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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Xander Montgomery (ranked 3848 p4p, 3876 weight class) and Finan OConnell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Very quick |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Xander Montgomery!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Finan OConnell!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, David Hoff and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
OConnell scores with a hook to the body. Montgomery takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Montgomery drives through and clinches with OConnell against the cage.
OConnell lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Xander Montgomery has been cut.
Montgomery goes for a takedown in the clinch but OConnell prevents it.
Montgomery works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Montgomery advances to half guard.
Montgomery is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
OConnell is staying active underneath Montgomery, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Montgomery is stalling here. OConnell is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Montgomery seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and OConnell has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Montgomery on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Montgomery tries to get out of the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
OConnell in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Montgomery wants to control but OConnell postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montgomery is looking for a sweep.
Montgomery is trying to control OConnell's posture but OConnell avoids it.
OConnell lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Montgomery down.
Montgomery tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Montgomery wants to control but OConnell postures up.
Montgomery is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montgomery tries to control but OConnell manages to take his back.
You can see the frustration on Montgomery's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
OConnell cracks Montgomery with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Montgomery from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Montgomery looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
OConnell has Montgomery flattened out and is raining down punches.
OConnell keeps control of the position easily here as Montgomery tries to buck him off.
Montgomery rolls, trying to escape but OConnell keeps control of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OConnell tries to keep control of the position but Montgomery is staying busy.
Montgomery rolls, trying to escape but OConnell keeps control of the position.
Montgomery tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Montgomery tries to hold on but OConnell postures up.
Montgomery is trying desperately to improve position.
Montgomery gets back to half guard.
Montgomery wants to control but OConnell is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Montgomery works his way to full guard. Good work.
Montgomery is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and OConnell defends well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
OConnell postures up and lands a big shot to Montgomery's brow.
OConnell chips away with some ground and pound.
Montgomery has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but OConnell can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
OConnell connects with a couple of short punches.
Montgomery is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Montgomery is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Montgomery keeping moving, preventing OConnell from controlling successfully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Finan OConnell will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Xander Montgomery's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Montgomery fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging OConnell to the ground. Montgomery is now in OConnell's guard.
OConnell is looking to stand up but Montgomery isn't so interested in that idea.
Montgomery wants to control from the top but OConnell keeps moving.
OConnell is trying to keep Montgomery in close.
Montgomery passes OConnell's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Montgomery is looking for a kimura here.
Montgomery looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montgomery trying to control from OConnell's half guard. OConnell has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Montgomery is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
OConnell keeping moving, preventing Montgomery from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Montgomery drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Montgomery jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
OConnell keeping moving, preventing Montgomery from controlling successfully.
Montgomery is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Montgomery drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and OConnell dives on top into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OConnell scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Montgomery lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Montgomery trying to control but OConnell is working from the bottom.
Montgomery is pushing down on OConnell's leg trying to pass to half guard. OConnell is fighting to maintain full guard but Montgomery has managed to sneak the leg through.
Montgomery looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Montgomery is looking to take a break and control but OConnell is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montgomery moves nicely into side control.
Montgomery thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Montgomery tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Xander Montgomery dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Xander Montgomery's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Good exchange - OConnell coming out on top.
OConnell comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Finan OConnell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
OConnell scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
OConnell cracks Montgomery with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Montgomery is rocked!
OConnell closes the distance and clinches.
Oh Montgomery is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
OConnell gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Montgomery.
Montgomery seems to have got his legs back now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Montgomery is looking to take this one to the mat.
Montgomery tries for a takedown but OConnell manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Xander Montgomery. That's going to take a lot out of him.
OConnell lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Montgomery backwards.
Montgomery tightens his grip and picks OConnell up, before dumping him to the ground. OConnell manages to land in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montgomery prevents OConnell from getting back to his feet.
Montgomery trying to control the position from guard on top but OConnell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Montgomery is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! OConnell is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! OConnell has escaped and now he's on top!
Montgomery is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. OConnell is aware though and is defending well.
OConnell content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Montgomery has locked up a guillotine! Montgomery's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? OConnell is holding on here and Montgomery must be using up a lot of energy. OConnell has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Montgomery gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Xander Montgomery!
Xander Montgomery seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Finan OConnell was interviewed post fight and said 'O' I'll be back ya bastards'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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