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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Oneil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erik Meen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kevin Oneil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Erik Meen!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A cross from Meen lands.
Oneil swings for the body but Meen moves out of range.
Meen rushes Oneil and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Oneil working aggressively here.
Meen breaks the clinch.
Oneil misses with a body kick.
Meen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Oneil misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Meen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Oneil.
Meen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Meen! But no joy.
Meen staying out of range there.
Meen doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Oneil throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Meen to counter with a crisp jab.
Meen lands with an overhand left.
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 big left from Meen misses.
Oneil bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Meen's head backwards.
Oneil pivots, looking for a leg kick but Meen is out of range and Oneil settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oneil has managed to clinch.
Oneil looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Meen scores with a shot to the side of Oneil's head.
Oneil blocks the elbow strike.
Meen lands an elbow just above Oneil 's eye.
Oneil lands a hook that snaps the head of Meen backwards.
Oneil fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Oneil misses with a punch on the inside.
Meen holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Meen effectively controlling the action here.
Oneil tries a body shot but Meen blocks it.
Meen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Oneil scores with a hook to the body.
Oneil swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Meen swings wildly with an uppercut but Oneil uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oneil definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Meen lands an elbow inside that Oneil shrugs off.
Meen has a couple of punches blocked by Oneil.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meen digs a right hand underneath Oneil's ribcage. Oneil let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Meen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short uppercut from Meen.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oneil lands a left hand that snaps the head of Meen backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Meen.
Oneil swings wildly with an uppercut but Meen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oneil throws a punch but it's blocked by Meen.
Oneil misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Meen fails to land.
Meen prevents a body shot from Oneil.
Oneil swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Oneil.
Meen breaks the clinch.
Kevin Oneil seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oneil fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Meen is out of range.
Meen misses with a wild body shot.
Oneil dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice defenses there by Meen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meen checks a low kick from Oneil.
Meen let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Oneil throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Oneil avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Oneil staying out of range there.
Some wild striking there from Oneil.
Meen scores with a hook to the body. Oneil takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Oneil misses with a two punch combination.
A big left from Oneil misses.
Meen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Oneil.
Oneil slips a jab from Meen.
Oneil cracks Meen with a good jab.
Oneil misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oneil tries to clinch there but Meen circles away.
Oneil comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Oneil throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Oneil misses with a lunging right hand
and Meen counters with a left to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Meen swats away the attempt to clinch by Oneil.
Nice body punch from Oneil.
Meen misses with a hook
and Oneil counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Oneil misses with a jab to the body
and Meen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Oneil throws a body punch but Meen moves out of range.
Oneil lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Meen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Oneil throwing a counter right hand but Meen manages to avoid it.
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 Kevin Oneil will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Oneil uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Meen.
Meen moves in looking to clinch but Oneil pushes him off.
Meen has Oneil up against the cage in a clinch.
Meen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Meen lands a shot to the body.
Meen swings wildly with an uppercut but Oneil uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oneil pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Meen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice defenses there by Oneil.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oneil misses with a combination
letting Meen counter with a right hand.
Oneil gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Meen.
Oneil throws a body shot but no joy.
Meen thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meen misses with a wild body shot.
Oneil is looking to counter punch.
Meen gets tackled into the cage by Oneil. Oneil maintains the clinch.
A short right from Oneil.
Meen lands a right hand.
Meen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Meen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Oneil or not.
Oneil dodges an elbow strike from Meen.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Oneil.
Oneil blocking some punches.
Erik Meen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Oneil prevents a body shot from Meen.
Oneil has a couple of punches blocked by Meen.
Meen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Oneil fails to land.
Meen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Meen misses with a punch on the inside.
Meen manages to break the clinch.
Meen feints and then cracks Oneil's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Oneil down.
Oneil is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oneil throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Meen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oneil walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Meen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Meen! But no joy.
A low kick from Oneil misses
and Meen counters with a straight right hand.
Meen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Oneil is trying to force a seperation but Meen has the dominant position.
Oneil tries a body shot but Meen blocks it.
