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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Franko De Cremonesi (ranked 23242 p4p, 2562 weight class) and Miles O Brien (ranked 480 p4p, 0 weight class). De Cremonesi comes to the cage accompanied by Maniac (Eurobeat Remix). Franko De Cremonesi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Franko De Cremonesi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Miles O Brien!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Chris Saunders and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Brien has managed to clinch.
O Brien tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
De Cremonesi has a couple of punches blocked by O Brien.
De Cremonesi misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from De Cremonesi fails to land.
De Cremonesi controlling the action here for a moment.
A nice right hand lands inside from O Brien.
O Brien utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
O Brien blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Brien breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
De Cremonesi tests O Brien's chin there with a solid looking shot.
O Brien closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Brien throws a punch but it's blocked by De Cremonesi.
De Cremonesi creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
De Cremonesi tries a body shot but O Brien blocks it.
Our sources have told us that De Cremonesi has been working on his elbows in the gym.
De Cremonesi misses with a hook from the clinch.
De Cremonesi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
O Brien misses with some punches.
De Cremonesi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
De Cremonesi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
De Cremonesi lands a nice uppercut.
De Cremonesi lands a hook to the side of the head.
O Brien has a couple of punches blocked by De Cremonesi.
De Cremonesi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
De Cremonesi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
O Brien lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Brien's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
De Cremonesi throws a hook but O Brien blocks it.
De Cremonesi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
O Brien throws a nice looking combination but De Cremonesi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
De Cremonesi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
De Cremonesi takes a jab right on the kisser.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
O Brien moves out of range of the body kick.
O Brien tries to clinch up but De Cremonesi circles away and keeps his distance.
De Cremonesi connects with a right hand. O Brien shakes it off.
Franko De Cremonesi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
De Cremonesi slips a straight right by O Brien.
The fight stays on the outside here - O Brien looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
O Brien misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
De Cremonesi misses the jab.
A lazy body kick from De Cremonesi
and O Brien counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by O Brien.
A head punch on the inside from O Brien fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Cremonesi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
De Cremonesi misses with a hook to the ribs.
De Cremonesi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
De Cremonesi lands with a light punch inside.
O Brien blocks a punch to the side of the head.
O Brien blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
De Cremonesi misses with a hook from the clinch.
De Cremonesi avoiding damage.
De Cremonesi lands a body punch in the clinch.
De Cremonesi swings wildly with an uppercut but O Brien uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Cremonesi looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by De Cremonesi.
O Brien throws a head punch that misses.
De Cremonesi misses with a hook from the clinch.
O Brien digs a right hand underneath De Cremonesi's ribcage. De Cremonesi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for O Brien.
De Cremonesi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from De Cremonesi.
O Brien lands a right hand.
O Brien makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Cremonesi has a couple of punches blocked by O Brien.
O Brien tries to pull guard but De Cremonesi forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
De Cremonesi swings wildly with an uppercut but O Brien uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Cremonesi has a couple of punches blocked by O Brien.
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 Franko De Cremonesi will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
O Brien misses with a double jab.
A little feinted left hand from De Cremonesi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Left hook, right uppercut from De Cremonesi.
O Brien tries to clinch but De Cremonesi moves out of range.
De Cremonesi throws a big counter combination but O Brien scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
De Cremonesi misses with a body kick.
O Brien is looking to clinch.
O Brien drives through and clinches with De Cremonesi against the cage.
De Cremonesi controlling the action here for a moment.
O Brien throws a punch but it's blocked by De Cremonesi.
De Cremonesi misses with a punch to the body.
O Brien has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. De Cremonesi seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if O Brien can turn it around.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Brien misses with some punches.
De Cremonesi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
De Cremonesi tries to work over O Brien's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
De Cremonesi working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Cremonesi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
De Cremonesi takes a swing at O Brien's ribcage but misses.
De Cremonesi misses with a shot to the body
and O Brien cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
De Cremonesi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
O Brien lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Franko De Cremonesi is winning the standup battle so far.
O Brien lands with a kick to the ribs.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from O Brien - that will leave a mark!
De Cremonesi moves away from the strike by O Brien.
De Cremonesi throwing a counter right hand but O Brien manages to avoid it.
De Cremonesi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
O Brien closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
O Brien tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
De Cremonesi tries to throw a body punch but O Brien avoids it by throwing De Cremonesi back against the cage.
O Brien swings away with an uppercut that misses.
O Brien is looking to break free of the clinch but De Cremonesi has double underhooks.
De Cremonesi lands a hook that snaps the head of O Brien backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Cremonesi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
O Brien throws a head punch that misses.
