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RRFC: London PBP Commentary |
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from O'Neil. Weeks shrugs it off though.
O'Neil throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Weeks swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Weeks takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
O'Neil lands an overhand right.
Good leg kick by O'Neil.
Weeks throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. O'Neil was covering up waiting for the punch and Weeks finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Weeks throwing strikes but missing.
O'Neil is controlling Weeks's posture.
Weeks throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as O'Neil works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
O'Neil wants to sweep but no luck.
O'Neil working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Weeks.
Weeks in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
O'Neil preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weeks with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Weeks throws a big right hand that misses.
Weeks throwing strikes from guard but O'Neil blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Weeks is fighting to break O'Neil's control of his arms but O'Neil is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Weeks trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
O'Neil is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Weeks throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
O'Neil pulls Weeks in close to prevent any damage.
O'Neil avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
O'Neil has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at The Dojo. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
O'Neil utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O'Neil pulls Weeks in close to prevent any damage.
Weeks is looking to work some ground and pound but O'Neil has wrist control.
Weeks postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Weeks throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Weeks throws a big right hand that misses.
O'Neil working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Weeks.
Weeks in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Weeks postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Weeks postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Weeks in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Weeks landing some decent shots from guard.
O'Neil wants to sweep but no luck.
Weeks throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weeks works over O'Neil with some ground and pound from guard.
Weeks throwing strikes from guard but O'Neil blocks nicely.
Weeks throws an elbow that misses. O'Neil uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Weeks's guard. Nice move by O'Neil!
O'Neil avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
O'Neil controls from within his opponent's guard.
Weeks looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O'Neil is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
O'Neil stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Weeks swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Weeks keeping moving, preventing O'Neil from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Darren Weeks will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Weeks throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The fighters circling - Weeks throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
O'Neil slips a jab from Weeks.
O'Neil throws a nice inside leg kick.
Weeks closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into O'Neil's guard.
We've been hearing that Weeks has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Weeks postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
O'Neil controls Weeks momentarily but Weeks frees himself.
Weeks throws a big right hand that misses.
Weeks throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Weeks cracks O'Neil with a solid left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Weeks being controlled here momentarily.
O'Neil working a defensive guard here.
Weeks throwing strikes from guard but O'Neil blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weeks is looking to work some ground and pound but O'Neil has wrist control.
Weeks loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Weeks in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Weeks throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Weeks working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Weeks postures up in O'Neil's guard and throws a big left but O'Neil blocks it.
O'Neil pulls Weeks in close to prevent any damage.
Weeks loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
O'Neil utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Weeks has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
O'Neil preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Weeks throwing strikes from guard but O'Neil blocks nicely.
O'Neil is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O'Neil utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Weeks throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as O'Neil works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Weeks won't allow O'Neil to sweep him here.
Weeks postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Weeks throwing strikes from guard but O'Neil blocks nicely.
O'Neil working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Weeks.
O'Neil preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Weeks throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as O'Neil works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
O'Neil pulls Weeks in to control the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Weeks checks a low kick from O'Neil.
Weeks on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by O'Neil. O'Neil obviously looking to wear him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from O'Neil as Weeks shoots in.
O'Neil avoids a punch combination nicely.
O'Neil lands with an uppercut that bounces Weeks off the cage and back into range.
Weeks shoots in but O'Neil avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Weeks is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that O'Neil can do to turn this around?
O'Neil's corner calls for a 1-2. O'Neil obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Horrible takedown attempt by Weeks or perhaps it was just good defense by O'Neil, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darren Weeks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Weeks moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
O'Neil lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
O'Neil throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Weeks.
Weeks shoots in and drives through. O'Neil sprawls well.
Weeks fails with the takedown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weeks shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O'Neil has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
O'Neil manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Weeks manages to get himself to full guard.
O'Neil slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
O'Neil sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Weeks's guard.
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 Darren Weeks will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
O'Neil slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
O'Neil takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Weeks looks for the body kick but O'Neil saw that one coming.
O'Neil throws a fast counter high kick but Weeks manages to duck under it in time.
Good exchange - Weeks coming out on top.
Weeks closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
 Weeks is rocked!
O'Neil slips under a jab.
Oh Weeks is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
O'Neil scores with a sloppy right hand. Weeks should have avoided that one.
Weeks switches off momentarily and O'Neil cracks him with a monster right hand! Weeks topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as O'Neil dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by O'Neil!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mickey O'Neil!
Mickey O'Neil is the new lightweight champion!
A very excited looking Mickey O'Neil 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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