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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mikko Rourke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Myles O Donnell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rourke comes to the cage accompanied by Rolling Stones - Paint it black. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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196 lbs
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191 lbs
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Mikko Rourke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Myles O Donnell!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Winston Howard and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Donnell misses with a body kick.
Rourke scores with a punch to the head.
Rourke dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
O Donnell looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
O Donnell lands a head shot.
Rourke scores with a jab to the jaw.
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!
O Donnell closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rourke thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rourke 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 Donnell closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rourke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but O Donnell was well out of range. Poor timing from Rourke.
Rourke throws a series of punches but O Donnell avoids them all with ease.
O Donnell wants to slow Rourke down by chopping away at his legs.
O Donnell takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A jab from Rourke does it's job there.
Rourke misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rourke slips a jab from O Donnell.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Donnell throws a low kick but Rourke moves out of range easily.
Rourke misses with a head kick.
Rourke throws a looping overhand right but O Donnell ducks down to avoid it.
Rourke throws a combination but it was largely blocked by O Donnell.
Rourke pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
O Donnell wants to land a leg kick but Rourke is out of range.
Rourke misses with an uppercut.
Rourke throws a looping overhand right but O Donnell ducks down to avoid it.
Rourke on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
O Donnell takes a jab right on the kisser.
Rourke slips a jab from O Donnell.
O Donnell lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rourke's sensitive parts.
O Donnell walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rourke checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
O Donnell throws an overhand right that lands on Rourke's shoulder, as Rourke tries to avoid the shot.
Nice straight punches there by Rourke. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rourke.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rourke moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Donnell blocks a leg kick.
O Donnell misses with a hook. Rourke ducked under it nicely.
Rourke ducks under a wild hook from O Donnell.
Rourke throws a push kick but O Donnell slaps the foot to one side.
O Donnell moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A clash of legs there as Rourke blocks the low kick.
O Donnell checks a low kick from Rourke.
Myles O Donnell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rourke shoots in but no luck this time.
Rourke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
O Donnell ducks under a wild hook from Rourke.
O Donnell misses with a straight left.
Rourke blocks a head kick by O Donnell.
Rourke missing with a left hand there. O Donnell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rourke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but O Donnell was well out of range. Poor timing from Rourke.
Rourke looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Donnell throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rourke cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rourke lands a lovely overhand right.
Rourke is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A left lands for O Donnell.
O Donnell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rourke throws out the jab.
Rourke lands with a right hand.
Rourke connects with an inside leg kick.
Rourke lands an overhand right.
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!
A clash of legs there as O Donnell blocks the low kick.
O Donnell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rourke.
O Donnell lands a jab to the nose.
Rourke cracks a nice hook into O Donnell's ribs.
Rourke throws a sloppy head kick and O Donnell moves out of range easily.
O Donnell throws a head kick that misses.
Rourke throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
O Donnell throws a jab but it's blocked by Rourke.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from O Donnell.
A swing and a miss from Rourke.
O Donnell throws a hook to the side of Rourke's head but Rourke sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rourke lands with a cross.
Rourke misses with an uppercut. O Donnell saw that one coming.
A bone on bone clash there as Rourke blocks the leg kick.
O Donnell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rourke throws out the jab.
Good exchange - O Donnell coming out on top.
O Donnell lands with an overhand left.
Rourke throws a looping overhand right but O Donnell ducks down to avoid it.
O Donnell doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rourke checks a leg kick.
O Donnell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rourke was well out of range. Poor timing from O Donnell.
Mikko Rourke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rourke will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
O Donnell feints and then cracks Rourke's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rourke down.
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 Mikko Rourke will probably get the nod.
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.
Rourke connects with a leg kick. O Donnell looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
O Donnell misses with a low kick as Rourke jumps back.
A swing and a miss from O Donnell.
O Donnell's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rourke connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! O Donnell scrambles back to his feet.
Rourke tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A low kick from Rourke misses
and O Donnell counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rourke thinking.
Rourke connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
O Donnell throws a leg kick but Rourke sees it coming and moves out of range.
Rourke connects with a right hand. O Donnell shakes it off.
Rourke misses with a low kick.
Rourke throws a shot from downtown. O Donnell moves away and avoids it.
O Donnell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rourke.
Rourke lands with a cross.
O Donnell throws a combination. Rourke tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rourke pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by O Donnell.
A bone on bone clash there as O Donnell blocks the leg kick.
Rourke throws an uppercut from half a mile away. O Donnell sees it coming and avoids it easily.
O Donnell fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rourke has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
O Donnell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rourke manages to avoid it.
O Donnell fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
O Donnell takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
O Donnell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rourke throws out the jab.
O Donnell walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rourke checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Rourke on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by O Donnell. O Donnell obviously looking to wear him down.
