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SFL 72 | Reloaded PBP Commentary |
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meesang thuds a left hand into O'Neil's body.
O'Neil slips under a jab.
Meesang just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromO'Neil.
O'Neil uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Meesang.
Meesang gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Meesang fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
O'Neil takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Meesang misses with a left hand
and O'Neil counters with a nice uppercut.
O'Neil tries a head kick but it misses.
A little jabbing left from Meesang on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
O'Neil throws a body kick that misses.
Meesang misses with a straight right.
O'Neil throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
O'Neil tries to clinch up but Meesang circles away and keeps his distance.
Meesang scores with a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
O'Neil blocks a jab.
O'Neil throws a hook but Meesang avoids it easily.
Meesang throws a poor cross that misses
and O'Neil counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Meesang scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Manalili Meesang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
O'Neil throws out a powerful jab.
Meesang throws a hook but O'Neil blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O'Neil lunges at Meesang with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Meesang's hand.
Meesang misses the shot to the body.
O'Neil is looking to counter the offense by Meesang and move into the clinch.
Meesang moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Meesang takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
O'Neil has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Dojo in the buildup to the fight.
A slow jab from O'Neil misses its intended target.
Meesang walks into a jab.
O'Neil takes a jab right on the kisser.
Meesang throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Meesang misses the jab.
O'Neil waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Meesang.
Meesang now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
O'Neil throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Meesang swings widly with a right hand
and O'Neil counters with a head kick. That will keep Meesang thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Meesang cracks O'Neil with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Meesang loads up on a big right hand but O'Neil slips the punch.
O'Neil feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Meesang lands a jab to the nose.
Meesang just misses with a punch to the body.
Meesang dips to his left and cracks O'Neil with an uppercut!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O'Neil throws a body kick that misses.
O'Neil is looking to slow Meesang down with leg kicks.
Meesang misses with a low kick.
Meesang misses with a combination
and Meesang takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Good leg kick by Meesang.
O'Neil ducks under a wild hook from Meesang.
O'Neil misses the jab.
Meesang connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
O'Neil on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
O'Neil misses with an uppercut. Meesang saw that one coming.
Meesang throws a looping overhand right but O'Neil ducks down to avoid it.
O'Neil fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Meesang checks it well.
O'Neil avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
O'Neil throwing a counter right hand but Meesang manages to avoid it.
Meesang throws a right hand that misses
and Meesang takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Meesang cracks a nice hook into O'Neil's ribs.
Meesang stuns O'Neil with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O'Neil misses with a looping left.
Jab from Meesang.
O'Neil bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
O'Neil bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
O'Neil thows a left - swing and a miss!
Meesang misses with an uppercut.
O'Neil doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Meesang, as that shot connected.
Meesang throws a jab but it's blocked by O'Neil.
Meesang throws a combination that misses
and O'Neil counters with a straight right hand.
Meesang ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Meesang. Those never looked like landing.
Meesang dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Meesang moves into range and connects with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Meesang takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Meesang lands with a straight right. O'Neil didn't see that one coming.
O'Neil throws a body punch but Meesang moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meesang misses with a looping left.
A counter left hand to the body from O'Neil misses its target.
O'Neil misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Meesang appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Meesang pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Meesang tries to land a leg kick but O'Neil saw it coming and moves away.
Meesang lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Meesang misses with a low kick.
O'Neil swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
O'Neil throws a nice inside leg kick.
O'Neil is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
O'Neil throws a lazy right hand but Meesang sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice shot by Meesang.
Meesang with a nice cross.
Meesang swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by O'Neil.
Meesang looks to land a left hand but O'Neil moved out of range nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O'Neil throws an overhand right that lands on Meesang's shoulder, as Meesang tries to avoid the shot.
O'Neil keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Meesang.
And O'Neil counters with a quick kick to the body but Meesang blocks it.
O'Neil throws a lazy right hand but Meesang sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Meesang throws a big shot that misses.
Meesang scores with a one two! O'Neil had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Manalili Meesang dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Meesang. O'Neil does a little dance to reset his feet.
O'Neil misses with a looping right.
Meesang throws an ugly left hook that misses
and O'Neil counters with a one-two to the body.
Meesang loads up on a big right hand but O'Neil slips the punch.
O'Neil throws a nice outside leg kick.
O'Neil blocks a jab.
Meesang has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Meesang lands a straight punch to the body, keeping O'Neil at a distance.
Meesang uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from O'Neil.
O'Neil tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Meesang is able to avoid easily.
Meesang 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 has taken the fight to the clinch.
O'Neil misses with the head strike.
Meesang pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
O'Neil takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Meesang scores with a hook to the body. O'Neil takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Meesang throws out a loose jab but O'Neil uses good head movement to avoid it.
O'Neil throws a jab but it's blocked by Meesang.
Left hook, right uppercut from O'Neil.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O'Neil connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Meesang misses with a straight right.
A slow jab from O'Neil misses its intended target.
O'Neil looks to land a right hand but Meesang moved out of range.
Meesang throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Meesang takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Meesang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but O'Neil moves away.
O'Neil takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Meesang lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
O'Neil displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Meesang throws out the jab.
Meesang misses with a hook.
Meesang tests O'Neil's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Meesang scores with a punch to the head.
