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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Oneil (ranked 5113 p4p, 472 weight class) and Xavier Burns (ranked 1868 p4p, 223 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
1 - 4 - 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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Xavier Burns!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Dirk Anderson and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oneil misses with an uppercut.
Burns is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Oneil with a body shot.
Oneil misses the shot to the body.
Oneil ducks under a wild hook from Burns.
Oneil seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Burns swings for the body but Oneil moves out of range.
Oneil throws a hook to the side of Burns's head but Burns sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Oneil lands the left hand.
Oneil lands a two punch combo.
Oneil throws out a powerful jab.
Burns ducks under a wild hook from Oneil.
Burns takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Burns throws a body punch but Oneil moves out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Burns 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burns misses with a body shot.
Oneil steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Burns.
Oneil misses with a hook
and Oneil takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A big left from Burns misses.
Burns keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Oneil misses the target.
Burns throws a good cross that connects.
Burns uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Oneil has time to react.
Oneil misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Burns to counter with a crisp jab.
Oneil keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Oneil lands a jab.
Burns moves into the clinch successfully.
Burns avoiding damage.
Burns blocking some punches.
Oneil throws a knee to the head but misses.
Burns lands with a light punch inside.
Oneil fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Oneil tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Oneil.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oneil has a couple of punches blocked by Burns.
Oneil lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Oneil.
Oneil lands a body punch in the clinch.
Burns scores with a nice hook to the head.
Burns lands with a light punch inside.
Oneil misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Burns.
Burns looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Burns lands a hook that snaps the head of Oneil backwards.
Oneil blocks a body shot from Burns.
Oneil swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Oneil fails to land.
Burns stalling in the clinch.
Oneil has a couple of punches blocked by Burns.
Burns escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice defenses there by Oneil.
Burns slips under a jab from Oneil.
Burns misses with an uppercut.
Burns walks into a jab.
Burns missing with a left hand there. Oneil was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Burns throws a body punch but Oneil moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oneil misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Burns staying out of range there.
Oneil tries to clinch up
and Burns counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Burns uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Oneil.
Burns digs a good hook to Oneil's body.
Oneil looks to land a left hand but Burns moved out of range nicely.
Burns instigates a clinch.
Burns slowing the pace effectively.
Oneil misses with a punch to the body.
Oneil stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Oneil misses with a short punch on the inside.
Burns lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Oneil backwards.
Burns lands with a short shot to the head.
Burns tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Oneil's elbow.
Oneil blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Oneil working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Burns.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Burns manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Burns pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Oneil lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Burns backwards.
A right hand to the body from Burns.
A left hand lands to the body for Burns.
Oneil swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Burns tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short left from Burns.
Burns breaks from the clinch.
Burns has Oneil up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burns lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Oneil tries to throw a body punch but Burns avoids it by throwing Oneil back against the cage.
Oneil throws a knee to the head but misses.
Burns lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Xavier Burns will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Oneil scores with a jab.
Oneil uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Burns.
Burns lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Burns thows a left - swing and a miss!
Burns takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mickey Oneil is winning the standup battle so far.
Burns throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Oneil displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Burns throws out the jab.
Burns tries to keep at a distance but Oneil has taken the fight into the clinch.
Burns pushes Oneil back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oneil misses with the head strike.
Oneil tries a body shot but Burns blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burns has a couple of punches blocked by Oneil.
Oneil can't find room to land a body shot as Burns controls the action.
A nice left hand lands by Burns.
Oneil misses with a punch on the inside.
Xavier Burns seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Oneil misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Burns scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oneil working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oneil misses with a punch to the body.
Burns lands a shoulder strike.
Oneil misses with a punch to the body.
Oneil lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Oneil swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Oneil throws a head punch that misses.
Burns stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Oneil.
Oneil misses with a punch on the inside.
Burns escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Oneil cracks Burns with a good jab.
Burns instigates a clinch.
Burns blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Burns is working Oneil over against the cage.
Oneil throws a punch but it's blocked by Burns.
Oneil lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Oneil tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Burns misses with an elbow strike.
Burns lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oneil goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Oneil tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Burns's elbow.
Oneil tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Oneil throws a head punch that misses.
Burns blocking some punches.
Burns displaying some good clinch control by pressing Oneil up against the cage.
Burns blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Oneil.
Burns lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Oneil pushes off an throws an elbow but Burns leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Burns.
Oneil blocks an uppercut.
Oneil lands a shoulder strike.
Oneil lands a shot to the body.
Burns lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Burns digs a right hand into Oneil's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Oneil's gas tank.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Burns lands an uppercut.
Burns stalling.
A head punch on the inside from Oneil fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Burns lands with a right to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Burns.
Burns pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Oneil throws an overhand right that lands on Burns's shoulder, as Burns tries to avoid the shot.
Burns closes the distance and pushes Oneil back into the cage.
Oneil misses with a short punch on the inside.
Oneil can't find room to land a body shot as Burns controls the action.
Burns stalling.
Burns digs a right hand into Oneil's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Oneil's gas tank.
Oneil scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Burns lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Oneil blocks a body shot from Burns.
Oneil fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Oneil's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Burns misses with a short punch on the inside.
Burns misses with a punch to the body.
Burns lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
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 short left from Oneil.
Burns blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Burns swings wildly with an uppercut but Oneil uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Burns pushes Oneil back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Burns tries to throw a body punch but Oneil avoids it by throwing Burns back against the cage.
Burns lands a nice uppercut.
Oneil misses with a punch to the body.
Burns gets through Oneil's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Burns lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Oneil backwards.
Oneil misses with a short punch on the inside.
Burns lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Oneil or not.
A short body shot lands from Burns as the two fighters clinch.
Burns goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right from Oneil on the inside.
Oneil tries a body shot but Burns blocks it.
Burns blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Burns lands a nice shot to the body.
Burns blocks a punch to the side of the head.
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' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Oneil tests Burns's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Burns moves out of range of the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Oneil misses the target.
Oneil ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Burns throws a jab when Oneil was well out of range.
Oneil takes a swing at Burns's ribcage but misses.
Burns avoids the body shot from Oneil.
Burns lands the left hand.
Oneil scores with a decent looking hook.
Burns lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Burns clinches up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burns cracks Oneil with a nice body shot.
Burns lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Oneil backwards.
Burns is working Oneil over against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burns softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Burns lands with a light punch inside.
Nice elbow from Burns.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns has Oneil pushed against the cage.
Burns digs a right hand into Oneil's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Oneil's gas tank.
Burns stalls.
Burns lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Oneil takes a shot to the head.
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 lands a damaging elbow.
Oneil is rocked!
Burns misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Burns works on Oneil's body with a couple of short punches.
Burns breaks from the clinch.
Burns dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Burns has managed to clinch.
Burns pushes Oneil back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Burns lands a nice shot to the body.
Good body shot from Burns.
Burns lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burns using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Oneil has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Burns stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Burns.
Burns lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Burns lands a body punch in the clinch.
Burns lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Burns lands with a short shot to the head.
Oh Oneil is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Burns has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A short uppercut from Burns.
Burns lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Oneil takes a shot to the head.
Burns throws a big uppercut that drops Oneil! More strikes from Burns and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Oneil lies dazed against the cage as Burns celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). 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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