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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mabuz Bacia (ranked 5 p4p, 10 weight class) and David Oneil (ranked 1 p4p, 2 weight class). Oneil has chosen Metallica - Spit Out The Bone as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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24 - 1 - 1 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mabuz Bacia!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, David Oneil!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bacia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Oneil moves away.
Oneil drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bacia defends it well.
Oneil slips a jab from Bacia.
Oneil drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bacia defends it well.
Bacia lands the left hand.
It looks like David Oneil has been cut.
Bacia lands a jab.
Bacia misses with an uppercut. Oneil saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bacia. Oneil does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bacia tries a head kick but it misses.
Oneil drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bacia defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oneil uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bacia.
Oneil keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bacia.
Bacia has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Sydney Top Team in the buildup to the fight.
Bacia misses with a head kick.
And Oneil tries to counter it with a takedown but Bacia pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Bacia throws a combination that misses
and Oneil counters with a shoot takedown. Bacia fights it but they end up in guard.
Oneil postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Bacia utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bacia wants to stand and escape but Oneil is having none of it.
Oneil has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Oneil loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bacia is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bacia has momentary wrist control but Oneil slips an elbow through the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oneil throws a big right hand that misses.
Oneil throwing strikes from guard but Bacia blocks nicely.
Oneil drops back, looking for a kneebar! Bacia looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Bacia looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Bacia!
Oneil gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Oneil slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oneil is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bacia defends well.
Bacia stands and steps away. Oneil gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Mabuz Bacia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oneil moves away from the strike by Bacia.
Bacia connects with a good right hand that stumbles Oneil. Oneil circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Mabuz Bacia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bacia misses with a right hand
and Oneil decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bacia's guard.
Bacia pushes Oneil off and scrambles back to his feet.
Bacia throws a combination. Oneil tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oneil slips under a jab from Bacia.
Oneil feints the counter takedown.
Bacia pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Oneil is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Bacia throws a hook to the side of Oneil's head but Oneil sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Oneil feints the counter takedown.
Oneil avoids the body shot from Bacia.
Oneil changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Bacia thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bacia throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bacia throws a lazy right hand but Oneil sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mabuz Bacia dominated that round.
The cut man is working on David Oneil's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bacia throws a lazy right hand but Oneil sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Oneil is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Mabuz Bacia is winning the standup battle so far.
No joy there for Bacia, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bacia throws a series of punches but Oneil avoids them all with ease.
Oneil drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bacia defends it well.
Bacia missing with a left hand there. Oneil was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Oneil with the counter takedown but Bacia avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Bacia.
Oneil drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bacia defends it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oneil blocks a head kick by Bacia.
Bacia misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oneil staying out of range there.
Bacia throws a jab but it's blocked by Oneil.
Bacia connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Oneil ducks under a wild hook from Bacia.
Oneil changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Bacia swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Oneil decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bacia's guard.
Oneil postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Oneil throws a strike but Bacia rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Bacia stopping the sweep attempt from Oneil.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oneil has a closed guard, preventing Bacia from standing up.
Oneil has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bacia can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Oneil is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bacia defends well.
Oneil has his foot on Bacia's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bacia works his way back into a safe position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Oneil has a closed guard, preventing Bacia from standing up.
Oneil is pulling down on Bacia's head. It's preventing any offense from Bacia, at least for the moment.
Oneil is looking for a triangle but Bacia pushes his legs off easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oneil managing to control the position.
Oneil looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Bacia has picked Oneil up and slammed him! Oneil can't keep hold of the triangle and Bacia manages to pass to side control!
Oneil wants to control but Bacia postures up.
Oneil tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Bacia presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Oneil tries to hold on but Bacia postures up.
Oneil is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Bacia is staying active.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oneil is wriggling around trying to escape.
David Oneil has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bacia manages to capitalize on a mistake by Oneil to take his back!
Oneil is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Bacia biding his time, controlling Oneil.
Oneil tries to roll but Bacia sticks to his back.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Oneil keeps trying to improve his position.
Bacia gets his hands free as Oneil looks to control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mabuz Bacia dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on David Oneil's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Bacia misses with a hook.
Oneil with the counter takedown but Bacia avoids it easily.
Bacia tries a low kick but Oneil avoids it.
A swing and a miss from Bacia.
Bacia throws a body kick that misses
and Oneil counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Oneil works his way into full mount!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oneil landing shots from mount.
Bacia is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Oneil can do to turn this around?
Oneil unloads with some shots from mount but Bacia bucks and avoids them well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bacia's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Oneil can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bacia is looking to escape.
Bacia defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Oneil.
Oneil working Bacia over with strikes here.
Oneil lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Bacia hang on?
It looks like Mabuz Bacia has been cut.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Oneil swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Bacia is now in Oneil's guard. A big mistake from Oneil there, giving up the dominant position!
Oneil controls Bacia momentarily but Bacia frees himself.
Oneil had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bacia defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oneil is looking for a triangle but Bacia pushes his legs off easily.
Oneil is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bacia defends well.
Bacia wants to get up but he can't break Oneil's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Oneil not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Oneil is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bacia trying to control but Oneil is working from the bottom.
Bacia is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Oneil has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Bacia is looking to defend but Oneil has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Bacia! Oneil pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Bacia taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). David Oneil!
David Oneil is the new heavyweight champion!
David Oneil decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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