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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mickey O Neil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Banner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Banner has chosen Pump Up The Jam as his entrance music. Mickey O Neil could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bruce Banner's chin.
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177 lbs
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175 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Decent boxing
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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
32 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mickey O Neil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bruce Banner!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Edson Gomes and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Neil goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Banner on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nice shot lands for O Neil.
O Neil thows a body shot but no joy.
Banner avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
O Neil thuds a left hand into Banner's body.
Some wild striking there from O Neil.
O Neil misses with a hook. Banner ducked under it nicely.
O Neil looks to land a left hand but Banner moved out of range nicely.
Banner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by O Neil.
O Neil lunges at Banner with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Banner's hand.
Banner pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
O Neil throws a right hand that Banner ducks under and follows up with a left that Banner also avoids with ease.
O Neil misses with the combination.
Banner on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Neil steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Banner.
Banner takes a swing at O Neil's ribcage but misses.
A slow jab from Banner misses its intended target.
O Neil comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Banner scores with a jab. O Neil acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
O Neil looks to throw the jab but Banner is out of range.
O Neil throws a big shot that misses.
O Neil stuns Banner with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Banner takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Donk. Banner catches O Neil right on the button with a cross.
O Neil lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
O Neil feints a jab promting Banner to slip. O Neil then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Banner slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Banner throws a hook to the side of O Neil's head but O Neil sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Neil throws a head kick but Banner moves out of range.
Mickey O Neil seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
O Neil misses with an uppercut. Banner saw that one coming.
O Neil lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
O Neil misses with the combination.
O Neil misses with a looping right.
Banner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
O Neil cracks Banner with a good jab.
Left hook, right uppercut from O Neil.
Banner misses with a wild body shot.
O Neil misses with a two punch combination.
Banner misses the shot to the body.
Banner connects with a body shot that sends O Neil's belly button to the back.
O Neil scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Neil throws a series of punches but Banner avoids them all with ease.
Mickey O Neil is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Banner moves away from the strike by O Neil.
Banner avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
O Neil throws a hook to the side of Banner's head but Banner sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
O Neil looks to score with a jab to the body but Banner is just out of range.
Banner defending well as O Neil loads up on a big left hand.
O Neil lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Banner at a distance.
O Neil throws a jab when Banner was well out of range.
Nice shot lands for Banner.
O Neil misses with a body shot.
O Neil misses the jab.
O Neil jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
O Neil swinging wildly here.
O Neil will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banner misses with a wild body shot.
Banner ducks under a wild hook from O Neil.
Banner takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Banner takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
O Neil connects with a single shot there.
O Neil takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Banner on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
O Neil scores with a jab. Banner acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
O Neil slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Banner lands with a nice body punch.
O Neil connects with a body shot that sends Banner's belly button to the back.
O Neil uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Banner.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey O Neil dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
O Neil looks to land a right hand but Banner moved out of range.
Banner blocks a jab.
A jab from O Neil misses.
O Neil connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
O Neil looks to throw the jab but Banner is out of range.
Banner is on the wrong end of a nice combination from O Neil.
O Neil punishes Banner's body with a nice straight punch.
O Neil slips a jab from Banner.
O Neil throws a right and a left that both miss.
O Neil scores with a one two! Banner had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Banner needs to keep his hands up - O Neil had a free shot at his head there.
O Neil throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Banner stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A looping hook to the body misses from O Neil. Banner does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mickey O Neil is winning the standup battle so far.
Banner moves out of range as O Neil strikes.
A combination from O Neil does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banner with a hook.
Banner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
O Neil defending well as Banner loads up on a big left hand.
Banner ducks under a wild hook from O Neil.
O Neil throws a right and a left that Banner avoids nicely.
O Neil jabbing away but nothing is landing.
O Neil throws a good cross that connects.
Banner dodges the punch combination from O Neil.
O Neil will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
O Neil misses with a hook. Banner ducked under it nicely.
Banner slips under a jab from O Neil.
O Neil takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Neil scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
O Neil misses with an attempted mid kick.
