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Event:
FORTITUDE 3
Date: Oct 01, 2016 |
#R1#
O'Neil throws a body shot but no joy.
Sullivan lands a nice hook to O'Neil's body. O'Neil takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
O'Neil takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sullivan throws a lazy right hand but O'Neil sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sullivan has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as O'Neil is landing a low percentage of strikes.
O'Neil thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sullivan ducks under a wild hook from O'Neil.
Sullivan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A shot to the liver by O'Neil. Beautiful body shot.
O'Neil pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
O'Neil is looking to clinch but Sullivan is avoiding it.
O'Neil catches Sullivan with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!#CUT#
It looks like Frank Sullivan has been cut.
Sullivan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
O'Neil swings for the body but Sullivan moves out of range.
O'Neil throws out a loose jab but Sullivan uses good head movement to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
O'Neil is looking to clinch but Sullivan is avoiding it.
Donk. Sullivan catches O'Neil right on the button with a cross.#T1#
O'Neil walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sullivan jabs O'Neil to the body, keeping him at a distance.
O'Neil displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sullivan throws out the jab.
O'Neil uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sullivan.
Sullivan lands with a nice body punch.
Sullivan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from O'Neil.
Sullivan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sullivan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
O'Neil keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've been told by O'Neil's head coaches at England Fight Club MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Sullivan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
O'Neil fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sullivan manages to avoid it.
O'Neil connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sullivan. Sullivan circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sullivan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sullivan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract O'Neil.#T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sullivan blocks a jab.
O'Neil lands a jab.
Nice defenses there by O'Neil.
O'Neil drops Sullivan with a huge uppercut! Sullivan drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. O'Neil is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aidan O'Neil!
Aidan O'Neil retains his featherweight title!
Post fight, Aidan O'Neil took to the microphone: 'Frank came to fight, and that's what matters. Plouman was a pussy that wanted none of this. Steel-Knuckle strikes again!'.
Frank Sullivan spoke after the fight, saying 'What the fuck just happened?!'.
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Event:
FORTITUDE 2
Date: Sep 24, 2016 |
#R1#
Sullivan misses the shot to the body.
Anthony scores with a one two! Sullivan had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A jab from Sullivan finds it's way through Anthony's defenses.
Sullivan looks to land a left hand but Anthony moved out of range nicely.
A big left from Sullivan misses.
Anthony tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sullivan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sullivan scores with a hook.
Sullivan connects with a looping right hand.
Sullivan lands with a shot to the body.
Anthony connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sullivan's hands.
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!
Anthony throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sullivan counters with a nice uppercut.
Anthony misses with a body shot.
Anthony takes a swing at Sullivan's ribcage but misses.
A little feinted left hand from Sullivan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sullivan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anthony.
Loyd Anthony seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sullivan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anthony.
Sullivan ducks under a wild hook from Anthony.
Sullivan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sullivan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Anthony's head.
Anthony throws a hook but Sullivan blocks it.
A counter left hand to the body from Sullivan misses its target.#T1#
Sullivan lands with a right hand.
Sullivan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Anthony in his tracks.
Anthony lands an overhand right.
Sullivan lands a right hook to the body.
Anthony on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Anthony tries to close the distance and clinch but Sullivan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sullivan's jab looks to have found its range, popping Anthony under the eye.
Anthony misses with a double jab
and Sullivan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sullivan takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sullivan lands with a cross.
Anthony throws out a loose jab but Sullivan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anthony moves forwards but Sullivan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sullivan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Anthony. Anthony circles away out of range and recomposes himself.#ROC#
Anthony is rocked!
Anthony is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A combination from Anthony does no damage.
Sullivan scores with a jab. Anthony acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Anthony is still on wobbly legs! Can Sullivan finish him?
Anthony misses with a shot to the body
and Sullivan scores with a counter punch that sends Anthony to the canvas! Sullivan smells blood - he's punishing Anthony with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Anthony has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank Sullivan!
An out of breath Frank Sullivan 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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