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Event:
HFC 116:Sang Seok vs Machado
Date: Sep 16, 2017 |
#R1#
O' Brien blocks a low kick nicely.
Poffo takes a swing at O' Brien's ribcage but misses.
Poffo just misses with a punch to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by O' Brien.
O' Brien fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Poffo throws a leg kick that is checked
and O' Brien counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Poffo throws a hook but O' Brien avoids it easily.
Poffo has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Poffo throws out a loose jab but O' Brien uses good head movement to avoid it.
Poffo throws a one two combo.
#CUT#
It looks like Billy O' Brien has been cut.
O' Brien gets cracked there but stands up to it.
#KD#
Poffo drops O' Brien with a beautiful combination! O' Brien stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Poffo is looking for the KO!#ROC#
O' Brien is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Poffo lunges in with a left hook that violently twists O' Brien head around and knocks him out cold! Poffo hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Randy Poffo!
After winning the bout, Randy Poffo thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Event:
HFC Fight Night 3
Date: Aug 09, 2017 |
#R1#
Kvirkvelia blocks a jab.
Kvirkvelia misses with a body shot
and O' Brien counters with a straight right hand.
Levan Kvirkvelia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
O' Brien takes a swing at Kvirkvelia's ribcage but misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kvirkvelia.
Kvirkvelia definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kvirkvelia throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kvirkvelia lands a really nice looking cross but O' Brien seems unphased.
Kvirkvelia bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of O' Brien's head.
Kvirkvelia cracks O' Brien with an open hand slap.
Kvirkvelia defending well as O' Brien loads up on a big left hand.
Kvirkvelia connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between O' Brien's hands.
Kvirkvelia fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt O' Brien.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kvirkvelia.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kvirkvelia misses with a telegraphed body shot
and O' Brien counters with a nice uppercut.
Kvirkvelia dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kvirkvelia uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from O' Brien.#T1#
Kvirkvelia thuds a left hand into O' Brien's body.
O' Brien throws a head kick but Kvirkvelia moves out of range.
O' Brien staying out of range there.
Kvirkvelia throws out a powerful jab.
Kvirkvelia doesn't succeed with the takedown
and O' Brien cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
O' Brien throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kvirkvelia throws a body punch but O' Brien moves out of range.
O' Brien uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kvirkvelia.
Kvirkvelia dives in for a single leg takedown but O' Brien sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.#TD#
Kvirkvelia looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Kvirkvelia wants to free his trapped foot but O' Brien is holding on for dear life with his legs. #T2#
O' Brien holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Kvirkvelia is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Kvirkvelia wants to pass the guard but O' Brien is defending well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O' Brien wants to control but Kvirkvelia is keeping busy and won't allow it.
O' Brien is trying to stand.
O' Brien wants to control but Kvirkvelia is keeping busy.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
O' Brien has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Academy for Advanced Ass-Whippery. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Kvirkvelia with a momentary lay and pray from half guard. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#T3#
Kvirkvelia misses with a hook to the body
and O' Brien counters with a straight right hand.
Kvirkvelia throws the left hand but O' Brien avoids the punch easily.
O' Brien is looking for the big counter here.
A swing and a miss from O' Brien.
O' Brien throws a head kick that misses.
Kvirkvelia thuds his right hand into O' Brien's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kvirkvelia.
Kvirkvelia jabs O' Brien to the body, keeping him at a distance.
O' Brien just misses with a punch to the body.
Kvirkvelia dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on O' Brien. That did some damage!
Billy O' Brien is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kvirkvelia blocks a jab.
Kvirkvelia bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kvirkvelia appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Kvirkvelia throws a leg kick which misses O' Brien's front leg but catches the back leg as O' Brien tries to avoid it.
Kvirkvelia comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.#T4#
Kvirkvelia misses with a body shot.
O' Brien just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kvirkvelia scores with a jab to the head.
O' Brien misses with a kick to the body.
Kvirkvelia takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kvirkvelia lands with a shot to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Kvirkvelia.
O' Brien walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kvirkvelia will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
O' Brien ducks under a wild hook from Kvirkvelia.
Kvirkvelia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
O' Brien keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kvirkvelia.
O' Brien lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
O' Brien has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kvirkvelia.
O' Brien throws a lazy uppercut
#TD#
so Kvirkvelia counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Levan Kvirkvelia dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Kvirkvelia throws a leg kick #KD2#
and O' Brien counters with a crisp one two that drops Kvirkvelia! O' Brien thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Kvirkvelia to his feet! Kvirkvelia is in big trouble!#ROC2#
Kvirkvelia is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!
Kvirkvelia tries a low kick but O' Brien avoids it.
Oh Kvirkvelia is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kvirkvelia moves out of range of the body kick.
O' Brien listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Levan Kvirkvelia is winning the standup battle so far.
Kvirkvelia uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from O' Brien.
Kvirkvelia throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
O' Brien takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
O' Brien's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kvirkvelia avoids the body shot from O' Brien.
O' Brien misses with a straight right.
O' Brien bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from O' Brien! But no joy.
Kvirkvelia connects with a body shot that sends O' Brien's belly button to the back.
A telegraphed right hand from Kvirkvelia misses the target.
Kvirkvelia seems to have got his legs back now.
Kvirkvelia misses with an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kvirkvelia moves into range and connects with a jab.
O' Brien checks a leg kick.
O' Brien looks like he wants to counter punch here.#TD#
Kvirkvelia fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging O' Brien to the ground. Kvirkvelia is now in O' Brien's guard.
Kvirkvelia in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. #T1#
Kvirkvelia wants to pass the guard but O' Brien is keeping the position.
