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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Martin O Neill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doctor Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Neill comes to the cage accompanied by Sing for the moment - Eminem. Jones has chosen Doctor Jones as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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180 lbs
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184 cm
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177 lbs
9 - 1 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Martin O Neill! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Doctor Jones! The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, John Kavanagh and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Jones scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Jones throws a right and a left that both miss. Martin O Neill seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. O Neill throws a lazy uppercut
and Jones counters with a slapping leg kick. Jones swinging wildly here.
O Neill throws a poor cross that misses
and Jones counters with an inside leg kick. Jones takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jones darts in and out, connecting with a jab. O Neill misses with an uppercut
and Jones counters with an inside leg kick. O Neill throws a right hand that misses
and Jones counters into the clinch. Nicely done. O Neill lands with a light punch inside. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jones. Jones 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. Jones lands a body shot. 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! O Neill prevents a body shot from Jones. Nice body punch from Jones. O Neill is breathing heavily. A hook to the body from Jones.
O Neill takes an elbow to the temple. O Neill on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jones lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Jones unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jones using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Jones.
That's one minute gone in the round. Jones lands a damaging elbow. Jones scores with an uppercut up the middle. Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jones obliges. Jones lands a good knee to the midsection. O Neill won't want to take too many of those. Jones lands with a short shot to the head. Jones lands a shot to the body. Jones misses with a knee strike.
Jones lands on the inside with an uppercut. Jones lands with a light punch inside. Jones digs a right hand into O Neill's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on O Neill's gas tank. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Jones lands a body shot. Jones lands a left hand.
Jones tries to land knees in the clinch but O Neill avoids the damage to the body. Jones gets through O Neill's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Jones digs a right hand underneath O Neill's ribcage. O Neill let out a lung full of air as it connected. A short left from Jones. Jones lands a hook to the side of the head. Jones lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jones landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A hook to the body from Jones.
Jones with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jones lands a body shot in the clinch.
O Neill takes a shot to the head. Jones tries a knee to the head but O Neill blocks it.
Jones pushes O Neill back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. O Neill misses with a punch on the inside.
Jones lands a body shot. A knee to the head by Jones.
Jones throws an elbow but it misses.
Jones misses with some punches.
Jones lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. O Neill wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Jones.
Jones lands a body shot in the clinch.
O Neill blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Jones.
Jones lands a left hand that snaps the head of O Neill backwards. Jones misses with a knee strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Jones lands on the inside with an uppercut. Jones lands a good knee to the midsection. O Neill won't want to take too many of those. Jones is leaning against O Neill and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Jones lands with a right to the head. Jones with a knee to the head.
Jones using the Thai plumb to throw knees but O Neill has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jones lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Jones throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Jones scores with an uppercut up the middle. Nice body punch from Jones - that landed with a thud.
Jones lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Jones misses with some punches.
O Neill blocks an uppercut.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. O Neill blocks an uppercut.
Jones pushes O Neill back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Jones works on O Neill's body with a couple of short punches. Jones gets through O Neill's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. A right hand to the body from Jones.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Nice body punch from Jones. Jones works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nice elbow from Jones. Jones lands with a right to the head. This has been an exciting period of action! Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jones missing with knees to the body.
O Neill avoiding damage as Jones throws knees to the body.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
O Neill is trying to break the clinch but Jones has him pressed against the cage. O Neill misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jones cracks O Neill with a nice body shot. Jones lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Jones lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of O Neill backwards. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Jones tries to land knees in the clinch but O Neill avoids the damage to the body. Jones misses with a short punch on the inside. Jones lands with a short shot to the head. Jones digs a right hand underneath O Neill's ribcage. O Neill let out a lung full of air as it connected. Jones lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Doctor Jones dominated that round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A jab from Jones does it's job there. O Neill fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jones looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Jones is looking to clinch but O Neill is avoiding it.
