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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brando Weiss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bosco o Neill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Weiss comes into the arena with Korn - Word Up blaring out of the sound system. o Neill is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by bring out the gimp. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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185 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Great low kicks
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brando Weiss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bosco o Neill!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Russell Pearce and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
o Neill pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brando Weiss seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Weiss gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Weiss creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Weiss lands a body shot in the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Weiss just misses with a elbow thrown towards o Neill's brow.
o Neill misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Weiss.
o Neill breaks the clinch.
Weiss clinches.
o Neill managing to block the knees to the body from Weiss.
o Neill pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Weiss blocks the elbow strike.
o Neill breaks the clinch.
o Neill lands a high kick!
o Neill throws the left hand but Weiss avoids the punch easily.
o Neill misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Weiss takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Weiss takes the fight into the clinch.
o Neill lands an elbow that stopped Weiss in his tracks for a moment.
o Neill pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Weiss avoids the head kick by o Neill.
A head kick misses from o Neill.
o Neill tries to bum rush Weiss with a series of wild strikes but Weiss uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Weiss has taken the fight to the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Weiss.
Weiss tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
o Neill missing with knees to the body.
Weiss creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through o Neill's defenses.
It looks like Bosco o Neill has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Weiss swings wildly with an uppercut but o Neill uses good head movement to avoid it.
o Neill creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Weiss's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weiss throws a knee to the head but misses.
Weiss digs a right hand underneath o Neill's ribcage. o Neill let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Weiss blocks the elbow strike.
Weiss with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Weiss on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Weiss throws a head punch that misses.
o Neill lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
o Neill throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Weiss lands an uppercut.
o Neill lands an elbow inside that Weiss shrugs off.
o Neill misses with an elbow over the top.
o Neill blocks a punch to the side of the head.
o Neill creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Weiss lands an uppercut.
With the fighters up against the cage, o Neill throws an elbow but misses.
o Neill throws an elbow but it misses.
o Neill lands an elbow inside.
Weiss blocks an elbow strike.
o Neill lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
o Neill lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, o Neill throws an elbow but misses.
o Neill tries to circle away but Weiss has him pinned against the cage.
Weiss dodges an elbow strike from o Neill.
A left hand lands to the body for Weiss.
o Neill looks gassed!
Weiss tries to work over o Neill's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Weiss creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
o Neill manages to break the clinch.
Weiss moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weiss misses with a knee strike.
o Neill comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
o Neill throws an elbow that misses.
o Neill breaks the clinch.
Weiss checks a low kick from o Neill.
Weiss ducks down and throws a hook to the body but o Neill moves away.
Weiss dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Weiss throws out a leg kick but o Neill moves out of range and Weiss only half commits.
o Neill pulls out of a head kick attempt.
o Neill throws a head kick but Weiss moves out of range.
o Neill throws a head kick that misses.
o Neill lands with a kick to the temple. Weiss shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Jab from Weiss.
o Neill is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Weiss stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Weiss tried to land a shot to the body but connects with o Neill's elbow.
Weiss misses with a hook to the ribs.
o Neill breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from o Neill.
Weiss misses with an uppercut.
o Neill pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Weiss blocks a head kick by o Neill.
o Neill throws a head kick but Weiss moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
o Neill throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Weiss lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
o Neill on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Weiss works o Neill's body with a nice hook.
Weiss thumps o Neill with a low kick.
Weiss tries a head kick but it misses.
Weiss thows a left - swing and a miss!
o Neill takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
o Neill throws a hook to the side of Weiss's head but Weiss sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Weiss lands with a kick to the temple. o Neill shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
o Neill pushes Weiss away with a front kick.
Weiss turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Weiss misses the shot to the body.
o Neill tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Weiss rushes o Neill and presses him up against the cage.
o Neill gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Weiss misses with an elbow strike.
A frustrated look appears on o Neill's face as he tries to break the clinch.
o Neill takes an elbow to the forehead.
Weiss scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nice elbow from o Neill.
Weiss blocks an elbow strike from o Neill.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
o Neill throws an elbow but it's blocked.
o Neill throws an elbow but it misses.
o Neill trying to land knees to the body.
Weiss lands a nice elbow.
o Neill gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
o Neill throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Weiss is leaning against o Neill and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Weiss misses with some punches.
o Neill looks to throw an elbow but misses.
o Neill blocks a body shot from Weiss.
Weiss takes an elbow to the temple.
o Neill wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Weiss has a couple of punches blocked by o Neill.
