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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sean ORiordan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Colt Bragg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bragg has chosen My My Misfire - The Sinatra as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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265 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
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270 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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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
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sean ORiordan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Colt Bragg!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bragg connects with a right hand. ORiordan shakes it off.
Bragg moves out of range as ORiordan strikes.
ORiordan lands a really nice looking cross but Bragg seems unphased.
It looks like Colt Bragg has been cut.
Bragg throws an uppercut from half a mile away. ORiordan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bragg throws a jab when ORiordan was well out of range.
ORiordan misses with the combination.
ORiordan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bragg misses with an uppercut.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by ORiordan!
ORiordan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
ORiordan takes one on the button.
Bragg lands with a nice body punch.
Bragg swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Bragg there.
ORiordan lands with an overhand left.
Bragg slips a straight right by ORiordan.
Bragg comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
ORiordan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bragg.
Bragg looks to land a right hand but ORiordan moved out of range.
Bragg dodges the punch combination from ORiordan.
A swing and a miss from ORiordan.
Bragg fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. ORiordan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
ORiordan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bragg circles away quickly and effectively.
Sean ORiordan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bragg avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bragg shoots in for a takedown but ORiordan shows good takedown defense.
Bragg showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from ORiordan.
ORiordan throws a sloppy body shot
and Bragg cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bragg swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
ORiordan moves out of range of the strikes.
ORiordan lands with a nice combination. Bragg backs away looking to recover.
Bragg throws a predictable looking body shot
and ORiordan counters with a stiff right hand.
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!
ORiordan misses with a straight right.
Bragg looks to score with a jab to the body but ORiordan is just out of range.
Bragg moves out of range of the strikes.
ORiordan throws a series of punches but Bragg avoids them all with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bragg swings and misses with a shot to the body
and ORiordan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
ORiordan throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bragg counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bragg wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bragg just misses with a punch to the body.
ORiordan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bragg counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
ORiordan throws the left hand but Bragg avoids the punch easily.
ORiordan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bragg.
ORiordan misses with a straight right.
Bragg fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bragg misses the body punch
and Bragg takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bragg shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bragg looking to ground and pound but ORiordan is blocking nicely.
Bragg wants to control the pace but ORiordan is squirming around nicely.
Bragg throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Bragg throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Bragg won't let ORiordan get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bragg thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Poor strikes thrown by Bragg there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean ORiordan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Colt Bragg's cut.
That's time! ORiordan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
ORiordan swinging wildly here.
ORiordan misses with a two punch combination.
ORiordan looks to land a left hand but Bragg moved out of range nicely.
Sean ORiordan is winning the standup battle so far.
ORiordan throws a right and a left that Bragg avoids nicely.
Bragg bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bragg staying out of range there.
ORiordan misses with a double jab
and Bragg cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bragg misses with a wild body shot.
Bragg misses the shot to the body.
Sean ORiordan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
ORiordan with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bragg lands a jab to the nose.
Bragg takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Bragg dodges the punch combination from ORiordan.
Bragg throws a body punch but ORiordan moves out of range.
Sean ORiordan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
ORiordan misses with a double jab
and Bragg counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bragg looks for a takedown but ORiordan sprawls well.
ORiordan connects with a crisp jab.
Bragg punishes ORiordan's body with a nice straight punch.
ORiordan is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bragg closes this distance looking for a takedown but ORiordan circles away.
Bragg clobbers ORiordan with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
ORiordan scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big right from Bragg misses.
ORiordan throws a series of punches but Bragg avoids them all with ease.
ORiordan throws a combination that misses
and Bragg counters with a left to the body.
ORiordan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bragg manages to avoid it.
Bragg blocks a jab.
ORiordan tries to bum rush Bragg with a series of wild strikes but Bragg uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bragg closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
ORiordan is refusing to be controlled, as Bragg sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
ORiordan is looking to improve his position.
Bragg is looking to stall here but ORiordan recovers full guard.
ORiordan on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if ORiordan tries to get out of the position.
Bragg postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bragg throwing strikes but missing.
Bragg wants to control from the top but ORiordan keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bragg preventing the sweep.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bragg swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean ORiordan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Colt Bragg's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Bragg throws a body punch but ORiordan moves out of range.
ORiordan throws a nice looking combination but Bragg bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bragg ducks under a wild hook from ORiordan.
Bragg fails with the takedown
and ORiordan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bragg throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck ORiordan on the side of the head.
ORiordan drops Bragg with a beautiful combination! Bragg stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - ORiordan is looking for the KO!
That has opened up Colt Bragg's cut even more.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
ORiordan misses with a double jab
enabling Bragg to counter with a crisp jab.
ORiordan misses with a combination
and Bragg counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
ORiordan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
ORiordan misses with a few strikes there.
Bragg tries to score a power double leg takedown but ORiordan sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bragg somewhat.
ORiordan avoids the body shot from Bragg.
Bragg tries for a takedown but ORiordan circles away easily
and ORiordan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bragg thinking.
Sean ORiordan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Colt Bragg.
ORiordan thows a left - swing and a miss!
ORiordan drops Bragg with a beautiful combination! Bragg stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - ORiordan is looking for the KO!
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!
Bragg looks to score with a jab to the body but ORiordan is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
ORiordan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bragg counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bragg.
Bragg throws and elbow that misses. ORiordan uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bragg's guard. Nice move by ORiordan!
ORiordan postures up.
Bragg trying to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bragg manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Bragg postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. ORiordan looks a forlorn figure.
ORiordan wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Bragg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bragg lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Bragg has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bragg thowing shots but they're missing.
ORiordan wants to control but Bragg is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bragg has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of ORiordan's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean ORiordan clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Colt Bragg's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
ORiordan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
ORiordan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bragg misses with a body shot
and ORiordan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bragg misses with a takedown attempt
and ORiordan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
ORiordan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
ORiordan misses with a straight left.
ORiordan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
ORiordan throws a body punch but Bragg moves out of range.
A lazy left from ORiordan finds it's target.
The cut above Colt Bragg's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Bragg throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bragg lands a slapping body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice jab there from ORiordan.
ORiordan misses with a series of wild punches.
ORiordan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
ORiordan moves out of range of the strikes.
Bragg avoids a punch combination nicely.
ORiordan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bragg moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
ORiordan cracks Bragg with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bragg thows a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
ORiordan lands with a hook. Bragg tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
ORiordan misses with a double jab.
Bragg takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bragg waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract ORiordan.
ORiordan swinging wildly here.
Bragg swings away with a body shot that misses
and ORiordan counters with a three punch combo that has Bragg backing up. Bragg nods at ORiordan to acknowledge the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
ORiordan moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Colt Bragg's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
ORiordan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bragg misses with a shot to the body
and ORiordan counters with a crisp one two that drops Bragg! ORiordan thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Bragg to his feet! Bragg is in big trouble!
Bragg is rocked!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Colt Bragg's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Sean ORiordan!
Sean ORiordan is the new heavyweight champion!
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