Kvirkvelia trying to control but O' Brien is working from the bottom.
Kvirkvelia engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Kvirkvelia throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kvirkvelia is stalling in the full guard.
O' Brien pulls Kvirkvelia in to control the position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.#T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
O' Brien looking to control.
#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Kvirkvelia connects with a high kick.
O' Brien misses with a wild combination.
O' Brien smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kvirkvelia takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kvirkvelia throws a head kick that half lands.
Kvirkvelia avoids a kick to the body.
O' Brien looks to throw the jab but Kvirkvelia is out of range.
O' Brien misses with a body shot.
#T3#
O' Brien tries to bum rush Kvirkvelia with a series of wild strikes but Kvirkvelia uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kvirkvelia motions for O' Brien to come forward. Kvirkvelia throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from O' Brien! But no joy.
Kvirkvelia shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. O' Brien defends it nicely.
Kvirkvelia scores with a jab.
Good leg kick by Kvirkvelia there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kvirkvelia is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that O' Brien can do to turn this around?
O' Brien tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kvirkvelia throws a front kick that sends O' Brien stumbling back into the cage.
Kvirkvelia fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.#T4#
That kick from Kvirkvelia tenderised O' Brien's leg. O' Brien is trying to keep his angry face on.
O' Brien takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kvirkvelia scores with a body shot.
Nice body kick from O' Brien.
O' Brien tries to bum rush Kvirkvelia with a series of wild strikes but Kvirkvelia uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kvirkvelia swings and misses with a shot to the body#KD2#
and O' Brien counters with a crisp one two that drops Kvirkvelia! O' Brien thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Kvirkvelia to his feet! Kvirkvelia is in big trouble!
A looping hook to the body misses from O' Brien. Kvirkvelia does a little dance to reset his feet.
O' Brien ducks right into an uppercut from Kvirkvelia.
Jab, jab by Kvirkvelia - just one landing.
Kvirkvelia fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. O' Brien looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
O' Brien chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kvirkvelia can pounce on him.
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 Levan Kvirkvelia will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Kvirkvelia lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Kvirkvelia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but O' Brien moves away.
Kvirkvelia lands a head shot.
Kvirkvelia 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.
Kvirkvelia throws a leg kick
letting O' Brien counter with a right hand.
Kvirkvelia connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.#TD#
Kvirkvelia shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. O' Brien is trying to defend but Kvirkvelia finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Kvirkvelia wants to take a breather but O' Brien is having none of it.
Kvirkvelia thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kvirkvelia not landing any meaningful shots this time. #T1#
Kvirkvelia wants to lay and pray for a moment but O' Brien keeps working.
O' Brien trying to control here.
Kvirkvelia slows the pace down in half guard.
Kvirkvelia trying to mount his opponent but O' Brien defends it.
O' Brien trying to control but Kvirkvelia postures up.
#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Kvirkvelia lands a nice hook to O' Brien's body. O' Brien takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Billy O' Brien has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Levan Kvirkvelia is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kvirkvelia comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
O' Brien with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kvirkvelia to score with a decent uppercut.
Kvirkvelia swings for the body but O' Brien moves out of range.
Kvirkvelia misses with a hook
#KD2#
and O' Brien counters with a crisp one two that drops Kvirkvelia! O' Brien thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Kvirkvelia to his feet! Kvirkvelia is in big trouble!
Kvirkvelia shoots in looking for a takedown but O' Brien manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kvirkvelia's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kvirkvelia fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
O' Brien throws a series of punches but Kvirkvelia moves out of range.
O' Brien throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kvirkvelia lands with a right hand.
Kvirkvelia scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kvirkvelia connects with a body shot.#T3#
Kvirkvelia lands with an overhand left.
Jab, jab by Kvirkvelia - just one landing.
Kvirkvelia with a hook.
Kvirkvelia feints and then cracks O' Brien's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow O' Brien down.
A good leg kick by Kvirkvelia.
O' Brien misses with a hook.
Kvirkvelia throws a left and a right that both miss
and O' Brien counters with a nice uppercut.
A low kick from Kvirkvelia misses
and O' Brien counters with a huge left! Kvirkvelia is in big trouble! He's backing up but O' Brien isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Kvirkvelia from any more damage. A dominating finish by O' Brien!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Billy O' Brien!
Billy O' Brien made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Your welcome, ladies and gents! Mature, but not old yet, you're gonna see a whole lot more of me around here. The Boston Badass is out for some overdue waste gold! All you motherfuckers in my path better bounce, I am coming for you!'.
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Event:
HFC Fight Night 1
Date: Jul 07, 2017 |
#R1#
O' Brien misses with an uppercut.
Bang doesn't succeed with the takedown
and O' Brien cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
O' Brien jabs Bang right on the nose. Bang blinks but takes it well.
O' Brien scores with a hook to the body. Bang takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bang uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by O' Brien.
O' Brien takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
O' Brien slaps away a takedown attempt from Bang, before circling back to the center of the mat.
O' Brien counters with a body kick.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that O' Brien has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Bang slips under a jab from O' Brien.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bang throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around O' Brien's waist but O' Brien gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bang off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kelvin Bang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
O' Brien just misses with a punch to the body.
Bang connects with a solid leg kick. #CL#
Bang closes the distance and pushes O' Brien back into the ropes.
A quick uppercut on the inside from O' Brien. #T1##BC2#
O' Brien pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
O' Brien takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Bang avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bang.
Bang shoots for a takedown but O' Brien saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
O' Brien is looking for the big counter here.
O' Brien slips a jab from Bang.
Billy O' Brien is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A head kick misses from Bang.
