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Event:
USFC 119
Date: May 21, 2016 |
#R1#
Irhin scores with a hook.
A nice inside leg kick there by Irhin. That's going to slow O Neill down.
Irhin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A nice side step and O Neill releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Nice uppercut there from Irhin.
Irhin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Irhin stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Irhin looks to land a left hand but O Neill moved out of range nicely.
Irhin lands a nice shot to the body.
Irhin closes the distance looking to clinch
and O Neill cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Irhin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
O Neill throws a lazy right hand but Irhin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Irhin throws a shot from downtown. O Neill moves away and avoids it.
Irhin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Irhin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Irhin misses with a double jab
and O Neill counters with a stiff right hand. #T1#
Irhin misses with an uppercut.
O Neill keeps the fight on the outside.
Irhin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Irhin misses with a low kick.
Irhin misses with a low kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from O Neill! But no joy.
Irhin finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nice jab there from Irhin.
Irhin darts in trying to clinch
and O Neill makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
O Neill ducks under a wild hook from Irhin.
Irhin just misses with a punch to the body.
Irhin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
O Neill blocks a jab.
Irhin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Irhin tries to clinch up.#T2#
Irhin lands a head shot.
Irhin tries to clinch up.
Irhin throws a right hand that misses
and O Neill counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Irhin thuds a left hand into O Neill's body.
Irhin lands with a straight right. O Neill didn't see that one coming.
Irhin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and O Neill counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Irhin misses the shot to the body.
Irhin scores with a jab to the head.
Irhin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Irhin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Artem Irhin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Irhin throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and O Neill connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Irhin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Irhin throws a solid leg kick but O Neill takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Irhin.
Irhin moves out of range as O Neill strikes.
Irhin thows a left - swing and a miss!
A little jabbing left from O Neill on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Irhin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.#T3#
A big right from Irhin misses.
Irhin takes a swing at O Neill's ribcage but misses.
O Neill looks like he wants to counter punch here.
O Neill takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
O Neill 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.
O Neill misses with a looping left.#CL#
Irhin closes the distance and pushes O Neill back into the cage.
Irhin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Irhin will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning O Neill up against the cage.
O Neill wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
O Neill tries to pull guard but Irhin won't allow it.
O Neill jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Irhin walks away with a smile on his face. O Neill gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. #CL#
O Neill gets tackled into the cage by Irhin. Irhin maintains the clinch.
Irhin tries to land a knee to the head but O Neill blocks with his arms.
Irhin throws a knee to the head but misses.
#TD2#
O Neill pulls guard effortlessly.
Irhin trying to control but O Neill is working from the bottom. #SUB2#
Irhin avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
#T4#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Irhin stays in close to O Neill's body and controls the position. #SUB2#
O Neill throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!#SUB2#
O Neill is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
#SU#
Irhin gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Irhin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
O Neill with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Irhin to score with a decent uppercut.
Irhin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
O Neill blocks a head kick by Irhin.
Irhin connects with a good right hand that stumbles O Neill. O Neill circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
O Neill has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O Neill throws a hook to the side of Irhin's head but Irhin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Artem Irhin dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
O Neill on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Irhin throws a body punch but O Neill moves out of range.
O Neill swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Irhin throws a jab when O Neill was well out of range.
O Neill circles away from the clinch attempt
and O Neill counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
O Neill swings for the body but Irhin moves out of range.
#CL#
Irhin moves into range and clinches up with O Neill.#TD2#
O Neill manages to pull guard.
O Neill has a closed guard, preventing Irhin from standing up. #SUB2#
O Neill looking for a guillotine here but Irhin defends easily.
Irhin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that O Neill can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
O Neill tries to land a sweep but no joy. #SU#
Irhin stands up from O Neill's guard - Irhin perhaps looking for a knockout. #T1#
Irhin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A jab from Irhin misses.
O Neill appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Nice defenses there by O Neill.
O Neill walks into a stiff left hand from Irhin.#CL#
Irhin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with O Neill, pushing him back against the cage.
O Neill tries to pull guard but Irhin holds him up against the cage and eventually O Neill drops back down to his feet.
Irhin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but O Neill has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
O Neill tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Irhin smiles and moves away.
Irhin misses with a looping left.
Irhin misses with an uppercut
letting O Neill counter with a right hand.
O Neill works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
O Neill throws a lazy right hand but Irhin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Irhin moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.#T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Irhin takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Decent striking displayed by Irhin there.
O Neill avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A countering left hand to the body from O Neill misses.
Irhin tries to bum rush O Neill with a series of wild strikes but O Neill uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
O Neill bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from O Neill! But no joy.
O Neill is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Irhin.
O Neill checks the leg kick.
O Neill looks like he wants to counter punch here.
O Neill pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Irhin takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.#CL#
Irhin moves into the clinch.
