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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Azriel Pandens (ranked 551 p4p, 681 weight class) and Mickey O Neil (ranked 74 p4p, 96 weight class). O Neil is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Stranglers - Golden Brown. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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 22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Azriel Pandens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mickey O Neil!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pandens moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Pandens avoids the body shot from O Neil.
Pandens slips a jab from O Neil.
Mickey O Neil seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
O Neil lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Pandens 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.
Pandens misses with a hook. O Neil ducked under it nicely.
O Neil pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A decent looking cross lands there for O Neil.
Pandens will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
O Neil with a nice calf kick.
O Neil ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
O Neil is looking to clinch.
O Neil throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice straight punches there by O Neil. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of O Neil.
Pandens blocks a head kick by O Neil.
Pandens missing with a left hand there. O Neil was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from O Neil. Pandens does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pandens buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pandens throws a chopping leg kick but O Neil manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A thudding body kick lands there by O Neil!
O Neil connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Pandens slips a jab from O Neil.
Pandens misses the shot to the body.
O Neil ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pandens moves forwards but O Neil connects with a nice, crisp jab.
O Neil moves into the clinch.
Pandens digs a right hand into O Neil's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on O Neil's gas tank.
Pandens lands a body punch.
Pandens tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pandens tried to land a shot to the body but connects with O Neil's elbow.
Pandens tried to land a shot to the body but connects with O Neil's elbow.
O Neil digs a right hand underneath Pandens's ribcage. Pandens let out a lung full of air as it connected.
O Neil misses with a punch to the body.
Pandens cracks O Neil with a nice body shot.
Pandens misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Neil prevents a body shot from Pandens.
O Neil tries to work over Pandens's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
O Neil lands a shot to the body.
Pandens prevents a body shot from O Neil.
O Neil prevents a body shot from Pandens.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pandens tries to throw a body punch but O Neil avoids it by throwing Pandens back against the cage.
Pandens struggles to land a body shot inside as O Neil controls his hands.
Pandens's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
O Neil throws a head kick but Pandens moves out of range.
Pandens uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from O Neil.
Pandens gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Pandens blocks a jab.
O Neil tried to score with a low kick but Pandens checks it.
O Neil ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pandens misses with a head kick.
O Neil tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pandens was well out of range. Poor timing from O Neil.
A telegraphed right hand from O Neil misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Neil throws a head kick that misses.
O Neil throws a head kick but Pandens moves out of range.
O Neil swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from O Neil misses the target.
O Neil keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pandens.
Pandens takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Pandens ducks down and throws a hook to the body but O Neil moves away.
O Neil appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
O Neil slips a jab from Pandens.
O Neil is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Pandens had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Pandens connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
O Neil throws a chopping leg kick but Pandens manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
O Neil throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Pandens to counter with a crisp jab.
Pandens scores with a jab to the jaw.
O Neil needs to keep his hands up - Pandens had a free shot at his head there.
O Neil throws a jab when Pandens was well out of range.
Pandens half committed to a counter leg kick.
Pandens chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before O Neil can pounce on him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O Neil rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pandens connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pandens slips a straight right by O Neil.
A low kick lands for O Neil.
Pandens keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from O Neil.
O Neil looks for the body kick but Pandens saw that one coming.
O Neil throws a right hand that misses
and Pandens connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
O Neil tries to land a front kick but Pandens steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
O Neil misses with a hook. Pandens ducked under it nicely.
Pandens throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pandens chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from O Neil.
O Neil pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pandens throws out a loose jab but O Neil uses good head movement to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from O Neil! But no joy.
O Neil connects with a right hand. Pandens shakes it off.
O Neil takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey O Neil dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
O Neil lands with a kick to the temple. Pandens shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
O Neil misses with a head kick.
O Neil doesn't manage to clinch there - Pandens circles away.
Pandens was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Pandens looks to land a combination but O Neil avoids it well.
Mickey O Neil seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice defenses there by Pandens.
O Neil dips to his left and cracks Pandens with an uppercut!
A swing and a miss from O Neil.
Pandens was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
O Neil tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
O Neil throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
O Neil has Pandens up against the cage in a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pandens.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Neil misses with a punch on the inside.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from O Neil in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Pandens breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
O Neil swinging wildly here.
O Neil cracks Pandens with a good jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pandens swats away the attempt to clinch by O Neil.
Pandens takes one on the button.
O Neil cracks Pandens with a right hand to the side of the head.
O Neil punishes Pandens's body with a nice straight punch.
Pandens drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
O Neil swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pandens.
Pandens avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
O Neil avoids the head kick by Pandens.
Pandens keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
O Neil misses with a body shot.
Pandens darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
O Neil misses the body punch
and Pandens counters with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
O Neil tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pandens was well out of range. Poor timing from O Neil.
O Neil lands a head shot.
Pandens dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on O Neil. That did some damage!