Bang moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bang goes for a double leg but O' Brien avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as O' Brien continues to drive forward.
Bang misses with a right hand
and O' Brien counters with a nice uppercut.
Bang lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bang takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bang shoots in and drives through. O' Brien sprawls well.
The fighters circling - O' Brien throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
O' Brien throws a hook but Bang blocks it.#T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bang uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bang thuds a left hand into O' Brien's body.
O' Brien lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Bang scores with a leg kick.
O' Brien changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.#CL#
Bang drives through and clinches with O' Brien against the ropes.
O' Brien doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bang changes levels and goes for a takedown here. O' Brien fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Bang looking to land some kicks to the body here.
O' Brien throws out a counter right but Bang avoids it with no problem.#TD#
Bang closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming O' Brien to the mat! O' Brien manages to get full guard.
O' Brien is trying to control the position but Bang postures up.
O' Brien has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Bang looking to pass the guard. #T3#
Bang postures up.
O' Brien pulls Bang in close to his closed guard and prevents Bang from doing any damage or advancing position.
Bang trying to control the position from guard on top but O' Brien is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.#TD#
Bang decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Bang trying to mount his opponent but O' Brien defends it.
Bang is trying to control the action in half guard but O' Brien is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
O' Brien is looking for a sweep. Bang is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bang trying to control from O' Brien's half guard. O' Brien has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
O' Brien is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bang slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Kelvin Bang will probably get the nod.
That's time! Bang's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Bang lands the left hand.
Bang just misses with a punch to the body.
O' Brien keeps the fight on the outside.
O' Brien misses the jab.
Bang pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bang changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. O' Brien tries to avoid it but Bang manages to keep hold of a leg and drag O' Brien to the ground. O' Brien escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bang dodges the punch combination from O' Brien.
Bang misses with a double jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bang tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bang throws a jab when O' Brien was well out of range.
O' Brien is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bang with a body shot.
Bang shoots in for a takedown but O' Brien shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
O' Brien misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bang.
Bang shoots in looking for a takedown. O' Brien tries to sprawl out of it but Bang keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. O' Brien manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kelvin Bang. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T1#
Bang dives in for a single leg takedown but O' Brien sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
Bang blocks a jab.
Bang misses with a leg kick
and O' Brien counters with a nice body shot.
O' Brien takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bang wants to clinch.
O' Brien defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bang.
Bang fails with a takedown attempt from distance.#TD#
Bang is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in O' Brien's half guard.
O' Brien is not content to let Bang control the position.#T2#
Bang working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on O' Brien's thigh. O' Brien counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Bang is looking to pass into half guard but O' Brien pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now O' Brien is in guard.#REVB#
O' Brien stopping the sweep attempt from Bang.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
O' Brien slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
O' Brien advances nicely into full mount. #T3#
O' Brien manages to capitalize on a mistake by Bang to take his back!
Kelvin Bang overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bang looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
O' Brien tries to keep control of the position but Bang is staying busy.
O' Brien keeps control of the position as Bang tries to break free.
Bang looking very determined here, making life difficult for O' Brien.
#T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
O' Brien has the hooks in. Bang is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
I would not like to be Bang right now.
Bang trying to control but not successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
O' Brien is hanging on to Bang's back as he tries to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy O' Brien showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
O' Brien circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bang throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kelvin Bang is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#CL#
Bang has O' Brien up against the ropes in a clinch.
#BC#
Bang's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bang uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from O' Brien.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bang.
O' Brien swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bang fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bang shoots in but O' Brien avoids the takedown attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O' Brien swings for the body but Bang moves out of range.
Bang throws a low kick, looking for O' Brien's leg but O' Brien calmly moves out of range.
O' Brien is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bang with a body shot.
Bang throws a head kick but O' Brien moves out of range.
Bang takes a head kick and keeps coming.
#T1#
Bang looks to throw a body kick
and O' Brien counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice takedown defense from O' Brien. No joy for Bang on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kelvin Bang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
O' Brien swats away the attempt to clinch by Bang.
Bang wants to clinch but O' Brien slips to the side
and O' Brien counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
O' Brien scores with a kick to the body.
O' Brien has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bang misses with a low kick.
As Bang backs off O' Brien throws a huge counter combo but Bang manages to avoid it all.
O' Brien swinging wildly here.
A big right from O' Brien misses. #TD#
O' Brien gets caught napping as Bang dives in and scores a takedown. O' Brien manages to retain guard.
Bang trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Bang wants to control from the top but O' Brien keeps moving. #T2#
Bang trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
O' Brien trying to keep a closed guard but Bang is proving a slippery customer.
Bang trying to control but O' Brien is working from the bottom.
O' Brien wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#T3#
Bang pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bang shoots in but O' Brien avoids the takedown attempt easily.
It seemed like O' Brien was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bang is defended easily by O' Brien.
Bang pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bang shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as O' Brien sprawls well. O' Brien wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bang gets slowly back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
O' Brien tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
O' Brien misses with a straight right.
Kelvin Bang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T4#
Bang thows a leg kick but O' Brien checks it
enabling O' Brien to counter with a crisp jab.
O' Brien jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bang misses with a kick to the body.
O' Brien throws a big shot that misses.
A slow jab from Bang misses its intended target.
Bang changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. O' Brien tries to avoid it but Bang manages to keep hold of a leg and drag O' Brien to the ground. O' Brien escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bang throws a sloppy head kick and O' Brien moves out of range easily.
O' Brien blocks a head kick by Bang.
Bang uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from O' Brien.
O' Brien avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bang throws a lazy head kick
and Bang takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bang has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by O' Brien.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bang is looking to clinch.
