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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mickey OLeary (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Pacman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pacman has chosen Awsome as his entrance music. OLeary has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Manny Pacman told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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194 lbs
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189 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mickey OLeary!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Manny Pacman!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pacman gets cracked with a nice right hand there by OLeary.
Pacman closes the distance and clinches.
OLeary gets underhooks to prevent Pacman's takedown attempt.
Pacman tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. OLeary just stands there and leans against the cage.
OLeary has had enough of the clinch but Pacman keeps him there for the moment.
Pacman has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics OLeary uses from the top position.
Pacman has his foot on OLeary's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. OLeary works his way back into a safe position though.
OLeary avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Pacman should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Pacman looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacman tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pacman trying to control the position here.
Pacman is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pacman looking to hit a scissor sweep but OLeary is one step ahead there.
OLeary wants to stand but Pacman has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Mickey OLeary.
A punch combination from OLeary misses.
OLeary lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
OLeary is breathing heavily.
Pacman is looking to clinch but OLeary is avoiding it.
Pacman shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with OLeary but OLeary pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mickey OLeary has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manny Pacman.
Pacman decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Pacman sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Pacman is trying to control. OLeary wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Manny Pacman wasn't active enough on the ground.
Pacman throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around OLeary's waist but OLeary gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pacman off to one side.
Pacman looks to land a combination but OLeary avoids it well.
OLeary fails to land with a series of punches.
Pacman slips a jab and a cross from OLeary.
Pacman takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Pacman throws a head kick but OLeary moves out of range.
Mickey OLeary is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
OLeary throws a combination that misses
and Pacman counters with a single leg into guard. OLeary didn't expect that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pacman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pacman stands up from guard. Let's bang!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Pacman dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
OLeary tries to bum rush Pacman with a series of wild strikes but Pacman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
OLeary fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pacman fails with a takedown attempt.
OLeary listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
OLeary throws a right hand that Pacman ducks under and follows up with a left that Pacman also avoids with ease.
Pacman pushes OLeary up against the cage in a clinch.
Pacman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pacman misses with a wild combination.
Pacman doesn't manage to clinch there - OLeary circles away.
OLeary looks to land a combination but Pacman avoids it well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pacman tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and OLeary is able to avoid easily.
Pacman throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. OLeary tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Pacman is in OLeary's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. OLeary swivels though and keeps the full guard.
OLeary is looking to stand up but Pacman isn't so interested in that idea.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Pacman takes a swing at OLeary's ribcage but misses.
Pacman misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
OLeary is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
OLeary misses with a few strikes there.
OLeary slaps away a takedown attempt from Pacman, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Mickey OLeary has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manny Pacman.
Pacman throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around OLeary's waist but OLeary gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pacman off to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
OLeary throws a series of strikes that have Pacman backpedaling.
Pacman is looking to clinch but OLeary is avoiding it.
Mickey OLeary seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pacman tries to close the distance and clinch but OLeary swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
OLeary cracks Pacman with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
OLeary misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pacman has a takedown stuffed.
OLeary lands with a nice combination. Pacman backs away looking to recover.
Pacman takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Pacman tries to clinch but OLeary is having none of it.
OLeary fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pacman misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OLeary misses with a few strikes there.
OLeary misses with a series of wild punches.
OLeary throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Pacman tries to close the distance and clinch up but OLeary swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pacman tries to clinch up.
OLeary lands a jab-cross combination.
Pacman moves in looking to clinch but OLeary pushes him off.
Mickey OLeary is winning the standup battle so far.
OLeary's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and OLeary duly obliges.
Pacman shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as OLeary sprawls well. OLeary wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Pacman gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice sprawl there from OLeary as Pacman shoots in.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
OLeary lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by OLeary.
OLeary avoids the body shot from Pacman.
Pacman tries for a takedown but OLeary sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Pacman is on the wrong end of a nice combination from OLeary.
No joy there for OLeary, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
OLeary misses with the combination.
Pacman ducks under a wild hook from OLeary.
Pacman tries to clinch but OLeary moves out of range.
OLeary throws a nice looking combination but Pacman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pacman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
OLeary will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
OLeary is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Pacman staying out of range there.
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 Mickey OLeary will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Pacman has closed the distance and engaged OLeary in a clinch.
Pacman throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Pacman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
OLeary rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pacman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pacman tries to bum rush OLeary with a series of wild strikes but OLeary uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pacman shoots in for a double leg but OLeary sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
OLeary looks to land a combination but Pacman avoids it well.
OLeary looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pacman drives through and clinches with OLeary against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pacman drops to a knee looking for a takedown but OLeary gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Pacman turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Pacman manages to end up in side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Pacman seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Pacman decides to stand back up. Pacman steps back and let's OLeary get back to his feet.
Pacman darts in and clinches OLeary up against the cage.
Pacman breaks from the clinch.
Pacman fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mickey OLeary has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manny Pacman.
OLeary lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
OLeary thuds his right hand into Pacman's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
OLeary paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Pacman fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
OLeary scores with a three punch combo!
Pacman has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pacman tries for a takedown but OLeary manages to get underhooks.
OLeary escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
OLeary scores with the left hand. Pacman knows he should have avoided that one.
OLeary misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pacman misses with the combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pacman is trying hard to land a takedown here. OLeary sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OLeary misses with a two punch combination.
Pacman tries a head kick but it misses.
OLeary scores with a three punch combo!
OLeary misses with the combination.
OLeary rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pacman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pacman throws a right hand that OLeary ducks under and follows up with a left that OLeary also avoids with ease.
Nice takedown defense from OLeary. No joy for Pacman on that attempt.
OLeary works over Pacman's head and body with a nice combination.
Pacman walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
OLeary is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Sloppy strikes from OLeary. Those never looked like landing.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pacman.
Pacman on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pacman will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mickey OLeary is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
OLeary closes the distance and lands a one-two.
OLeary stalks Pacman and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Pacman's face. Pacman staggers backwards, shaken.
Pacman takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
OLeary looks to land a combination. Pacman sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Pacman wants to clinch.
OLeary lands the left hand.
Pacman has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pacman avoids a punch combination nicely.
OLeary lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Manny Pacman.
I think Pacman has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Mickey OLeary!
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