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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Billy O Brien (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Misiek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Misiek has chosen El Picante as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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185 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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181 cm
24
185 lbs
11 - 10 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful |
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Billy O Brien!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Rafael Misiek!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Emerson Jorge and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Misiek misses with a head kick.
O Brien cracks Misiek with a good jab.
Misiek throws a head kick that misses.
Misiek misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Misiek tries to land a front kick but O Brien steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
O Brien keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
We've been told by O Brien's head coaches at Alpha Elite Private Training that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Misiek is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
O Brien dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
O Brien gets tackled into the cage by Misiek. Misiek maintains the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Misiek blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Misiek gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Misiek just misses with a elbow thrown towards O Brien's brow.
O Brien wants to get back to striking at distance but Misiek won't allow it.
Misiek is pushing O Brien up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Misiek keeps control of O Brien as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Brien tries to pull guard but Misiek won't allow it.
Misiek taking a breather.
Misiek slows down the pace here.
O Brien scores with a shoulder strike.
Misiek is looking for a takedown up against the cage. O Brien gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
O Brien tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Misiek trying to land knees to the body.
Misiek prevents O Brien from breaking the clinch.
O Brien tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Misiek breaks from the clinch.
Misiek scores with a leg kick.
Misiek forces O Brien back against the cage and clinches.
Misiek missing with knees to the body.
Misiek lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Billy O Brien has been cut.
Misiek throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but O Brien blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Brien struggles to land a body shot inside as Misiek controls his hands.
Misiek's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
O Brien trying to stall but Misiek improves his position.
O Brien's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O Brien fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy O Brien. That's going to take a lot out of him.
O Brien lands a good knee to the midsection. Misiek won't want to take too many of those.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Misiek seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
O Brien takes a shot to the head.
Misiek prevents a body shot from O Brien.
Misiek misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from O Brien.
O Brien blocks an elbow strike from Misiek.
O Brien lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Misiek trying to control the position but instead, O Brien has worked for underhooks and has pushed Misiek into the cage.
Misiek looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from O Brien.
O Brien makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Misiek blocks an uppercut.
O Brien lands a hook that snaps the head of Misiek backwards.
Misiek swings away with an uppercut that misses.
O Brien tries to work over Misiek's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Misiek trying to land knees to the body.
Misiek has O Brien pushed against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from O Brien.
Misiek controlling the action here for a moment.
O Brien decides to pull guard.
O Brien has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Misiek can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
O Brien keeping moving, preventing Misiek from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Misiek preventing the sweep.
O Brien keeping moving, preventing Misiek from controlling successfully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Misiek wants to pass the guard but O Brien is keeping the position.
Misiek postures up.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Rafael Misiek hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
O Brien 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!
Misiek scores with a nice strike.
Misiek pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Misiek lands with a good body shot.
Misiek tries to move into range but O Brien moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy O Brien dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Billy O Brien's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Misiek moves out of range as O Brien strikes.
Misiek swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
O Brien pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Misiek lands a nice looking body shot.
Misiek moves into the clinch.
Misiek pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
O Brien has Misiek pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Misiek manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
O Brien is trying to pull guard but Misiek has him pressed against the cage.
O Brien throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Misiek blocks it with crossed arms.
O Brien misses with a body punch.
O Brien tries to throw a body punch but Misiek avoids it by throwing O Brien back against the cage.
Misiek looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Misiek comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Misiek has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. O Brien seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Misiek can turn it around.
O Brien tries to pull guard but Misiek forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy O Brien. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Misiek wants to stall.
O Brien lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Brien takes an elbow to the forehead.
Misiek working O Brien over with knees to the body.
Misiek lands a damaging elbow.
Misiek looks to throw an elbow but misses.
O Brien fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by O Brien as Misiek tries to tie him up.
Misiek throws a punch but it's blocked by O Brien.
Come on O Brien - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
O Brien dodges an elbow strike from Misiek.
Misiek avoiding damage.
Misiek lands a nice elbow.
O Brien tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rafael Misiek seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
O Brien manages to pull guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Brien has his hands on Misiek's head, controlling the position.
Misiek seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
O Brien is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Misiek throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as O Brien works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
O Brien is looking for a triangle but Misiek pushes his legs off easily.
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 Brien has his foot on Misiek's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Misiek works his way back into a safe position though.
O Brien has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Misiek can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Misiek loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Misiek stands and steps away. O Brien gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
A telegraphed right hand from O Brien misses the target.
Misiek misses the shot to the body.
Misiek misses with a body kick.
Misiek doesn't manage to clinch there - O Brien circles away.
O Brien dodges the punch combination from Misiek.
Misiek just misses with a punch to the body.
Misiek wants to clinch up but O Brien keeps it at a distance.
O Brien throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Misiek.
O Brien defending well as Misiek loads up on a big left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Misiek takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
O Brien misses with a straight left.
O Brien connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
O Brien misses with a hook.
O Brien throws out a loose jab but Misiek uses good head movement to avoid it.
Misiek ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Misiek lands a body shot.
O Brien takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jab from O Brien.
Rafael Misiek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Misiek throws a right hand that O Brien ducks under and follows up with a left that O Brien also avoids with ease.
O Brien swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Misiek goes for a double leg but O Brien avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as O Brien continues to drive forward.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Billy O Brien will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Billy O Brien's cut.
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 Brien lunges at Misiek with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Misiek's hand.
It looks like Rafael Misiek has been cut.
Misiek looks to land a combination but O Brien avoids it well.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as O Brien checks a leg kick.
O Brien is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Misiek blocks the body kick.
Misiek moves forwards but O Brien connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Misiek is rocked!
O Brien lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Misiek - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for O Brien!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Billy O Brien!
A very excited looking Billy O Brien rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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