O Neil misses with an uppercut
and Pandens counters with a nice body kick.
O Neil misses with a body kick.
Pandens misses with a wild body shot.
O Neil uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pandens.
O Neil misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pandens keeps the fight on the outside.
O Neil swings for the body but Pandens moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Pandens misses the target.
Pandens lands with an uppercut that bounces O Neil off the cage and back into range.
O Neil tries to clinch but Pandens is having none of it.
O Neil scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A shot to the liver by O Neil. Beautiful body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by O Neil.
O Neil throws a leg kick but Pandens sees it coming and checks it nicely.
O Neil throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pandens swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A low kick from O Neil is predictable there
and Pandens counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pandens dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on O Neil. That did some damage!
O Neil blocks a leg kick.
O Neil is looking to score with low kicks.
Pandens walks into a left hand.
Jab, jab by Pandens - just one landing.
Some wild striking there from O Neil.
Pandens appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
O Neil looks for the body kick but Pandens saw that one coming.
Pandens stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
O Neil closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Pandens counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pandens connects with a right hand. O Neil shakes it off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
O Neil lands a jab to the head.
Pandens tries a head kick but it misses.
O Neil has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A nice leg kick lands there from O Neil.
O Neil just misses with a punch to the body.
Pandens ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pandens misses with a straight left.
O Neil has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
A lazy left from Pandens finds it's target.
Pandens misses with a straight left.
O Neil doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Pandens swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pandens tries to score with a low kick but O Neil moves his leg out of the way.
O Neil scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pandens in his tracks.
O Neil pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
As O Neil backs away, Pandens returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mickey O Neil will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
O Neil fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Pandens takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
O Neil throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pandens takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A low kick lands for Pandens.
Pandens throws a nice inside leg kick.
O Neil with a hook.
O Neil gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pandens.
Pandens looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Decent striking displayed by O Neil there.
Pandens throws a head kick that misses.
O Neil throws out a counter right but Pandens avoids it with no problem.
A jab from O Neil misses.
Pandens takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
O Neil throws a sloppy head kick and Pandens moves out of range easily.
O Neil lands with an uppercut that bounces Pandens off the cage and back into range.
Pandens slips a straight right by O Neil.
Pandens was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from O Neil misses
and Pandens counters with a nice uppercut.
O Neil throws a head kick that misses.
O Neil is looking to land body kicks.
Good shot there by O Neil.
O Neil tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pandens was well out of range. Poor timing from O Neil.
O Neil throws the left hand but Pandens avoids the punch easily.
Pandens throws a sloppy head kick and O Neil moves out of range easily.
O Neil looks to throw the jab but Pandens is out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Pandens misses the target.
O Neil scoring well with a low kick there.
O Neil misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pandens misses with a looping left.
O Neil scores with a jab to the body.
Pandens misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
O Neil tries to clinch there but Pandens circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Neil throws a leg kick but Pandens sees it coming and checks it nicely.
O Neil loads up on a big right hand but Pandens slips the punch.
A swing and a miss from O Neil.
Pandens throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice defenses there by Pandens.
O Neil just misses with a punch to the body.
Pandens throws a big counter combination but O Neil scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
O Neil throws a head kick but Pandens moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sloppy strikes from O Neil. Those never looked like landing.
Pandens swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
O Neil connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
O Neil ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pandens moves away.
Pandens takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
O Neil throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pandens sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pandens misses with a kick to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from O Neil! But no joy.
Sloppy strikes from O Neil. Those never looked like landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pandens stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from O Neil.
O Neil throws a right hand that misses
and Pandens counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pandens throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
O Neil looks to score with a jab to the body but Pandens is just out of range.
Pandens throws a leg kick but O Neil checks it.
A decent looking cross lands there for O Neil.
Pandens lands with a thumping leg kick.
Danga de danga de dang - O Neil scores with a four punch combination!
Azriel Pandens has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
O Neil connects with a looping right hand.
Pandens throws a body punch but O Neil moves out of range.
Jab, jab by O Neil - just one landing.
O Neil will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
O Neil uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pandens.
Pandens throws a jab but it's blocked by O Neil.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O Neil throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Neil throws a body shot but no joy.
O Neil misses with a left hand
and Pandens makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Pandens scores with a jab to the jaw.
O Neil steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pandens.
O Neil's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
O Neil throws a looping overhand right but Pandens ducks down to avoid it.
O Neil is looking to chop away at Pandens's legs.
Pandens feints and then cracks O Neil's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow O Neil down.
O Neil moves out of range of the strikes.
A little jabbing left from O Neil on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
O Neil bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
O Neil is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pandens.
Pandens tries a head kick but it misses.
Decent striking displayed by O Neil there.
Mickey O Neil is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
O Neil slips under a jab from Pandens.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mickey O Neil comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got O Neil winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mickey O Neil!
Mickey O Neil seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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hype
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