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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Oneil (ranked 3824 p4p, 416 weight class) and Xavier Burns (ranked 4509 p4p, 475 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mickey Oneil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Xavier Burns!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Michael Johnstone and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oneil slips a straight right by Burns.
Oneil swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Burns looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Burns takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Burns darts in and clinches Oneil up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Oneil fails to land.
A right handed body shot lands from Burns.
Burns leaning his opponent against the cage.
Burns doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Burns pressing his opponent against the cage.
Oneil swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Oneil is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Burns is defending well for now.
Burns lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oneil tries to throw a body punch but Burns avoids it by throwing Oneil back against the cage.
Burns blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Burns is stalling here.
Burns pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Oneil uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Burns.
Oneil connects with a looping right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oneil throws a series of punches but Burns moves out of range.
Burns doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Burns scores with a decent looking hook.
Burns fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Oneil misses with a combination
and Burns counters with a stiff right hand.
The fighters circling - Burns throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Burns gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Burns takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Burns lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Burns.
Burns misses with a hook from the clinch.
Burns prevents a body shot from Oneil.
Oneil lands a nice shot to the body.
Oneil has a couple of punches blocked by Burns.
Burns lands a nice uppercut.
Oneil misses with a punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oneil misses with a hook to the ribs.
Burns swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oneil pushes Burns back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Oneil blocks a body shot from Burns.
Burns fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Burns manages to break the clinch.
Oneil throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Burns.
Burns looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Oneil digs a good body shot into Burns's ribs.
Burns takes the fight into the clinch.
Burns just leaning against Oneil, taking a breather.
Good body shot from Oneil.
Burns blocks a body shot from Oneil.
Oneil lands a nice shot to the body.
Burns wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Oneil has him pressed against the cage.
Oneil can't find room to land a body shot as Burns controls the action.
Burns makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Burns.
Burns doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Burns creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Oneil misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Oneil blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oneil misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Burns throws an elbow but misses.
Oneil tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Burns's elbow.
Burns scores with a nice hook to the head.
Oneil prevents a body shot from Burns.
Oneil can't find room to land a body shot as Burns controls the action.
Oneil scores with a shoulder strike.
Burns lands a hook that snaps the head of Oneil backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Burns creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Oneil misses with a short punch on the inside.
Burns lands a right hand that snaps the head of Oneil backwards.
Oneil digs a right hand into Burns's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Burns's gas tank.
Burns breaks from the clinch.
Nice shot by Burns.
Oneil slips under a jab.
Oneil throws a poor cross that misses
and Burns counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oneil blocks a jab.
Oneil jabs Burns to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Oneil throws a sloppy body shot
and Burns counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns has closed the distance and engaged Oneil in a clinch.
Oneil works on Burns's body with a couple of short punches.
Oneil tries to work over Burns's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Burns lands a hook to the side of the head.
Burns blocking some punches.
Oneil struggles to land a body shot inside as Burns controls his hands.
Burns works on Oneil's body with a couple of short punches.
Oneil tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Burns avoids it.
Burns lands a shoulder strike.
Oneil tries to work over Burns's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Oneil trying to land knees to the body.
Oneil lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Burns backwards.
Burns scores with a shoulder strike.
A hook to the body from Burns.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oneil can't find room to land a body shot as Burns controls the action.
Oneil lands a nice shot to the body.
Burns lands a body shot in the clinch.
Oneil can't find room to land a body shot as Burns controls the action.
Oneil misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xavier Burns dominated that round.
That's time! Oneil's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Oneil takes a swing at Burns's ribcage but misses.
Burns throws out a counter right but Oneil avoids it with no problem.
Burns works Oneil's body with a nice hook.
Burns clinches.
Burns looking to throw knees to the head but Oneil is blocking nicely.
Burns lands a left hand.
A right hook to the body lands for Oneil.
Burns stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Burns slowing the pace effectively.
Oneil misses with some punches.
Oneil tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Burns's elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Burns.
Oneil fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Oneil as the two fighters clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oneil misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Burns throws a head punch that misses.
Oneil tries a body shot but Burns blocks it.
Burns works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Oneil misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Oneil swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Burns.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Burns in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Burns throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Oneils head.
Burns misses with a hook from the clinch.
Oneil fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Oneil misses with a short punch on the inside.
Burns struggles to land a body shot inside as Oneil controls his hands.
Xavier Burns seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A right handed body shot lands from Burns.
Oneil lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Burns or not.
Burns lands with a short shot to the head.
Burns scores with a shot to the side of Oneil's head.
Oneil fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Burns misses with the head strike.
A right hand to the body from Oneil.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Burns.
Oneil tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Burns's elbow.
Burns scores with a shoulder strike.
Oneil doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Burns scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oneil misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oneil throws a head punch that misses.
