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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Seamus O Brien (ranked 353 p4p, 460 weight class) and Julian Avila (ranked 45 p4p, 62 weight class). O Brien comes into the arena with Pantera - The Great Southern Trendkill blaring out of the sound system. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Seamus O Brien!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Julian Avila!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Avila tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but O Brien paws at him with a jab and circles away.
O Brien misses with an attempted mid kick.
O Brien works Avila's body with a nice hook.
O Brien tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A big right from O Brien misses.
O Brien lands a nice hook to Avila's body. Avila takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Avila throws out a loose jab but O Brien uses good head movement to avoid it.
O Brien keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
O Brien lands a jab to Avila's midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Avila shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
O Brien missing with a left hand there. Avila was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Avila throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
O Brien throws a jab but it's blocked by Avila.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Avila.
O Brien lands the left hand.
Avila slips under a jab from O Brien.
Avila appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Avila clinches up with O Brien and pushes him back against the cage.
O Brien breaks the clinch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Avila darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
O Brien throws a body punch but Avila moves out of range.
Avila punishes O Brien's body with a nice straight punch.
Avila takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
We've been told by O Brien's head coaches at The House Of Pain that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Avila throws a wild body kick that O Brien sees coming a mile off.
A lazy left from O Brien finds it's target.
Avila moves away from the strike by O Brien.
O Brien swings widly with a right hand
and Avila counters with a thumping low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O Brien throws a poor cross that misses
and Avila counters with a nice uppercut.
O Brien looks to land a left hand but Avila moved out of range nicely.
O Brien lands with a cross.
O Brien misses the jab.
O Brien connects with a solid leg kick.
O Brien misses with an uppercut
and Avila counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
O Brien throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Avila sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Avila throws a leg kick but O Brien sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Avila.
O Brien connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Avila momentarily.
O Brien swings widly with a right hand
and Avila counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Avila shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A swing and a miss from O Brien.
Avila follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Brien with a jab.
O Brien blocks the body kick.
O Brien misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
O Brien lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Avila dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Avila takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
O Brien connects with a jab.
Avila misses with a low kick.
O Brien fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Avila is out of range.
O Brien misses with a head kick.
O Brien takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Avila tests O Brien's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Avila stuns O Brien with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
O Brien lands with a shot to the body.
O Brien swings widly with a right hand
and Avila finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
O Brien is breathing heavily.
Avila throws a push kick but O Brien slaps the foot to one side.
Avila tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but O Brien paws at him with a jab and circles away.
O Brien connects with a single shot there.
O Brien lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Avila moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Avila throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and O Brien counters with a nice uppercut.
O Brien moves out of range of the strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Seamus O Brien dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
O Brien slips a jab and a cross from Avila.
O Brien throws a quick counter kick to the body but Avila avoids it.
Avila fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt O Brien.
O Brien with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Avila scores with a hook.
Avila displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as O Brien throws out the jab.
O Brien throws a leg kick
and Avila counters with a body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for O Brien.
Avila's corner calls for a 1-2. Avila obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Brien swings widly with a right hand
and Avila counters with a nice uppercut.
O Brien misses with a hook. Avila ducked under it nicely.
O Brien throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
O Brien misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Avila.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Brien cracks Avila with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
O Brien throws a hook to the side of Avila's head but Avila sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Avila scores with a push kick.
Avila ducks under a wild hook from O Brien.
Seamus O Brien seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Avila throws a head kick but O Brien moves out of range.
O Brien connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Avila 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.
Avila lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Avila staying out of range there.
Avila fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Avila closes the distance and clinches.
Avila scores a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
O Brien is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Avila.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Avila makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Avila lands on the inside with an uppercut.
O Brien misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Avila.
Avila has a couple of punches blocked by O Brien.
Avila lands with a left to the head.
O Brien breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
O Brien gets tackled into the cage by Avila. Avila maintains the clinch.
Avila tries a knee to the head but O Brien blocks it.
Avila lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Avila lands a right hand that snaps the head of O Brien backwards.
O Brien tries to circle away but Avila has him pinned against the cage.
A short uppercut from Avila.
O Brien's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Avila throws a hook but O Brien blocks it.
A jab from O Brien misses.
O Brien looks to score with a jab to the body but Avila is just out of range.
Nice defenses there by Avila.
Seamus O Brien is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Avila lands with a good body shot.
O Brien connects with a leg kick.
Avila dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Avila misses with a body kick.
A slow jab from O Brien misses its intended target.
A countering left hand to the body from Avila misses.
Avila moves out of range as O Brien strikes.
O Brien looks for the body kick but Avila saw that one coming.
O Brien will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
O Brien throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
O Brien throws the left hand but Avila avoids the punch easily.
Avila displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as O Brien throws out the jab.
Avila is clearly trying to counter these attacks from O Brien with a body shot.
O Brien misses with a hook
and Avila counters with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Brien takes a swing at Avila's ribcage but misses.
O Brien darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Avila sends O Brien crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Avila is motioning to the referee to let O Brien up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
O Brien is rocked!
It looks like Seamus O Brien has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
O Brien throws a hook to the side of Avila's head but Avila sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Oh O Brien is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
O Brien throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
O Brien seems to have got his legs back now.
Avila moves out of range of the strikes.
O Brien throws a hook but Avila blocks it.
O Brien takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
O Brien throws a right hand that misses
and Avila counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
O Brien throws a hook to the side of Avila's head but Avila sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Avila tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Avila slips a straight right by O Brien.
Avila looks like he wants to counter punch here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Julian Avila showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Seamus O Brien's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Avila scores with a crisp jab that stopped O Brien in his tracks.
A jab from O Brien does it's job there.
O Brien moves out of range of the body kick from Avila.
Avila sends O Brien crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Avila is motioning to the referee to let O Brien up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Avila throws a monster overhand right that drops O Brien! Avila follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Julian Avila!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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