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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Donnie O Brien (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Imperial XinZhao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Brien 's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Rocky Road to Dublin. Imperial XinZhao will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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172 cm
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142 lbs
25 - 9 - 1 |
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175 cm
26
135 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
25 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Donnie O Brien ! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Imperial XinZhao! The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Paul Tew and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! O Brien throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
XinZhao feints a jab promting O Brien to slip. XinZhao then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. O Brien slips again and ducks right into an uppercut. O Brien checks the leg kick. O Brien misses with a hook. XinZhao ducked under it nicely. XinZhao closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. XinZhao wants to land a leg kick but O Brien is out of range. XinZhao pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces O Brien back to the cage. XinZhao follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver. O Brien avoids the head kick by XinZhao.
XinZhao lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. O Brien moves out of range of the leg kick from XinZhao. XinZhao lands a jab-cross combination. O Brien uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by XinZhao.
O Brien throws a sloppy body shot
and XinZhao cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. O Brien avoids a low kick by using good footwork. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! XinZhao gets cracked there but stands up to it.
XinZhao throws a head kick that misses. Donk. XinZhao catches O Brien right on the button with a cross. XinZhao tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round. O Brien misses with a double jab.
O Brien slips a jab and a cross from XinZhao.
O Brien waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract XinZhao. O Brien blocks a jab. O Brien throws a hook but XinZhao avoids it easily. XinZhao misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice jab there from XinZhao. O Brien clinches with his opponent.
O Brien keeps control of XinZhao as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. XinZhao is fighting off a takedown attempt but O Brien is just too persistent for him and manages to trip XinZhao to the mat. XinZhao regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat. The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work. O Brien engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. XinZhao can't keep his opponent in guard - O Brien advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round. O Brien works his way into side control. O Brien in side control, just content to control the action for now. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. O Brien has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round. O Brien works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head. We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if XinZhao can do anything to dispel that myth. 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 XinZhao's shoulder. That is not cool.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Donnie O Brien . O Brien misses with a hook. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. O Brien throws an off balance right hand
and XinZhao counters with a stiff right hand. XinZhao avoids a lazy jab quite easily. O Brien throws a right and a left that XinZhao avoids nicely. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from XinZhao. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donnie O Brien dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action!
XinZhao throws a low kick but O Brien moves out of range easily. XinZhao throws a hook but O Brien blocks it. O Brien will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jab from O Brien . XinZhao's jab looks to have found its range, popping O Brien under the eye. O Brien throws a poor cross that misses
and XinZhao counters with a three punch combo that has O Brien backing up. O Brien nods at XinZhao to acknowledge the strikes. O Brien throws a lazy right hand but XinZhao sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Donnie O Brien seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. O Brien connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. XinZhao avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
O Brien dodges the punch combination from XinZhao.
XinZhao catches O Brien with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! O Brien closes the distance and lands a one-two. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! XinZhao misses with the combination.
A head kick misses from XinZhao.
That's one minute gone in the round. O Brien looks to throw the jab but XinZhao is out of range. Some wild striking there from O Brien .
XinZhao misses with a head kick.
O Brien forces XinZhao back against the cage and clinches. O Brien pulls guard. O Brien is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control. We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up. O Brien throws a right hand that misses
and XinZhao counters with a straight punch to the midsection. XinZhao tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. O Brien paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. XinZhao misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
XinZhao is breathing heavily. O Brien misses with a looping right. XinZhao throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round. XinZhao gets tackled into the cage by O Brien . O Brien maintains the clinch. O Brien is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but XinZhao is defending well. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! O Brien jumps into guard, dragging XinZhao to the mat.
O Brien wriggles free and stands up. XinZhao throws a half hearted mid kick. O Brien tries to clinch up. O Brien swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
XinZhao bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. O Brien blocks a head kick by XinZhao.
O Brien scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. XinZhao slips a jab from O Brien . O Brien throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A head kick misses from XinZhao.
That's three minutes gone in the round. XinZhao thows a body shot but no joy. O Brien moves into range and connects with a jab. XinZhao moves forwards but O Brien connects with a nice, crisp jab. XinZhao misses with a head kick.
XinZhao lands a nice looking body shot.
O Brien throws a combination that misses and XinZhao counters with a left to the body. Donnie O Brien is winning the standup battle so far. O Brien closes the distance and clinches. O Brien decides to pull guard. O Brien wants to sweep but no luck. O Brien has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes XinZhao off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds. Donnie O Brien is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. XinZhao swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round. XinZhao connects with a crisp jab. O Brien fails to land with a series of punches.
O Brien has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ. O Brien misses the jab. No joy there for O Brien , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! O Brien throws a right and a left that XinZhao avoids nicely. XinZhao is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. O Brien tries to clinch there but XinZhao circles away.
O Brien doesn't manage to clinch there - XinZhao circles away.
O Brien misses with a left hand letting XinZhao counter with a right hand. XinZhao lands a jab to the nose. XinZhao tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but O Brien was well out of range. Poor timing from XinZhao. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. O Brien throws a lazy right hand but XinZhao sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. A jab from O Brien misses. O Brien misses with a right hand and XinZhao counters with a three punch combo that has O Brien backing up. O Brien nods at XinZhao to acknowledge the strikes. O Brien has taken the fight to the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donnie O Brien dominated that second round. That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
O Brien throws a series of punches but XinZhao avoids them all with ease. O Brien tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but XinZhao paws at him with a jab and circles away. XinZhao tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. XinZhao throws a right and a left that both miss. O Brien throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and XinZhao connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. XinZhao throws a right and a left that O Brien avoids nicely. XinZhao misses with a double jab.
O Brien throws out a loose jab but XinZhao uses good head movement to avoid it. O Brien misses with an uppercut. XinZhao saw that one coming. O Brien throws an uppercut from half a mile away. XinZhao sees it coming and avoids it easily. XinZhao throws a head kick but O Brien moves out of range.
O Brien misses with a hook. XinZhao ducked under it nicely. XinZhao moves away from the strike by O Brien . XinZhao pulls out of a head kick attempt.
O Brien throws a right hand that misses
and XinZhao counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. XinZhao takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round. O Brien throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. O Brien is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all. O Brien misses with a wild body shot. O Brien avoids the head kick by XinZhao.
XinZhao throws a head kick that misses. O Brien ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. XinZhao bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. O Brien tests XinZhao's chin there with a solid looking shot. O Brien fakes high and swings low for a body shot but XinZhao manages to avoid it. XinZhao moves out of range as O Brien strikes. A big right from O Brien misses. XinZhao slips under a jab from O Brien . O Brien connects with a jab. XinZhao blocks a jab. O Brien misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as O Brien checks a leg kick. XinZhao gets cracked with a nice right hand there by O Brien . XinZhao showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from O Brien .
O Brien throws a right hand that misses
and XinZhao counters with a straight punch to the midsection. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. O Brien misses with a left hand and XinZhao counters with a left and a right that stings O Brien . XinZhao misses with a head kick.
XinZhao walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
XinZhao is rocked! O Brien blocks the body kick.
XinZhao is still on wobbly legs! Can O Brien finish him? XinZhao walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Sloppy strikes from O Brien . Those never looked like landing. O Brien has closed the distance and engaged XinZhao in a clinch.
O Brien jumps guard.
O Brien 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. O Brien performing his best blanket impression for a moment. O Brien works his way into side control. XinZhao seems to have recovered his senses. O Brien just content to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round. O Brien passes to full mount! That's big trouble for XinZhao! O Brien controlling from mount. Imperial XinZhao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Donnie O Brien is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27 Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27 Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Donnie O Brien ! Donnie O Brien decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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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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