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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tex Ranger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mickey O Neil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ranger kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Eaten by Bloodbath. This should be fireworks!
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183 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
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177 lbs
16 - 10 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tex Ranger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mickey O Neil!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Daniel Cesar and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts O Neil, as that shot connected.
O Neil looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ranger tries to clinch but fails miserably
and O Neil counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ranger is looking to clinch.
O Neil will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
O Neil cracks Ranger with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Neil avoids a punch combination nicely.
O Neil tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ranger was well out of range. Poor timing from O Neil.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
A head kick misses from Ranger.
Ranger misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ranger displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as O Neil throws out the jab.
Ranger moves into the clinch.
Ranger wants to break the clinch but can't.
O Neil wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ranger jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as O Neil walks away with a smile on his face. Ranger gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
O Neil misses with a hook
and Ranger counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Neil keeping control of the position.
O Neil blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ranger.
O Neil avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ranger.
Ranger throwing shots but O Neil is blocking nicely.
Ranger missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ranger missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ranger looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
O Neil blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ranger.
O Neil regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Ranger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Neil pulls Ranger in close to prevent any damage.
Ranger has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ranger with a nice head shot there.
Ranger works over O Neil with some ground and pound from guard.
O Neil looking for a sweep. Not yet O Neil, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ranger throwing strikes from guard but O Neil blocks nicely.
Ranger working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of O Neil's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ranger throwing strikes but missing.
Ranger throws a strike but O Neil rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tex Ranger dominated that 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.
Ranger throws a left and a right that both miss
letting O Neil counter with a right hand.
Ranger uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from O Neil.
O Neil scores with a shot to the body.
O Neil misses with a right hand
and Ranger counters with a series of strikes. O Neil will be more careful next time no doubt.
O Neil fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
O Neil misses with a right hand
and Ranger counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ranger not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
O Neil avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ranger.
O Neil blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ranger.
Ranger not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ranger thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed O Neil's head.
Ranger throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ranger throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
O Neil wants to control but Ranger is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Ranger throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
O Neil regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Ranger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ranger throwing strikes but missing.
Ranger working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ranger lands a couple of digs.
Ranger throws a strike but O Neil rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Ranger is working an open guard so O Neil takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
O Neil throws a hook but Ranger blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Neil throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
O Neil takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ranger gets cracked with a nice right hand there by O Neil.
Ranger misses with a double jab.
Ranger fails with the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ranger takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
O Neil misses with a straight left.
O Neil swings for the body but Ranger moves out of range.
Mickey O Neil is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
O Neil looks to land a left hand but Ranger moved out of range nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mickey O Neil will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
O Neil misses with a right hand
so Ranger counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ranger accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
O Neil working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ranger.
O Neil looking for a sweep. Not yet O Neil, not yet.
Ranger throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as O Neil works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ranger loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ranger trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ranger postures up in O Neil's guard and throws a big left but O Neil blocks it.
Ranger with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ranger throwing strikes but missing.
Ranger working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ranger throwing strikes but missing.
Ranger throwing strikes from guard but O Neil blocks nicely.
O Neil avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
O Neil looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ranger trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ranger postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
O Neil utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ranger throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ranger in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
O Neil preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ranger throws an elbow that misses. O Neil uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ranger's guard. Nice move by O Neil!
Ranger has a closed guard, preventing O Neil from standing up.
O Neil must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ranger uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Ranger fails to land the takedown.
Tex Ranger is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Neil lands with a nice combination. Ranger backs away looking to recover.
O Neil scores with a one two! Ranger had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Ranger is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Neil throws a hook but Ranger blocks it.
A big left from O Neil misses.
Ranger wants to clinch.
O Neil fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ranger manages to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tex Ranger showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ranger has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tex Ranger!
Our winner, Tex Ranger, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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hype
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pop
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