Rourke is looking to land body kicks.
Rourke throws a jab but it's blocked by O Donnell.
O Donnell jabs Rourke right on the nose. Rourke blinks but takes it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
O Donnell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rourke.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Rourke.
Rourke cracks O Donnell with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rourke stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from O Donnell.
Nice uppercut lands for Rourke. That snapped O Donnell's head back.
O Donnell misses with a right hand
and Rourke makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from O Donnell. Rourke does a little dance to reset his feet.
O Donnell moves out of range of the strikes.
O Donnell with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
O Donnell swings for the body but Rourke moves out of range.
Rourke misses with an uppercut.
O Donnell on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rourke. Rourke obviously looking to wear him down.
O Donnell throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rourke on the side of the head.
O Donnell looks to land a right hand but Rourke moved out of range.
Nice defenses there by O Donnell.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rourke waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract O Donnell.
Rourke throws a right hand that misses
and O Donnell counters with a stiff right hand.
A big left from O Donnell misses.
O Donnell connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rourke's hands.
Rourke misses with a wild body shot.
Rourke avoids the body shot from O Donnell.
Rourke moves out of range of the strikes.
O Donnell lands with a nice body punch.
O Donnell scores with a leg kick.
Rourke cracks O Donnell with an open hand slap.
O Donnell throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as O Donnell checks a leg kick.
Rourke shoots in for a takedown but O Donnell shows good takedown defense.
Rourke throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from O Donnell.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rourke lands with an uppercut that bounces O Donnell off the cage and back into range.
Myles O Donnell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rourke tries to score with a low kick but O Donnell moves his leg out of the way.
Rourke lands the left hand.
Rourke uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from O Donnell.
O Donnell lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A head kick by Rourke misses
and O Donnell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
O Donnell avoids the body shot from Rourke.
O Donnell chopping away at his opponent's legs.
O Donnell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rourke throws out the jab.
A cross from O Donnell lands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
O Donnell takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Good leg kick by Rourke there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A combination from O Donnell does no damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Myles O Donnell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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 hear some noise people - this is the final round!
O Donnell slips a jab and a cross from Rourke.
O Donnell waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rourke.
A low kick from O Donnell is predictable there
and Rourke counters with a leg kick.
O Donnell's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rourke chopping away at his opponent's legs.
O Donnell throws the left hand but Rourke avoids the punch easily.
O Donnell tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rourke throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Rourke feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to O Donnell's calf.
Rourke scores with a leg kick.
Rourke blocks a leg kick.
Rourke throws a poor cross that misses
and O Donnell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rourke gets off balance looking for a body kick
and O Donnell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That kick from O Donnell tenderised Rourke's leg. Rourke is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rourke looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
O Donnell lands with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rourke throws an uppercut from half a mile away. O Donnell sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A shot to the liver by Rourke. Beautiful body shot.
O Donnell digs a good hook to Rourke's body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rourke misses with a low kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by O Donnell.
O Donnell ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rourke misses with a leg kick.
Rourke throws a leg kick but O Donnell sees it coming and moves out of range.
Rourke shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has O Donnell pinned against the cage. O Donnell gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
O Donnell tries a low kick but Rourke avoids it.
O Donnell lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Donnell connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
O Donnell connects with a crisp jab.
Rourke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rourke throws a leg kick but O Donnell moved away.
O Donnell slips under a jab from Rourke.
O Donnell lands with a hook. Rourke tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Rourke swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Rourke works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
O Donnell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A leg kick checked by Rourke.
Rourke misses with a head kick.
Rourke swings away with a leg kick that misses.
O Donnell has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rourke pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rourke tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from O Donnell misses the target.
O Donnell is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rourke.
O Donnell chopping away at his opponent's legs.
O Donnell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rourke.
O Donnell throws out a loose jab but Rourke uses good head movement to avoid it.
O Donnell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
O Donnell blocks the body kick.
A punch combination from Rourke misses.
O Donnell lands a big head kick that sends Rourke tumbling to the mat! O Donnell takes a step backwards and waves Rourke back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Rourke is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rourke shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Oh Rourke is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
O Donnell tries to score with a low kick but Rourke moves his leg out of the way.
O Donnell thows a body shot but no joy.
Rourke punishes O Donnell's body with a nice straight punch.
Rourke seems to have got his legs back now.
O Donnell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rourke throws out the jab.
Rourke misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Donnell checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Rourke closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. O Donnell did well to prevent Rourke getting side control.
Rourke is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
O Donnell is trying to control but can't.
Rourke is looking to take a break and control but O Donnell is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rourke thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed O Donnell's head.
Rourke wants to lay and pray for a moment but O Donnell keeps working.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
O Donnell trying to control here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Myles O Donnell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think O Donnell 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Myles O Donnell!
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hype
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