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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ho Lee Phuck (ranked 4366 p4p, 4223 weight class) and Andy O Driscoll (ranked 415 p4p, 400 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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180 cm 18 155 2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt Excellent MT Big right hand |
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BJJ White Belt Excellent boxer Granite chin |
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ho Lee Phuck! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Andy O Driscoll! The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/round1.jpg) The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Phuck has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Phuck there as he acknowledges the shot.
Phuck drives through and clinches with O Driscoll against the cage.
Phuck swings wildly with an uppercut but O Driscoll uses good head movement to avoid it. Phuck misses with a hook from the clinch. O Driscoll tries to throw a body punch but Phuck avoids it by throwing O Driscoll back against the cage. O Driscoll working aggressively here.
Phuck misses with the head strike.
Phuck goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
O Driscoll misses with a punch to the body.
O Driscoll scores with a nice hook to the head. O Driscoll working aggressively here.
O Driscoll working aggressively here.
O Driscoll lands a shot to the body. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Phuck pushes O Driscoll back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. O Driscoll blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from O Driscoll. Phuck lands an uppercut. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Phuck goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
O Driscoll taking a breather. O Driscoll's coach down at Squirrel Sports 🐿️ was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on O Driscoll's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/1.gif) That's one minute gone in the round. Phuck tries to throw a body punch but O Driscoll avoids it by throwing Phuck back against the cage. Phuck misses with a punch to the body.
Phuck misses with a hook to the ribs.
Phuck being controlled against the cage. O Driscoll has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. A head punch blocked on the inside by O Driscoll. O Driscoll blocking some punches.
Phuck working aggressively here.
Phuck lands a right hand. O Driscoll scores with a shot to the side of Phuck's head. A head punch blocked on the inside by O Driscoll. Phuck misses with a hook from the clinch. Phuck makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Phuck fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Phuck looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio. Phuck misses with a body punch.
Phuck goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/2.gif) That's two minutes gone in the round. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Phuck. O Driscoll goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Phuck misses with the head strike.
Phuck throws a punch but it's blocked by O Driscoll. O Driscoll presses Phuck against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Phuck misses with a punch on the inside.
Phuck tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Phuck misses with a hook from the clinch. O Driscoll blocks a body shot from Phuck. O Driscoll blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! A short right from Phuck. O Driscoll can't find room to land a body shot as Phuck controls the action.
O Driscoll pushes Phuck back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. O Driscoll tries a body shot but Phuck blocks it.
Phuck prevents O Driscoll from breaking the clinch. O Driscoll scores with a shot to the side of Phuck's head. O Driscoll stalls. O Driscoll lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/3.gif) That's three minutes gone in the round. Phuck misses with a hook from the clinch. O Driscoll looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Phuck takes a shot to the head. O Driscoll taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Phuck pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. O Driscoll thows a left - swing and a miss! Phuck tries to close the distance and clinch but O Driscoll swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Phuck tries to clinch up. Phuck is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Phuck walks into a stiff left hand from O Driscoll. O Driscoll lands a jab. Phuck scores with a hook. O Driscoll shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Phuck slips a straight right by O Driscoll. O Driscoll uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Phuck has time to react.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/4.gif) That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Phuck tries to clinch up. O Driscoll defending well as Phuck loads up on a big left hand. O Driscoll looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. O Driscoll avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
O Driscoll misses with a straight left. Phuck is looking to counter the offense by O Driscoll and move into the clinch. Phuck wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Ho Lee Phuck seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
O Driscoll gets tackled into the cage by Phuck. Phuck maintains the clinch. Phuck misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Phuck fails to land. Phuck keeps control of O Driscoll as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Phuck. Phuck misses with a body punch.
O Driscoll lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Phuck throws a punch but it's blocked by O Driscoll. O Driscoll scores with an uppercut up the middle. Phuck tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. O Driscoll throws a head punch that misses. O Driscoll has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight. Phuck blocking some punches.
Phuck misses with some punches.
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 Ho Lee Phuck will probably get the nod. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Phuck gets cracked there but stands up to it.
O Driscoll fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Phuck swings for the body but O Driscoll moves out of range.
O Driscoll now looks to counter with a shot at the body. Phuck is looking to take this fight into the clinch. It seemed like O Driscoll was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Phuck tries to close the distance and clinch but O Driscoll swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. O Driscoll throws out a counter right but Phuck avoids it with no problem. Nice shot by O Driscoll. Phuck dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Phuck throws an uppercut from half a mile away. O Driscoll sees it coming and avoids it easily. Phuck throws a body punch but O Driscoll moves out of range. O Driscoll avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
O Driscoll looks like he wants to counter punch here. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Phuck checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Phuck forces O Driscoll back against the cage and clinches. Phuck struggles to land a body shot inside as O Driscoll controls his hands.
O Driscoll blocking some punches.
O Driscoll misses with the head strike.
Phuck tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/1.gif) That's one minute gone in the round. O Driscoll lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. O Driscoll swings wildly with an uppercut but Phuck uses good head movement to avoid it. A short uppercut from O Driscoll. O Driscoll goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Phuck softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. O Driscoll lands a right hand that snaps the head of Phuck backwards. Phuck lands a shot to the body. The referee is keeping an eye on O Driscoll - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Phuck misses with a short punch on the inside. A short right hand to the side of the head by O Driscoll. Phuck has a couple of punches blocked by O Driscoll.
O Driscoll blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Phuck misses with some punches.
A short left from O Driscoll. O Driscoll tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Phuck goes for a takedown attempt but O Driscoll pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/2.gif) That's two minutes gone in the round. O Driscoll avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
O Driscoll takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! O Driscoll looks to score with a jab to the body but Phuck is just out of range. O Driscoll takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. A swing and a miss from O Driscoll. Phuck misses with a body shot
and O Driscoll counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. O Driscoll displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Phuck throws out the jab. O Driscoll circles away from the clinch attempt.
