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Sucker Punch Pro Series 103 PBP Commentary |
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Izanagi is predictable there
and O'Neill counters with a straight right hand.
Izanagi lands with a kick to the temple. O'Neill shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
O'Neill has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Hard And Sweaty Men in the buildup to the fight.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Izanagi lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and O'Neill has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from O'Neill and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
O'Neill is looking to counter punch.
Izanagi drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Izanagi moves out of range of the body kick.
Izanagi closes the distance looking to clinch
and O'Neill counters with a good, hard body kick but Izanagi shrugs it off.
O'Neill pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
O'Neill blocks a leg kick.
Izanagi throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Izanagi has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O'Neill throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Izanagi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Izanagi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
O'Neill takes one to the side of the head.
O'Neill walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Izanagi checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Izanagi is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Izanagi misses with a body kick.
O'Neill connects with a body shot.
Izanagi gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Izanagi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Izanagi throws out a leg kick but O'Neill moves out of range and Izanagi only half commits.
Izanagi tries to close the distance and clinch but O'Neill swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Izanagi moves out of range of the strikes.
Izanagi is clearly trying to counter these attacks from O'Neill with a body shot.
Izanagi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Izanagi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
O'Neill throws a low kick but it's checked well by Izanagi.
Izanagi lands a leg kick that knocks O'Neill off balance momentarily.
Good leg kick by O'Neill.
Izanagi misses with a body shot.
O'Neill quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
O'Neill scores with a punch to the head.
O'Neill moves out of range of the body kick.
Izanagi throws a poor cross that misses
and O'Neill counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Izanagi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
O'Neill throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Izanagi throws a jab when O'Neill was well out of range.
Izanagi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as O'Neill throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Izanagi throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Izanagi throws a head kick but O'Neill moves out of range.
Izanagi misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Izanagi looks to score with a jab to the body but O'Neill is just out of range.
O'Neill was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
The fighters circling - Izanagi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Izanagi walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Izanagi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from O'Neill.
A shot to the body from O'Neill misses
and Izanagi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
O'Neill has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Izanagi.
Izanagi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A slow jab from Izanagi misses its intended target.
Izanagi 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.
O'Neill throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
O'Neill misses with a body kick.
Izanagi flicks out a counter leg kick but O'Neill steps away.
O'Neill thows a leg kick but Izanagi checks it
and Izanagi counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps O'Neill thinking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Izanagi.
O'Neill misses with a leg kick
and Izanagi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Good standup being displayed there by O'Neill as he connects with a hook.
Izanagi throws a leg kick
and O'Neill counters with a straight right hand.
Izanagi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by O'Neill.
Izanagi shapes to counter with a head kick.
Izanagi works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Izanagi throws a leg kick
and O'Neill counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Izanagi misses with a body shot.
A decent looking body kick lands there for O'Neill.
O'Neill throws a body punch but Izanagi moves out of range.
O'Neill is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
O'Neill throws a half hearted mid kick.
Izanagi was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A head kick misses from Izanagi.
Izanagi misses with a right hand
and O'Neill connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
O'Neill misses with a shot to the body
and Izanagi counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps O'Neill thinking.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O'Neill tries to land a leg kick but Izanagi saw it coming and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Izanagi misses with a kick to the body.
O'Neill misses with a body shot.
O'Neill backing away here, and Izanagi unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
O'Neill checks the leg kick nicely there.
O'Neill is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Izanagi throws an off balance right hand
letting O'Neill counter with a right hand.
O'Neill tries to work over Izanagi's front leg with a kick but Izanagi checks it.
O'Neill scores with a leg kick.
Izanagi bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
O'Neill connects with a jab.
Izanagi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Izanagi tries to land a front kick but O'Neill steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Izanagi jabs at O'Neill's body.
O'Neill lands with a nice body punch.
Izanagi connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O'Neill moves out of range as Izanagi strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Dempsey O'Neill 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.
O'Neill pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
O'Neill fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Izanagi on the side of the head.
O'Neill looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Izanagi lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Izanagi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
O'Neill throws a quick counter kick to the body but Izanagi avoids it.
A slow jab from Izanagi misses its intended target.
Izanagi blocks a leg kick.
Izanagi scores with a crisp jab that stopped O'Neill in his tracks.
Izanagi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Izanagi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by O'Neill.
Izanagi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
O'Neill throws a wild body kick that Izanagi sees coming a mile off.
Jab from O'Neill.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O'Neill needs to keep his hands up - Izanagi had a free shot at his head there.
Izanagi tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Izanagi lands a leg kick that knocks O'Neill off balance momentarily.
O'Neill tries to land a front kick but Izanagi steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Izanagi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O'Neill dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Izanagi throws a shot from downtown. O'Neill moves away and avoids it.
O'Neill fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Izanagi is out of range.
Izanagi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
O'Neill misses with a low kick as Izanagi jumps back.
A bone on bone clash there as Izanagi blocks the leg kick.
Izanagi throws out a counter right but O'Neill avoids it with no problem.
O'Neill throws a nice inside leg kick.
O'Neill throws a hook but Izanagi blocks it.
Izanagi throws a right hand that misses
and O'Neill counters with a stiff right hand.
Izanagi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and O'Neill has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Izanagi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
O'Neill tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Izanagi was well out of range. Poor timing from O'Neill.
