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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mason Oneal (ranked 1611 p4p, 1328 weight class) and Hezekiah Mcneil (ranked 194 p4p, 166 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mason Oneal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hezekiah Mcneil!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oneal misses with a right hand
and Mcneil counters with a straight right hand.
Mcneil gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A left lands for Oneal.
Oneal bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Oneal moves into range and connects with a jab.
Mcneil stuffs the takedown.
Despite the aggression on Mcneil's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Oneal connects with a body shot.
Oneal jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Oneal connects with a single shot there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mcneil dodges the punch combination from Oneal.
Oneal misses the shot to the body.
A little jabbing left from Mcneil on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcneil takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Oneal misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Oneal throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mcneil counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Oneal lands a right hook to the body.
Oneal just misses with a punch to the body.
Mcneil now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Mason Oneal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oneal has his takedown stuffed
and Mcneil counters with a left to the body.
Oneal pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice body punch from Oneal.
Mcneil misses with a double jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oneal throws a series of punches but Mcneil avoids them all with ease.
A little jabbing left from Mcneil on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mcneil looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oneal swings widly with a right hand
and Mcneil counters with a straight right hand.
Oneal dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Oneal bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mcneil's head.
Oneal changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mcneil tries to avoid it but Oneal manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mcneil to the ground. Mcneil escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
It seemed like Mcneil was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mason Oneal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oneal fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mcneil looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Oneal avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mcneil takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oneal throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mcneil uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Oneal.
Mcneil ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mcneil uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Oneal.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mcneil! But no joy.
Oneal swings widly with a right hand
and Mcneil counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Oneal misses with a hook
and Mcneil counters with a straight right hand.
Mcneil gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Oneal.
Oneal shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Oneal showed some decent athleticism there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Oneal is working for a kimura but Mcneil is defending it quite comfortably.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oneal tries to pass the half guard into mount. Mcneil knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Mcneil is trying to maintain the position but Oneal is very close to passing his half guard.
Oneal is pressing down on Mcneil's thigh, looking to free his foot. Mcneil is holding on for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mason Oneal dominated that round.
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.
Oneal throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Mcneil to counter with a crisp jab.
Oneal bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Oneal tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Oneal has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Mcneil stops Oneal from passing to mount.
Oneal looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oneal's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Oneal tries for a kimura but Mcneil is defending well.
Oneal has control of an arm but Mcneil manages to advance to Oneal's back!
Oneal breaks Mcneil's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oneal works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Oneal passes to full mount!
Oneal tries to control but Mcneil wriggling away.
Oneal forces the positional change into back control.
Oneal is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Mcneil really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Oneal. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Will Oneal go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oneal is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Mcneil trying to control the hands but Oneal won't let him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mcneil has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Oneal.
Oneal has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Mcneil's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Oneal looking to break Mcneil's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Mcneil remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Oneal will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Oneal is looking to control Mcneil but Mcneil is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Oneal working for the choke.
Oneal is looking for the choke from the back position but Mcneil is controlling his hands well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Oneal keeps control of the position as Mcneil tries to break free.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mason Oneal dominated that second round.
That's time! Oneal's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Mcneil misses with a looping right.
Good exchange - Oneal coming out on top.
Oneal with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mcneil to score with a decent uppercut.
Oneal rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mcneil counters with a stiff right hand.
Oneal rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mcneil counters with a stiff right hand.
Mcneil's coach down at Dissolution Elite Training Facility was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Mcneil's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Oneal throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Oneal is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mcneil can do to turn this around?
Oneal scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oneal misses with an uppercut.
Mcneil swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mcneil fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Oneal misses with a left hand
and Mcneil counters with a nice right hand that sends Oneal toppling to the canvas! Oneal scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Mcneil finish him?!
Oneal is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from Oneal.
Oh Oneal is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Oneal shoots in for a double leg but Mcneil sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Mcneil swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mcneil displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Oneal throws out the jab.
Mcneil looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Oneal seems to have got his legs back now.
Oneal throws a hook to the side of Mcneil's head but Mcneil sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mcneil throws out a loose jab but Oneal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oneal falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mcneil counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mcneil throws a right hand that misses
and Oneal counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Oneal throws a hook to the side of Mcneil's head but Mcneil sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Oneal scores with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oneal misses with a hook. Mcneil ducked under it nicely.
Mcneil looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Oneal connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mcneil's hands.
Mcneil scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Oneal doesn't seem bothered though.
Oneal lands a nice hook to Mcneil's body. Mcneil takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oneal throws a body shot but no joy.
Mcneil looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Oneal slips a jab from Mcneil.
Oneal looks to land a right hand but Mcneil moved out of range.
