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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ed ONeill (ranked 933 p4p, 123 weight class) and Jimmy Cathaway (ranked 491 p4p, 65 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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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
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ed ONeill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jimmy Cathaway!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Roger Salmon and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
ONeill moves into range and connects with a jab.
It looks like Jimmy Cathaway has been cut.
Cathaway on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
ONeill scores with a jab to the body.
Cathaway uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from ONeill.
Cathaway just misses with a punch to the body.
ONeill slips a straight right by Cathaway.
Cathaway throws a lazy right hand but ONeill sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
ONeill throws a jab but it's blocked by Cathaway.
Cathaway moves away from the strike by ONeill.
Cathaway moves forwards but ONeill connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Cathaway ducks right into an uppercut from ONeill.
Cathaway feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to ONeill's calf.
Cathaway throws a leg kick that is checked
and ONeill counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
ONeill uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cathaway.
Cathaway lands with a good body shot.
Cathaway swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cathaway uses good head movement to avoid the hook from ONeill.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cathaway moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cathaway throws an uppercut from half a mile away. ONeill sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cathaway feints and then cracks ONeill's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow ONeill down.
ONeill works Cathaway's body with a nice hook.
Cathaway misses with a leg kick
letting ONeill counter with a right hand.
ONeill blocks a jab.
Cathaway fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt ONeill.
Cathaway misses with an uppercut
and ONeill counters with a three punch combo that has Cathaway backing up. Cathaway nods at ONeill to acknowledge the strikes.
ONeill misses with a wild body shot.
Cathaway misses with a low kick.
Cathaway throws a big shot that misses.
ONeill scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
ONeill missing with a left hand there. Cathaway was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cathaway attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Cathaway staying out of range there.
Cathaway now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
ONeill throws a big shot that misses.
ONeill misses with a body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cathaway, right into the meat.
Cathaway ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cathaway throws a leg kick
and ONeill counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cathaway on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
ONeill connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jimmy Cathaway seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
ONeill's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cathaway connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! ONeill scrambles back to his feet.
It looks like Ed ONeill has been cut.
ONeill scores with a hook.
ONeill throws a lazy right hand but Cathaway sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
ONeill throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cathaway sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Cathaway misses.
ONeill misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cathaway moves out of range as ONeill strikes.
ONeill throws a lazy right hand but Cathaway sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
ONeill thows a left - swing and a miss!
ONeill bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Cathaway avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cathaway tries to work over ONeill's front leg with a kick but ONeill checks it.
Cathaway dips to his left and cracks ONeill with an uppercut!
Cathaway ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cathaway looks to land a left hand but ONeill moved out of range nicely.
A big left from Cathaway misses.
ONeill is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Cathaway uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
ONeill loads up on a big right hand but Cathaway slips the punch.
Cathaway misses with a low kick.
Cathaway misses with a leg kick.
ONeill tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cathaway was well out of range. Poor timing from ONeill.
Cathaway misses with a hook. ONeill ducked under it nicely.
ONeill scores with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
ONeill misses with a hook.
Cathaway ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
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!
ONeill throws a hook but Cathaway avoids it easily.
Cathaway swings and misses with a shot to the body
and ONeill counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sloppy strikes from ONeill. Those never looked like landing.
Cathaway throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
ONeill throwing a counter right hand but Cathaway manages to avoid it.
Cathaway avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cathaway throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cathaway takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
ONeill throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
ONeill throws a looping overhand right but Cathaway ducks down to avoid it.
ONeill pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
ONeill moves away from the strike by Cathaway.
ONeill has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cathaway.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ed ONeill dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Cathaway throws a leg kick that misses.
Cathaway ducks under a wild hook from ONeill.
ONeill misses with a looping right.
A telegraphed right hand from ONeill misses the target.
ONeill scores with a jab.
ONeill misses with a straight right.
Ed ONeill is winning the standup battle so far.
Cathaway throws a body kick that misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cathaway. That's going to slow ONeill down.
An inside leg kick lands from Cathaway.
Cathaway uses good head movement to avoid the hook from ONeill.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cathaway misses with a looping left.
ONeill misses with a two punch combination.
ONeill throws a hook to the side of Cathaway's head but Cathaway sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
ONeill swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
ONeill is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
ONeill misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
ONeill lands with a straight right. Cathaway didn't see that one coming.
Cathaway connects with an inside leg kick.
ONeill looks to land a right hand but Cathaway moved out of range.
