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RRFC 52: O'Neil vs Brooks PBP Commentary |
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brooks drops his hands momentarily and O'Neil takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Brooks connects with the punch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brooks looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've been told by O'Neil's head coaches at The Dojo that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
O'Neil misses with a wild body shot.
O'Neil throws a head kick that misses.
O'Neil connects with a single shot there.
Brooks avoids the body shot from O'Neil.
O'Neil throws a hook but Brooks avoids it easily.
O'Neil swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O'Neil clinches with his opponent.
O'Neil has a couple of punches blocked by Brooks.
O'Neil gets through Brooks's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Brooks is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables O'Neil to keep the fight standing.
O'Neil fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O'Neil throws a head punch that misses.
Brooks blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
O'Neil misses with a short punch on the inside.
O'Neil goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brooks tries to break free but O'Neil pushes him back against the cage.
Brooks blocks an uppercut.
Brooks jumps guard and drags O'Neil to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Brooks tries to strike from the bottom.
Brooks throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Brooks wants to get back to his feet but O'Neil is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Brooks looking for a sweep. Not yet Brooks, not yet.
Brooks trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O'Neil looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Brooks is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
O'Neil sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
O'Neil throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Brooks catches O'Neil with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
O'Neil misses with a hook to the body
and Brooks counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brooks uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from O'Neil.
O'Neil looks to score with a jab to the body but Brooks is just out of range.
Brooks waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract O'Neil.
A kick lands to the mid section there for O'Neil.
O'Neil lunges at Brooks with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Brooks's hand.
Brooks takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Mickey O'Neil seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brooks slips under a jab from O'Neil.
Brooks thinks about the counter body kick.
O'Neil throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brooks scores with a jab to the head.
O'Neil ducks under a wild hook from Brooks.
O'Neil stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Brooks.
O'Neil ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O'Neil swings widly with a right hand
and Brooks counters with a body kick that stops O'Neil in his tracks momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
O'Neil throws an overhand right that lands on Brooks's shoulder, as Brooks tries to avoid the shot.
Brooks swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Brooks thows a leg kick but O'Neil checks it
letting O'Neil counter with a right hand.
Some wild striking there from Brooks.
Brooks tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brooks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by O'Neil.
O'Neil misses with a shot to the body
and Brooks counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Brooks tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but O'Neil paws at him with a jab and circles away.
O'Neil blocks the body kick.
O'Neil appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Brooks looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Brooks throws a sloppy body shot
and O'Neil connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey O'Neil dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
O'Neil scores with a push kick.
O'Neil looks to throw the jab but Brooks is out of range.
O'Neil closes the distance but Brooks moves to the side
and Brooks counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
O'Neil punishes Brooks's body with a nice straight punch.
O'Neil is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brooks can do to turn this around?
O'Neil connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That kick from O'Neil tenderised Brooks's leg. Brooks is trying to keep his angry face on.
O'Neil keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brooks throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck O'Neil on the side of the head.
O'Neil lands with a nice body punch.
Brooks showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from O'Neil.
Brooks looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O'Neil cracks a nice hook into Brooks's ribs.
Brooks takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nice body punch from O'Neil.
Brooks clobbers O'Neil with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
O'Neil misses with a straight left.
O'Neil connects with a looping right hand.
O'Neil keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
 Brooks is rocked!
O'Neil closes the distance and clinches.
Brooks tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Brooks blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brooks jumps guard but O'Neil stands there with Brooks around his waist. Brooks gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
O'Neil tries to throw a body punch but Brooks avoids it by throwing O'Neil back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O'Neil pushes Brooks back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
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!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for O'Neil.
O'Neil scores with an uppercut up the middle.
O'Neil stalling.
Brooks gets control of O'Neil's arms and successfully pulls guard. Brooks will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Brooks is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Brooks is pulling down on O'Neil's head to control his posture.
O'Neil not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Brooks wants to get back to his feet but O'Neil is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brooks tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Brooks controls O'Neil momentarily but O'Neil frees himself.
Brooks wants to control the position but O'Neil says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Brooks has a hand on O'Neil's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. O'Neil takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Brooks is desperately trying to improve his position but O'Neil has a good base and remains in mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brooks trying to punch from the bottom. They're landing but they're really not going to hurt O'Neil.
Brooks is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Brooks is trying desperately to improve position.
Brooks tries to hold on but O'Neil pushes him away.
Brooks tries to reverse the position but O'Neil maintains control.
Brooks tries to hold on but O'Neil pushes him away.
O'Neil controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey O'Neil dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Brooks avoids a punch combination nicely.
Brooks let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Brooks connects with a nice looking jab.
O'Neil jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
O'Neil tests Brooks's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Brooks throws a lazy head kick
and O'Neil counters with a leg kick.
O'Neil instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O'Neil is stalling here.
O'Neil tries a body shot but Brooks blocks it.
O'Neil misses with a punch on the inside.
O'Neil swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O'Neil misses with a punch on the inside.
Brooks is trying to pull guard but O'Neil has him pressed against the cage.
Brooks tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. O'Neil just stands there and leans against the cage.
O'Neil scores with a shot to the side of Brooks's head.
O'Neil looking to slow down the pace here.
