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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Xerxes O'Neal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eiki Daikaura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eiki Daikaura is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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163 lbs
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139 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
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BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Xerxes O'Neal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eiki Daikaura!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from O'Neal misses.
Daikaura scores with a nice head shot.
Daikaura tries to work over O'Neal's front leg with a kick but O'Neal checks it.
Daikaura scores with a jab. O'Neal acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from O'Neal.
Daikaura avoids the body shot from O'Neal.
Nice uppercut there from Daikaura.
Daikaura throws a shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Daikaura misses the target.
O'Neal misses with a combination
and Daikaura cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
O'Neal attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
O'Neal avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Daikaura has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daikaura landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Daikaura lands a knee to the body.
Daikaura blocking some punches.
O'Neal tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
O'Neal is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Daikaura is keeping busy.
Daikaura blocks an elbow strike from O'Neal.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for O'Neal.
Daikaura tries to work over O'Neal's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
O'Neal swings away with an uppercut that misses.
O'Neal misses with a short punch on the inside.
O'Neal takes an elbow to the temple.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by O'Neal as Daikaura tries to tie him up.
O'Neal tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Daikaura's elbow.
O'Neal misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O'Neal tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Daikaura smiles and moves away.
Some bone on bone action there as Daikaura checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
O'Neal throws a head kick but Daikaura moves out of range.
O'Neal takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
O'Neal takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Daikaura.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
O'Neal tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
O'Neal throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Daikaura throws a quick head kick that skims the top of O'Neal's head.
Daikaura looks for the body kick but O'Neal saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daikaura fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with O'Neal, pushing him back against the cage.
O'Neal looking to throw knees to the head but Daikaura is blocking nicely.
Daikaura blocks an uppercut.
Daikaura stops a takedown attempt from O'Neal.
Daikaura lands a nice elbow.
Daikaura blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Daikaura lands with a light punch inside.
Daikaura is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but O'Neal is keeping busy.
O'Neal changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Daikaura fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Xerxes O'Neal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Daikaura does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
O'Neal thows a leg kick but Daikaura checks it
and O'Neal takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daikaura misses with a hook.
Daikaura walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. O'Neal checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Eiki Daikaura is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
O'Neal checks a low kick from Daikaura.
Daikaura throws out a leg kick but O'Neal moves out of range and Daikaura only half commits.
O'Neal throws a leg kick
and O'Neal takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
O'Neal swings away with a leg kick that misses.
O'Neal pushes Daikaura up against the cage in a clinch.
O'Neal tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Daikaura blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
O'Neal looking to throw knees to the head but Daikaura is blocking nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Daikaura landing some nice looking knees to the body.
O'Neal with an attempt at a knee that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, O'Neal throws an elbow but misses.
O'Neal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eiki Daikaura dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
O'Neal tries a head kick but it misses.
Daikaura tries to work over O'Neal's front leg with a kick but O'Neal checks it.
O'Neal misses with a low kick.
Daikaura clinches up against the cage.
O'Neal tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Daikaura just stands there and leans against the cage.
O'Neal looking to throw knees to the head but Daikaura is blocking nicely.
Daikaura trying to land knees to the body.
O'Neal creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
O'Neal swings away with an uppercut that misses.
O'Neal misses with a punch on the inside.
O'Neal manages to break the clinch.
Daikaura misses with a leg kick
and O'Neal counters with a head kick.
Daikaura throws a low kick, looking for O'Neal's leg but O'Neal calmly moves out of range.
O'Neal throws a leg kick that is checked
and Daikaura counters with a leg kick.
Eiki Daikaura seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by O'Neal or perhaps it was just good defense by Daikaura which made him look bad.
O'Neal gets a clinch.
Knees to the body from Daikaura.
Daikaura blocks a punch to the side of the head.
O'Neal has a couple of punches blocked by Daikaura.
O'Neal tries to pull guard but Daikaura forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Xerxes O'Neal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
O'Neal is looking for a takedown.
O'Neal blocks an elbow strike from Daikaura.
O'Neal is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Xerxes O'Neal has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Daikaura.
O'Neal trying to land knees to the body.
O'Neal misses with some punches.
O'Neal throws a head punch that misses.
Daikaura landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O'Neal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Daikaura creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
O'Neal tries to land a knee to the head but Daikaura blocks with his arms.
Daikaura blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Daikaura with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Daikaura scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch on the inside from O'Neal fails to land.
A frustrated look appears on O'Neal's face as he tries to break the clinch.
O'Neal is stalling here.
O'Neal can't find room to land a body shot as Daikaura controls the action.