Mcneil throws out a counter right but Oneal avoids it with no problem.
Oneal connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Oneal throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mcneil looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Oneal changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcneil slips a straight right by Oneal.
Mcneil throws a counter combo.
Mason Oneal is winning the standup battle so far.
Oneal throws a shot from downtown. Mcneil moves away and avoids it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mcneil! But no joy.
Oneal ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mcneil moves away.
Mcneil jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Oneal dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mcneil takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Oneal throws out a powerful jab.
Mcneil takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Oneal moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oneal swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mcneil bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mcneil moves away from the strike by Oneal.
A telegraphed right hand from Oneal misses the target.
Oneal misses with a wild body shot.
Mcneil sizes up Oneal with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oneal looks to land a left hand but Mcneil moved out of range nicely.
A nice side step and Mcneil releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Mcneil takes one to the side of the head.
Mcneil with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Oneal to score with a decent uppercut.
A shot to the body from Oneal misses
and Mcneil connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mason Oneal clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Oneal shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Oneal is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Mcneil still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Mcneil has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Oneal tries to buck Mcneil off but Mcneil is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oneal manages to work his way to half guard, despite Mcneil's best efforts.
Oneal makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Oneal.
Oneal wants to sweep but no luck.
Oneal is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Mcneil wants to control from the top but Oneal keeps moving.
Oneal is adopting a defensive guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mcneil avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Mcneil trying to control the position from guard on top but Oneal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Oneal throws his legs up looking for a submission but Mcneil uses it to pass to side control.
Mcneil takes a little break here. Oneal wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcneil wants to lay and pray for a moment but Oneal keeps working.
Oneal tries to improve position but can't.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Oneal throws a predictable looking body shot
and Mcneil counters with a right hand to the body.
Oneal looks to throw the jab but Mcneil is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mcneil ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Oneal misses with a body shot
and Mcneil cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Oneal uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mcneil has time to react.
Mcneil moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Mcneil moves out of range of the strikes.
Oneal throws a hook but Mcneil blocks it.
Mcneil swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mcneil scores with a jab to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A shot to the body from Oneal misses
and Mcneil counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A big left from Oneal misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Mason Oneal will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Mcneil takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hezekiah Mcneil has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Oneal ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mcneil moves away.
Mcneil ducks under a wild hook from Oneal.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mcneil! But no joy.
Oneal throws a shot from downtown. Mcneil moves away and avoids it.
Mcneil let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Oneal throws a right hand that misses
and Mcneil counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mcneil scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Oneal looks to score with a jab to the body but Mcneil is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oneal misses with a left hand
and Mcneil counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Mcneil digs a good hook to Oneal's body.
Oneal misses with a hook. Mcneil ducked under it nicely.
Mcneil throws out a counter right but Oneal avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oneal avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Oneal tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mcneil was well out of range. Poor timing from Oneal.
Mcneil throws a counter combo.
Mcneil lands a nice looking body shot.
A jab from Mcneil misses.
Oneal throws a lazy uppercut
and Mcneil counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Oneal misses with a hook.
Mcneil throws a counter combo.
Oneal misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mcneil.
Oneal throws a poor cross that misses
and Mcneil counters with a stiff right hand.
Oneal ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mcneil moves away.
Mcneil looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oneal lands a nice hook to Mcneil's body. Mcneil takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Oneal misses with a jab to the body
and Mcneil counters with a straight right hand.
Oneal misses with a right hand
and Mcneil counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Oneal misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mcneil cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hezekiah Mcneil is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oneal thows a left - swing and a miss!
Oneal is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Oneal throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mcneil counters with a stiff right hand.
Mcneil has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mcneil there as he acknowledges the shot.
Oneal misses the body punch
and Mcneil counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oneal throws out a loose jab but Mcneil uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mcneil is looking for the big counter here.
Oneal misses with a body punch
and Mcneil cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Oneal thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mcneil throws a counter combo.
Oneal throws a hook to the side of Mcneil's head but Mcneil sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mcneil doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Oneal throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mcneil fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Oneal manages to avoid it.
Oneal throws a lazy right hand but Mcneil sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mcneil swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Oneal lands with a good body shot.
A jab from Oneal does it's job there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcneil slips under a jab.
Mcneil lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Mcneil throws out a powerful jab.
Oneal ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Oneal dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oneal throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mcneil makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mcneil moves away from the strike by Oneal.
Mcneil throws a counter combo.
Oneal gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Oneal takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hezekiah Mcneil comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Oneal has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight 49:46
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 49:46
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mason Oneal!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Mason Oneal made sure he mentioned Bloodbath MMA Clothing, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
In defeat, Hezekiah Mcneil stepped up to the mic, saying 'I had COVID'.
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