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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mickey O Neil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James LaBrie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mickey O Neil has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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177 lbs
42 - 33 - 1 |
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178 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very strong |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
42 - 33 - 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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, James LaBrie!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Thiago Cunha and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Neil tries to work over LaBrie's front leg with a kick but LaBrie checks it.
The fighters circle momentarily. O Neil darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
O Neil misses with a wild body shot.
O Neil tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but LaBrie was well out of range. Poor timing from O Neil.
O Neil misses with a lunging right hand
and LaBrie cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
LaBrie cracks O Neil with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
LaBrie slips under a jab.
O Neil swings widly with a right hand
and LaBrie counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Mickey O Neil has been cut.
LaBrie connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed O Neil momentarily.
O Neil misses with a right hand
and LaBrie counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
LaBrie defending well as O Neil loads up on a big left hand.
Mickey O Neil seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
O Neil misses with a wild body shot.
O Neil digs a good hook to LaBrie's body.
O Neil has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Warehouse in the buildup to the fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
LaBrie rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and O Neil counters with a straight right hand.
O Neil lands the left hand.
LaBrie throws a shot from downtown. O Neil moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
LaBrie slips a straight right by O Neil.
O Neil misses with a looping right.
O Neil misses with a right hand
and LaBrie counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
O Neil uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from LaBrie.
O Neil keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
O Neil keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
LaBrie ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
LaBrie is clearly trying to counter these attacks from O Neil with a body shot.
O Neil swings and misses with a hook to the body.
LaBrie slips under a jab.
O Neil throws a nice looking combination but LaBrie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
LaBrie swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
O Neil thows a left - swing and a miss!
LaBrie will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
O Neil throws a jab when LaBrie was well out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. O Neil darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Neil displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as LaBrie throws out the jab.
O Neil misses with a head kick.
LaBrie swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
O Neil throws a hook but LaBrie blocks it.
LaBrie doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
LaBrie on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
O Neil swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
LaBrie defending well as O Neil loads up on a big left hand.
O Neil throws out a loose jab but LaBrie uses good head movement to avoid it.
LaBrie now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
O Neil throws a jab but it's blocked by LaBrie.
O Neil throws a jab but it's blocked by LaBrie.
A little jabbing left from LaBrie on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
O Neil throws a hook but LaBrie blocks it.
A head kick misses from O Neil.
O Neil looks to land a combination but LaBrie avoids it well.
O Neil takes a body punch but keeps moving.
LaBrie moves away from the strike by O Neil.
Decent striking displayed by LaBrie there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Neil throws a hook to the side of LaBrie's head but LaBrie sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
O Neil misses with a body shot.
LaBrie moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
LaBrie thows a left - swing and a miss!
LaBrie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An attempted straight right counter from O Neil misses the target.
O Neil fails to land with a series of punches.
LaBrie slips a jab from O Neil.
LaBrie doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
LaBrie lands a lovely overhand right.
LaBrie clobbers O Neil with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
LaBrie dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
LaBrie with a nice cross.
O Neil misses with a left hand
and LaBrie counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
O Neil is rocked!
O Neil misses with a looping right.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from LaBrie! But no joy.
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 slow jab from O Neil misses its intended target.
LaBrie throws a monster overhand right that drops O Neil! LaBrie follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James LaBrie!
During a confident post fight interview, James LaBrie thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
56% |
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