Irhin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite O Neill's efforts to push away.
Irhin tries a knee to the head but O Neill blocks it.
#BC#
Irhin breaks from the clinch.
Irhin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and O Neill counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Irhin throws out a leg kick but O Neill moves out of range and Irhin only half commits.
O Neill now looks to counter with a shot at the body.#T3#
Irhin takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
O Neill walks into a left hand.
Irhin connects with a nice looking jab.
#CL#
Irhin clinches up with O Neill and pushes him back against the cage.
Irhin lands a nice elbow from the clinch. #TD2#
O Neill gets control of Irhin's arms and successfully pulls guard. O Neill will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Irhin wants to stand but O Neill is controlling his posture from full guard. #SUB2#
O Neill working for a triangle but Irhin defends it easily.
O Neill keeping moving, preventing Irhin from controlling successfully.
O Neill can't keep his opponent in guard - Irhin advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Irhin looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. #T4#
Irhin trying to control from half guard but O Neill is working away. #SU#
Irhin decides to return to a standing position.
O Neill might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Irhin misses with a hook.
Irhin throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Irhin throws a lazy uppercut
letting O Neill counter with a right hand.
Irhin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Irhin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. O Neill sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Irhin throws a leg kick
and O Neill counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Irhin misses with an uppercut.
O Neill throws out a counter right but Irhin avoids it with no problem.
Good shot there by O Neill.
O Neill blocks a jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from O Neill! But no joy.
Irhin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Artem Irhin dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3#
Irhin looks to land a left hand but O Neill moved out of range nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from O Neill! But no joy.
Irhin scores with a three punch combo!
Irhin looks to land a right hand but O Neill moved out of range.
It seemed like O Neill was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Irhin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jab from Irhin.
Irhin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt O Neill.
O Neill has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Irhin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Irhin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Irhin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Irhin is looking to slow O Neill down with leg kicks.
O Neill blocks the body kick.
O Neill takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Irhin misses with a looping left.
O Neill takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Irhin loads up on a big right hand but O Neill slips the punch.
Artem Irhin is winning the standup battle so far.
Irhin fails with an attempt to clinch.
#T1#
Irhin avoids the body shot from O Neill.
O Neill slips a jab from Irhin.
Irhin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
O Neill scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Irhin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
O Neill drops his hands momentarily and Irhin takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
O Neill is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Irhin.
Irhin pivots, looking for a leg kick but O Neill is out of range and Irhin settles back down.
A big right from O Neill misses.
Irhin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Irhin thuds a left hand into O Neill's body.
Irhin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches O Neill on the side of the head.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Irhin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
O Neill takes a body punch but keeps moving. #T2#
Irhin tries to score with a low kick but O Neill moves his leg out of the way.
Irhin tries to close the distance and clinch but O Neill swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
O Neill circles away from the clinch attempt.
O Neill is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Irhin with a body shot.
Irhin misses with a wild body shot.
O Neill looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Irhin fakes a jab and throws a low kick but O Neill checks it well.
O Neill is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Irhin with a body shot.
Irhin lands a jab.
Irhin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from O Neill.
Irhin is looking to clinch but O Neill is avoiding it.
O Neill gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Irhin tries to close the distance and clinch up but O Neill swats him away and circles back towards the center.
O Neill looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
O Neill keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Irhin.
Irhin tries to clinch but O Neill moves out of range. #CL#
Irhin moves into range and clinches up with O Neill.
O Neill tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Irhin just stands there and leans against the cage.#T3#
O Neill fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Irhin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Irhin scores with a knee to the head.
O Neill tries to pull guard but Irhin forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Artem Irhin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bosco O Neill.
O Neill fails to pull the fight into his guard.
O Neill is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Irhin to keep the fight standing.
Irhin gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Irhin lands a nice shot to the body.
Irhin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Irhin connects with a nasty looking knee right to O Neill's face.
#TD2#
O Neill jumps guard.
O Neill wants to sweep but no luck.
O Neill takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#SU#
Irhin stands up and waves to O Neill to follow him.
Irhin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Irhin misses with a right hand
and O Neill counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
O Neill lands a lovely overhand right.
Bosco O Neill has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
O Neill keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Artem Irhin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T4#
Irhin throws a hook but O Neill avoids it easily.
Irhin lands a nice hook to O Neill's body. O Neill takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
O Neill uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Irhin.
Irhin swinging wildly here.
O Neill is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Irhin.
Irhin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but O Neill was well out of range. Poor timing from Irhin.
O Neill uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Irhin.
A nice side step and O Neill releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Irhin misses with an uppercut.
O Neill 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.
Irhin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by O Neill.
Irhin throws a lazy head kick
and O Neill connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
O Neill takes one on the button.