Burns lands a body shot.
Burns prevents a body shot from Oneil.
Oneil goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Burns misses with a punch to the body.
Burns gets through Oneil's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Oneil lands a body shot.
Oneil misses with a hook from the clinch.
Burns blocks a body shot from Oneil.
Burns misses with a punch on the inside.
Burns lands a shot to the body.
Burns prevents a body shot from Oneil.
Oneil tries to throw a body punch but Burns avoids it by throwing Oneil back against the cage.
Burns lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Burns misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Oneil.
Oneil misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Oneil lands with a left to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Burns.
Oneil is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Burns is defending well for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Oneil just misses with a elbow thrown towards Burns's brow.
A short body shot lands from Oneil as the two fighters clinch.
Oneil lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Burns scores with a shot to the side of Oneil's head.
Oneil misses with a punch to the body.
Oneil blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Burns tries to break the clinch but Oneil is controlling the position.
Oneil doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Burns prevents a body shot from Oneil.
Burns stalls.
Burns just leaning against Oneil, taking a breather.
Oneil tries to work over Burns's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A shot in the inside from Burns.
Burns makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Oneil prevents a body shot from Burns.
A short uppercut from Burns.
Burns stalling in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Oneil.
A short right from Oneil.
A head punch on the inside from Oneil fails to land.
Oneil misses with the head strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oneil misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Oneil swings wildly with an uppercut but Burns uses good head movement to avoid it.
Burns doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Burns lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Burns blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Oneil stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Oneil misses with a punch on the inside.
Oneil lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Oneil tries to throw a body punch but Burns avoids it by throwing Oneil back against the cage.
Burns tries a body shot but Oneil blocks it.
Oneil working aggressively here.
Burns works on Oneil's body with a couple of short punches.
Burns breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A big left from Burns misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xavier Burns showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Burns misses with a straight right.
Oneil takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Burns throws the kick towards the body but Oneil avoids it.
Burns has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Burns throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Oneil sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Oneil connects with a single shot there.
Burns throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Oneil sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Burns on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Oneil will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mickey Oneil seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burns misses with a body shot.
Burns looks to land a right hand but Oneil moved out of range.
Oneil was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oneil ducks under a wild hook from Burns.
Oneil misses with a body shot
and Burns cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Oneil throws a body punch but Burns moves out of range.
Burns misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Oneil.
Oneil appears to be looking for a big counter.
Oneil displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Burns throws out the jab.
Burns throws a shot from downtown. Oneil moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Oneil misses with a combination
and Burns counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Oneil jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Oneil looks to score with a jab to the body but Burns is just out of range.
Oneil is looking to wear down Burns with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Burns misses the jab.
Decent striking displayed by Oneil there.
Oneil rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Oneil takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Oneil ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Oneil throws a predictable looking body shot
and Burns counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Burns doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Oneil misses with a body punch.
Oneil misses with some punches.
Oneil throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Burnss head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Burns.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Oneil.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Burns.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
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!
Oneil tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Burns misses with a body punch.
Burns lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Oneil backwards.
Burns scores with a shoulder strike.
Burns working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Burns working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Burns lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right from Burns on the inside.
Oneil tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Burns's elbow.
Burns breaks from the clinch.
Mickey Oneil has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Oneil slips under a jab from Burns.
Oneil seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Oneil rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Burns moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Burns takes a swing at Oneil's ribcage but misses.
Burns works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Oneil misses with a jab to the body
and Burns counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Oneil misses with an uppercut. Burns saw that one coming.
Burns drives through and clinches with Oneil against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Oneil misses with a body shot.
Burns looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Burns cracks a nice hook into Oneil's ribs.
Oneil staying out of range there.
Xavier Burns seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Burns lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Burns lands a nice hook to Oneil's body. Oneil takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Oneil takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Oneil takes a swing at Burns's ribcage but misses.
Oneil avoids a kick to the body.
Oneil throws a predictable looking body shot
and Burns counters with a right hand to the body.
Oneil throws a combination that misses
and Burns counters with a nice uppercut.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Burns pushes Oneil back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oneil goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Oneil has a couple of punches blocked by Burns.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Oneil misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Burns scores with a shoulder strike.
Burns lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Burns tries to throw a body punch but Oneil avoids it by throwing Burns back against the cage.
Oneil working aggressively here.
A left hand lands to the body for Burns.
Burns digs a right hand underneath Oneil's ribcage. Oneil let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Burns is leaning against Oneil and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Burns blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Good body shot from Burns.
Burns tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Burns softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Good body shot from Burns.
Burns lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice right hand lands inside from Burns.
Burns's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Xavier Burns is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Burns escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that's the end of the fight!
Xavier Burns comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Burns 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 Sandra Marshall scores the fight 27:30
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Xavier Burns!
Xavier Burns decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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