O' Brien swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
And that's the end of the fight!
Billy O' Brien comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think O' Brien has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy O' Brien!
Billy O' Brien looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Your welcome, ladies and gents! Mature, but not old yet, you're gonna see a whole lot more of me around here. The Boston Badass is out for some overdue waste gold! All you motherfuckers in my path better bounce, I am coming for you!'.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 08, 2017 |
#R1#
Vallely uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sparbot.
Vallely with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Vallely tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Sparbot counters with a stiff right hand. #CL2#
Vallely closes the distance and clinches.
Vallely goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sparbot blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vallely misses with a hook from the clinch. #BC#
Sparbot breaks from the clinch.
Vallely dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sparbot. That did some damage!
Vallely throws a low kick but Sparbot avoids it.#CL2#
Vallely darts in and clinches Sparbot up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Still in the clinch, Sparbot scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sparbot blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vallely tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sparbot's elbow.
Vallely misses with a punch on the inside.
Vallely misses with some punches.
Vallely misses with a body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vallely misses with a punch on the inside.
#T1#
Sparbot lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sparbot works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Vallely lands a right hand.
Sparbot lands with a left to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks. #BC#
Sparbot breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sparbot connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sparbot throws a head kick but Vallely moves out of range.
Vallely is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.#CUT2#
It looks like Golden Gloves Sparbot has been cut.
Vallely throws a body kick that misses
and Sparbot counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vallely throws a low kick, looking for Sparbot's leg but Sparbot calmly moves out of range.
Vallely pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #CL2#
Vallely fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sparbot, pushing him back against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vallely can't find room to land a body shot as Sparbot controls the action.
Sparbot lands a body shot. #BC#
Sparbot breaks the clinch.
#T2#
Sparbot throws a body shot but no joy.
Vallely shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sparbot drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Vallely right on the button. Vallely goes down! Sparbot follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Sparbot gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Golden Gloves Sparbot!
An out of breath Golden Gloves Sparbot thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 03, 2017 |
#R1#
A swing and a miss from Sparbot.
Sparbot moves away from the strike by Keijo.
Sparbot tries a head kick but it misses.
Keijo plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!#CUT2#
It looks like Golden Gloves Sparbot has been cut.
Keijo looks to land a left hand but Sparbot moved out of range nicely.
Keijo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sparbot fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Keijo on the side of the head.
Sparbot moves out of range of the leg kick from Keijo.
Nice body kick from Keijo.
Sparbot listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.#CUT#
It looks like Brutaali Keijo has been cut.
Keijo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sparbot under the eye.
Nice defenses there by Sparbot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sparbot throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Keijo throws a right hand that misses
and Keijo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #T1#
Keijo swings widly with a right hand
and Sparbot counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Keijo swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sparbot counters with a stiff right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Keijo. Sparbot does a little dance to reset his feet.
Keijo drops his hands momentarily. Sparbot doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Keijo staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Keijo doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Golden Gloves Sparbot!
A relieved looking Golden Gloves Sparbot thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 03, 2017 |
#R1#
Zubrov doesn't succeed with the takedown
and O Brien counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by O Brien! Zubrov is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Billy O Brien!
A victorious Billy O Brien thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Event:
Ascension 1126
Date: Nov 26, 2016 |
#R1#
O Brien misses with a hook. Meyer ducked under it nicely.
Meyer looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Meyer dips to his left and cracks O Brien with an uppercut!
Meyer throws a right hand that O Brien ducks under and follows up with a left that O Brien also avoids with ease.
O Brien gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Meyer throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Meyer scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Meyer scoring well with a low kick there.
A bone on bone clash there as O Brien blocks the leg kick.
O Brien swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Meyer misses with a body shot.
Meyer stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Meyer lands with a cross.
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!
O Brien chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Meyer can pounce on him.
O Brien misses with a left hand
and Meyer counters with a slapping leg kick.
A leg kick checked by O Brien.
O Brien just misses with a punch to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Meyer! But no joy.#T1#
Meyer throws a body punch but O Brien moves out of range.
O Brien checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A slapping leg kick lands for Meyer.
Meyer looks to throw the jab but O Brien is out of range.
O Brien checks a leg kick nicely.
Meyer misses with a looping right.
Meyer throws a leg kick that misses.
O Brien throwing a counter right hand but Meyer manages to avoid it.
Meyer scores with a kick to the body.
O Brien blocks a leg kick.
Meyer throws a body punch but O Brien moves out of range.
Meyer digs a good body shot into O Brien's ribs.
Meyer misses with a straight right.
An attempted straight right counter from O Brien misses the target.
Meyer misses with a looping right.
O Brien lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.#T2#
Meyer lands with an uppercut that bounces O Brien off the cage and back into range.
Meyer changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Meyer thuds his right hand into O Brien's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Meyer scores with a jab to the head.
O Brien checks a leg kick.
O Brien was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Meyer lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and O Brien has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from O Brien and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Meyer digs a good hook to O Brien's body.
Good work by O Brien as he checks the leg kick.
O Brien misses with a hook. Meyer ducked under it nicely.
Meyer slips under a jab from O Brien.
A little jabbing left from Meyer on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
O Brien throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
O Brien misses with a looping right.
Meyer throws a leg kick but O Brien moved away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Meyer.
Meyer lands with a good body shot.#T3#
O Brien blocks the body kick.
Meyer has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Meyer throws a predictable looking body shot
and O Brien counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
O Brien slips under a jab.
Meyer throws a nice outside leg kick.
O Brien chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ulrik Meyer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A cross from Meyer lands.
O Brien keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
O Brien throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Meyer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Meyer misses with an uppercut.