Meesang jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Meesang keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Meesang throws a leg kick which misses O'Neil's front leg but catches the back leg as O'Neil tries to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meesang with the inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
O'Neil tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Meesang was well out of range. Poor timing from O'Neil.
O'Neil looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
O'Neil slips under a jab from Meesang.
A swing and a miss from Meesang.
O'Neil uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Meesang.
O'Neil throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Meesang sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Meesang throws out a counter right but O'Neil avoids it with no problem.
A looping hook to the body misses from Meesang. O'Neil does a little dance to reset his feet.
Meesang lands with an uppercut that bounces O'Neil off the cage and back into range.
O'Neil tries to clinch up but Meesang circles away and keeps his distance.
Manalili Meesang is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Meesang's jab looks to have found its range, popping O'Neil under the eye.
Meesang lands with a right hand.
O'Neil staying out of range there.
Meesang throws a right and a left that O'Neil avoids nicely.
Meesang swings away with a body shot that misses
and O'Neil counters with a stiff right hand.
Manalili Meesang seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Meesang on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Meesang lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
O'Neil slips a jab from Meesang.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meesang feints a jab promting O'Neil to slip. Meesang then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. O'Neil slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
O'Neil misses with an uppercut. Meesang saw that one coming.
Meesang throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling O'Neil to counter with a crisp jab.
O'Neil connects with an inside leg kick.
O'Neil slips under a jab.
Meesang dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Meesang will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
It looked like O'Neil wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
O'Neil throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sloppy strikes from Meesang. Those never looked like landing.
A head kick misses from Meesang.
O'Neil throwing a counter right hand but Meesang manages to avoid it.
Nice cross by Meesang.
O'Neil tries a head kick but it misses.
Meesang misses with an uppercut
enabling O'Neil to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Meesang with a nice cross.
O'Neil lands the left hand.
Meesang circles away from the clinch attempt
and Meesang counters with a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meesang cracks O'Neil with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
O'Neil has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from O'Neil there as he acknowledges the shot.
A slow jab from O'Neil misses its intended target.
Meesang swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting O'Neil counter with a right hand.
O'Neil keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
O'Neil appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
O'Neil takes one on the chin but seems OK.
O'Neil moves away from the strike by Meesang.
O'Neil swings for the body but Meesang moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Meesang on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
O'Neil lands a jab to Meesang's midsection.
O'Neil thumps Meesang with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O'Neil walks into a jab.
Meesang misses with a looping left.
O'Neil looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Meesang throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Manalili Meesang showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Meesang scores with a nice strike.
O'Neil closes the distance and clinches.
O'Neil misses with a short punch on the inside.
O'Neil lands a nice elbow.
A nice right hand lands inside from O'Neil.
Meesang is trying to break the clinch but O'Neil is controlling him.
Meesang's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
O'Neil blocks an uppercut.
O'Neil misses with an elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O'Neil looks to throw an elbow but misses.
O'Neil has a couple of punches blocked by Meesang.
O'Neil has a couple of punches blocked by Meesang.
Meesang misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O'Neil keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Meesang's efforts to push away.
O'Neil misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from O'Neil on the inside.
O'Neil swings wildly with an uppercut but Meesang uses good head movement to avoid it.
O'Neil tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Meesang's elbow.
O'Neil misses with the head strike.
O'Neil throws an elbow that misses.
Meesang blocking some punches.
Meesang blocks an uppercut.
O'Neil has a couple of punches blocked by Meesang.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meesang lands with a short punch from the clinch.
O'Neil lands an elbow inside.
 It looks like Manalili Meesang has been cut.
O'Neil creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
O'Neil misses with some punches.
Meesang dodges an elbow strike from O'Neil.
O'Neil working aggressively here.
O'Neil scores with a nice hook to the head.
O'Neil breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Meesang jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
O'Neil moves out of range as Meesang strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Meesang bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
O'Neil waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Meesang.
A big right from Meesang misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Meesang misses.
O'Neil swings away with a body shot that misses
and Meesang counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Meesang throws a jab but it's blocked by O'Neil.
Meesang misses with an uppercut. O'Neil saw that one coming.
Meesang throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A little feinted left hand from O'Neil on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Meesang throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
O'Neil scores with a head kick.
Meesang misses with a few strikes there.
O'Neil connects with a body shot.
Meesang bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
O'Neil throws a wild body kick that Meesang sees coming a mile off.
O'Neil is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
O'Neil looks to land a left hand but Meesang moved out of range nicely.
Meesang throws a hook but O'Neil blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meesang slips a jab from O'Neil.
Meesang avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A low kick from Meesang is predictable there
and O'Neil counters with a right hand to the body.
O'Neil connects with a looping right hand.
Meesang throws the left hand but O'Neil avoids the punch easily.
Meesang falls off balance throwing a combination
and O'Neil counters with a solid body kick.
O'Neil fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Meesang looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Meesang throws a left and a right that both miss
and O'Neil connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Meesang takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
O'Neil tries a head kick but it misses.
Meesang throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mickey O'Neil has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Meesang just misses with a punch to the body.
Meesang rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting O'Neil counter with a right hand.
O'Neil with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Meesang to score with a decent uppercut.
O'Neil explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A solid leg kick lands there for Meesang.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mickey O'Neil showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Meesang 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manalili Meesang!
Manalili Meesang decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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