Izanagi slips a jab from O'Neill.
Izanagi connects with a looping right hand.
O'Neill misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Izanagi misses with a low kick.
O'Neill fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Izanagi manages to avoid it.
O'Neill gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Izanagi throws a hook but O'Neill avoids it easily.
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!
Izanagi throws a hook but O'Neill blocks it.
Izanagi throws a jab but it's blocked by O'Neill.
Izanagi misses with a hook. O'Neill ducked under it nicely.
Donk. Izanagi catches O'Neill right on the button with a cross.
Izanagi checks a leg kick.
Dempsey O'Neill is winning the standup battle so far.
Izanagi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from O'Neill.
O'Neill throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
O'Neill checks a leg kick.
Izanagi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Izanagi scores with a jab.
O'Neill misses with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Izanagi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Izanagi takes a swing at O'Neill's ribcage but misses.
O'Neill takes one on the button.
Izanagi swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and O'Neill counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
O'Neill throws a quick inside leg kick.
O'Neill misses with a looping right.
Izanagi throws a solid leg kick but O'Neill takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Izanagi.
Izanagi checks a low kick from O'Neill.
Izanagi tried to score with a low kick but O'Neill checks it.
Izanagi throws the kick towards the body but O'Neill avoids it.
Izanagi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
O'Neill takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Izanagi misses with a right hand
and O'Neill counters with a nice kick to the body.
O'Neill throws a push kick but Izanagi slaps the foot to one side.
O'Neill misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Izanagi throws a body punch but O'Neill moves out of range.
Izanagi scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
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!
Izanagi lands with a straight right. O'Neill didn't see that one coming.
O'Neill throws a body kick that misses.
Izanagi looks to throw the jab but O'Neill is out of range.
Izanagi misses with a head kick.
Izanagi misses with a low kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from O'Neill - that will leave a mark!
O'Neill with a nice calf kick.
O'Neill swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Izanagi.
Izanagi 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.
Izanagi scoring well with a low kick there.
Izanagi takes the fight into the clinch.
O'Neill misses with the head strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Sora Izanagi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Izanagi connects with a solid leg kick.
Izanagi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Izanagi throws a lazy uppercut
and O'Neill finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Izanagi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Izanagi gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Izanagi lands with a right to the head.
Izanagi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
O'Neill wants to get back to striking at distance but Izanagi won't allow it.
O'Neill's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Izanagi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before O'Neill can pounce on him.
O'Neill looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A low kick from Izanagi is predictable there
and O'Neill counters with a straight right hand.
O'Neill checks the leg kick.
Izanagi misses with an uppercut.
No joy there for O'Neill, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Izanagi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Izanagi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
O'Neill fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Izanagi swings wildly with an uppercut but O'Neill uses good head movement to avoid it.
O'Neill lands a nice uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Izanagi.
Izanagi misses with a short punch on the inside.
O'Neill misses with a short punch on the inside.
O'Neill misses with a hook to the ribs.
O'Neill manages to break the clinch.
Izanagi uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
O'Neill lands a nice looking body kick.
A nice leg kick from O'Neill, right into the meat of the thigh.
Izanagi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
O'Neill checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Izanagi checks a low kick from O'Neill.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from O'Neill misses.
O'Neill ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Izanagi moves away.
A jab from O'Neill does it's job there.
O'Neill throws a nice inside leg kick.
O'Neill tries a low kick but Izanagi avoids it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Izanagi moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Izanagi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
O'Neill looks to land a right hand but Izanagi moved out of range.
Both fighters circling a little - Izanagi finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Izanagi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as O'Neill throws out the jab.
Izanagi is clearly trying to counter these attacks from O'Neill with a body shot.
Good work by Izanagi as he checks the leg kick.
O'Neill goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
O'Neill slips a jab from Izanagi.
Crunch! O'Neill slams his shin into Izanagi's torso.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O'Neill fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Izanagi feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits O'Neills jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
O'Neill connects with a body shot.
Izanagi gets in close and instigates a clinch.
O'Neill digs a right hand underneath Izanagi's ribcage. Izanagi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Izanagi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Still in the clinch, Izanagi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Izanagi misses with a hook from the clinch.
O'Neill lands a right hand.
A short right from Izanagi on the inside.
O'Neill breaks the clinch.
Donk. Izanagi catches O'Neill right on the button with a cross.
Good standup being displayed there by O'Neill as he connects with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A cross from Izanagi lands.
Izanagi lands a lovely overhand right.
Izanagi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from O'Neill.
O'Neill cracks Izanagi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Izanagi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from O'Neill.
Izanagi rushes O'Neill and presses him up against the cage.
O'Neill swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Izanagi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of O'Neills head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for O'Neill.
O'Neill scores with an uppercut up the middle.
O'Neill wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Good body shot from Izanagi.
Izanagi throws a head punch that misses.
Izanagi tries a body shot but O'Neill blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Izanagi.
Izanagi has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from O'Neill.
A right hook to the body lands for O'Neill.
Izanagi has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
O'Neill lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Izanagi or not.
O'Neill throws a head punch that misses.
O'Neill manages to break the clinch.
O'Neill throws a body kick that misses.
Izanagi misses with a wild body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Dempsey O'Neill.
I think O'Neill has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dempsey O'Neill!
An out of breath Dempsey O'Neill thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. |
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