O Neill misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Jones counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Jones. Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
Jones lands a shot to the body. With the fighters up against the cage, Jones throws an elbow but misses. Jones looking to throw knees to the head but O Neill is blocking nicely.
Jones lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Jones trying to land knees to the body.
O Neill wants to get back to striking at distance but Jones won't allow it.
Jones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jones throws a knee to the head but misses.
O Neill lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards. Jones throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jones scores with a hook to the body. Jones misses with a knee strike.
Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round. Jones has a couple of punches blocked by O Neill.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jones just misses with a elbow thrown towards O Neill's brow. O Neill blocking some punches.
Jones with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jones scores with a hook to the body. Jones misses with a short punch on the inside. Jones with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jones lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Jones throws a blind hook that connects with the side of O Neills head. Jones lands with a short shot to the head. Jones struggles to land a body shot inside as O Neill controls his hands.
Jones creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land. Jones utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Jones trying to land knees to the body.
O Neill avoiding damage as Jones throws knees to the body.
O Neill takes a shot to the head. Jones looking to throw knees to the head but O Neill is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Jones tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and O Neill avoids it. Jones putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has O Neill in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Jones lands a right hand. Jones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jones lands a hook to the side of the head. A short right from O Neill on the inside. A nice right hand lands inside from Jones. O Neill lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jones creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Jones lands a damaging elbow. O Neill managing to block the knees to the body from Jones.
O Neill misses with a punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Jones as the two fighters clinch.
Jones doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jones creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through O Neill's defenses. Jones creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through O Neill's defenses. O Neill misses with a shot to the kidneys.
O Neill breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round. O Neill misses with a jab to the body
and Jones counters with an inside leg kick. O Neill throws a poor cross that misses
and Jones counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps O Neill thinking. Jones 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 falls off balance throwing a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jones, right into the meat.
Jones's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Jones duly obliges. O Neill misses with a left hand and Jones connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. O Neill rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jones counters with a lovely straight right hand! O Neill misses with a left hand and Jones counters with a series of strikes. O Neill will be more careful next time no doubt. O Neill misses with a hook
and Jones counters by clinching up. Jones throws an elbow but it misses.
O Neill misses with a short punch on the inside. A head punch blocked on the inside by O Neill. Jones lands a body punch. Jones throws a blind hook that connects with the side of O Neills head. O Neill is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round. 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! O Neill avoiding damage as Jones throws knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Jones.
Jones lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of O Neill backwards. Jones working some nice short punches in the clinch. Jones lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Jones scores with a shot to the side of O Neill's head. Jones is leaning against O Neill and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Jones makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Jones scores with an uppercut up the middle. Jones scores with a shoulder strike. O Neill tries a body shot but Jones blocks it.
Doctor Jones seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Jones misses with the head strike.
Jones lands an elbow just above O Neill 's eye. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. O Neill blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jones struggles to land a body shot inside as O Neill controls his hands.
A hook to the body from Jones.
Jones lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. A short body shot lands from Jones as the two fighters clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Doctor Jones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
O Neill shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. O Neill lands a jab to the head.
O Neill misses with a right hand and Jones connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. O Neill takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Jones has been the more effective fighter overall so far. O Neill avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
O Neill rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jones makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. O Neill misses with a hook to the body
and Jones counters with a lovely straight right hand! O Neill connects with a nice looking jab.
Jones moves into the clinch. Jones lands with a left to the head. Jones lands an uppercut. Jones digs a right hand underneath O Neill's ribcage. O Neill let out a lung full of air as it connected. Jones lands a nice shot to the body. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. O Neill blocking some punches.
Jones lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Jones lands with a short head shot on the inside. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Jones working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round. Jones misses with a body punch.
Jones lands a nice uppercut. O Neill is trying to push Jones away but Jones has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Jones lands a shot to the body. Jones tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and O Neill avoids it. Jones lands a shoulder strike. Jones pushes O Neill back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Jones misses with a hook from the clinch. A short right hand to the side of the head by Jones. Jones cracks O Neill with a nice body shot. Jones lands a body punch. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for O Neill. Jones throws an elbow that misses.
