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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Xavier Xahli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donnie O Brien (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Xahli's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Crazy Train by Ozzy Osbourne. The key to victory for Xavier Xahli has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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170 cm
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140 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
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172 cm
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142 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Likes ground |
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Xavier Xahli! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Donnie O Brien ! The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Paul Tew and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Xahli shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Xahli was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure! O Brien is in all sorts of trouble here.
O Brien manages to regain half guard whilst avoiding the strikes. O Brien controlling the position well. O Brien is looking for a sweep. Xahli is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Xahli looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. Xahli thows a huge punch but O Brien dodges it nicely.
Xahli wants to pass to mount but O Brien is defending the position. O Brien avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Xahli.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up. Xahli shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in O Brien 's guard. Xahli wants to stand but O Brien is controlling his posture from full guard. O Brien looking for a sweep. Not yet O Brien , not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round. Xahli being controlled here momentarily. Xahli throwing strikes from guard but O Brien blocks nicely. Xahli preventing the sweep. Xahli distracts O Brien with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. O Brien looking to hit a scissor sweep but Xahli is one step ahead there. Xahli throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as O Brien works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace. Xahli wants to stand but O Brien is controlling his posture from full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Xahli shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in O Brien 's guard. Xahli wants to stand but O Brien has a closed guard, so he can't escape. Xahli is breathing heavily. O Brien wants to sweep but no luck. O Brien looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
O Brien looking to control.
O Brien bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Xahli's guard. Xahli wants to stand but O Brien is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. O Brien slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up. O Brien decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Xahli, up you get! O Brien swinging wilding here.
O Brien stuffs the takedown attempt from Xahli. Xahli gets slowly back to his feet. Xahli throws out a loose jab but O Brien uses good head movement to avoid it. O Brien shoots in for a takedown and gets it. O Brien is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Xahli! Xahli is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Xahli flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Xahli is wriggling around trying to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Xahli is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
O Brien controlling from the full mount. O Brien lands a nice shot to the head. Xahli is trying to stand. Xahli trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful. O Brien tries to control but Xahli wriggling away. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Xavier Xahli will probably get the nod. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Xahli tries to close the distance and clinch but O Brien swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Xahli gets a takedown into half guard. O Brien keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. Xahli lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. O Brien wants to control but Xahli is keeping busy.
Xahli working the head and body with strikes. Xahli tries to stand but his arm is trapped. Xahli prevents O Brien from standing back up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. O Brien trying to control from the bottom.
Xahli trying to pass the guard but O Brien defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round. O Brien slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work. O Brien has a closed guard, preventing Xahli from standing up. Xahli won't allow O Brien to sweep him here. O Brien manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Xahli manages to get himself to full guard.
O Brien content to stall in guard here. Xahli wants to get back to his feet but O Brien is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena. O Brien with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. O Brien lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard. Xahli looking to hit a scissor sweep but O Brien is one step ahead there. O Brien wants to control from the top but Xahli keeps moving. O Brien chips away with some ground and pound.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up. O Brien misses with a series of wild punches.
No joy there for O Brien , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Xahli tries to clinch but O Brien is having none of it. Xahli throws the left hand but O Brien avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round. O Brien shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. O Brien advances position into side control! Xahli tries to bench press O Brien off him but O Brien keeps the position. O Brien looks up at the clock and then as Xahli takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, O Brien smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
You can see the frustration on Xahli's face as O Brien controls the position. O Brien working the head and body with strikes. O Brien lands a few punches from side control. O Brien thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. O Brien trying to control the position but Xahli is working away. O Brien is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Xahli's shoulder. That is not cool.
That's four minutes gone in the round. O Brien advances nicely into full mount. O Brien controlling the pace for now. O Brien lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Xahli is trying to get back to his feet but can't. O Brien controlling from the full mount. Xahli really wants to buck O Brien off and get back to his feet. O Brien controlling the pace for now. Xahli is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donnie O Brien showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Xahli fails with an attempt to clinch.
Xahli fails in his attempt to clinch. O Brien avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
O Brien slips under a jab from Xahli. A jab from Xahli finds it's way through O Brien 's defenses. Xavier Xahli is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Xahli throws a looping overhand right but O Brien ducks down to avoid it. Xahli connects with a nice looking jab.
O Brien scores with a hook to the body. Xahli takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Xahli fails in his attempt to clinch. O Brien drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard. Xahli is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst O Brien is controlling him. O Brien is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. Xahli has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but O Brien can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. Both fighters are breathing heavily. O Brien lands a couple of elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round. O Brien stands up from guard. Let's bang! Xahli tries to clinch up. O Brien swats away the attempt to clinch by Xahli. O Brien shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than O Brien was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure! O Brien content just to control the position here. Xahli is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
O Brien is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Xahli can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Xahli is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
O Brien raining down shots from the mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Xahli is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Xahli can't escape the position.
O Brien controlling his opponent. Xahli regains half guard. O Brien prevents Xahli from standing back up.
O Brien thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Xahli manages to escape and get back to his feet!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Xahli with a poor takedown and O Brien counters with a shoot takedown. Xahli fights it but they end up in guard. O Brien is looking to work some ground and pound but Xahli has wrist control. Xahli has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes O Brien off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds. O Brien shoots in but doesn't get the takedown and Xahli counters with a two punch combo. Xahli fails in his attempt to clinch. O Brien avoids a punch combination nicely.
O Brien throws a combination. Xahli tries to block but a couple of punches get through. O Brien shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than O Brien was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure! Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Xahli keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
O Brien controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Xahli is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
O Brien controlling his opponent. O Brien working Xahli over with strikes here. O Brien pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage. Xahli is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position. O Brien controlling the position easily from mount. Xahli is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. O Brien controlling the position easily from mount.
And that's the end of the fight! Donnie O Brien comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I think O Brien 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29 Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29 Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Donnie O Brien !
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
65% |
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