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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Joseph OByrne (ranked 695 p4p, 87 weight class) and Ricky Monroe (ranked 703 p4p, 88 weight class). Monroe is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Deep Ocean - Island drumming. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joseph OByrne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 19 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Ricky Monroe!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksandr Martynov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
OByrne avoids the body shot from Monroe.
Some wild striking there from Monroe.
OByrne jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
OByrne moves out of range of the strikes.
OByrne throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
OByrne throws a good cross that connects.
A looping hook to the body misses from Monroe. OByrne does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've been told by OByrne's head coaches at Tosen's Home for Lost Boys that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
OByrne shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
OByrne throws a chopping leg kick but Monroe manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Monroe swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Joseph OByrne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
OByrne wants to land a leg kick but Monroe is out of range.
OByrne looks to score with a jab to the body but Monroe is just out of range.
Monroe avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Monroe just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Monroe with a body punch. A glancing blow.
OByrne throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
An inside leg kick from OByrne misses.
OByrne lands a leg kick that knocks Monroe off balance momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
OByrne throws a hook but Monroe avoids it easily.
Monroe getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OByrne with a nice cross.
OByrne lands with a cross.
Monroe ducks right into an uppercut from OByrne.
OByrne with a body punch. A glancing blow.
OByrne attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
OByrne lands with a thumping leg kick.
Monroe moves out of range of the body kick.
Monroe misses with a hook.
OByrne appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Monroe misses with a body shot.
Monroe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but OByrne was well out of range. Poor timing from Monroe.
Monroe checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
OByrne connects with an inside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by OByrne. That's going to slow Monroe down.
A good leg kick by OByrne.
OByrne fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Monroe has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
OByrne connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Monroe's hands.
Monroe misses with a hook. OByrne ducked under it nicely.
OByrne throws a jab when Monroe was well out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from OByrne.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monroe throws an overhand right that lands on OByrne's shoulder, as OByrne tries to avoid the shot.
OByrne throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Joseph OByrne is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Monroe tries to move into range but OByrne moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Monroe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
OByrne throws a wild body kick that Monroe sees coming a mile off.
OByrne is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Monroe on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
OByrne looks to throw the jab but Monroe is out of range.
Monroe thows a left - swing and a miss!
OByrne looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
The fighters circling - Monroe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Monroe bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps OByrne's head backwards.
Monroe is looking to clinch.
Monroe throws a lazy right hand but OByrne sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Monroe checks a leg kick.
OByrne connects with a leg kick. Monroe looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
OByrne avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
OByrne lands a nice shot that snaps Monroe's head back.
OByrne's jab looks to have found its range, popping Monroe under the eye.
Monroe misses with the combination.
OByrne seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monroe misses with an uppercut. OByrne saw that one coming.
OByrne misses with a low kick as Monroe jumps back.
OByrne wants to slow Monroe down by chopping away at his legs.
Monroe checks a leg kick nicely.
Monroe looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Monroe scores with a jab to the jaw.
Monroe misses with a wild combination.
Some wild striking there from Monroe.
A head kick misses from OByrne.
Monroe looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Monroe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by OByrne.
OByrne throws an overhand right that lands on Monroe's shoulder, as Monroe tries to avoid the shot.
OByrne swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Monroe feints the counter takedown.
OByrne ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Monroe moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Monroe. OByrne does a little dance to reset his feet.
Monroe misses with a straight left.
Danga de danga de dang - OByrne scores with a four punch combination!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monroe drives through with a takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
OByrne utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Monroe throwing strikes but missing.
Monroe tries to free his leg and advance position but OByrne is retaining full guard.
Monroe lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Monroe trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Monroe with a flurry of punches that miss.
Monroe chips away with some ground and pound.
OByrne is controlling Monroe's posture.
Monroe won't allow OByrne to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joseph OByrne dominated that round.
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.
Monroe moves out of range of the strikes.
A little jabbing left from Monroe on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Monroe misses with a straight left.
OByrne keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Monroe.
OByrne is looking to score with low kicks.
Monroe scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Monroe lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Monroe misses with a looping left.
The fighters circle momentarily. OByrne darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Monroe throws a shot from downtown. OByrne moves away and avoids it.
OByrne feinted there with a counter leg kick.
OByrne fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Monroe.
OByrne walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Monroe cracks OByrne with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
OByrne throws a looping overhand right but Monroe ducks down to avoid it.
Monroe connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Monroe crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from OByrne - the referee stops the clock and Monroe gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says OByrne. Monroe manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
OByrne throws a quick inside leg kick.
A big left from Monroe misses.
OByrne feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Monroe's hands are dropping dangerously low here and OByrne connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Monroe scrambles back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monroe on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
OByrne ducks under a wild hook from Monroe.
OByrne looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
OByrne lands with a good body shot.
Monroe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Monroe throws a nice looking combination but OByrne bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
OByrne shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
OByrne smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
OByrne throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
OByrne swings widly with a right hand
letting Monroe counter with a right hand.
Monroe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
OByrne thinks about countering with a body kick.