Cathaway throws a wild body kick that ONeill sees coming a mile off.
ONeill avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cathaway's hands are dropping dangerously low here and ONeill connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cathaway scrambles back to his feet.
Cathaway throws a body shot but no joy.
A quick step to the side and ONeill tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
ONeill 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.
ONeill looks to land a right hand but Cathaway moved out of range.
Cathaway ducks under a wild hook from ONeill.
ONeill is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cathaway can do to turn this around?
ONeill walks into a left hand.
Cathaway defending well as ONeill loads up on a big left hand.
ONeill swings and misses with a hook to the body.
ONeill scores with a jab to the head.
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!
ONeill throws a looping overhand right but Cathaway ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cathaway swings for the body but ONeill moves out of range.
ONeill misses with a few strikes there.
ONeill throws a hook but Cathaway avoids it easily.
Cathaway scores with a jab. ONeill acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Cathaway fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. ONeill looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cathaway misses with a leg kick.
ONeill lands with a good body shot.
ONeill pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cathaway misses with a hook. ONeill ducked under it nicely.
Cathaway throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cathaway lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
ONeill is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Cathaway defending well as ONeill loads up on a big left hand.
ONeill lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Cathaway backs up against the cage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cathaway. ONeill does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cathaway. ONeill does a little dance to reset his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from ONeill misses the target.
Cathaway misses the body punch
and ONeill counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sloppy strikes from ONeill. Those never looked like landing.
ONeill checks a low kick from Cathaway.
Cathaway throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
ONeill misses with a looping right.
ONeill takes one to the chin there.
ONeill slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Cathaway throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck ONeill on the side of the head.
ONeill with a jab.
Cathaway has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Cathaway takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A big right from Cathaway misses.
ONeill was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cathaway throws a leg kick which misses ONeill's front leg but catches the back leg as ONeill tries to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cathaway on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Cathaway misses with an uppercut. ONeill saw that one coming.
Cathaway throws a hook but ONeill avoids it easily.
ONeill scores with a nice right hand.
That has opened up Jimmy Cathaway's cut even more.
Cathaway moves away from the strike by ONeill.
Cathaway bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
ONeill misses with an uppercut.
ONeill throws an overhand right that lands on Cathaway's shoulder, as Cathaway tries to avoid the shot.
ONeill throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cathaway throws a body shot but no joy.
Cathaway looks to land a body kick but ONeill moved away.
Cathaway thows a leg kick but ONeill checks it
and Cathaway takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cathaway lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
ONeill uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cathaway.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ed ONeill dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
ONeill takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cathaway scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
ONeill lands a jab.
ONeill slips under a jab from Cathaway.
Cathaway wants to land a leg kick but ONeill is out of range.
ONeill throws a looping overhand right but Cathaway ducks down to avoid it.
Cathaway is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Cathaway takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cathaway drops his hands momentarily and ONeill takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Cathaway throws a hook but ONeill blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cathaway displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as ONeill throws out the jab.
ONeill swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
ONeill backing away here, and Cathaway unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Cathaway walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. ONeill checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
ONeill misses with an uppercut
and ONeill takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cathaway throws a leg kick which misses ONeill's front leg but catches the back leg as ONeill tries to avoid it.
Cathaway misses with a low kick.
A counter left hand to the body from ONeill misses its target.
Cathaway throws an off balance right hand
and ONeill counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Cathaway takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
ONeill moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Cathaway moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
ONeill lands with a right hand.
ONeill swings for the body but Cathaway moves out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Cathaway.
Cathaway connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
ONeill is rocked!
ONeill misses with a straight right.
Cathaway doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Oh ONeill is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
ONeill darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
ONeill seems to have got his legs back now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A solid leg kick lands there for Cathaway.
ONeill's jab looks to have found its range, popping Cathaway under the eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
ONeill darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Cathaway is rocked!
Cathaway thows a left - swing and a miss!
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Cathaway might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, ONeill has got the better of the exchanges.
ONeill looks to score with a jab to the body but Cathaway is just out of range.
ONeill lands a jab-cross combination.
Cathaway is still on wobbly legs! Can ONeill finish him?
A jab from ONeill does it's job there.
Cathaway connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nice defenses there by Cathaway.
BOOM! ONeill lands a beautiful left hook that drops Cathaway. Cathaway tries to recover but ONeill is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Cathaway lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ed ONeill!
A very excited looking Ed ONeill made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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