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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Oneil (ranked 4 p4p, 13 weight class) and Carlo Pedersoli (ranked 1 p4p, 3 weight class). Oneil comes into the arena with Metallica - Spit Out The Bone blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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22 - 7 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
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 25 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, David Oneil!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Carlo Pedersoli!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Gwen Towbar and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Oneil goes for a double leg but Pedersoli avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Pedersoli continues to drive forward.
Pedersoli appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Pedersoli lands a knee to the body.
Pedersoli is fighting off a takedown attempt but Oneil is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Pedersoli to the mat. Pedersoli regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Pedersoli is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Pedersoli preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pedersoli is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Pedersoli keeping moving, preventing Oneil from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oneil scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Oneil in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Oneil lands a couple of elbows.
Pedersoli is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Pedersoli manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Oneil is trying to trip Pedersoli. He has hold of a leg but Pedersoli is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Oneil persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Pedersoli is looking to stand up but Oneil isn't so interested in that idea.
Pedersoli utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Oneil makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Oneil has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Oneil throws a big right hand that misses.
Oneil might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oneil trying to control the position from guard on top but Pedersoli is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Oneil won't allow Pedersoli to get back to his feet.
Oneil wants to pass the guard but Pedersoli is keeping the position.
Oneil lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Oneil trying to control the position from guard on top but Pedersoli is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Oneil throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pedersoli works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Oneil won't allow Pedersoli to get back to his feet.
Pedersoli is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Oneil goes for a takedown attempt but Pedersoli pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Pedersoli has closed the distance and engaged Oneil in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oneil tries to pull guard but Pedersoli won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Oneil. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A shot in the inside from Pedersoli.
Pedersoli lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pedersoli tries to land knees in the clinch but Oneil avoids the damage to the body.
Good body shot from Oneil.
Oneil swings wildly with an uppercut but Pedersoli uses good head movement to avoid it.
I was talking to Oneil's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Oneil misses with some punches.
Pedersoli misses with a punch to the body.
Pedersoli tries a body shot but Oneil blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pedersoli is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Oneil tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pedersoli just stands there and leans against the cage.
Oneil changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Pedersoli fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Pedersoli looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Oneil tries to counter with a takedown but Pedersoli is quick to defend against it.
Oneil tries to clinch but Pedersoli moves away
and Pedersoli counters with a stiff right hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pedersoli. That's going to slow Oneil down.
Carlo Pedersoli is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pedersoli with a nice calf kick.
Pedersoli scores with a leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Carlo Pedersoli dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Pedersoli circles away from the clinch attempt.
Oneil moves to clinch but Pedersoli breaks away
and Pedersoli counters with an inside leg kick.
Oneil tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oneil moves out of range of the strikes.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Oneil.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pedersoli avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Oneil.
Pedersoli felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Pedersoli bucks up and tries to throw Oneil off but instead Oneil has got his back!
Oneil struggling to land strikes to the head as Pedersoli covers up.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Oneil's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
David Oneil overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Oneil is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Pedersoli wants to get back to his feet.
Oneil lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oneil lands strikes to the head.
Oneil has both hooks in and is working for a choke. Pedersoli is in real trouble here. Oneil gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, Pedersoli is tapping out! Oneil wins by rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). David Oneil!
David Oneil retains his heavyweight title!
Our winner, David Oneil, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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