Weiss throws an elbow but it misses.
o Neill throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
o Neill wants to get back to striking at distance but Weiss won't allow it.
o Neill manages to break the clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Weiss.
Weiss lands a lovely overhand right.
Weiss avoids the head kick by o Neill.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
o Neill throws a head kick that misses.
Weiss keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
o Neill takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
o Neill misses with a head kick.
o Neill throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brando Weiss dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bosco o Neill's cut.
That's time! Weiss's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
o Neill on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Weiss avoids the head kick by o Neill.
Weiss lands a head kick. o Neill smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Weiss changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Weiss throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Some bone on bone action there as o Neill checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Weiss scores with a body shot.
Weiss lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
o Neill misses with a head kick.
o Neill misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Weiss swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A punch combination from o Neill misses.
Weiss throws a jab when o Neill was well out of range.
o Neill gets tackled into the cage by Weiss. Weiss maintains the clinch.
o Neill throws an elbow that misses.
Weiss lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
o Neill is breathing heavily.
o Neill avoiding damage as Weiss throws knees to the body.
Weiss lands an elbow inside.
o Neill comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Weiss cracks o Neill with a nice body shot.
Weiss throws a blind hook that connects with the side of o Neills head.
o Neill throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Weiss stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weiss missing with knees to the body.
Brando Weiss has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Weiss pushes o Neill back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A body shot lands from Weiss.
Weiss makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Weiss trying to land knees to the body.
Weiss lands a nice shot to the body.
o Neill lands a nice elbow.
Weiss lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Weiss blocks an elbow strike from o Neill.
o Neill throws an elbow but it misses.
Weiss tries to work over o Neill's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Weiss creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through o Neill's defenses.
o Neill misses with an elbow over the top.
o Neill misses with an elbow over the top.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, o Neill just misses with a elbow thrown towards Weiss's brow.
Weiss misses with a punch to the body.
Weiss struggles to land a body shot inside as o Neill controls his hands.
o Neill pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Weiss dips to his left and cracks o Neill with an uppercut!
o Neill throws a sloppy head kick and Weiss moves out of range easily.
Weiss feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to o Neill's calf.
o Neill misses with a head kick.
Weiss throws a body punch but o Neill moves out of range.
Weiss closes the distance and clinches.
Weiss dodges an elbow strike from o Neill.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weiss avoids the elbow strike from o Neill, against the cage.
o Neill takes an elbow to the forehead.
Weiss goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, o Neill just misses with a elbow thrown towards Weiss's brow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by o Neill.
o Neill throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Weiss tries a knee to the head but o Neill blocks it.
o Neill's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
o Neill throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Weiss works the jab nicely.
Weiss pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Weiss fakes high and swings low for a body shot but o Neill manages to avoid it.
o Neill misses with a head kick.
Weiss blocks a head kick by o Neill.
o Neill tries to keep at a distance but Weiss has taken the fight into the clinch.
Weiss avoids the elbow strike from o Neill, against the cage.
o Neill pushes off an throws an elbow but Weiss leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Weiss misses with a body punch.
Weiss blocks the elbow strike.
o Neill is pressed up against the cage. Weiss has hold of a leg and is looking to drag o Neill down to the mat. o Neill avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Weiss takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Weiss throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
o Neill throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Weiss's head.
o Neill lands with a kick to the ribs.
o Neill jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
o Neill pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by o Neill.
Weiss blocks an elbow strike from o Neill.
Weiss tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
o Neill pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
o Neill lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
o Neill lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
o Neill manages to break the clinch.
Weiss misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Weiss misses with a body shot.
Weiss throws a head kick but o Neill moves out of range.
o Neill plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Bosco o Neill seems to be getting the better of the standup.
o Neill throws a nice inside leg kick.
o Neill checks the leg kick.
o Neill plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
o Neill throws a sloppy head kick and Weiss moves out of range easily.
Nice defenses there by o Neill.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weiss closes the distance and clinches.
Nice elbow from o Neill.
o Neill gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Weiss avoids a wild elbow strike from o Neill.
Weiss throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but o Neill blocks it with crossed arms.
With the fighters up against the cage, o Neill throws an elbow but misses.
o Neill pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
o Neill uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Weiss.
Both fighters circling a little - o Neill finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Weiss is looking to wear down o Neill with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
o Neill misses with a head kick.
o Neill throws a hook to the side of Weiss's head but Weiss sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
o Neill misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Weiss wants to land a leg kick but o Neill is out of range.
A jab from Weiss misses.
