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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Son Oneill (ranked 9124 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Henrique (ranked 6547 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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193 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Son Oneill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlos Henrique!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Emerson Jorge and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oneill is looking to clinch but Henrique is avoiding it.
Henrique fails to land with a series of punches.
Henrique tries for a takedown but Oneill circles away easily
and Oneill counters with a head kick.
Henrique shoots for a double leg takedown but Oneill sprawls well. He's pushed Henrique's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Oneill really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Henrique tries to close the distance and clinch but Oneill swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Oneill tries a head kick but it misses.
Oneill takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Henrique slaps away a takedown attempt from Oneill, before circling back to the center of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henrique darts in and clinches Oneill up against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Henrique.
Henrique manages to break the clinch.
Henrique closes the distance and clinches up with Oneill, looking for a takedown. Henrique pushes Oneill against the cage but Oneill circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Son Oneill has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlos Henrique.
Oneill looks for the body kick but Henrique saw that one coming.
Henrique swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Oneill counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Oneill is looking to score with low kicks.
Oneill shoots in for a double leg but Henrique sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Oneill is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Henrique.
Henrique gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Oneill counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Henrique is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Henrique shoots in looking for a takedown. Oneill tries to sprawl out of it but Henrique keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Oneill manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oneill looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Oneill dives in for a single leg takedown but Henrique sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Henrique looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Oneill went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Oneill on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Henrique tries to clinch but Oneill is having none of it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oneill defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Henrique.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henrique closes this distance looking for a takedown but Oneill circles away.
Oneill is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Henrique looks winded!
Oneill is trying hard to land a takedown here. Henrique sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Henrique wants to counter the offense by Oneill and move into the clinch position.
Oneill changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Henrique tries to avoid it but Oneill manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Henrique to the ground. Henrique escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Henrique fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Oneill manages to avoid it.
Oneill appears to be looking for a big counter.
Henrique gets a clinch.
Oneill taking a breather.
Henrique is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Oneill taking a breather.
Henrique gets control of Oneill's arms and successfully pulls guard. Henrique will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oneill with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Oneill accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Oneill stands up over Henrique, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Oneill stopping the sweep attempt from Henrique.
Oneill will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Oneill scoring with some ground and pound.
Oneill throwing strikes from guard but Henrique blocks nicely.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Oneill's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Oneill's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Henrique controlling the position.
Oneill throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Oneill accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Henrique trying to control the position.
Oneill throws a big elbow that misses.
Oneill throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Henrique works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Carlos Henrique will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Henrique closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Henrique wants to take the fight to the mat but Oneill manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Oneill trying to stall but Henrique improves his position.
Oneill effectively controlling the action here.
Oneill holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Henrique jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Oneill walks away with a smile on his face. Henrique gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Henrique tries for a takedown but Oneill circles away easily
and Oneill counters with a leg kick.
Son Oneill has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlos Henrique.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oneill shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Henrique shoots in but no luck this time.
Oneill quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Oneill shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Henrique as he jumps to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oneill moves into the clinch.
Oneill has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Henrique is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Henrique is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Henrique tries to pull guard but Oneill holds him up against the cage and eventually Henrique drops back down to his feet.
Oneill is trying to stall.
Henrique jumps guard but Oneill stands there with Henrique around his waist. Henrique gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Oneill is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Henrique is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Henrique drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A short right from Oneill.
Henrique jumps guard but Oneill turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Oneill is stalling here.
Henrique blocks a body shot from Oneill.
Henrique is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Oneill stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Oneill wants to stall.
Henrique tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Oneill smiles and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henrique fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Oneill lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Henrique is breathing heavily.
Oneill has closed the distance and engaged Henrique in a clinch.
Henrique tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Henrique is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Oneill is defending well.
Oneill stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Oneill has Henrique pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Oneill pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Henrique tumbling to the mat - Oneill dives into Henrique's guard.
Oneill keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Henrique's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oneill with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Oneill throws a strike but Henrique rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Henrique sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Oneill's guard.
Oneill tries to roll over but Henrique keeps him under control.
Oneill works his way to full guard. Good work.
Oneill looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Henrique postures up.
Henrique wants to control from the top but Oneill keeps moving.
Henrique stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Oneill swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Henrique being controlled here momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Son Oneill dominated that second round.
That's time! Oneill's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Henrique stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Oneill.
Oneill closes the distance and clinches.
Oneill is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The referee calls for Oneill to work.
Oneill is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Henrique is keeping busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henrique looking to slow down the pace here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oneill has Henrique pressed against the cage.
Henrique drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Oneill gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Oneill is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Henrique drags the fight down to the ground.
Oneill cracks Henrique with a solid left hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Oneill lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Oneill postures up.
Oneill trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Oneill throwing strikes from guard but Henrique blocks nicely.
Henrique is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Henrique takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oneill wants to improve his position but Henrique is controlling well.
Oneill wants to get back to his feet.
Henrique is controlling the pace.
Oneill is pressing down on Henrique's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Henrique controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Oneill looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oneill pushes Henrique off and gets back to his feet.
Oneill has a takedown stuffed.
Oneill fails with an attempt to clinch.
Oneill is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Henrique fails with the takedown
and Oneill counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oneill throws a wild body kick that Henrique sees coming a mile off.
Carlos Henrique seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henrique shoots in for a takedown but Oneill shows good takedown defense.
Oneill fires out a quick counter leg kick but Henrique just manages to avoid it.
Son Oneill has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlos Henrique.
Oneill fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Henrique throws a head kick but Oneill moves out of range.
Henrique tries for a takedown but Oneill sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Henrique fails to land the takedown.
Oneill moves in looking to clinch but Henrique pushes him off.
Henrique with the counter takedown but Oneill avoids it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Son Oneill showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Oneill has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Son Oneill!
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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
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