Still in the clinch, Oneil scores with a nice short uppercut.
Oneil gets through Meen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Oneil breaks from the clinch.
Oneil has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Meen finds it's way round the side to connect with Oneil's head.
Oneil lands a right hook to the body.
Oneil swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Oneil throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Meen connects with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meen cracks Oneil with a right hand to the side of the head.
Meen misses with a lunging right hand
and Oneil counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Oneil slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Oneil throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Meen wants to counter the offense by Oneil and move into the clinch position.
Oneil takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A low kick from Oneil is predictable there
and Meen counters by moving into the clinch.
Oneil misses with a hook from the clinch.
Oneil lands a body shot in the clinch.
Oneil fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Oneil blocking some punches.
Oneil misses with the head strike.
Oneil tries to throw a body punch but Meen avoids it by throwing Oneil back against the cage.
Oneil misses with some punches.
Oneil can't find room to land a body shot as Meen controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Oneil.
Nice elbow from Meen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meen has Oneil pressed against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oneil fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Meen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Meen can't find room to land a body shot as Oneil controls the action.
Meen lands a shoulder strike.
Oneil throws a punch but it's blocked by Meen.
Oneil lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Meen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Meen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Meen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Oneil lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Meen backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Meen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Meen blocking some punches.
Meen lands a nice shot to the body.
Meen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Meen tries to clinch but Oneil moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Oneil.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Meen! But no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erik Meen 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. And we move into the final round!
Meen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Oneil pivots, looking for a leg kick but Meen is out of range and Oneil settles back down.
Meen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Meen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Oneil throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Oneil chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Meen can pounce on him.
Oneil ducks under a wild hook from Meen.
Oneil takes one to the side of the head.
Oneil fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oneil cracks Meen with an open hand slap.
Oneil just misses with a punch to the body.
Oneil scores with a hook to the body. Meen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Meen avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oneil misses with the combination.
Oneil throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Oneil throws a body kick that misses
and Meen makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Oneil swings for the body but Meen moves out of range.
Oneil swings away with a body shot that misses
and Meen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A cross from Meen lands.
Oneil lands the left hand.
Meen clinches up with Oneil and pushes him back against the cage.
Meen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Oneil misses with a body punch.
Meen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Oneil throws a punch but it's blocked by Meen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oneil misses with a punch to the body.
Meen lands a hook that snaps the head of Oneil backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Meen throws a punch but it's blocked by Oneil.
Meen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Meen is working Oneil over against the cage.
Oneil lands with a short shot to the head.
Oneil dodges an elbow strike from Meen.
Oneil tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Meen scores with a shot to the side of Oneil's head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Meen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Meen throws a punch but it's blocked by Oneil.
A shot in the inside from Oneil.
Meen takes a shot to the head.
Oneil blocking some punches.
Meen will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Oneil up against the cage.
Meen misses with a punch on the inside.
Oneil prevents a body shot from Meen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meen lands with a short shot to the head.
Oneil misses with a punch on the inside.
Meen stalling in the clinch but Oneil improves position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Meen.
Meen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Oneil prevents a body shot from Meen.
Oneil misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Meen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Meen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Meen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Meen can't find room to land a body shot as Oneil controls the action.
A left hand lands to the body for Oneil.
Oneil struggles to land a body shot inside as Meen controls his hands.
Meen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Oneils head.
Meen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Oneil fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Oneil tries to work over Meen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Oneil digs a right hand underneath Meen's ribcage. Meen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Meen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Meen scores with a shoulder strike.
Oneil working aggressively here.
Meen tries to throw a body punch but Oneil avoids it by throwing Meen back against the cage.
A short right from Meen on the inside.
A hook to the body from Meen.
Oneil misses with some punches.
Meen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Meen lands a hook that snaps the head of Oneil backwards.
Oneil misses with a punch on the inside.
Meen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Meen lands a body shot.
A short right from Meen on the inside.
Meen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Oneil has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Oneil there as he acknowledges the shot.
Meen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Meen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that's the end of the fight!
Erik Meen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Meen has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Erik Meen!
A relieved looking Erik Meen thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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