Jones presses O Neill against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. O Neill blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jones lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Jones lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt O Neill or not. Still in the clinch, Jones scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Jones gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. A short right from Jones on the inside. Jones lands with a left to the head. O Neill fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jones misses with the head strike.
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by O Neill. A short body shot lands from Jones as the two fighters clinch.
Jones pushes O Neill back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Jones stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Jones pushes off an throws an elbow but O Neill leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Jones scores with a nice hook to the head. O Neill has a couple of punches blocked by Jones.
Jones lands a shot to the body. A short right hand to the side of the head by Jones. Jones lands with a left to the head. Jones makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Jones presses O Neill against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Jones landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Jones scores with a hook to the body. Jones pushes O Neill back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Jones lands a body shot. Jones scores with a knee to the head.
Jones looks to throw an elbow but misses. Nice body punch from Jones - that landed with a thud.
Jones is leaning against O Neill and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Jones gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Jones gets through O Neill's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Jones gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Jones lands a nice shot to the body. A hook to the body from Jones.
O Neill dodges an elbow strike from Jones.
O Neill takes an elbow to the temple. Jones comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. O Neill blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Good body shot from Jones.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Jones cracks O Neill with a nice body shot. Jones scores with a hook to the body. Jones working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Jones lands a left hand.
Jones throws a blind hook that connects with the side of O Neills head. Jones digs a right hand into O Neill's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on O Neill's gas tank. Jones landing knees to the body.
Jones lands a nice uppercut. Good body shot from Jones.
O Neill takes a shot to the head. Jones lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt O Neill or not. A body shot lands from Jones.
Jones lands an elbow inside that O Neill shrugs off. Jones scores with a hook to the body. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Jones misses with a short punch on the inside. Jones scores with a shot to the side of O Neill's head. Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Jones.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Doctor Jones really dominated that round. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Jones lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Jones takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Doctor Jones seems to be getting the better of the standup. Jones scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Jones lands with a good body shot. O Neill throws a poor cross that misses
and Jones counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. O Neill throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick. O Neill swings and misses with a shot to the body and Jones connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Jones tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Jones closes the distance and pushes O Neill back into the cage. A short left from Jones. Jones tried to land a shot to the body but connects with O Neill's elbow. A short body shot lands from Jones as the two fighters clinch.
Jones tries to land knees in the clinch but O Neill avoids the damage to the body. Jones lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down O Neill. It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over. Jones working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. O Neill misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Jones working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. O Neill lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jones backwards. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jones creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Jones throws a head punch that misses. Jones is working O Neill over against the cage. O Neill avoids a wild elbow strike from Jones. Jones lands a right hand. Jones softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. O Neill avoids a wild elbow strike from Jones. O Neill tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Jones lands a hook to the side of the head. Jones lands with a light punch inside. Jones with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Jones prevents a body shot from O Neill. Jones lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Jones trying to land knees to the body.
O Neill has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. O Neill lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Jones is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Jones lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down O Neill. Jones digs a right hand underneath O Neill's ribcage. O Neill let out a lung full of air as it connected. Jones lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jones stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Jones lands a shot to the body. Jones lands a right hand. O Neill takes a shot to the head. Nice body punch from Jones. Jones throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Jones scores with a hook to the body. Jones softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Jones working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jones. Knees to the body from Jones.
Jones lands with a short shot to the head. Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A short right hand to the side of the head by Jones. Jones tries to work over O Neill's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Jones lands a shoulder strike. Jones presses O Neill against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jones creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Jones lands with a light punch inside. Jones putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has O Neill in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Jones throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but O Neill blocks it with crossed arms. Jones lands an uppercut. Jones lands a body punch. Jones lands with a left to the head. A head punch blocked on the inside by O Neill. Jones lands a nice elbow. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones. O Neill swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it. A short uppercut from Jones. O Neill blocks an elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Jones lands on the inside with an uppercut. A short left from Jones. A right handed body shot lands from Jones.
