oneal to sweep him here.
Magalhaes showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Magalhaes is fighting to break Oneal's control of his arms but Oneal is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Magalhaes changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Oneal looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Oneal gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oneal is looking to improve his position.
Oneal slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Magalhaes trying to control but Oneal is working from the bottom.
Magalhaes throws an elbow that misses. Oneal uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Magalhaes 's guard. Nice move by Oneal!
Magalhaes throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magalhaes wriggles free and stands up.
Oneal gets caught flat footed, as Magalhaes shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Oneal is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Magalhaes dives into side control.
You can see the frustration on Oneal's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Magalhaes wants to stand but Oneal has his arm trapped.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oneal is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Magalhaes working the ground and pound but Oneal is defending the strikes.
Magalhaes working away.
Oneal is not content to let Magalhaes control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Oneal is trying to control Magalhaes 's posture but Magalhaes avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joao Magalhaes dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Magalhaes stuffs the takedown.
Magalhaes closes the distance and clinches.
Magalhaes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Magalhaes gets the takedown into side control.
Magalhaes working the ground and pound but Oneal is defending the strikes.
Oneal sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Magalhaes prevents Oneal from standing back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oneal trying to control but Magalhaes postures up.
Oneal looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magalhaes is keen to just control but Oneal is a slippery customer.
Magalhaes is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Oneal is looking to clinch but Magalhaes is avoiding it.
No joy there for Magalhaes , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Magalhaes shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Oneal is trying to defend but Magalhaes finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Oneal makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Magalhaes is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oneal closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Oneal lands in his opponent's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oneal landing some decent shots from guard.
Magalhaes looking to hit a scissor sweep but Oneal is one step ahead there.
Magalhaes working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Oneal.
Oneal has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oneal throwing strikes but missing.
Oneal scoring with some ground and pound.
Magalhaes looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Oneal passes into half guard.
Oneal missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Magalhaes tries to kick Oneal off but Oneal keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Magalhaes wants to improve his position but Oneal is controlling well.
That's four 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.
Magalhaes blocking the ground and pound attempt from Oneal.
Magalhaes is refusing to be controlled, as Oneal sits in half guard.
Oneal not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Oneal missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Oneal missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Magalhaes closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Oneal's guard.
Oneal is looking to stand up but Magalhaes isn't so interested in that idea.
Oneal is trying to control the position but Magalhaes postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Benedict Oneal will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
A nice leg kick lands there from Magalhaes .
Oneal will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Magalhaes wants to counter with a clinch but Oneal pushes him away.
Magalhaes shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Oneal napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Magalhaes stands up and beckons Oneal to his feet.
Magalhaes fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Oneal to the ground. Magalhaes is now in Oneal's guard.
Oneal manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oneal stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Magalhaes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Magalhaes jumps into guard, dragging Oneal to the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oneal working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Oneal throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Oneal with a flurry of punches that miss.
Oneal throwing strikes but missing.
Oneal stopping the sweep attempt from Magalhaes .
Oneal throwing strikes but missing.
Magalhaes utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Magalhaes looking for a sweep. Not yet Magalhaes , not yet.
Oneal throwing strikes but missing.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Oneal scoring with punches to the head and body.
Magalhaes looking for a guillotine here but Oneal defends easily.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Oneal swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Oneal dives in for a single leg takedown but Magalhaes sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Oneal really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Magalhaes shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oneal is trying to get back to full guard.
Oneal gets full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Magalhaes is fighting to break Oneal's control of his arms but Oneal is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Oneal is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Oneal.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Benedict Oneal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Oneal fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Joao Magalhaes .
I think Magalhaes 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Joao Magalhaes !
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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