Phuck paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Phuck wants to clinch but O Driscoll slips to the side and O Driscoll counters with a left to the body. O Driscoll uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Phuck. Phuck fails in his attempt to clinch. Phuck connects with a body shot that sends O Driscoll's belly button to the back. Phuck fails in his attempt to clinch. O Driscoll jabbing away but nothing is landing. Phuck tries to clinch but O Driscoll is having none of it.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/3.gif) That's three minutes gone in the round. Phuck wants to clinch. Phuck looks to land a combination. O Driscoll sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots. Phuck with a poor takedown and O Driscoll makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. O Driscoll scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Phuck moves forwards but O Driscoll connects with a nice, crisp jab. O Driscoll looks to land a right hand but Phuck moved out of range. Phuck throws a shot from downtown. O Driscoll moves away and avoids it. O Driscoll swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. O Driscoll throws a leg kick but Phuck sees it coming and checks it nicely. O Driscoll misses with a low kick.
Phuck is looking to counter the offense by O Driscoll and move into the clinch. Phuck tries to clinch up and O Driscoll counters with a nice uppercut.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/4.gif) That's four minutes gone in the round. Phuck moves out of range of the strikes. O Driscoll slips under a jab. Phuck lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Phuck stuns O Driscoll with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. O Driscoll throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Phuck tries to clinch there but O Driscoll circles away.
O Driscoll catches Phuck with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! O Driscoll uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Phuck. Nice uppercut there from Phuck. O Driscoll avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Phuck bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. O Driscoll ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Phuck swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A little jabbing left from O Driscoll on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. O Driscoll misses with a looping left. A slow jab from O Driscoll misses its intended target. Phuck is looking to counter the offense by O Driscoll and move into the clinch. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Andy O Driscoll will probably get the nod - 10:9. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Phuck tries to clinch up. O Driscoll swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. O Driscoll listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Phuck clinches up with O Driscoll and pushes him back against the cage. O Driscoll has Phuck pressed against the cage.
O Driscoll tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Phuck misses with a punch to the body.
Ho Lee Phuck has scored more points in the clinch so far. Phuck misses with a short punch on the inside. Phuck doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Phuck can't find room to land a body shot as O Driscoll controls the action.
Phuck tries for a takedown but O Driscoll manages to get underhooks.
Phuck working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. O Driscoll blocks a body shot from Phuck. A short right hand to the side of the head by O Driscoll. A head punch blocked on the inside by O Driscoll. Phuck tries to throw a body punch but O Driscoll avoids it by throwing Phuck back against the cage. Phuck throws a head punch that misses. A bit of stalling here from O Driscoll.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/1.gif) That's one minute gone in the round. O Driscoll lands with a right to the head. Phuck makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Phuck swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Phuck's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. O Driscoll takes a swing at Phuck's ribcage but misses. Phuck wants to clinch. O Driscoll misses with a hook. Phuck tries to clinch but O Driscoll is having none of it. Phuck lands with a nice body punch. Phuck throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
O Driscoll was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind. Phuck takes a jab right on the kisser.
O Driscoll throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Phuck tries to close the distance and clinch up but O Driscoll swats him away and circles back towards the center. Phuck defending well as O Driscoll loads up on a big left hand.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/2.gif) That's two minutes gone in the round. Phuck misses the jab. Phuck cracks O Driscoll with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. O Driscoll avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Phuck scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. O Driscoll doesn't seem bothered though. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Phuck fails in his attempt to clinch. A nice side step and O Driscoll releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home. Nice defenses there by Phuck. Phuck tries to clinch but O Driscoll moves out of range. O Driscoll moves out of range of the strikes. It seemed like O Driscoll was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Phuck wants to clinch up but O Driscoll keeps it at a distance. O Driscoll keeps the fight on the outside. Phuck lands a nice looking body shot.
Phuck tries to clinch but O Driscoll is having none of it. O Driscoll misses with a body shot.
Phuck throws a wild combination but nothing lands. O Driscoll avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/3.gif) That's three minutes gone in the round. Phuck is looking to clinch. Nice uppercut there from O Driscoll. Phuck moves away from the strike by O Driscoll. Phuck ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Phuck wants to clinch up but O Driscoll keeps it at a distance. Phuck looks to throw the jab but O Driscoll is out of range. O Driscoll throws out a counter right but Phuck avoids it with no problem. Phuck bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Phuck closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. O Driscoll looks to score with a jab to the body but Phuck is just out of range. O Driscoll paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. O Driscoll steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Phuck. The fight stays on the outside here - Phuck looks like he's thinking about clinching though. O Driscoll throws out a powerful jab.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/4.gif) That's four minutes gone in the round. Phuck darts in trying to clinch and Phuck takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Phuck doesn't manage to clinch there - O Driscoll circles away.
Phuck fails with an attempt to clinch.
Phuck takes one on the button. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Phuck fakes high and swings low for a body shot but O Driscoll manages to avoid it. O Driscoll takes a body punch but keeps moving. Phuck doesn't manage to clinch there - O Driscoll circles away.
Phuck takes a swing at O Driscoll's ribcage but misses. Phuck doesn't manage to clinch there - O Driscoll circles away.
Phuck tries to clinch but O Driscoll moves out of range. Phuck tries to close the distance and clinch up but O Driscoll swats him away and circles back towards the center. Phuck takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. Phuck wants to clinch up but O Driscoll keeps it at a distance.
And that's the end of the fight! Andy O Driscoll comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I think O Driscoll has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29 Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:30 Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Andy O Driscoll! Andy O Driscoll took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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