And that's the end of the fight!
Artem Irhin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Irhin, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Artem Irhin!
Artem Irhin bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
Bosco O Neill spoke after the fight, saying 'ima hit the gym hard now bitches'.
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Event:
USFC 113
Date: Apr 23, 2016 |
#R1#
O Neill lands a jab to Van Roost's midsection.
O Neill throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Van Roost is looking to clinch but O Neill is avoiding it.
A swing and a miss from O Neill.
O Neill on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Van Roost connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
O Neill misses with a looping right.
Van Roost fails in his attempt to clinch.
O Neill on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Van Roost slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
O Neill shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Van Roost throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
O Neill connects with a looping right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
O Neill misses with a straight left.
O Neill takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Van Roost ducks under a wild hook from O Neill.
Van Roost tries to clinch but fails miserably
and O Neill counters with a nice uppercut.
Van Roost looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
O Neill swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Van Roost wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
O Neill thuds a left hand into Van Roost's body.
Van Roost tries to clinch but O Neill moves out of range.
Good shot there by Van Roost.
Van Roost is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.#T1#
O Neill keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice defenses there by Van Roost.#CL#
Van Roost clinches up against the cage.
Van Roost stalling in the clinch but O Neill improves position.
Van Roost creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through O Neill's defenses.
Van Roost creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by O Neill as Van Roost tries to tie him up.
Van Roost lands an elbow inside that O Neill shrugs off.
O Neill tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Van Roost smiles and moves away.
Van Roost misses with a wild body shot.
Van Roost tries to close the distance and clinch up but O Neill swats him away and circles back towards the center.
O Neill throws an off balance right hand
and Van Roost counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
O Neill swings and misses with a hook to the body.
O Neill throws a hook but Van Roost blocks it.
O Neill digs a good hook to Van Roost's body.
Van Roost slips under a jab.
Van Roost avoids the body shot from O Neill.
Bosco O Neill seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good shot there by Van Roost.#T2#
Van Roost misses with a hook. O Neill ducked under it nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!#CL#
Van Roost closes the distance and clinches.
O Neill avoids a wild elbow strike from Van Roost.
O Neill jumps guard but Van Roost turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Van Roost comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
O Neill blocks an elbow strike.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Van Roost.#TD2#
O Neill successfully pulls guard.
O Neill is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.#SUB2#
O Neill has his foot on Van Roost's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Van Roost works his way back into a safe position though.
Van Roost controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. #T3##SUB2#
O Neill looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
#SUB2#
O Neill is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Van Roost is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Van Roost stopping the sweep attempt from O Neill.
Van Roost knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for O Neill on the ground.
O Neill is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Van Roost is stalling in the full guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.#T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
O Neill wants to sweep here but Van Roost controlling him for the moment.
Van Roost postures up.
#SUB2#
O Neill is looking for a triangle but Van Roost pushes his legs off easily.
#SUB2#
O Neill has his foot on Van Roost's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Van Roost works his way back into a safe position though.
Van Roost engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Van Roost has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
O Neill tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Van Roost is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. #SUB2#
O Neill is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
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 Michael Van Roost will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
O Neill takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Van Roost pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces O Neill back to the cage. Van Roost follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Michael Van Roost is winning the standup battle so far.
O Neill on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Van Roost fakes high and swings low for a body shot but O Neill manages to avoid it.
Van Roost throws a nice looking combination but O Neill bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
O Neill throws a shot from downtown. Van Roost moves away and avoids it.
Van Roost swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Van Roost fails in his attempt to clinch.
O Neill uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Van Roost.
O Neill keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Van Roost.
O Neill lands an overhand right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Roost moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.#CUT2#
It looks like Michael Van Roost has been cut.
Van Roost dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Van Roost misses with a two punch combination.
O Neill blocks a jab.
A cross from O Neill lands.
Van Roost ducks under a wild hook from O Neill.#T1#
Van Roost lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Van Roost moves out of range of the strikes.
Van Roost connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between O Neill's hands.
O Neill with a jab.
Van Roost moves out of range as O Neill strikes.
O Neill stuns Van Roost with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Van Roost bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
O Neill throws a hook but Van Roost avoids it easily.
Van Roost uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from O Neill.
O Neill throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Van Roost tests O Neill's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice defenses there by Van Roost.
Van Roost scores with a jab to the head.
O Neill throws a hook to the side of Van Roost's head but Van Roost sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Roost misses the jab.
O Neill throws the left hand but Van Roost avoids the punch easily.
Van Roost appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
O Neill throws a shot from downtown. Van Roost moves away and avoids it.#T2#
O Neill misses with a hook. Van Roost ducked under it nicely.
Van Roost ducks under a wild hook from O Neill.
