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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Crispin ONeal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson St Pennianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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183 cm
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190 lbs
2 - 0 - 1 |
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181 cm
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198 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Crispin ONeal! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Anderson St Pennianenko! The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Trevor Gratis and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! St Pennianenko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from ONeal. St Pennianenko avoids a punch combination nicely.
ONeal misses with a wild combination.
St Pennianenko throws a combination that misses and ONeal counters with a right hand to the body. ONeal swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
so St Pennianenko counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility. ONeal scrambles and gets back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action! St Pennianenko moves out of range of the strikes. ONeal throws a hook but St Pennianenko blocks it. ONeal throws a right and a left that both miss. St Pennianenko on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round. ONeal misses with a double jab
and St Pennianenko counters with a takedown into side control. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. St Pennianenko decides to stand up, so the ref orders ONeal to his feet. St Pennianenko looks gassed! St Pennianenko avoids a lazy jab quite easily. St Pennianenko avoids a lazy jab quite easily. St Pennianenko fails in his attempt to clinch. St Pennianenko misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round. ONeal misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
ONeal misses with an uppercut. St Pennianenko saw that one coming. ONeal jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Some wild striking there from ONeal.
St Pennianenko looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? ONeal is fending him off so far but St Pennianenko persists. Nope, ONeal circles away and we're back to standing. St Pennianenko misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. ONeal misses the body punch and St Pennianenko counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in ONeal's guard now. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. ONeal has control of St Pennianenko's left arm, preventing St Pennianenko from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. ONeal wants to get back to his feet but St Pennianenko is in a dominant position and won't allow it. St Pennianenko trying to control the position from guard on top but ONeal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round. My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer. ONeal tries to land a sweep but no joy. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Anderson St Pennianenko will probably get the nod. That's time! ONeal's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
ONeal misses with a body shot.
St Pennianenko has taken the fight to the clinch.
ONeal prevents a takedown attempt there.
St Pennianenko is working for takedown but ONeal is calmly controlling the position for now. ONeal has had enough of the clinch but St Pennianenko keeps him there for the moment. Nice body punch from ONeal - that landed with a thud.
ONeal changes levels and goes for a takedown here. St Pennianenko fights it off and pushes away nicely.
ONeal scores with a decent looking hook. ONeal swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and St Pennianenko counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in ONeal's guard now. ONeal is pulling down on St Pennianenko's head. It's preventing any offense from St Pennianenko, at least for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. ONeal can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as St Pennianenko controls the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round. St Pennianenko trying to control but ONeal is working from the bottom. St Pennianenko stops ONeal from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena. ONeal pushes St Pennianenko off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there. 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 Crispin ONeal will probably get the nod. That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
ONeal swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. ONeal cracks St Pennianenko with an open hand slap. St Pennianenko tries to clinch up. St Pennianenko feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position. St Pennianenko wants to control from the top but ONeal keeps moving. St Pennianenko looking to sit in guard and control but ONeal gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's one minute gone in the round. St Pennianenko wants to stand and escape but ONeal is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. ONeal wants to control from the top but St Pennianenko keeps moving. ONeal tries to stand but St Pennianenko is controlling from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round. ONeal being controlled here momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
And that's the end of the fight! Crispin ONeal showed his dominance in that final round. I think ONeal has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29 Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28 Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Crispin ONeal!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
26% |
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