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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jericho Fernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack O Neill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fernandez comes to the cage accompanied by Motley Crue - Kickstart My Heart. The key to victory for Jericho Fernandez has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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180 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Good wrestler
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Jericho Fernandez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack O Neill!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Steven Brown and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fernandez is trying hard to land a takedown here. O Neill sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Fernandez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jericho Fernandez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
O Neill feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
O Neill looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fernandez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from O Neill.
O Neill thows a big elbow that misses.
O Neill trying to control but Fernandez is working from the bottom.
Fernandez might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
O Neill keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Fernandez's head.
Fernandez has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but O Neill can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
O Neill scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fernandez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
O Neill content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
O Neill trying to control but Fernandez is working from the bottom.
O Neill loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as O Neill accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Fernandez keeping moving, preventing O Neill from controlling successfully.
O Neill is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
O Neill with a flurry of punches that miss.
O Neill with a flurry of punches that miss.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
O Neill drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Fernandez bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in O Neill's guard.
O Neill keeping moving, preventing Fernandez from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fernandez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
O Neill is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Fernandez is breathing heavily.
O Neill's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
O Neill wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Neill has a closed guard, preventing Fernandez from standing up.
O Neill is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
O Neill seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
O Neill wants to sweep but no luck.
O Neill really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Fernandez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
O Neill has a closed guard, preventing Fernandez from standing up.
O Neill bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Fernandez's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fernandez looking to hit a scissor sweep but O Neill is one step ahead there.
O Neill working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack O Neill dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
O Neill shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
O Neill raining down shots from the mount!
O Neill with the ground and pound from mount.
O Neill breaks from Fernandez's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Fernandez wants to control but O Neill is having none of it.
O Neill with good strikes from the mount here!
O Neill unloading with bombs!
O Neill trying to control but Fernandez is having none of it.
O Neill throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Neill landing punches.
O Neill throwing strikes here but Fernandez is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
O Neill postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Fernandez looks a forlorn figure.
O Neill putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
O Neill looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The referee warns Fernandez that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
O Neill scores with a couple of good head shots there.
O Neill with the ground and pound from mount.
O Neill tries to control but Fernandez wriggling away.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, O Neill cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
O Neill pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Fernandez is desperately trying to improve his position but O Neill has a good base and remains in mount.
O Neill lands with some strikes.
O Neill landing strikes, looking to finish!
Fernandez tries to reverse the position but O Neill maintains control.
Fernandez is in a horrible position here. O Neill smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
O Neill landing strikes from the mount.
A nice elbow there by O Neill.
O Neill postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Fernandez looks a forlorn figure.
O Neill landing strikes from the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fernandez is bucking up trying to escape but O Neill cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
O Neill in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Fernandez can't escape the position.
O Neill lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Fernandez hang on?
O Neill connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Fernandez is squirming around, avoiding O Neill's attempts to control the action.
O Neill breaks from Fernandez's wrist control and lands an elbow.
O Neill lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
O Neill lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
O Neill lands a heavy elbow.
Fernandez really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
O Neill cracks Fernandez with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
O Neill with shots to the head and body - Fernandez looks very uncomfortable down there.
O Neill working away from the top, dropping strikes.
O Neill working the ground and pound effectively.
Fernandez is looking to get to half guard.
Fernandez in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
O Neill fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The referee warns Fernandez that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
O Neill scoring with strikes but Fernandez is staying in there.
O Neill punishing his opponent with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack O Neill showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Fernandez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Fernandez shoots and misses
and O Neill counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
O Neill looks to land a strike but Fernandez avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
O Neill throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
O Neill slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
O Neill cracks Fernandez with a big right hand but Fernandez just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
O Neill lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
O Neill works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Fernandez is trying to escape the position but O Neill is controlling the position.
O Neill connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Fernandez some visible discomfort.
Fernandez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
O Neill landing a few strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Neill working the head with strikes.
O Neill scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Fernandez to see if he's OK.
Fernandez takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
O Neill is chipping away with strikes.
O Neill working the ground and pound.
O Neill lands a decent elbow from side control.
O Neill taking a break here but Fernandez is having none of it and regains half guard.
O Neill throwing shots but Fernandez is blocking nicely.
O Neill landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. O Neill connects with a nice short shot to Fernandez's temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Fernandez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from O Neill.
O Neill throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Fernandez blocking the ground and pound attempt from O Neill.
O Neill thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Fernandez's head.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Fernandez tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and O Neill counters with a takedown into side control.
O Neill fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Fernandez being controlled for a moment.
O Neill working the ground and pound but Fernandez is defending the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Neill trying to control the position but Fernandez is working away.
Fernandez is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
You can see the frustration on Fernandez's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
O Neill throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Fernandez avoids any damage from the ground and pound of O Neill.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
O Neill shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Fernandez but Fernandez pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Fernandez looks to land a combination. O Neill sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
O Neill feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
O Neill chips away with some ground and pound.
Fernandez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
O Neill is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
O Neill throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
O Neill not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
O Neill throwing strikes but missing.
O Neill throws a strike but Fernandez rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack O Neill comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got O Neill winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack O Neill!
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energy
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hype
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