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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jacek Milowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mickey O Neill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Neill is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Oasis- Fuckin' In The Bushes. Mickey O Neill told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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180 cm
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168 lbs
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180 cm
21
166 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jacek Milowski! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Mickey O Neill! The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Daniel Bishop and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! O Neill takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Milowski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Milowski defends well against a solid takedown attempt from O Neill. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Milowski lands a jab to the nose.
It looks like Mickey O Neill has been cut. O Neill fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Milowski manages to avoid it. O Neill misses with an uppercut. Milowski saw that one coming. O Neill looks to land a combination but Milowski avoids it well. O Neill scores with a crisp jab that stopped Milowski in his tracks. Milowski is looking to clinch. Mickey O Neill seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. O Neill steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Milowski. O Neill looks to land a combination but Milowski avoids it well. O Neill has taken the fight to the clinch.
O Neill prevents a body shot from Milowski. Milowski swings wildly with an uppercut but O Neill uses good head movement to avoid it. O Neill is trying to force a seperation but Milowski has the dominant position. O Neill wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Milowski has him pressed against the cage. A head punch blocked on the inside by O Neill. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. O Neill has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Milowski misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round. Milowski is trying to maintain a safe position but O Neill gets an underhook and turns Milowski into the cage. Milowski working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Milowski working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Milowski lands with a left to the head. Milowski misses with some punches.
Milowski tries to stall but O Neill uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Milowski. O Neill pushes Milowski back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. O Neill gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground. If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup. O Neill wants to stand and escape but instead Milowski has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. Milowski stops O Neill from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round. O Neill is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive. O Neill keeping moving, preventing Milowski from controlling successfully.
We're going to have a standup here because Jacek Milowski wasn't active enough for the referee's liking. A punch combination from Milowski misses. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. O Neill fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Milowski to the ground. O Neill is now in Milowski's guard. O Neill is looking to stand up but Milowski won't let him. Milowski looking to hit a scissor sweep but O Neill is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round. The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up. Milowski has a closed guard, preventing O Neill from standing up.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Mickey O Neill hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart. Milowski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Milowski is looking to clinch. Milowski throws a jab but it's blocked by O Neill. O Neill fails with a takedown attempt from distance. Milowski throws a looping overhand right but O Neill ducks down to avoid it. Milowski lands a nice leg kick that just misses O Neill's sensitive parts. Jacek Milowski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. O Neill shoots in looking for a takedown but Milowski manages to keep the fight standing, pushing O Neill's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away. Jacek Milowski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mickey O Neill. O Neill swinging wildly here.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Milowski misses with a looping right. O Neill lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Milowski circles away quickly and effectively. Nice shot by O Neill. A lazy left from Milowski finds it's target. O Neill jabs at Milowski's body. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. O Neill throws a right and a left that both miss. Nice shot lands for Milowski. Milowski connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. O Neill moves away from the strike by Milowski. O Neill scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. O Neill tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Milowski swivels and escapes. Milowski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from O Neill.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Milowski walks into a left hand. Milowski slips a jab and a cross from O Neill.
Milowski connects with the punch. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mickey O Neill will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Mickey O Neill's cut. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Milowski throws an off balance right hand
and O Neill counters with a lovely straight right hand! Milowski closes the distance looking to clinch and O Neill cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Milowski connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Milowski misses with a looping left. Milowski throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck O Neill on the side of the head. Milowski scores with a decent looking hook. Milowski throws an off balance right hand
and O Neill counters with a left and a right that stings Milowski. O Neill tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Milowski manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Milowski throws a jab but it's blocked by O Neill. Milowski lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Milowski. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! O Neill on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Milowski. Milowski obviously looking to wear him down.
O Neill drives through and clinches with Milowski against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Milowski. Come on Milowski - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
O Neill breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. O Neill fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Milowski misses with a straight left. O Neill avoids a lazy jab quite easily. A lazy left from Milowski finds it's target. Milowski avoids the body shot from O Neill.
