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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Seamus O Brien (ranked 846 p4p, 767 weight class) and Fotos Hasapis (ranked 127 p4p, 107 weight class). O Brien comes to the cage accompanied by Pantera - The Great Southern Trendkill. Fotos Hasapis has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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World class boxer
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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 21 - 11 - 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 18 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fotos Hasapis!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Seu Braga and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hasapis fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging O Brien to the ground. Hasapis is now in O Brien's guard.
Hasapis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as O Brien works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
O Brien preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hasapis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hasapis stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. O Brien swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hasapis throws a strike but O Brien rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
O Brien stands up from Hasapis's guard - O Brien perhaps looking for a knockout.
Hasapis scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hasapis shoots in and drives through. O Brien sprawls well.
O Brien throws a right hand that misses
and Hasapis makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Brien looks to throw the jab but Hasapis is out of range.
Hasapis changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Hasapis looks to land a right hand but O Brien moved out of range.
Hasapis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sloppy strikes from O Brien. Those never looked like landing.
Hasapis misses with a leg kick.
Hasapis just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromO Brien.
O Brien swings and misses with a hook to the body.
O Brien chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hasapis comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hasapis shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has O Brien pinned against the cage. O Brien gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A little feinted left hand from O Brien on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hasapis blocks a jab.
Hasapis misses with a double jab
and O Brien counters with a straight right hand.
Hasapis fails to land with a series of punches.
It looked like O Brien was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hasapis.
O Brien misses with a looping left.
O Brien thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hasapis with a lazy takedown attempt
and O Brien counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Fotos Hasapis has been cut.
Seamus O Brien has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fotos Hasapis.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
O Brien lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
O Brien throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Hasapis misses.
O Brien swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Hasapis swings for the body but O Brien moves out of range.
O Brien swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hasapis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as O Brien throws out the jab.
Hasapis delivers a nice body kick.
Hasapis ducks under a wild hook from O Brien.
O Brien missing with a left hand there. Hasapis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
O Brien swings for the body but Hasapis moves out of range.
Hasapis darts in looking for a takedown but O Brien gets double underhooks and turns Hasapis into the cage.
O Brien was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hasapis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hasapis.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Brien jabs Hasapis to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hasapis closes this distance looking for a takedown but O Brien circles away.
O Brien swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
O Brien misses with a wild body shot.
O Brien misses with a head kick.
O Brien lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Hasapis looks winded!
Nice shot by O Brien.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hasapis throws a body kick that misses.
Seamus O Brien is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
O Brien swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hasapis feints the counter takedown.
O Brien scores with the left hand. Hasapis knows he should have avoided that one.
That has opened up Fotos Hasapis's cut even more.
Hasapis just misses with a punch to the body.
O Brien swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Seamus O Brien dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fotos Hasapis's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
O Brien misses with a left hand
and Hasapis counters with a nice body kick.
O Brien looks to land a combination but Hasapis avoids it well.
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.
Hasapis throws a lazy right hand but O Brien sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A swing and a miss from O Brien.
Hasapis misses with a hook
and O Brien counters with an outside leg kick.
O Brien throws an overhand right that lands on Hasapis's shoulder, as Hasapis tries to avoid the shot.
O Brien throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hasapis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hasapis blocks a low kick nicely.
Hasapis misses with a takedown attempt - O Brien sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hasapis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from O Brien.
Hasapis's jab looks to have found its range, popping O Brien under the eye.
Hasapis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from O Brien.
Hasapis throws out a counter right but O Brien avoids it with no problem.
O Brien misses with a body shot
letting Hasapis counter with a right hand.
O Brien blocks a jab.
Hasapis defending well as O Brien loads up on a big left hand.
Hasapis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hasapis is looking to chop away at O Brien's legs.
O Brien looks to throw the jab but Hasapis is out of range.
O Brien pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hasapis unleashes a big counter combination but O Brien bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Brien pulls out of a head kick attempt.
O Brien throws a shot to the body.
Hasapis cracks O Brien with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
O Brien is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hasapis can do to turn this around?
O Brien missing with a left hand there. Hasapis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice cross by O Brien.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O Brien connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hasapis walks into a stiff left hand from O Brien.
Hasapis blocks a jab.
O Brien looks to land a body kick but Hasapis moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hasapis misses with a wild combination.
O Brien looks to land a left hand but Hasapis moved out of range nicely.
A little jabbing left from Hasapis on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hasapis takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hasapis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from O Brien.
O Brien connects with the punch.
Hasapis blocks a head kick by O Brien.
Hasapis blocks a jab.
O Brien throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Seamus O Brien is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Brien lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hasapis at a distance.
O Brien throws a head kick that misses.
Hasapis swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
O Brien lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hasapis at a distance.
Hasapis connects with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
O Brien throws out a loose jab but Hasapis uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head kick misses from O Brien.
Hasapis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And Hasapis tries to counter it with a takedown but O Brien pushes his down on his head and steps out.
O Brien is looking to chop away at Hasapis's legs.
Hasapis lands the left hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Seamus O Brien dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Fotos Hasapis's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
O Brien throws a big shot that misses.
Fotos Hasapis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A solid leg kick lands there for O Brien.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hasapis.
Hasapis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
O Brien avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hasapis just misses with a punch to the body.
O Brien throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hasapis lands a jab to the head.
O Brien throws a hook to the side of Hasapis's head but Hasapis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hasapis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but O Brien manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Brien on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hasapis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hasapis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from O Brien.
O Brien misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hasapis looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hasapis thuds his shin into the meat of O Brien's side.
Hasapis misses with a hook. O Brien ducked under it nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from O Brien misses the target.
Decent striking displayed by O Brien there.
O Brien misses with a hook. Hasapis ducked under it nicely.
O Brien throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Hasapis.
Hasapis walks into a straight right hand from O Brien.
O Brien scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
O Brien lands a lovely overhand right.
The cut above Fotos Hasapis's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hasapis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
O Brien punishes Hasapis's body with a nice straight punch.
Hasapis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
O Brien tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hasapis is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
O Brien lands a really nice looking cross but Hasapis seems unphased.
Fotos Hasapis's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
O Brien moves away from the strike by Hasapis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hasapis stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from O Brien.
Hasapis throws out a loose jab but O Brien uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hasapis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
O Brien takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Seamus O Brien is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A swing and a miss from O Brien.
O Brien closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Hasapis throws a poor cross that misses
and Hasapis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A head kick misses from O Brien.
A head kick by Hasapis misses
and O Brien counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
That kick from O Brien tenderised Hasapis's leg. Hasapis is trying to keep his angry face on.
O Brien scores with a push kick.
Hasapis misses with a body kick.
An attempted straight right counter from O Brien misses the target.
Hasapis takes one on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O Brien throws a body shot but no joy.
Hasapis on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hasapis takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A big left from Hasapis misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Seamus O Brien showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for O Brien, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Seamus O Brien!
Seamus O Brien spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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