Van Roost fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Van Roost lands a jab to O Neill's midsection.
Van Roost throws a jab when O Neill was well out of range.
O Neill's corner calls for a 1-2. O Neill obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
O Neill circles away from the clinch attempt.
A jab from Van Roost misses.
O Neill swings widly with a right hand
and O Neill takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Van Roost rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but O Neill moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
O Neill throws a shot from downtown. Van Roost moves away and avoids it.
Van Roost slips under a jab from O Neill.
A big left from O Neill misses.
O Neill throws a hook to the side of Van Roost's head but Van Roost sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
O Neill moves forwards but Van Roost connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Van Roost throws a hook to the side of O Neill's head but O Neill sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Van Roost takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
#T3#
A lazy left from O Neill finds it's target.
Van Roost scores with a jab to the body.
Van Roost misses the shot to the body.
O Neill swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A big left from O Neill misses.
Van Roost throws a big counter combination but O Neill scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Van Roost lands with a shot to the body.
Van Roost is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by O Neill.
Van Roost tries to clinch up.
Van Roost moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Van Roost misses with a looping right.
O Neill tests Van Roost's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Van Roost moves in looking to clinch but O Neill pushes him off.
Van Roost tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but O Neill paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Van Roost throws out a loose jab but O Neill uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice shot lands for Van Roost.
O Neill might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
O Neill gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Roost lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
O Neill throws the left hand but Van Roost avoids the punch easily.#T4#
Van Roost avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Van Roost uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by O Neill.
Van Roost throws a shot to the body.
Van Roost lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
O Neill throws an overhand right that lands on Van Roost's shoulder, as Van Roost tries to avoid the shot.
Van Roost is looking to counter the offense by O Neill and move into the clinch.
Van Roost missing with a left hand there. O Neill was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A countering left hand to the body from O Neill misses.
O Neill cracks Van Roost with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Van Roost fails with an attempt to clinch.
Van Roost uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from O Neill.
A slow jab from O Neill misses its intended target.
O Neill misses with a left hand
and O Neill takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A lazy left from Van Roost finds it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O Neill with a jab.
O Neill is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Van Roost.
Van Roost uses good head movement to avoid the hook from O Neill.
O Neill has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
O Neill throws a jab but it's blocked by Van Roost.
Van Roost swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Van Roost tries to clinch but O Neill is having none of it.
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 Michael Van Roost will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Michael Van Roost's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
A punch combination from Van Roost misses.
O Neill looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
O Neill lands a nice shot that snaps Van Roost's head back.
Nice defenses there by Van Roost.
Van Roost lands a jab.
O Neill connects with a nice looking jab.
O Neill misses with a hook
and Van Roost connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
O Neill swats away the attempt to clinch by Van Roost.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts O Neill, as that shot connected.
Van Roost tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Van Roost moves into the clinch.
O Neill jumps guard but Van Roost turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Van Roost lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
O Neill tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#TD2#
O Neill manages to pull guard.
Van Roost trying to control but O Neill is working from the bottom. #T1#
Van Roost 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. #SUB2#
O Neill is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
#SUB2#
O Neill is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Van Roost defends well.
O Neill trying to keep a closed guard but Van Roost is proving a slippery customer.
Van Roost is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. #SUB2#
Van Roost avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Van Roost's corner is telling him to maintain position.#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.#SUB2#
Van Roost got a little sloppy there for a moment and O Neill has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Van Roost has managed to get both his arms back between O Neill's legs - danger averted.#SUB2#
O Neill looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
#SUB2#
O Neill has his foot on Van Roost's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Van Roost works his way back into a safe position though.#SUB2#
O Neill has his foot on Van Roost's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Van Roost works his way back into a safe position though.
Van Roost controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. #SUB2#
O Neill looking for a guillotine here but Van Roost defends easily.
#T3#
Van Roost not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
O Neill trying to control the position.
#SUB2#
O Neill throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
#SUB2#
O Neill working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Van Roost doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Van Roost manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
O Neill controls Van Roost momentarily but Van Roost frees himself.
Bosco O Neill has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Van Roost is stalling in the full guard.
O Neill not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
O Neill takes one on the button.
O Neill moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Van Roost lands a jab to the head.
O Neill throws a hook to the side of Van Roost's head but Van Roost sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
O Neill uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Van Roost.
A countering left hand to the body from O Neill misses.
Van Roost just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
O Neill takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
O Neill moves out of range of the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Van Roost misses the target.
O Neill lands a jab to Van Roost's midsection.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Michael Van Roost.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Van Roost, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:28
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Van Roost!
Post fight, an emotional Michael Van Roost said '4 in a row now. Hahaha Mr.Universe you're next I am fucking sure!'.
Bosco O Neill spoke after the fight, saying 'ima hit the gym hard now bitches'.
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