O Neill throws a right and a left that both miss. Milowski throws out a loose jab but O Neill uses good head movement to avoid it. O Neill ducks under a wild hook from Milowski. A telegraphed right hand from O Neill misses the target. Milowski doesn't manage to clinch there - O Neill circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Milowski looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Mickey O Neill is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Milowski throws a series of punches but O Neill avoids them all with ease. O Neill throws a right and a left that both miss. Milowski tries to clinch up. O Neill pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Milowski back to the cage. O Neill follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
That's two minutes gone in the round. O Neill throws a right and a left that Milowski avoids nicely. O Neill swings for the body but Milowski moves out of range.
O Neill pushes Milowski up against the cage in a clinch. O Neill wants to get back to striking at distance but Milowski won't allow it.
O Neill's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Milowski lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Milowski defending well as O Neill loads up on a big left hand. O Neill misses with a two punch combination.
O Neill blocks a jab. Milowski avoids a punch combination nicely.
Milowski throws a big shot that misses. O Neill ducks right into an uppercut from Milowski. A nice combination there by O Neill.
O Neill needs to keep his hands up - Milowski had a free shot at his head there. Milowski works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. O Neill uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Nice sprawl there from Milowski as O Neill shoots in. O Neill dips to his left and cracks Milowski with an uppercut! O Neill bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control. O Neill wants to stand but Milowski is controlling his arm. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. O Neill is breathing heavily. O Neill stands up and beckons Milowski to his feet. O Neill steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Milowski.
That's four minutes gone in the round. O Neill gets cracked there but stands up to it.
O Neill closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. 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! Milowski wants to get back to full guard. O Neill tries to stand but his arm is trapped. O Neill stands up from half guard. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! O Neill looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard. Milowski is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey O Neill showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Mickey O Neill's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
O Neill tries to bum rush Milowski with a series of wild strikes but Milowski uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Milowski lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. O Neill misses with a jab, cross combination.
O Neill on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
O Neill slips a jab from Milowski. O Neill blocks a jab. O Neill misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. Jacek Milowski is winning the standup battle so far. O Neill slips a straight right by Milowski. O Neill throws a series of punches but Milowski moves out of range. Milowski missing with a left hand there. O Neill was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Some wild striking there from O Neill.
Milowski clinches. The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows. Milowski is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round. O Neill has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. O Neill looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Milowski is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. O Neill wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
O Neill pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. O Neill walks into a straight right hand from Milowski. A combination from Milowski does no damage. O Neill rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Milowski moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Milowski swings widly with a right hand
and O Neill makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Milowski on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. O Neill looks to land a left hand but Milowski moved out of range nicely. Milowski closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Milowski misses the shot to the body. Milowski darts in and clinches O Neill up against the cage. O Neill wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Milowski lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Milowski misses with a short punch on the inside. O Neill blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Milowski fails to land. Milowski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. O Neill takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Jacek Milowski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! A cross from Milowski lands. O Neill tries to clinch up. Milowski takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket. O Neill throws a looping overhand right but Milowski ducks down to avoid it. O Neill misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Milowski misses with a double jab.
A slow jab from Milowski misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Milowski scores with a sloppy right hand. O Neill should have avoided that one. O Neill misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
O Neill throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
O Neill takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. A combination from O Neill does no damage. Milowski takes one to the chin there. Milowski throws a lazy right hand but O Neill sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. A decent looking cross lands there for Milowski. Donk. Milowski catches O Neill right on the button with a cross. O Neill shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Milowski manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage. Milowski thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. O Neill wanted to stand there but Milowski had control of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round. O Neill wants to stand and escape but instead Milowski has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. Milowski pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. O Neill is keeping the position for now. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Milowski won't allow O Neill to get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight! That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jacek Milowski. I think O Neill 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 Atkins scores the fight 28:29 Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29 Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mickey O Neill!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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