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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Danny OLeary (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremi Mitchel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mitchel has chosen Still Waiting: Sum 41 as his entrance music. Danny OLeary has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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135 lbs
2 - 4 - 0 |
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160 cm
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135 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Danny OLeary!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jeremi Mitchel!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mitchel throws a head kick that misses
and OLeary cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mitchel tries to clinch
and OLeary connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
OLeary clinches up with Mitchel and pushes him back against the cage.
OLeary drags the fight down to the ground.
OLeary controlling the position.
Mitchel tries to free his leg and advance position but OLeary is retaining full guard.
OLeary has control of Mitchel's left arm, preventing Mitchel from doing any damage.
Mitchel trying to stand up but can't free himself from OLeary's guard.
OLeary doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
OLeary keeping full guard, as Mitchel tries to pass.
OLeary pulls Mitchel in to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mitchel gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and OLeary counters with a shoot takedown. Mitchel fights it but they end up in guard.
OLeary has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OLeary makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Mitchel 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.
Mitchel can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as OLeary controls the pace.
OLeary scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mitchel looking for a sweep. Not yet Mitchel, not yet.
OLeary stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Mitchel looks gassed!
OLeary shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Mitchel manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
OLeary distracts Mitchel with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Mitchel is trying to keep OLeary in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
OLeary chips away with some ground and pound.
OLeary slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
OLeary stands and steps away. Mitchel gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Mitchel tries to keep at a distance but OLeary has taken the fight into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
OLeary has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Mitchel regains guard immediately.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OLeary stands up over Mitchel, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
OLeary drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and OLeary jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
OLeary is working Mitchel over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
OLeary lands a couple of decent looking shots.
OLeary postures up in Mitchel's guard and throws a big left but Mitchel blocks it.
OLeary sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
OLeary moves into range and clinches up with Mitchel.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
OLeary pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
OLeary closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny OLeary dominated that round.
That's time! OLeary's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
OLeary clinches with his opponent.
OLeary stops a takedown attempt from Mitchel.
OLeary drags the fight down to the ground.
OLeary 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.
OLeary had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mitchel defends it easily.
OLeary tries to strike from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
OLeary is pulling down on Mitchel's head. It's preventing any offense from Mitchel, at least for the moment.
Mitchel is breathing heavily.
OLeary bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mitchel's guard.
Danny OLeary overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchel can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as OLeary controls the pace.
OLeary pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mitchel is keeping the position for now.
OLeary working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Mitchel's head.
OLeary tries to free his leg and advance position but Mitchel is retaining full guard.
Mitchel can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as OLeary controls the pace.
OLeary pushes down on Mitchel's leg and manages to get into half guard.
OLeary performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
OLeary takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
OLeary knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mitchel on the ground.
OLeary decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
OLeary gets a takedown into half guard.
OLeary winds up and cracks Mitchel with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
OLeary content to control rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OLeary landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Mitchel taking some punishment here, with OLeary in his half guard.
OLeary is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
OLeary is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
OLeary stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Mitchel to get to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
OLeary moves into the clinch.
OLeary ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. OLeary no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
OLeary trying to control the position here.
OLeary bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mitchel's guard.
OLeary tries to free his leg and advance position but Mitchel is retaining full guard.
OLeary sitting in guard, not really doing much.
OLeary wants to pass the guard but Mitchel is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny OLeary dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
OLeary looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Mitchel!
OLeary sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
OLeary looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
OLeary is landing with some decent strikes but Mitchel is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
OLeary goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Mitchel is on top in guard.
Mitchel takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
OLeary looking for a sweep. Not yet OLeary, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OLeary managing to control the position.
OLeary keeping moving, preventing Mitchel from controlling successfully.
OLeary is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mitchel can do to turn this around?
OLeary managing to control the position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Danny OLeary.
OLeary clinches with his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
OLeary has clasped his hands together around Mitchel's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
A lull in the action here as OLeary stalls from top position.
OLeary is working Mitchel over with some ground and pound from side control.
OLeary landing a few strikes.
OLeary controlling the position from side mount.
OLeary is chipping away with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OLeary controls the position.
OLeary decides to stand up, so the ref orders Mitchel to his feet.
OLeary shoots in and bounces Mitchel off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Mitchel wants to sweep but no luck.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells OLeary's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells OLeary's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
OLeary is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
OLeary seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Mitchel for as long as he can get away with.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
OLeary's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Danny OLeary is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
OLeary works a leg free and moves into half guard.
OLeary content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
OLeary lands strikes from half guard.
Jeremi Mitchel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
OLeary slows the pace down in half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Danny OLeary showed his dominance in that final round.
Well OLeary has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danny OLeary!
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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
RATING
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