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FORTITUDE 3 PBP Commentary |
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O'Neil throws a body shot but no joy.
Sullivan lands a nice hook to O'Neil's body. O'Neil takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
O'Neil takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sullivan throws a lazy right hand but O'Neil sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sullivan has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as O'Neil is landing a low percentage of strikes.
O'Neil thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sullivan ducks under a wild hook from O'Neil.
Sullivan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A shot to the liver by O'Neil. Beautiful body shot.
O'Neil pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
O'Neil is looking to clinch but Sullivan is avoiding it.
O'Neil catches Sullivan with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
It looks like Frank Sullivan has been cut.
Sullivan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
O'Neil swings for the body but Sullivan moves out of range.
O'Neil throws out a loose jab but Sullivan uses good head movement to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
O'Neil is looking to clinch but Sullivan is avoiding it.
Donk. Sullivan catches O'Neil right on the button with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O'Neil walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sullivan jabs O'Neil to the body, keeping him at a distance.
O'Neil displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sullivan throws out the jab.
O'Neil uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sullivan.
Sullivan lands with a nice body punch.
Sullivan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from O'Neil.
Sullivan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sullivan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
O'Neil keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've been told by O'Neil's head coaches at England Fight Club MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Sullivan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
O'Neil fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sullivan manages to avoid it.
O'Neil connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sullivan. Sullivan circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sullivan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sullivan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract O'Neil.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sullivan blocks a jab.
O'Neil lands a jab.
Nice defenses there by O'Neil.
O'Neil drops Sullivan with a huge uppercut! Sullivan drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. O'Neil is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aidan O'Neil!
Aidan O'Neil retains his featherweight title!
Post fight, Aidan O'Neil took to the microphone: 'Frank came to fight, and that's what matters. Plouman was a pussy that wanted none of this. Steel-Knuckle strikes again!'.
Frank Sullivan spoke after the fight, saying 'What the fuck just happened?!'.
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