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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Finn Houser (ranked 4840 p4p, 367 weight class) and Jim O Neil (ranked 4131 p4p, 352 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ White Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Finn Houser!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jim O Neil!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, George Francis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Neil moves into the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Houser is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but O Neil is keeping busy.
Houser seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but O Neil is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
O Neil taking a breather.
O Neil's coach down at Cozad MMA New York was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on O Neil's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Houser tries to land knees in the clinch but O Neil avoids the damage to the body.
O Neil lands a right hand that snaps the head of Houser backwards.
Houser controlling the action here for a moment.
Houser looks to throw an elbow but misses.
O Neil lands a shot to the body.
Houser is looking to control O Neil's arms but O Neil gets an underhook and turns him. Now Houser has his back to the cage.
O Neil misses with some punches.
Houser tries to land a knee to the head but O Neil blocks with his arms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Neil misses with a punch on the inside.
Houser misses with an elbow over the top.
O Neil lands with a right to the head.
O Neil effectively controlling the action here.
O Neil has a couple of punches blocked by Houser.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Houser looking to throw knees to the head but O Neil is blocking nicely.
Houser dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
O Neil lands with a left to the head.
Houser tries to pull guard but O Neil holds him up against the cage and eventually Houser drops back down to his feet.
Houser 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.
O Neil takes a knee to the side of the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Houser.
Houser creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
O Neil tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Houser blocks a punch to the side of the head.
O Neil struggles to land a body shot inside as Houser controls his hands.
Houser misses with an elbow strike.
Houser could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Houser blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Houser blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
O Neil fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
O Neil misses with a punch on the inside.
O Neil takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Neil working aggressively here.
Houser is looking to control O Neil's arms but O Neil gets an underhook and turns him. Now Houser has his back to the cage.
O Neil working aggressively here.
Houser misses with an elbow over the top.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for O Neil.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Houser looking to stall.
O Neil letting Houser take a breather here.
O Neil throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
O Neil has a couple of punches blocked by Houser.
Houser throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but O Neil blocks it with crossed arms.
Houser connects with a knee to the head.
Houser throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but O Neil blocks it with crossed arms.
O Neil throws a punch but it's blocked by Houser.
Houser lands an elbow inside that O Neil shrugs off.
Houser working aggressively here.
Houser is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Houser.
Houser blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from O Neil fails to land.
O Neil misses with a hook from the clinch.
O Neil lands a right hand that snaps the head of Houser backwards.
A shot in the inside from O Neil.
A head punch on the inside from O Neil fails to land.
O Neil lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Houser backwards.
O Neil tries to work over Houser's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Houser controlling the action here for a moment.
O Neil swings wildly with an uppercut but Houser uses good head movement to avoid it.
Houser looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Houser lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Houser stalling the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Neil working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The referee calls for Houser to work.
Houser blocking some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O Neil tries a body shot but Houser blocks it.
O Neil scores with a shoulder strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from O Neil.
Houser throws a knee to the head but misses.
O Neil lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Houser trying to land knees to the body.
O Neil tries to throw a body punch but Houser avoids it by throwing O Neil back against the cage.
O Neil misses with a hook from the clinch.
O Neil tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short body shot lands from O Neil as the two fighters clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
O Neil presses Houser against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
O Neil misses with a hook from the clinch.
O Neil lands a hook to the side of the head.
Houser is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim O Neil dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Houser moves in looking to clinch but O Neil pushes him off.
Oh Houser is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jim O Neil seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Houser throws a sloppy head kick and O Neil moves out of range easily.
Houser seems to have got his legs back now.
O Neil throws a nice looking combination but Houser bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
O Neil clinches up with Houser and pushes him back against the cage.
O Neil blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for O Neil.
Houser using the Thai plumb to throw knees but O Neil has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
O Neil trying to control the position but instead, Houser has worked for underhooks and has pushed O Neil into the cage.
Jim O Neil seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Houser blocks a punch to the side of the head.
O Neil dodges an elbow strike from Houser.
Houser leaning his opponent against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Houser wants to stall.
O Neil misses with a body punch.
O Neil taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Neil working aggressively here.
O Neil tries to throw a body punch but Houser avoids it by throwing O Neil back against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
O Neil misses with a body punch.
O Neil tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Houser tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
O Neil gets through Houser's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
O Neil blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
O Neil blocks an elbow strike.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from O Neil.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Houser.
Come on O Neil - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Houser tries to land knees in the clinch but O Neil avoids the damage to the body.
O Neil content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Houser blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Neil working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from O Neil on the inside.
Houser scores with a knee to the head.
Houser lands a knee to the body.
O Neil misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Houser using the Thai plumb to throw knees but O Neil has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Houser has O Neil pushed against the cage.
A short right from O Neil on the inside.
O Neil working aggressively here.
O Neil taking a breather.
Houser pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
O Neil is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Houser is keeping busy.
O Neil working some nice short punches in the clinch.
O Neil leaning his opponent against the cage.
Houser lands an elbow inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Neil looking to slow down the pace here.
Houser lands a damaging elbow.
O Neil has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Houser taking a breather.
O Neil misses with a short punch on the inside.
O Neil stalling in the clinch.
O Neil stalls.
Houser landing knees to the head.
O Neil misses with a short punch on the inside.
O Neil scores with a hook to the body.
Houser manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Houser throws a knee to the head but misses.
O Neil lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for O Neil.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Neil lands an uppercut.
O Neil misses with a short punch on the inside.
Houser misses with a knee strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from O Neil.
O Neil throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Housers head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
O Neil misses with a short punch on the inside.
O Neil throws a punch but it's blocked by Houser.
Stalling in the clinch from O Neil.
Houser tries to land knees in the clinch but O Neil avoids the damage to the body.
Houser tries to land knees in the clinch but O Neil avoids the damage to the body.
Houser using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
O Neil blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
O Neil throws a head punch that misses.
Houser looks to throw an elbow but misses.
O Neil scores with a shoulder strike.
Houser 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.
Houser with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Come on O Neil - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim O Neil showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
O Neil pushes Houser up against the cage in a clinch.
Houser throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but O Neil blocks it with crossed arms.
O Neil swings wildly with an uppercut but Houser uses good head movement to avoid it.
O Neil misses with a short punch on the inside.
O Neil misses with a short punch on the inside.
O Neil throws a punch but it's blocked by Houser.
O Neil misses with a body punch.
O Neil lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Houser.
Houser throws an elbow that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Houser.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Neil throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Housers head.
Houser wants to stall.
Houser'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.
O Neil lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Neil working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
O Neil lands a body shot.
O Neil throws a head punch that misses.
O Neil just leaning against Houser, taking a breather.
O Neil blocks an elbow strike from Houser.
O Neil misses with a body punch.
Houser blocks an uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
O Neil lands a body shot in the clinch.
O Neil lands a hook that snaps the head of Houser backwards.
O Neil fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Houser working hard to break the clinch.
O Neil scores with a nice hook to the head.
O Neil is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
O Neil lands a nice shot to the body.
O Neil lands a big right hand that drops Houser! The killer instinct kicks in and O Neil finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by O Neil!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jim O Neil!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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