Meyer misses with a looping left.
An attempted straight right counter from O Brien misses the target.
Meyer lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
O Brien tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Meyer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from O Brien.
An inside leg kick from Meyer misses. #T4#
Meyer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Meyer swings widly with a right hand
and O Brien counters with a nice uppercut.
Meyer wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Meyer scores with a shot to the body.
Meyer is looking to score with low kicks.
Meyer pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces O Brien back to the cage. Meyer follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Meyer jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Meyer scores with a jab to the head.
O Brien avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Good leg kick by Meyer there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Meyer just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Meyer lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Meyer moves away from the strike by O Brien.
O Brien avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ulrik Meyer dominated that round.
That's time! O Brien's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Meyer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Meyer gets cracked with a nice right hand there by O Brien.
O Brien tries to bum rush Meyer with a series of wild strikes but Meyer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Meyer lands with a shot to the body.
O Brien avoids the body shot from Meyer.
O Brien takes a jab right on the kisser.
O Brien walks into a straight right hand from Meyer.
A nice combination there by Meyer.
O Brien checks the leg kick nicely there.
Meyer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as O Brien checks a leg kick.
Meyer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by O Brien.
O Brien attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Meyer swings for the body but O Brien moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Meyer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from O Brien.
Meyer misses the body punch
and O Brien counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.#T1#
O Brien waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Meyer.
Meyer swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
O Brien uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Meyer.
O Brien tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Meyer was well out of range. Poor timing from O Brien.
Meyer dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on O Brien. That did some damage!
O Brien digs a good hook to Meyer's body.
Meyer misses with a wild body shot.
O Brien uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Meyer.
An inside leg kick lands from Meyer.
O Brien throws a lazy right hand but Meyer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
O Brien throws a poor cross that misses
and Meyer counters with a nice low kick that buckles O Brien's knee momentarily.
Meyer throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Meyer misses with a lunging right hand
and O Brien counters with a stiff right hand.
Meyer throws a body punch but O Brien moves out of range.
Meyer delivers a nice body kick.#T2#
Meyer comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
O Brien throws a solid leg kick but Meyer takes the impact on his shin and smiles at O Brien.
Meyer throws a quick inside leg kick.
Meyer takes a swing at O Brien's ribcage but misses.
A jab lands there for Meyer.
Meyer tries a low kick but O Brien avoids it.
Meyer connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed O Brien momentarily.
Meyer misses with a low kick.
Meyer throws a quick inside leg kick.
O Brien lands a jab to Meyer's midsection.
O Brien has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from O Brien there as he acknowledges the shot.
A big right from Meyer misses.
O Brien tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Meyer manages to circle out of the way.
O Brien is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Meyer jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Meyer fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches O Brien on the side of the head.#T3#
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Meyer lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and O Brien has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from O Brien and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Meyer ducks under a wild hook from O Brien.
O Brien is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Meyer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
O Brien wants to slow Meyer down by chopping away at his legs.
O Brien misses with a straight right.
O Brien blocks the body kick.
O Brien looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
O Brien ducks under a wild hook from Meyer.
Meyer on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Meyer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from O Brien.
O Brien misses with a straight right.
Meyer throws a big shot that misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Meyer blocks the leg kick.
#T4#
A jab lands there for Meyer.
A jab from Meyer misses.
Nice uppercut there from Meyer.
Ulrik Meyer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Meyer scores with the left hand. O Brien knows he should have avoided that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
O Brien throws a looping overhand right but Meyer ducks down to avoid it.
O Brien misses with a hook. Meyer ducked under it nicely.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether O Brien might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Meyer bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
O Brien takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Meyer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but O Brien moves away.
Meyer connects with a nice looking jab.
O Brien uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Meyer.
O Brien throws a head kick but Meyer moves out of range.
Meyer misses with a low kick as O Brien jumps back.
Meyer throws a hook to the side of O Brien's head but O Brien sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little feinted left hand from O Brien on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ulrik Meyer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3#
Meyer fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but O Brien is out of range.
O Brien seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Meyer cracks O Brien with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as O Brien checks a leg kick.
Meyer cracks the inside of O Brien's front leg.
Meyer misses with a looping left.
Meyer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. O Brien sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Meyer takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
O Brien cracks a nice hook into Meyer's ribs.
A swing and a miss from O Brien.
Meyer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meyer tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and O Brien is able to avoid easily.
Meyer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from O Brien.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Meyer lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and O Brien has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from O Brien and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Meyer scores with a leg kick.
#T1#
Meyer blocks a jab.
O Brien looks for the body kick but Meyer saw that one coming.
Meyer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Meyer scores with a hook to the body. O Brien takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
An inside leg kick from Meyer misses.
Meyer wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A telegraphed right hand from Meyer misses the target.
O Brien keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Meyer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but O Brien moves away.
O Brien moves out of range of the strikes.
O Brien misses with a hook.
A decent looking cross lands there for Meyer.
Meyer avoids the head kick by O Brien.
Meyer tries a quick counter leg kick but O Brien is wise to it.
Meyer scoring well with a low kick there.
Billy O Brien has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ulrik Meyer is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T2#
O Brien throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Meyer swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting O Brien counter with a right hand.
O Brien has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Meyer.
O Brien tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big right from Meyer misses.
O Brien takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Meyer works O Brien's body with a nice hook.
O Brien tries to land a front kick but Meyer steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
O Brien bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
O Brien thumps Meyer with a low kick.
O Brien blocks a low kick nicely.
Meyer connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A bone on bone clash there as O Brien blocks the leg kick.
#T3#
O Brien connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
O Brien checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
O Brien moves out of range of the strikes.