Daikaura lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Still in the clinch, O'Neal scores with a nice short uppercut.
O'Neal throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Daikaura lands an elbow inside that O'Neal shrugs off.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
O'Neal taking a breather.
O'Neal can't get the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daikaura landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
O'Neal throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Daikaura blocks it with crossed arms.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
O'Neal using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Daikaura has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Daikaura lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Xerxes O'Neal has been cut.
O'Neal fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
O'Neal with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Daikaura trying to stall but O'Neal improves his position.
Daikaura comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Daikaura throws a knee to the head but misses.
Daikaura dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
O'Neal misses with a body punch.
Daikaura misses with a knee to the head.
O'Neal tries to land a knee to the head but Daikaura blocks with his arms.
Daikaura blocks an uppercut.
O'Neal is looking to control Daikaura's arms but Daikaura gets an underhook and turns him. Now O'Neal has his back to the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
O'Neal throws a knee to the head but misses.
Daikaura avoids a wild elbow strike from O'Neal.
O'Neal throws a head punch that misses.
O'Neal dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Daikaura takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
With the fighters up against the cage, O'Neal throws an elbow but misses.
Daikaura lands an elbow just above O'Neal 's eye.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Daikaura misses with a knee strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
O'Neal has a couple of punches blocked by Daikaura.
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 Xerxes O'Neal will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Xerxes O'Neal's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
O'Neal looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That kick from Daikaura tenderised O'Neal's leg. O'Neal is trying to keep his angry face on.
Daikaura connects with a solid leg kick.
Daikaura lands with a thumping leg kick.
O'Neal throws a lazy uppercut
and Daikaura counters with a nice body kick.
Daikaura checks a leg kick nicely.
Daikaura closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
O'Neal blocks the elbow strike.
Daikaura tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and O'Neal avoids it.
O'Neal swings wildly with an uppercut but Daikaura uses good head movement to avoid it.
Daikaura throws a knee to the head but misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Daikaura.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O'Neal tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Daikaura just stands there and leans against the cage.
Daikaura throws an elbow but it's blocked.
O'Neal pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Daikaura blocks a body shot from O'Neal.
O'Neal working aggressively here.
Daikaura unloads a knee to the mid-section. O'Neal lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Daikaura landing some nice looking knees to the body.
O'Neal is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Daikaura is defending well for now.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, O'Neal just misses with a elbow thrown towards Daikaura's brow.
Daikaura lands an elbow that stopped O'Neal in his tracks for a moment.
O'Neal is looking to control Daikaura's arms but Daikaura gets an underhook and turns him. Now O'Neal has his back to the cage.
O'Neal misses with an elbow over the top.
Daikaura blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
O'Neal misses with an elbow strike.
Daikaura tries to stall but O'Neal uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
With the fighters up against the cage, Daikaura throws an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daikaura creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through O'Neal's defenses.
O'Neal tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Daikaura is struggling to control the position.
Daikaura landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
O'Neal goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Daikaura using the Thai plumb to throw knees but O'Neal has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Daikaura pressing his opponent against the cage.
Daikaura lands an elbow that stopped O'Neal in his tracks for a moment.
O'Neal tries to circle away but Daikaura has him pinned against the cage.
O'Neal tries to work over Daikaura's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Daikaura blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
O'Neal crunches a lovely knee into Daikaura's ribcage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daikaura misses with an elbow strike.
O'Neal misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Daikaura.
Daikaura managing to block the knees to the body from O'Neal.
O'Neal taking a breather.
O'Neal throws a knee to the head but misses.
O'Neal working aggressively here.
Daikaura avoiding damage as O'Neal throws knees to the body.
Daikaura pushes O'Neal back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Daikaura obliges.
Daikaura blocking some punches.
Daikaura takes an elbow to the forehead.
Daikaura lands an elbow that stopped O'Neal in his tracks for a moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for O'Neal.
O'Neal misses with a body punch.
O'Neal throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The referee is keeping an eye on Daikaura - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O'Neal fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Daikaura scores with a hook to the body.
O'Neal throws an elbow but it's blocked.
O'Neal tries to throw a body punch but Daikaura avoids it by throwing O'Neal back against the cage.
Daikaura pressing his opponent against the cage.
O'Neal manages to break the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
O'Neal looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
O'Neal misses with a leg kick
and Daikaura cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
O'Neal throws out a leg kick but Daikaura moves out of range and O'Neal only half commits.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Daikaura.
Daikaura keeps O'Neal at a distance using the push kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eiki Daikaura comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Daikaura 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eiki Daikaura!
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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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