OByrne throws a leg kick which misses Monroe's front leg but catches the back leg as Monroe tries to avoid it.
OByrne uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A shot to the liver by Monroe. Beautiful body shot.
OByrne throws a leg kick but Monroe sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Monroe throws a body shot but no joy.
Monroe's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
OByrne throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
OByrne lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Joseph OByrne is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
OByrne buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
OByrne missing with a left hand there. Monroe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
OByrne misses with a few strikes there.
Monroe connects with a right hand. OByrne shakes it off.
OByrne feints and then cracks Monroe's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Monroe down.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by OByrne.
Monroe throws an uppercut from half a mile away. OByrne sees it coming and avoids it easily.
OByrne misses with a looping left.
Monroe avoids a kick to the body.
Monroe avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Monroe. OByrne does a little dance to reset his feet.
Monroe jabs OByrne right on the nose. OByrne blinks but takes it well.
OByrne tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Monroe wants to counter with a clinch but OByrne pushes him away.
Monroe throws a hook but OByrne blocks it.
OByrne loads up on a big right hand but Monroe slips the punch.
OByrne blocks a jab.
OByrne takes a swing at Monroe's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monroe moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
OByrne misses with the body kick
and Monroe counters with a straight right hand.
OByrne throws a series of punches but Monroe avoids them all with ease.
Good leg kick by OByrne there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
OByrne slips a jab from Monroe.
OByrne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Monroe was well out of range. Poor timing from OByrne.
Monroe swings for the body but OByrne moves out of range.
As Monroe backs away, OByrne returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Monroe misses with a straight right.
OByrne looks to land a right hand but Monroe moved out of range.
Monroe let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Monroe misses with a straight left.
Monroe takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Monroe takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Monroe shoots in and drives through. OByrne sprawls well.
OByrne clobbers Monroe with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
OByrne is looking to chop away at Monroe's legs.
Monroe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by OByrne.
Monroe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from OByrne.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
OByrne scores with a kick to the midsection.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from OByrne. Monroe shrugs it off though.
Monroe connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between OByrne's hands.
Monroe has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from OByrne.
OByrne throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Monroe throws a body punch but OByrne moves out of range.
OByrne finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
OByrne misses with a leg kick.
A nice side step and Monroe releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Monroe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract OByrne.
Nice jab there from OByrne.
OByrne thows a left - swing and a miss!
OByrne fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Monroe.
OByrne fakes the leg kick and cracks Monroe in the body.
Monroe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
OByrne fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Monroe on the wrong end of a nice jab.
OByrne is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Monroe can do to turn this around?
Monroe closes this distance looking for a takedown but OByrne circles away.
Monroe drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
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 Joseph OByrne will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
OByrne lands with a kick to the ribs.
Monroe throws a series of punches but OByrne moves out of range.
Monroe stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from OByrne.
OByrne missing with a left hand there. Monroe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Monroe misses with a wild combination.
OByrne takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Monroe throws a right hand that misses
and OByrne counters with a nice leg kick.
OByrne chopping away at his opponent's legs.
OByrne tries to clinch there but Monroe circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Monroe punishes OByrne's body with a nice straight punch.
OByrne is looking to clinch but Monroe is avoiding it.
A low kick from OByrne is predictable there
and Monroe counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sloppy strikes there by Monroe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monroe throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Monroe misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Monroe wants to control but OByrne is keeping him busy.
Monroe connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused OByrne some visible discomfort.
OByrne manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Ricky Monroe has got the better of the ground game so far.
Monroe is pressing down on OByrne's thigh, looking to free his foot. OByrne is holding on for now.
OByrne is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Monroe prevents OByrne from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monroe thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed OByrne's head.
Monroe trying to mount his opponent but OByrne defends it.
Monroe thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
OByrne is pressing down on Monroe's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
OByrne utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Monroe throws a big right hand that misses.
Monroe throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as OByrne works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monroe postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Monroe working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Monroe's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Monroe postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ricky Monroe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
OByrne keeping full guard, as Monroe tries to pass.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
OByrne takes a jab right on the kisser.
OByrne tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Monroe is able to avoid easily.
Monroe listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Monroe takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
OByrne moves in looking to clinch but Monroe pushes him off.
OByrne moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
OByrne is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
OByrne wants to land a leg kick but Monroe is out of range.
Oh OByrne is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
OByrne scores with a sloppy right hand. Monroe should have avoided that one.
Monroe bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps OByrne's head backwards.
OByrne throws a jab when Monroe was well out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Monroe. OByrne does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice defenses there by Monroe.
Monroe looks to score with a jab to the body but OByrne is just out of range.
OByrne throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Monroe has managed to clinch.
OByrne seems to have got his legs back now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by OByrne.
OByrne cracks Monroe with a nice body shot.
Monroe struggles to land a body shot inside as OByrne controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by OByrne.
Still in the clinch, OByrne scores with a nice short uppercut.
Joseph OByrne is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A short uppercut from OByrne.
OByrne blocks an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ricky Monroe comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think OByrne 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joseph OByrne!
Our winner, Joseph OByrne, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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