Meyer just misses with a punch to the body.
Meyer moves out of range of the strikes.
Meyer throws a nice head kick!
A combination from Meyer does no damage.
Meyer throws a sloppy head kick and O Brien moves out of range easily.
O Brien misses with a body shot.
Meyer walks into a jab.
Nice cross by Meyer.
Meyer throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent O Brien stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.#CL#
O Brien closes the distance and pushes Meyer back into the cage.
O Brien blocks a punch to the side of the head.
#T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
O Brien scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Meyer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
O Brien lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. #BC#
O Brien breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Meyer - that will leave a mark!
O Brien misses with a lunging right hand
and Meyer counters with a three punch combo that has O Brien backing up. O Brien nods at Meyer to acknowledge the strikes.
O Brien throws an overhand right that lands on Meyer's shoulder, as Meyer tries to avoid the shot.
Meyer's corner calls for a 1-2. Meyer obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Meyer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Meyer tries a head kick but it misses.
O Brien does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Meyer throws a hook but O Brien avoids it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from O Brien misses the target.
Meyer is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Meyer misses the jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ulrik Meyer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Meyer winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ulrik Meyer!
Post fight, Ulrik Meyer took to the microphone: 'Stunned, thought he would kick my butt again.'.
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Event:
Ascension - 3
Date: Sep 02, 2016 |
#R1#
Man lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Man looks to land a body kick but O Brien moved away.
An inside leg kick lands from Man.
Man lands a head kick!
#CL2#
Man drives through and clinches with O Brien against the cage.
Man struggles to land a body shot inside as O Brien controls his hands.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Man creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
O Brien goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Man lands with a left to the head.
O Brien blocks a body shot from Man.
O Brien throws a head punch that misses.
O Brien swings wildly with an uppercut but Man uses good head movement to avoid it. #BC2#
Man breaks from the clinch.
Man misses with a low kick.
O Brien on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Man bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps O Brien's head backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
O Brien moves away from the strike by Man.
Man fails in his attempt to clinch.
Man moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
#T1#
O Brien motions for Man to come forward. O Brien throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
O Brien on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
No joy there for Man, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Man has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Man has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from O Brien.
Man fakes the leg kick and cracks O Brien in the body.
O Brien wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Man dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on O Brien. That did some damage!
Man tries to clinch up.
Man dips to his left and cracks O Brien with an uppercut!
Man on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Man bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Man is looking to slow O Brien down with leg kicks.
Man fakes high and swings low for a body shot but O Brien manages to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from O Brien misses the target.
Man throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Man throws a series of punches but O Brien moves out of range.
Man tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.#T2#
Man works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
O Brien takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A big right from Man misses.
Man throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
O Brien connects with a single shot there.
Man throws a nice inside leg kick.
Man throws a combination. O Brien tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Man wants to slow O Brien down by chopping away at his legs.
A big left from O Brien misses.
O Brien avoids the body shot from Man.
O Brien was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Method Man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
O Brien takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Man misses with a body shot
and O Brien counters with a nice leg kick.
Man scores with a jab. O Brien acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Man throws a poor cross that misses
and O Brien counters with a straight right hand.
O Brien lands a lovely overhand right.
Man throws an ugly left hook that misses
and O Brien counters with an inside leg kick. #T3#
O Brien takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Man tests O Brien's chin there with a solid looking shot.
O Brien swats away the attempt to clinch by Man.
O Brien has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from O Brien there as he acknowledges the shot.
Man ducks under a wild hook from O Brien.
O Brien throws a low kick but Man avoids it.
Man looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Man throws a leg kick
enabling O Brien to counter with a crisp jab.
Man throws a body punch but O Brien moves out of range.
Man has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
O Brien misses with a body shot.
O Brien takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
O Brien uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Man.
O Brien pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by O Brien.
Man is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! O Brien had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
That kick from Man tenderised O Brien's leg. O Brien is trying to keep his angry face on.
Man misses with a hook.#T4#
Man misses with a low kick.
A little feinted left hand from O Brien on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Man checks the leg kick.
A punch combination from Man misses.
Man throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Man tries a head kick but it misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Man lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and O Brien has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from O Brien and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
O Brien throws a nice looking combination but Man bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
O Brien walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A jab lands there for Man.
Man stalks O Brien and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into O Brien's face. O Brien staggers backwards, shaken.
A slapping leg kick lands for O Brien.
O Brien moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Man tries to clinch but O Brien moves out of range.
Man dips to his left and cracks O Brien with an uppercut!
Man moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
O Brien slips a jab from Man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Method Man dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
O Brien punishes Man's body with a nice straight punch.
Man misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice body kick there by Man.
O Brien chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Man scores with a jab to the body.
A left lands for Man.
The fight stays on the outside here - Man looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
An attempted straight right counter from O Brien misses the target.
O Brien checks a leg kick.
Method Man seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Man keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Man tries to clinch but O Brien is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man is looking to score with low kicks.
An attempted straight right counter from O Brien misses the target.
O Brien avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Man misses with a right hand
and O Brien counters with a stiff right hand.
Man scores with a shot to the body.
O Brien throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. #T1#
A jab from Man misses.
O Brien ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
O Brien takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Man darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
O Brien tries to score with a low kick but Man moves his leg out of the way.
Man scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
O Brien takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Man tries to work over O Brien's front leg with a kick but O Brien checks it.
An attempted straight right counter from O Brien misses the target.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Man.
Man tries to score with a low kick but O Brien moves his leg out of the way.
O Brien works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
O Brien comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Man fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Man misses the jab.
O Brien ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Man moves away.