A short right from Jones. O Neill lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jones. O Neill tries to throw a body punch but Jones avoids it by throwing O Neill back against the cage. Jones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Jones lands a left hand that snaps the head of O Neill backwards. Jones misses with a shot to the kidneys.
O Neill takes an elbow to the forehead. Jones scores with a shoulder strike. Jones lands an elbow inside. A right hook to the body lands for Jones.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Jones 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. Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jones misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from O Neill.
Jones lands a nice shot to the body. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Doctor Jones dominated that fourth round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
O Neill throws a poor cross that misses
and Jones makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick. Jones clobbers O Neill with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. O Neill throws a lazy uppercut
and Jones counters with a lovely straight right hand! Jones closes the distance and pushes O Neill back into the cage. Jones struggles to land a body shot inside as O Neill controls his hands.
Jones lands with a right to the head. A quick uppercut on the inside from Jones. Jones lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jones throws a blind hook that connects with the side of O Neills head. Nice body punch from Jones - that landed with a thud.
Jones lands a damaging elbow. Jones lands on the inside with an uppercut. Jones works on O Neill's body with a couple of short punches. Jones lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of O Neill backwards. 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! Jones scores with a shot to the side of O Neill's head. Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt. O Neill dodges an elbow strike from Jones.
A short uppercut from Jones.
That's one minute gone in the round. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones. Jones lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. A body shot lands from Jones.
Jones lands a body punch. Nice body punch from Jones. A short body shot lands from Jones as the two fighters clinch.
O Neill takes a shot to the head. A knee to the head by Jones.
Jones pushes O Neill back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Jones lands a body punch. Jones with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jones scores with an uppercut up the middle. O Neill blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Jones scores with a nice hook to the head. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jones just misses with a elbow thrown towards O Neill's brow. Jones creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through O Neill's defenses. A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land. Nice body punch from Jones - that landed with a thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A head punch on the inside from O Neill fails to land. Jones lands a shoulder strike. O Neill takes an elbow to the forehead. O Neill blocking some punches.
O Neill wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. O Neill manages to break the clinch.
O Neill misses with an uppercut
and Jones counters into the clinch. Nicely done. Jones has a couple of punches blocked by O Neill.
Jones using the Thai plumb to throw knees but O Neill has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
Jones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Jones misses with some punches.
Jones tries to land knees in the clinch but O Neill avoids the damage to the body. Jones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jones creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Jones throws an elbow but it's blocked.
O Neill prevents a body shot from Jones. Martin O Neill has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
O Neill blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones. Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jones throws an elbow but misses. O Neill blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jones doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
O Neill avoids a wild elbow strike from Jones. A hook to the body from O Neill.
O Neill blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Doctor Jones is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Jones tries to work over O Neill's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. O Neill misses with some punches.
O Neill working hard to break the clinch. O Neill doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. O Neill blocking some punches.
O Neill is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jones is defending well for now.
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 working aggressively here.
A short right from Jones. O Neill misses with a hook to the ribs.
O Neill lands on the inside with an uppercut. A head punch blocked on the inside by Jones. O Neill goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jones lands with a light punch inside. Jones lands a shoulder strike. O Neill scores with a shoulder strike. Jones lands an elbow that stopped O Neill in his tracks for a moment. O Neill throws a head punch that misses. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. O Neill tries to work over Jones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. O Neill tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. O Neill misses with a shot to the kidneys.
O Neill struggles to land a body shot inside as Jones controls his hands.
O Neill swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jones using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight! Doctor Jones comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Jones has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 43:50 Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 43:50 Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 43:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Doctor Jones! Doctor Jones is the new welterweight champion!
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