O Brien makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
O Brien blocks the elbow strike.
De Cremonesi pushes O Brien back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
O Brien misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for O Brien.
O Brien breaks from the clinch.
O Brien tests De Cremonesi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
O Brien throws a head kick that misses.
A quick step to the side and De Cremonesi tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
O Brien tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but De Cremonesi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
O Brien tries to clinch but De Cremonesi moves out of range.
De Cremonesi appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
De Cremonesi defends well against a solid takedown attempt from O Brien.
Franko De Cremonesi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
O Brien moves to clinch but De Cremonesi breaks away
and De Cremonesi counters with a three punch combo that has O Brien backing up. O Brien nods at De Cremonesi to acknowledge the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Cremonesi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but O Brien moves away.
O Brien doesn't manage to clinch there - De Cremonesi circles away.
Miles O Brien is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A decent looking cross lands there for O Brien.
De Cremonesi looks to throw a body kick
and O Brien makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
De Cremonesi misses with a jab, cross combination.
O Brien on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
O Brien throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck De Cremonesi on the side of the head.
De Cremonesi throws a lazy body kick
and O Brien counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
O Brien looks to land a combination but De Cremonesi avoids it well.
O Brien fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with De Cremonesi, pushing him back against the cage.
O Brien manages to break the clinch.
O Brien moves out of range as De Cremonesi throws a body kick.
De Cremonesi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. O Brien looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Cremonesi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Cremonesi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from O Brien.
Despite the aggression on O Brien's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
De Cremonesi misses the shot to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from O Brien! But no joy.
A nice leg kick from De Cremonesi, right into the meat of the thigh.
De Cremonesi slips a jab from O Brien.
De Cremonesi misses with a left hand
and O Brien counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
De Cremonesi swings for the body but O Brien moves out of range.
De Cremonesi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from O Brien! But no joy.
O Brien takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
De Cremonesi misses with an uppercut. O Brien saw that one coming.
O Brien gets a clinch.
O Brien blocks a punch to the side of the head.
De Cremonesi misses with the head strike.
De Cremonesi blocking some punches.
O Brien swings away with an uppercut that misses.
De Cremonesi throws a punch but it's blocked by O Brien.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Miles O Brien will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
O Brien shoots and misses
and De Cremonesi counters with a left to the body.
O Brien takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
De Cremonesi throws a shot from downtown. O Brien moves away and avoids it.
O Brien instigates a clinch.
O Brien swings wildly with an uppercut but De Cremonesi uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Cremonesi lands with a short shot to the head.
De Cremonesi is struggling to control the position.
De Cremonesi misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Cremonesi struggles to land a body shot inside as O Brien controls his hands.
De Cremonesi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
De Cremonesi misses with a hook to the ribs.
De Cremonesi misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Cremonesi misses with a body punch.
Miles O Brien seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A nice left hand lands by O Brien.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Cremonesi.
O Brien lands with a light punch inside.
De Cremonesi lands a left hand.
De Cremonesi is looking to break free of the clinch but O Brien has double underhooks.
De Cremonesi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
O Brien throws a head punch that misses.
De Cremonesi misses with some punches.
De Cremonesi misses with an elbow strike.
O Brien misses with the head strike.
O Brien scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Cremonesi.
De Cremonesi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
O Brien fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
O Brien tries to circle away but De Cremonesi has him pinned against the cage.
De Cremonesi throws a head punch that misses.
De Cremonesi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
De Cremonesi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
De Cremonesi can't find room to land a body shot as O Brien controls the action.
De Cremonesi throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
O Brien pushes De Cremonesi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Cremonesi working aggressively here.
De Cremonesi misses with the head strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from De Cremonesi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Brien swings away with an uppercut that misses.
O Brien blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
De Cremonesi tries to work over O Brien's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
De Cremonesi swings wildly with an uppercut but O Brien uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice left hand lands by O Brien.
O Brien throws a blind hook that connects with the side of De Cremonesis head.
De Cremonesi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
De Cremonesi misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from O Brien fails to land.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
De Cremonesi lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
O Brien lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Brien pushes De Cremonesi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
De Cremonesi throws a head punch that misses.
De Cremonesi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
De Cremonesi lands an uppercut.
O Brien blocking some punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
O Brien has a couple of punches blocked by De Cremonesi.
A head punch blocked on the inside by O Brien.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, O Brien creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
De Cremonesi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
De Cremonesi blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by O Brien.
De Cremonesi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by O Brien.
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 Franko De Cremonesi.
I think De Cremonesi 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miles O Brien!
A victorious Miles O Brien thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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