Man tries to counter by closing the distance.
O Brien uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Man.#T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O Brien avoids the body shot from Man.
Man fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt O Brien.
Man tries to clinch up.
O Brien is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Man moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Man throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling O Brien to counter with a crisp jab.
Man lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Man misses with a body kick.
Man throws a right hand that misses
and O Brien counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
O Brien slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Man lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Good work by O Brien as he checks the leg kick.
O Brien looks to land a left hand but Man moved out of range nicely.
O Brien cracks Man with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Man looks to land a left hand but O Brien moved out of range nicely.
Good leg kick by Man there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
O Brien walks into a left hand. #T3#
Man jabs O Brien right on the nose. O Brien blinks but takes it well.
O Brien uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Man.
Nice cross by Man.
Man avoids the head kick by O Brien.
O Brien defending well as Man loads up on a big left hand.
Man throws a quick inside leg kick.
Man connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between O Brien's hands.
O Brien looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
O Brien pulls out of a head kick attempt.
O Brien bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Man's head backwards.
Man throws a lazy body kick #CL#
and O Brien counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by O Brien.
O Brien makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Man misses with a hook from the clinch.
Man can't find room to land a body shot as O Brien controls the action.
O Brien lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Man.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Man lands a body shot. #T4#
Man misses with a hook from the clinch.
Man swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from O Brien.
Man is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. O Brien is defending well for now.
Man wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but O Brien has him pressed against the cage.
Man has O Brien pressed against the cage, preventing O Brien from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Man blocking some punches.
Man takes a shot to the head.
A short uppercut from O Brien.
O Brien tries to work over Man's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Man being controlled against the cage.
O Brien tries to land knees in the clinch but Man avoids the damage to the body. #BC2#
Man breaks the clinch.
O Brien looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Man throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Man misses with an uppercut. O Brien saw that one coming.
Man just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromO Brien.
Man lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Method Man will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
O Brien throws a looping overhand right but Man ducks down to avoid it.
Man throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
O Brien blocks a leg kick.
O Brien avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Man throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Man misses with a left hand #KD#
and O Brien counters with a crisp one two that drops Man! O Brien thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Man to his feet! Man is in big trouble!
O Brien keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Man scores with a nice head shot.
Man scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
O Brien connects with a right hand. Man shakes it off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Man looks to land a right hand but O Brien moved out of range.
O Brien tried to counter with a leg kick but Man avoided it.
O Brien fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Man tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but O Brien was well out of range. Poor timing from Man.
A quick step to the side and O Brien tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Man throws a hook but O Brien avoids it easily.
Jab by O Brien.
Man takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.#T1#
O Brien throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
O Brien takes a shot right to the bread basket.
O Brien uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Man.
Man motions for O Brien to come forward. Man throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Man jabs O Brien to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Man tries to move into range but O Brien moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Man smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Man walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. O Brien checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
O Brien checks a low kick from Man.
Man misses the jab.
Man tries to land a leg kick but O Brien saw it coming and moves away.
Man scores with a three punch combo!
O Brien scores with a jab to the head.
O Brien lands with a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Man throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Billy O Brien has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Method Man is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T2#
Man throws an overhand right that lands on O Brien's shoulder, as O Brien tries to avoid the shot.
Man misses with a hook
letting O Brien counter with a right hand. #ROC#
Man is rocked!
Man ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Man thumps O Brien with a low kick.
O Brien lands with a slapping head kick.
Man is still on wobbly legs! Can O Brien finish him?
O Brien cracks Man with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Billy O Brien!
An out of breath Billy O Brien thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Method Man was interviewed post fight and said 'Patty cake patty cake hey the Method Man
Don't eat Skippy, Jif or Peter Pan
Peanut butter, cuz I'm not butter
In fact I snap back like a rubber
band!'.
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Event:
Ascension 353
Date: Jun 03, 2016 |
#R1#
O Brien cracks Balagan with an open hand slap.
Balagan tries to clinch up but O Brien circles away and keeps his distance.
Balagan shoots in looking for a takedown but O Brien manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Balagan's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
O Brien misses with an uppercut. Balagan saw that one coming.
Balagan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
O Brien misses with a body punch
#TD#
and Balagan counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
O Brien keeping moving, preventing Balagan from controlling successfully.
Balagan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balagan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Balagan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as O Brien works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Balagan is in close to O Brien's body, working some short punches and elbows.
O Brien working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Balagan. #T1#
O Brien controlling the position.
O Brien utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Balagan won't allow O Brien to sweep him here.
Balagan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Balagan throwing strikes from guard but O Brien blocks nicely.
Balagan preventing the sweep.
Balagan trying to control but O Brien is working from the bottom.
Balagan throws a big elbow that misses.
O Brien keeping moving, preventing Balagan from controlling successfully.
Balagan stands up over O Brien, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. #T2#
Balagan throws a strike but O Brien rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
O Brien controlling from the top position.
Balagan wants to sweep but no luck.
Balagan pulls O Brien in close to prevent any damage.
Balagan seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.#T3#
Balagan wants to sweep here but O Brien controlling him for the moment.
O Brien controls the pace of the fight for a moment.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Balagan looks for a takedown but O Brien sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arkady Balagan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
O Brien just misses with a punch to the body.
O Brien misses with a head kick.
O Brien throws a big shot that misses.
Billy O Brien is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
O Brien paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
O Brien fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Balagan checks it well.
A big right from O Brien misses.
O Brien attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
O Brien thows a left - swing and a miss!
O Brien lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
O Brien lands a nice looking body kick.
O Brien connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Balagan momentarily.
