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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Oconnell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesse Hartig (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Hartig's choice of entrance music: Can't be touched. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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205 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jake Oconnell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jesse Hartig!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oconnell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hartig moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hartig moves out of range of the body kick from Oconnell.
Oconnell keeps the fight on the outside.
Oconnell misses with the combination.
Oconnell lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Oconnell is looking to land body kicks.
Oconnell throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hartig.
Oconnell looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Oconnell swats away the attempt to clinch by Hartig.
Hartig avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hartig slips a jab and a cross from Oconnell.
Hartig fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hartig throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hartig has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Oconnell tries to bum rush Hartig with a series of wild strikes but Hartig uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Oconnell could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Oconnell's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Oconnell duly obliges.
Oconnell uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Oconnell dodges the punch combination from Hartig.
Hartig misses with a kick to the body.
Oconnell misses with a double jab.
Oconnell misses with a wild combination.
Hartig has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hartig looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hartig has Oconnell up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartig using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Oconnell wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Oconnell wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Oconnell wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Oconnell struggles to land a body shot inside as Hartig controls his hands.
Oconnell wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hartig has him pressed against the cage.
Hartig lands a nice knee to the body.
Hartig landing knees to the body.
Oconnell is breathing heavily.
Hartig breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hartig takes one to the side of the head.
Hartig tries to clinch but Oconnell moves out of range.
Hartig wants to clinch up but Oconnell keeps it at a distance.
Hartig on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A jab from Oconnell misses.
Hartig tries to close the distance and clinch but Oconnell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hartig wants to clinch up but Oconnell keeps it at a distance.
Hartig is looking to clinch but Oconnell is avoiding it.
Hartig misses with a double jab
and Oconnell counters with a two punch combo.
Some wild striking there from Oconnell.
Hartig finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Oconnell thuds a left hand into Hartig's body.
Oconnell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hartig moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Oconnell avoids the head kick by Hartig.
Hartig blocks a jab.
Hartig doesn't manage to clinch there - Oconnell circles away.
Oconnell blocks the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartig is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hartig tries to clinch but Oconnell moves out of range.
Oconnell throws a series of punches but Hartig moves out of range.
Hartig pushes Oconnell away with a front kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hartig moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Oconnell cracks Hartig with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hartig showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Oconnell.
Oconnell sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Oconnell throws a series of punches but Hartig moves out of range.
Hartig is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Oconnell.
Hartig is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Some wild striking there from Oconnell.
Oconnell lands a nice shot to the body.
Oconnell scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A jab lands there for Oconnell.
Hartig on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Oconnell throws a series of strikes that have Hartig backpedaling.
Hartig takes the fight into the clinch.
Oconnell gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hartig.
Oconnell wants to get back to striking at distance but Hartig won't allow it.
Oconnell is trying to break the clinch but Hartig has him pressed against the cage.
Hartig breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Oconnell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hartig moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Hartig misses.
Oconnell is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Oconnell's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Oconnell duly obliges.
Oconnell scores with a one two! Hartig had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Oconnell scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hartig in his tracks.
No joy there for Oconnell, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hartig is looking to clinch but Oconnell is avoiding it.
Oconnell circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hartig doesn't manage to clinch there - Oconnell circles away.
Oconnell misses with a two punch combination.
No joy there for Oconnell, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hartig tries to close the distance and clinch but Oconnell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Oconnell scores with a hook to the body. Hartig takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hartig tries to close the distance and clinch up but Oconnell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hartig is looking to clinch but Oconnell is avoiding it.
Oconnell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hartig moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Oconnell misses with a double jab.
Oconnell scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Oconnell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Oconnell lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Oconnell with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hartig tries to clinch there but Oconnell circles away.
Oconnell misses with a double jab.
A left and a right from Oconnell both land. Nice combination.
Oconnell lands a body shot.
Oconnell works over Hartig's head and body with a nice combination.
Oconnell throws a right hand that Hartig ducks under and follows up with a left that Hartig also avoids with ease.
Oconnell keeps the fight on the outside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hartig takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Oconnell throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Oconnell throws a one two combo.
Oconnell is working the combinations to good effect here.
Oconnell throws a one two combo.
Left hook, right uppercut from Oconnell.
Oconnell swinging wilding here.
Hartig gets a clinch.
Oconnell is looking to break free of the clinch but Hartig has double underhooks.
Hartig with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hartig keeps control of Oconnell as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Oconnell is trying to break the clinch but Hartig has him pressed against the cage.
Oconnell is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Oconnell has had enough of the clinch but Hartig keeps him there for the moment.
Oconnell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Oconnell lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Oconnell fails to land with a series of punches.
Hartig has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hartig has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Oconnell finds it's way round the side to connect with Hartig's head.
Hartig moves into the clinch.
Hartig lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hartig missing with knees to the body.
Hartig unloads a knee to the mid-section. Oconnell lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hartig escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hartig misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hartig is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Oconnell hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jesse Hartig!
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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
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