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RRFC Fight Night 12 PBP Commentary |
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tomcic closes the distance looking to clinch
and O'Neil counters with a left to the body.
Tomcic definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
O'Neil slaps away a takedown attempt from Tomcic, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Tomcic throws a head kick that misses.
O'Neil lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Tomcic backs up against the cage.
O'Neil misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tomcic.
Tomcic shoots and misses
and O'Neil counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tomcic shoots for a takedown but O'Neil saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vladimir Tomcic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
O'Neil listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
O'Neil lands a right hook to the body.
O'Neil avoids a punch combination nicely.
O'Neil throws a head kick that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
O'Neil lands a nice shot to the body.
Tomcic is looking to land body kicks.
Tomcic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but O'Neil was well out of range. Poor timing from Tomcic.
O'Neil looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
O'Neil keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tomcic.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O'Neil changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tomcic shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
O'Neil scores with a hook to the body. Tomcic takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
O'Neil wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tomcic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from O'Neil.
Tomcic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A nice side step and O'Neil releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Tomcic finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from O'Neil, right into the meat.
Tomcic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tomcic throws a poor cross that misses
and O'Neil counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
O'Neil scores with a jab. Tomcic acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
O'Neil has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Tomcic with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling O'Neil to score with a decent uppercut.
Tomcic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tomcic doesn't manage to clinch there - O'Neil circles away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
O'Neil fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tomcic tries to clinch up but O'Neil circles away and keeps his distance.
O'Neil steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
O'Neil scores with a body shot.
Tomcic takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tomcic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by O'Neil.
O'Neil digs a good hook to Tomcic's body.
O'Neil is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Tomcic rather than just go for the knockout.
O'Neil lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tomcic at a distance.
O'Neil swings and misses with a hook to the body.
O'Neil throws a body punch but Tomcic moves out of range.
Tomcic changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Nice shot lands for O'Neil.
O'Neil misses with a body shot.
It looked like Tomcic wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tomcic avoids the head kick by O'Neil.
O'Neil swats away the attempt to clinch by Tomcic.
O'Neil throws out a counter right but Tomcic avoids it with no problem.
Tomcic throws a head kick that O'Neil semi-blocks.
Tomcic darts in and clinches O'Neil up against the cage.
O'Neil doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
O'Neil has Tomcic pushed against the cage.
O'Neil blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
O'Neil working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O'Neil lands a nice shot to the body.
Tomcic keeps the fight in the clinch, despite O'Neil's efforts to push away.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tomcic.
O'Neil lands a hook that snaps the head of Tomcic backwards.
O'Neil throws a head punch that misses.
Tomcic lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down O'Neil.
O'Neil struggles to land a body shot inside as Tomcic controls his hands.
Tomcic lands a nice shot to the body.
Tomcic prevents a body shot from O'Neil.
Tomcic lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt O'Neil or not.
O'Neil tries to work over Tomcic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
O'Neil misses with some punches.
Tomcic works on O'Neil's body with a couple of short punches.
O'Neil looks winded!
O'Neil is looking to control Tomcic's arms but Tomcic gets an underhook and turns him. Now O'Neil has his back to the cage.
Tomcic lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tomcic throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tomcic lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
O'Neil trying to stall but Tomcic improves his position.
Tomcic missing with knees to the body.
O'Neil doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O'Neil misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tomcic misses with an elbow strike.
O'Neil takes a shot to the head.
A hook to the body from O'Neil.
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!
Tomcic lands a hook that snaps the head of O'Neil backwards.
O'Neil throws a punch but it's blocked by Tomcic.
O'Neil lands with a short punch from the clinch.
O'Neil blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
O'Neil tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
O'Neil scores with a hook to the body.
Tomcic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and O'Neil avoids it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for O'Neil.
O'Neil misses with a short punch on the inside.
O'Neil misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tomcic is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. O'Neil is defending well for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O'Neil blocks an uppercut.
O'Neil wants to stall.
O'Neil misses with a punch to the body.
Tomcic has a couple of punches blocked by O'Neil.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey O'Neil dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Tomcic darts in and clinches O'Neil up against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for O'Neil.
Tomcic has O'Neil pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. O'Neil manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Tomcic has picked O'Neil up - he's going for a ride! Tomcic dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Tomcic is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Tomcic is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, O'Neil has managed to free his arm - good work.
Tomcic is looking for a kimura here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O'Neil is staying active underneath Tomcic, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O'Neil is trying to control but can't.
Tomcic is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but O'Neil still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, O'Neil has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
O'Neil wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tomcic keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tomcic is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
O'Neil trying to mount his opponent but Tomcic defends it.
Tomcic tries to get to full guard but O'Neil has control of the leg.
O'Neil has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tomcic looking for submissions off his back.
O'Neil really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tomcic. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tomcic controlling the position for now.
Tomcic wants to improve his position but O'Neil is controlling well.
Tomcic is trying to maintain the position but O'Neil is very close to passing his half guard.
Tomcic looking for submissions off his back.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's four 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.
Tomcic scores with a head kick.
O'Neil fakes the leg kick and cracks Tomcic in the body.
Tomcic throws a head kick but O'Neil moves out of range.
O'Neil works Tomcic's body with a nice hook.
Tomcic takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
O'Neil throws a nice outside leg kick.
O'Neil throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tomcic fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging O'Neil to the ground. Tomcic is now in O'Neil's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tomcic passes into half guard.
Tomcic is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Tomcic dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
O'Neil scores with a shot to the body.
O'Neil lands an overhand right.
Tomcic fails with an attempt to clinch.
O'Neil scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A shot to the liver by O'Neil. Beautiful body shot.
Tomcic moves out of range as O'Neil throws a body kick.
Mickey O'Neil seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tomcic closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Tomcic lands in his opponent's guard.
O'Neil keeping moving, preventing Tomcic from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tomcic stands and throws O'Neil's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomcic tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Tomcic has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Tomcic wants to control but O'Neil is keeping him busy.
O'Neil tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Tomcic wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Tomcic working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Vladimir Tomcic overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Tomcic tries for a kimura but O'Neil is defending well.
Tomcic thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Tomcic taking a breather here.
Tomcic is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. O'Neil knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tomcic in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Tomcic has an Americana. O'Neil didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Tomcic is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Tomcic hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Vladimir Tomcic!
During a confident post fight interview, Vladimir Tomcic thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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