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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jack Middleton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny OLeary (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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183 cm
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133 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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155 cm
27
135 lbs
5 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent |
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Good wrestler
Good kicks
Solid chin |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jack Middleton! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Danny OLeary! The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! OLeary fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Middleton shoots in but no luck this time. OLeary moves into the clinch successfully.
OLeary unloads a knee to the mid-section. OLeary lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Jack Middleton has been cut. OLeary gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Middleton regains guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace. OLeary throws a big right hand that misses. OLeary throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. OLeary throws a big right hand that misses. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Middleton wants to sweep here but OLeary controlling him for the moment. OLeary decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Middleton, up you get! OLeary gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Middleton to score an easy takedown into full guard. OLeary controlling Middleton's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round. Middleton won't allow OLeary to sweep him here. OLeary wants to control but Middleton passes easily into half guard.
OLeary makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work! Middleton shoots in and drives through. OLeary sprawls well. OLeary avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Middleton gets tackled into the cage by OLeary. OLeary maintains the clinch. Middleton takes a knee to the side of the body. Middleton is trying to work for a single leg takedown but OLeary pulls him back up using the underhooks. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Middleton. That's going to take a lot out of him. Middleton is breathing heavily. OLeary prevents the takedown attempt.
OLeary tightens his grip and picks Middleton up, before dumping him to the ground. Middleton manages to land in guard. OLeary must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's two minutes gone in the round. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! OLeary keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Middleton's head. OLeary cracks Middleton with a solid left hand. OLeary postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. OLeary decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow. OLeary shoots for a double leg takedown but Middleton sprawls well. He's pushed OLeary's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. OLeary dives in and grabs Middleton's left leg, looking for a takedown. Middleton pushes down on OLeary's head and hops out. Middleton shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. OLeary defends it nicely. OLeary scores with a takedown into Middleton's guard. Middleton is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's three minutes gone in the round. OLeary is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment. Middleton blocks the strikes from OLeary.
OLeary is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Middleton pulls his head out easily. Middleton is working for a kimura but OLeary is defending it quite comfortably.
Middleton moves into full mount! OLeary won't be happy about that! OLeary can't escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round. OLeary tries to hold on but Middleton postures up. Middleton really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. OLeary wants to try and get back to his feet. Middleton sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Middleton wants to take his opponent's back but OLeary doesn't allow it. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny OLeary dominated that round. The cut man is working on Jack Middleton's cut. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
OLeary drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Middleton is looking to reverse the position. OLeary cracks Middleton with a big right hand but Middleton just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Middleton is rocked! OLeary working the head and body with strikes. Oh Middleton is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!! Danny OLeary has got the better of the ground game so far. OLeary in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Middleton looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! OLeary turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Danny OLeary! After winning the bout, Danny OLeary thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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