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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Donnie O Brien (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Ferreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ferreira has chosen Voices as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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142 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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180 cm
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130 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Donnie O Brien !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel Ferreira!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Andrew Berry and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Brien circles away from the clinch attempt.
O Brien closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
O Brien has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
O Brien darts in and clinches Ferreira up against the cage.
Ferreira tries to land a knee to the head but O Brien blocks with his arms.
O Brien gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Ferreira regains guard.
Ferreira controlling O Brien 's posture.
O Brien trying to control but Ferreira is working from the bottom.
Ferreira can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as O Brien controls the pace.
O Brien trying to control but Ferreira is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferreira looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! O Brien has picked Ferreira up and slammed him! Ferreira can't keep hold of the triangle and O Brien manages to pass to side control!
O Brien trying to control the action but Ferreira is working from the bottom.
Ferreira is looking for a sweep.
O Brien in side control, throwing shots but Ferreira defends.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Ferreira trying to remain calm as O Brien controls from the top position.
Ferreira throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Ferreira closes the distance but O Brien moves to the side
and O Brien holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Ferreira has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. O Brien avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Ferreira stalling in the clinch but O Brien improves position.
Ferreira misses with some punches.
O Brien gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ferreira.
Ferreira looks gassed!
Ferreira is trying to break free.
O Brien manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
O Brien wants to stand and escape but Ferreira is having none of it.
Ferreira decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira gets in close and instigates a clinch.
O Brien breaks the clinch.
O Brien misses with a double jab.
O Brien closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
O Brien decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
O Brien throws a series of punches but Ferreira moves out of range.
Ferreira misses with a takedown
and O Brien counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by O Brien .
Donnie O Brien has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Ferreira.
O Brien controlling from the top position.
O Brien stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ferreira swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Brien is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
O Brien sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Ferreira's guard.
Ferreira is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
O Brien keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O Brien wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ferreira keeps working.
O Brien thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ferreira trying to control from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donnie O Brien dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ferreira on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
O Brien throws a right hand that Ferreira ducks under and follows up with a left that Ferreira also avoids with ease.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ferreira.
Ferreira closes the distance but O Brien moves to the side
and O Brien counters with a left and a right that stings Ferreira.
Daniel Ferreira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ferreira avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
O Brien misses with a double jab.
O Brien misses with a jab, cross combination.
O Brien throws a nice looking combination but Ferreira bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
O Brien doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ferreira feints and as O Brien raises his hands in defense, Ferreira changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ferreira controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ferreira stands and steps away. O Brien gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferreira clinches but O Brien breaks the clinch
and O Brien counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Ferreira is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
O Brien sitting and controlling from the half guard.
O Brien has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira trying to hold on to O Brien 's head to control him but O Brien postures up.
O Brien is looking to advance position but Ferreira won't allow it.
O Brien seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ferreira does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Brien is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Ferreira trying to control from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ferreira clinches but O Brien breaks the clinch
so O Brien counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
O Brien looking to sit in guard and control but Ferreira gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ferreira slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
O Brien keeping moving, preventing Ferreira from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Brien working a defensive guard here.
Ferreira is looking to work some ground and pound but O Brien has wrist control.
Ferreira is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Ferreira stands and steps away. O Brien gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
O Brien gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ferreira wants a takedown.
O Brien wants to break the clinch but can't.
O Brien is trying to trip Ferreira. He has hold of a leg but Ferreira is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. O Brien persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O Brien showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donnie O Brien dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Excellent takedown into side control there by O Brien .
O Brien is looking to take a break and control but Ferreira is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ferreira wants to control but O Brien postures up.
The referee asks O Brien politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. O Brien prefers to stall for the moment though.
O Brien trying to control the position but Ferreira is working away.
Ferreira is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
O Brien is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Ferreira will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
O Brien thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ferreira misses with a takedown attempt
and O Brien counters with a takedown into side control.
Ferreira manages to work his way to half guard, despite O Brien 's best efforts.
Ferreira trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Ferreira tries to hold on but O Brien pushes him away.
Ferreira holds on, trying desperately to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira is trying to escape the mount.
Donnie O Brien overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ferreira slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Ferreira is trying to maintain the position but O Brien is very close to passing his half guard.
O Brien stands up out of the half guard.
Ferreira clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira is pressed up against the cage. O Brien has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ferreira down to the mat. Ferreira avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ferreira has his takedown stuffed
and O Brien counters with a single leg into guard. Ferreira didn't expect that.
O Brien seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
O Brien trying to control but Ferreira is working from the bottom.
O Brien sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Brien trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
O Brien is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
O Brien tries to free his leg and advance position but Ferreira is retaining full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Donnie O Brien showed his dominance in that final round.
Well O Brien 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 James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Donnie O Brien !
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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