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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hoddy McNeal (ranked 1635 p4p, 176 weight class) and French Fried (ranked 1293 p4p, 143 weight class). Hoddy McNeal has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hoddy McNeal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, French Fried!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fried feints a jab promting McNeal to slip. Fried then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. McNeal slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Fried fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
An attempted straight right counter from McNeal misses the target.
Fried avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McNeal throws a looping overhand right but Fried ducks down to avoid it.
Fried scores with a hook.
McNeal walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fried has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Fried bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McNeal has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from McNeal there as he acknowledges the shot.
Fried fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fried throws a left and a right that both miss
and Fried takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
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!
Fried rushes McNeal and presses him up against the ropes.
Fried manages to break the clinch.
French Fried seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fried has taken the fight to the clinch.
McNeal lands an uppercut.
McNeal swings wildly with an uppercut but Fried uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fried blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McNeal blocks an uppercut.
Fried throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from McNeal fails to land.
A shot in the inside from Fried.
A short right from McNeal.
Fried is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but McNeal is keeping busy.
McNeal has a couple of punches blocked by Fried.
McNeal misses with a punch on the inside.
Fried blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McNeal fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fried lands with a light punch inside.
Fried breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fried tries to bum rush McNeal with a series of wild strikes but McNeal uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fried fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McNeal manages to avoid it.
Fried misses with a hook
and McNeal counters with a straight right hand.
Nice shot by Fried.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fried tries to clinch but McNeal moves away
enabling McNeal to counter with a crisp jab.
Fried tries to clinch but McNeal is having none of it.
McNeal swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Fried swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and McNeal counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fried throws a combination. McNeal tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
McNeal slips under a jab from Fried.
A little feinted left hand from McNeal on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Fried darts in and clinches McNeal up against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fried.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fried.
McNeal misses with a punch on the inside.
McNeal working aggressively here.
McNeal swings wildly with an uppercut but Fried uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fried throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McNeal blocks it with crossed arms.
McNeal working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
McNeal misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fried misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fried blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fried blocking some punches.
McNeal scores with a shot to the side of Fried's head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McNeal.
Fried prevents McNeal from breaking the clinch.
McNeal fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McNeal swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McNeal misses with a punch on the inside.
McNeal blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fried tries a body shot but McNeal blocks it.
McNeal misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fried tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fried lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McNeal backwards.
McNeal blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fried blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McNeal misses with a short punch on the inside.
McNeal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fried has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A short right from McNeal.
Fried lands a knee to the head.
McNeal fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McNeal misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McNeal.
McNeal swings wildly with an uppercut but Fried uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fried blocks an uppercut.
McNeal misses with a punch on the inside.
Fried escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fried cracks McNeal with a right hand to the side of the head.
Fried throws a big shot that misses.
McNeal swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Fried throws a sloppy head kick
and McNeal counters with a right hand to the body.
Fried swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and McNeal counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McNeal throws a hook but Fried avoids it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McNeal jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fried takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Fried is rocked!
Fried swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fried is still on wobbly legs! Can McNeal finish him?
Fried displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McNeal throws out the jab.
Fried let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Fried swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and McNeal counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but French Fried will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
McNeal misses with a looping right.
Fried looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Fried seems to have recovered his senses.
Fried scores with a jab to the head.
Fried clinches up against the ropes.
Fried lands with a short punch from the clinch.
McNeal misses with some punches.
McNeal throws a head punch that misses.
McNeal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McNeal lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fried blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McNeal swings wildly with an uppercut but Fried uses good head movement to avoid it.
McNeal misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fried tries a knee to the head but McNeal blocks it.
McNeal takes a shot to the head.
Fried tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fried misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fried using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McNeal has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
McNeal blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McNeal lands a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Fried.
McNeal swings wildly with an uppercut but Fried uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fried is looking to control McNeal's arms but McNeal gets an underhook and turns him. Now Fried has his back to the ropes.
Fried pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McNeal lands with a good body shot.
French Fried is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McNeal bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Fried's head.
McNeal moves out of range as Fried strikes.
McNeal is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
McNeal thows a left - swing and a miss!
McNeal jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fried moves away from the strike by McNeal.
Fried pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fried throws a left and a right that both miss
and Fried takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fried tries to clinch up
and McNeal counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fried tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but McNeal paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fried looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fried tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McNeal was well out of range. Poor timing from Fried.
McNeal is looking to counter punch.
Fried rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McNeal connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McNeal dips to his left and cracks Fried with an uppercut!
Fried throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and McNeal counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McNeal avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McNeal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fried.
Fried misses with a straight left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fried moves into the clinch.
Fried throws a punch but it's blocked by McNeal.
A head punch on the inside from Fried fails to land.
McNeal misses with a hook from the clinch.
McNeal has a couple of punches blocked by Fried.
McNeal misses with a punch on the inside.
McNeal swings wildly with an uppercut but Fried uses good head movement to avoid it.
McNeal swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fried softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Fried doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McNeal misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fried lands a body punch in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Fried.
A head punch on the inside from McNeal fails to land.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by McNeal as Fried tries to tie him up.
Fried blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fried.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fried working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
McNeal swings wildly with an uppercut but Fried uses good head movement to avoid it.
McNeal swings wildly with an uppercut but Fried uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fried lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fried with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fried blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fried lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from Fried.
Fried lands a shoulder strike.
Fried tries a knee to the head but McNeal blocks it.
Fried looking to throw knees to the head but McNeal is blocking nicely.
French Fried seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Fried blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fried breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fried slips a straight right by McNeal.
McNeal looks to land a left hand but Fried moved out of range nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but French Fried will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Fried has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Fried does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
McNeal swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McNeal circles away from the clinch attempt.
McNeal lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Fried throws a left and a right that both miss
and McNeal counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fried tests McNeal's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fried tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick from Fried lands but McNeal takes it in his stride.
McNeal is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Fried steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McNeal.
Fried rushes McNeal and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fried struggles to land a body shot inside as McNeal controls his hands.
Nice body punch from Fried - that landed with a thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fried working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
McNeal swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McNeal swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McNeal misses with a punch on the inside.
Fried with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Hoddy McNeal has been cut.
McNeal throws a punch but it's blocked by Fried.
Fried fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fried pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McNeal throws a jab when Fried was well out of range.
Fried throws a good cross that connects.
Fried fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fried forces McNeal back against the ropes and clinches.
A short left from McNeal.
McNeal working aggressively here.
Fried softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fried misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fried blocks an uppercut.
Fried holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Fried misses with a body punch.
McNeal softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from McNeal fails to land.
McNeal fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fried blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
McNeal swings wildly with an uppercut but Fried uses good head movement to avoid it.
McNeal makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
McNeal misses with the head strike.
Fried using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McNeal has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fried.
McNeal lands a left hand.
Fried lands with a right to the head.
Fried blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McNeal fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fried pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fried lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Fried swings widly with a right hand
and McNeal counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fried wants to clinch but McNeal slips to the side
and McNeal connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fried scores with a nice head shot.
Fried tries to clinch up.
McNeal takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Fried throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McNeal counters with a huge left! Fried is in big trouble! He's backing up but McNeal isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Fried from any more damage. A dominating finish by McNeal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hoddy McNeal!
During a confident post fight interview, Hoddy McNeal thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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