O'Neil tries to work over Brooks's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
O'Neil stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
O'Neil lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Brooks blocks a punch to the side of the head.
O'Neil swings wildly with an uppercut but Brooks uses good head movement to avoid it.
O'Neil misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brooks is trying to pull guard but O'Neil has him pressed against the cage.
Mickey O'Neil has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carl Brooks.
O'Neil tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brooks's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from O'Neil fails to land.
Brooks is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables O'Neil to keep the fight standing.
O'Neil tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brooks's elbow.
Mickey O'Neil has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch on the inside from O'Neil fails to land.
Brooks blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
O'Neil misses with the head strike.
Good body shot from O'Neil.
O'Neil can't find room to land a body shot as Brooks controls the action.
O'Neil tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brooks's elbow.
O'Neil lands a body shot.
Brooks jumps guard but O'Neil turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O'Neil blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
O'Neil scores with a shoulder strike.
Brooks blocking some punches.
O'Neil lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Brooks backwards.
O'Neil tries to throw a body punch but Brooks avoids it by throwing O'Neil back against the cage.
Brooks breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brooks moves out of range as O'Neil strikes.
Brooks lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
O'Neil jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brooks tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
O'Neil lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Brooks slips a jab from O'Neil.
O'Neil swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O'Neil connects with a right hand. Brooks shakes it off.
Brooks scores with a kick to the body.
Brooks takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brooks ducks under a wild hook from O'Neil.
Brooks missing with a left hand there. O'Neil was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
O'Neil looks to score with a jab to the body but Brooks is just out of range.
O'Neil chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Brooks slips a jab from O'Neil.
Brooks shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Brooks looks to land a left hand but O'Neil moved out of range nicely.
O'Neil was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
O'Neil stuffs the takedown attempt from Brooks. Brooks gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey O'Neil clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Brooks scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Brooks shoots in for a takedown but O'Neil shows good takedown defense.
Nice body punch from O'Neil.
Brooks looks for the body kick but O'Neil saw that one coming.
Brooks tries to clinch
and O'Neil counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brooks 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.
Brooks shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches O'Neil napping and manages to drive through into side control!
O'Neil throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brooks tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
O'Neil misses with a low kick as Brooks jumps back.
O'Neil lands a nice looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks tries to land a front kick but O'Neil steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
It looked like O'Neil was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Brooks.
Brooks throws a leg kick but O'Neil moved away.
A little feinted left hand from O'Neil on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Brooks has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from O'Neil.
Mickey O'Neil is winning the standup battle so far.
Brooks feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits O'Neils jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Brooks throws an overhand right that lands on O'Neil's shoulder, as O'Neil tries to avoid the shot.
Brooks works the jab nicely.
O'Neil lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
O'Neil closes the distance and clinches.
O'Neil presses Brooks against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Brooks working aggressively here.
O'Neil tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O'Neil throws a punch but it's blocked by Brooks.
O'Neil misses with the head strike.
O'Neil works on Brooks's body with a couple of short punches.
Brooks is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
O'Neil pushes Brooks back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
O'Neil scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
O'Neil misses with a short punch on the inside.
O'Neil misses with a short punch on the inside.
O'Neil lands with a short shot to the head.
O'Neil pushes Brooks back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brooks is still on wobbly legs! Can O'Neil finish him?
O'Neil misses with a punch on the inside.
Brooks is trying to pull guard but O'Neil turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Brooks blocking some punches.
O'Neil misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O'Neil lands a right hand that snaps the head of Brooks backwards.
O'Neil throws a head punch that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by O'Neil.
O'Neil fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
O'Neil scores with a nice hook to the head.
O'Neil gets through Brooks's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
O'Neil has a couple of punches blocked by Brooks.
O'Neil swings away with an uppercut that misses.
O'Neil lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, O'Neil creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Brooks tries to pull guard but O'Neil won't allow it.
Mickey O'Neil has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carl Brooks.
O'Neil misses with the head strike.
Brooks fails to pull the fight into his guard.
O'Neil fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brooks is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables O'Neil to keep the fight standing.
Brooks is trying to pull guard but O'Neil turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
O'Neil lands a left hand that snaps the head of Brooks backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brooks blocks a punch to the side of the head.
O'Neil misses with the head strike.
O'Neil misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brooks.
O'Neil has a couple of punches blocked by Brooks.
O'Neil throws a punch but it's blocked by Brooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brooks.
O'Neil throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from O'Neil fails to land.
Brooks seems to have recovered his senses.
O'Neil lands a nice uppercut.
Brooks pulls guard.
O'Neil is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Brooks wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey O'Neil had his way with Carl Brooks in that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Brooks throws a hook to the side of O'Neil's head but O'Neil sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
As Brooks backs away, O'Neil returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Nice body punch from O'Neil.
O'Neil misses with an uppercut.
O'Neil on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A low kick lands for O'Neil.
A low kick from Brooks misses
and O'Neil counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Decent striking displayed by O'Neil there.
O'Neil drops Brooks with a big left hand! Brooks is injured, injured bad! O'Neil jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mickey O'Neil!
Mickey O'Neil retains his lightweight title!
After the fight, Mickey O'Neil was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly. |
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