The fighters circling - O Brien throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A cross from O Brien lands.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Balagan ducks under a wild hook from O Brien.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Balagan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy O Brien 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.
#R2##TD#
Balagan shoots in and gets a takedown into O Brien's guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
O Brien lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
O Brien throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Balagan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
O Brien is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Balagan is pulling down on O Brien's head. It's preventing any offense from O Brien, at least for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Brien stays in close to Balagan's body and controls the position. #T1#
Balagan is trying to keep O Brien in close.
Balagan wants to sweep but no luck.
Balagan pulls O Brien in close to prevent any damage.
O Brien sitting in guard here, content to control. #T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
O Brien preventing the sweep. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Balagan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around O Brien's waist but O Brien gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Balagan off to one side.
Balagan works O Brien's body with a nice hook.
A low kick from O Brien misses #TD#
and Balagan counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Balagan.
O Brien preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. #T3#
O Brien is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Balagan throws a strike but O Brien rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
Balagan keeping moving, preventing O Brien from controlling successfully.
O Brien with a flurry of punches that miss.
O Brien trying to control the position from guard on top but Balagan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Balagan has control of O Brien's left arm, preventing O Brien from doing any damage. #T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
O Brien pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Balagan is keeping the position for now.
Balagan has control of O Brien's left arm, preventing O Brien from doing any damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
O Brien is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
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 Arkady Balagan will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
#R3#
Balagan shoots for a double leg takedown but O Brien sprawls well. He's pushed Balagan's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Balagan has his takedown stuffed
and O Brien counters with a straight right hand.
Balagan shoots in for a takedown but O Brien shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arkady Balagan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Balagan with a lazy takedown attempt
and O Brien cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
O Brien slaps away a takedown attempt from Balagan, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Balagan defending well as O Brien loads up on a big left hand.
A big left from O Brien misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balagan moves out of range as O Brien strikes.
Balagan slips a jab from O Brien.
Balagan ducks under a wild hook from O Brien.
Balagan shoots in for a double leg but O Brien sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.#T1#
O Brien connects with an inside leg kick.
O Brien misses with an uppercut
#TD#
so Balagan counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Balagan throws an elbow that misses. O Brien uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Balagan's guard. Nice move by O Brien!#REVB#
Balagan wants to sweep here but O Brien controlling him for the moment.
Balagan is pulling down on O Brien's head to control his posture.
Balagan is trying to keep O Brien in close.
O Brien wants to get up but he can't break Balagan's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here. #T2#
O Brien trying to control but Balagan is working from the bottom.
Balagan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Balagan wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now. #SU2#
O Brien gets to his feet. Balagan looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
A left and a right from O Brien both land. Nice combination. #T3#
Balagan shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts O Brien as he jumps to the side.
O Brien looks like he wants to counter punch here.
O Brien throws a leg kick but Balagan checks it.
O Brien has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
O Brien tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Balagan was well out of range. Poor timing from O Brien.
Balagan swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A combination from O Brien does no damage.
Balagan throws a body shot but no joy.
Balagan drops his hands momentarily and O Brien takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
O Brien misses with a looping right.
O Brien fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Balagan fails to land the takedown.#TD#
Balagan throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. O Brien was covering up waiting for the punch and Balagan finishes the takedown easily into guard. #ES2#
O Brien kicks Balagan off and gets to his feet. #T4#
Billy O Brien seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
O Brien digs a good hook to Balagan's body.
O Brien keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
O Brien tries a low kick but Balagan avoids it.
O Brien throws a head kick that misses.
Balagan walks into a stiff left hand from O Brien.
Balagan moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
O Brien fails to land with a series of punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Billy O Brien comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think O Brien has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy O Brien!
A victorious Billy O Brien thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 23, 2016 |
#R1#
Hall tries to score with a low kick but O Brien moves his leg out of the way.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hall checks a leg kick.
O Brien thows a left - swing and a miss!
It seemed like Hall was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hall swats away the attempt to clinch by O Brien.
Hall feints a counter leg kick.
Hall throws a leg kick but O Brien sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hall shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
O Brien throws a chopping leg kick but Hall manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hall connects with a solid leg kick.
Hall slips a straight right by O Brien.
Donk. O Brien catches Hall right on the button with a cross.
Jab from O Brien.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall steps to the side to avoid the strikes from O Brien.
Hall misses the body punch
and O Brien counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hall scores with a leg kick.
Nice takedown defense from Hall. No joy for O Brien on that attempt.
Hall wants to counter with a clinch but O Brien pushes him away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hall keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from O Brien.#T1#
Hall throws a head kick that half lands.
#CUT2#
It looks like Billy O Brien has been cut.
O Brien circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hall is looking to clinch but O Brien is avoiding it.
O Brien was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Hall fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt O Brien.
O Brien throws an overhand right that lands on Hall's shoulder, as Hall tries to avoid the shot.
Hall moves out of range as O Brien strikes.
Hall avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hall thumps O Brien with a low kick.
Hall throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
O Brien throws out a powerful jab.
O Brien cracks a nice hook into Hall's ribs.
O Brien checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
O Brien looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
We've been informed that Hall has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
O Brien throws a leg kick but Hall sees it coming and moves out of range.
O Brien takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
O Brien looks to land a left hand but Hall moved out of range nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hall avoids the body shot from O Brien.
#T2#
O Brien takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hall throws a wild body kick that O Brien sees coming a mile off.#CL2#
Hall rushes O Brien and presses him up against the cage.
O Brien misses with some punches.
O Brien tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hall's elbow.
O Brien lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Hall to his knees! O Brien keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Billy O Brien!
An out of breath Billy O Brien thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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