O Neil takes a swing at Banner's ribcage but misses.
Banner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from O Neil.
O Neil throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Banner stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
O Neil throws a shot to the body.
O Neil steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Banner.
O Neil throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Banner is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by O Neil.
Banner slips a straight right by O Neil.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
O Neil looks to land a right hand but Banner moved out of range.
O Neil bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
O Neil just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Neil displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Banner throws out the jab.
O Neil slips under a jab.
O Neil tests Banner's chin there with a solid looking shot.
O Neil throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
O Neil misses with a hook. Banner ducked under it nicely.
Banner moves away from the strike by O Neil.
O Neil fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Banner manages to avoid it.
Nice uppercut lands for O Neil. That snapped Banner's head back.
A big left from O Neil misses.
O Neil is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Banner can do to turn this around?
Banner 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 Neil looks to land a left hand but Banner moved out of range nicely.
O Neil keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A left lands for O Neil.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banner gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Decent striking displayed by O Neil there.
Banner uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from O Neil.
A looping hook to the body misses from O Neil. Banner does a little dance to reset his feet.
Banner misses with a straight left.
Banner gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
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 telegraphed right hand from O Neil misses the target.
O Neil scores with a nice right hand.
O Neil takes a swing at Banner's ribcage but misses.
O Neil lands a head shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
O Neil lands the left hand.
Banner thuds his right hand into O Neil's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
O Neil tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Banner was well out of range. Poor timing from O Neil.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey O Neil dominated that second round.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
O Neil moves out of range of the strikes.
O Neil lands with a shot to the body.
A big right from O Neil misses.
Banner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from Banner misses.
A jab lands there for O Neil.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts O Neil, as that shot connected.
Banner moves out of range as O Neil strikes.
O Neil throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
O Neil misses with a double jab.
O Neil takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
O Neil missing with a left hand there. Banner was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Banner might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, O Neil has got the better of the exchanges.
O Neil connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Banner's hands.
Banner lands a nice hook to O Neil's body. O Neil takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Neil throws a low kick but Banner moves out of range easily.
O Neil throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
O Neil looks to land a left hand but Banner moved out of range nicely.
O Neil misses with a double jab.
O Neil lands with an uppercut that bounces Banner off the cage and back into range.
O Neil throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A shot to the liver by O Neil. Beautiful body shot.
O Neil throws a head kick but Banner moves out of range.
O Neil lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
O Neil misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
O Neil listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Banner scores with a jab.
O Neil looks to score with a jab to the body but Banner is just out of range.
Banner pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bruce Banner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mickey O Neil is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Banner has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Neil catches Banner with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Banner lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Banner slips a jab and a cross from O Neil.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Banner takes a swing at O Neil's ribcage but misses.
Banner avoids the body shot from O Neil.
O Neil lands a nice shot that snaps Banner's head back.
O Neil lands a head shot.
O Neil just misses with a punch to the body.
O Neil comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
O Neil feints a jab promting Banner to slip. O Neil then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Banner slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
O Neil scores with a jab to the jaw.
O Neil fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Banner manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banner fails to land the takedown.
O Neil scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
O Neil catches Banner with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Banner takes a jab right on the kisser.
O Neil with a body punch. A glancing blow.
O Neil throws an overhand right that lands on Banner's shoulder, as Banner tries to avoid the shot.
Danga de danga de dang - O Neil scores with a four punch combination!
O Neil stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
O Neil is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Banner.
O Neil changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
O Neil smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
O Neil scores with a decent looking hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Neil throws a series of punches but Banner moves out of range.
O Neil throws a big shot that misses.
Banner loads up on a big right hand but O Neil slips the punch.
O Neil misses with an uppercut
and Banner counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Banner throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as O Neil works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Banner is looking to work some ground and pound but O Neil has wrist control.
We've been hearing good reports from O Neil's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Banner accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Banner looking to pass the guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Banner throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Banner throwing strikes but missing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mickey O Neil showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for O Neil, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mickey O Neil!
Mickey O Neil seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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hype
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