Good standup being displayed there by o Neill as he connects with a hook.
A head kick by Weiss misses
and o Neill counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
o Neill takes a shot to the body in his stride.
o Neill will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Good leg kick by Weiss there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
o Neill throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Brando Weiss will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bosco o Neill'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. This is the final round!
A head kick misses from o Neill.
Weiss blocks a head kick by o Neill.
o Neill throws a leg kick but Weiss sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Weiss connects with a body shot.
Weiss looks to score with a jab to the body but o Neill is just out of range.
o Neill takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Weiss moves away from the strike by o Neill.
Weiss takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
o Neill throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Weiss connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
o Neill throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Weiss scores with a hook to the body. o Neill takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Weiss pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Weiss tests o Neill's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Weiss connects with a body shot.
Weiss swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Weiss keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from o Neill.
Weiss tries to land a front kick but o Neill steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Weiss looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as o Neill checks a leg kick.
Weiss tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A big right from Weiss misses.
Weiss has closed the distance and engaged o Neill in a clinch.
o Neill looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Weiss lands a good knee to the midsection. o Neill won't want to take too many of those.
o Neill comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
o Neill breaks from the clinch.
Weiss finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Weiss fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Weiss tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from o Neill.
o Neill throws a sloppy head kick and Weiss moves out of range easily.
Weiss connects with an inside leg kick.
Weiss moves into range and clinches up with o Neill.
o Neill's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Weiss gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Weiss stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Weiss is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. o Neill is defending well for now.
o Neill creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
o Neill managing to block the knees to the body from Weiss.
o Neill prevents a body shot from Weiss.
Weiss struggles to land a body shot inside as o Neill controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
o Neill avoiding damage as Weiss throws knees to the body.
o Neill misses with an elbow strike.
o Neill throws an elbow but it misses.
o Neill pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A leg kick checked by Weiss.
Weiss throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
o Neill lands a head kick. Weiss smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
o Neill thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Weiss if he has to take too many more of those.
Weiss misses with a head kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Weiss. That's going to slow o Neill down.
o Neill throws a hook to the side of Weiss's head but Weiss sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
o Neill throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A slapping leg kick lands for Weiss.
Weiss connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed o Neill momentarily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Weiss. o Neill does a little dance to reset his feet.
Weiss fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and o Neill has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
o Neill throws a looping overhand right but Weiss ducks down to avoid it.
o Neill throws a big shot that misses.
o Neill tests Weiss's chin there with a solid looking shot.
o Neill tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weiss connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Weiss scores with a leg kick.
o Neill takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Weiss scores with a kick to the midsection.
o Neill wants to land a leg kick but Weiss is out of range.
A big left from Weiss misses.
Weiss takes a swing at o Neill's ribcage but misses.
o Neill misses with an attempted mid kick.
o Neill pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Weiss misses with a wild body shot.
o Neill's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Weiss lands a nice looking body shot.
o Neill moves out of range as Weiss throws a body kick.
Weiss connects with an inside leg kick.
A low kick from Weiss misses
and o Neill counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
o Neill on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Weiss throws an overhand right that lands on o Neill's shoulder, as o Neill tries to avoid the shot.
o Neill avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Weiss has o Neill up against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
o Neill lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
o Neill wants to break the clinch but can't.
o Neill tries to break free but Weiss pushes him back against the cage.
o Neill pushes off an throws an elbow but Weiss leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bosco o Neill has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Weiss pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Weiss tried to land a shot to the body but connects with o Neill's elbow.
o Neill tries to break free but Weiss pushes him back against the cage.
o Neill lands an elbow inside that Weiss shrugs off.
Still in the clinch, Weiss scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nice body punch from Weiss - that landed with a thud.
o Neill pushes off an throws an elbow but Weiss leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Weiss trying to land knees to the body.
Weiss avoids a wild elbow strike from o Neill.
o Neill throws an elbow that misses.
Weiss lands with a right to the head.
o Neill lands an elbow inside that Weiss shrugs off.
o Neill misses with an elbow strike.
o Neill throws an elbow but it's blocked.
o Neill creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Weiss's defenses.
o Neill's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
o Neill is trying to break the clinch but Weiss is controlling him.
A body shot lands from Weiss.
Weiss misses with a body punch.
Weiss avoids the elbow strike from o Neill, against the cage.
Weiss lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down o Neill.
o Neill throws an elbow but it misses.
Weiss tries a body shot but o Neill blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brando Weiss showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Weiss, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brando Weiss!
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