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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Martin O Neill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grandmaster Red (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Neill comes to the cage accompanied by Sing for the moment - Eminem. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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180 lbs
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177 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Martin O Neill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Grandmaster Red!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Daniel Blasius and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Red lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Red uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from O Neill.
O Neill is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Red.
Red dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
O Neill misses with a hook. Red ducked under it nicely.
O Neill avoids the body shot from Red.
Red jabs O Neill right on the nose. O Neill blinks but takes it well.
Red throws a jab when O Neill was well out of range.
Red misses with the combination.
A big left from Red misses.
Red misses with a series of wild punches.
Red rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but O Neill moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
O Neill scores with a punch to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Red throws a series of punches but O Neill avoids them all with ease.
Red cracks O Neill with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Red throws a series of punches but O Neill moves out of range.
O Neill gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Red.
Red lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Red.
Red misses with a series of wild punches.
Red just misses with a punch to the body.
O Neill fails with the takedown.
Red looks to land a combination but O Neill avoids it well.
Red throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab lands there for Red.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Red misses its intended target.
Nice cross by Red.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Red scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
O Neill avoids a punch combination nicely.
O Neill connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A left and a right from Red both land. Nice combination.
O Neill throws out a loose jab but Red uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grandmaster Red is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A big left from Red misses.
Red misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
O Neill waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Red.
Red throws a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Red thows a body shot but no joy.
Red throws a hook but O Neill avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Red misses its intended target.
A slow jab from O Neill misses its intended target.
Red misses with a jab, cross combination.
Red missing with a left hand there. O Neill was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
O Neill swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Red throws a nice looking combination but O Neill bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
O Neill drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
O Neill defending well as Red loads up on a big left hand.
Red throws a body punch but O Neill moves out of range.
Red misses with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Red lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A jab from Red misses.
Red throws an uppercut from half a mile away. O Neill sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Red throws a right and a left that O Neill avoids nicely.
Red fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. O Neill looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Red missing with a left hand there. O Neill was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Red swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Red scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Red is working the combinations to good effect here.
Red lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but O Neill circles away quickly and effectively.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
O Neill connects with a single shot there.
Red lands with a hook. O Neill tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
O Neill bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grandmaster Red dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Red moves out of range of the strikes.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether O Neill might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Red steps to the side to avoid the strikes from O Neill.
O Neill moves out of range as Red strikes.
Red misses with a body shot.
Red will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Grandmaster Red is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
O Neill throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Red was covering up waiting for the punch and O Neill finishes the takedown easily into guard.
O Neill stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Red swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Neill stopping the sweep attempt from Red.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Red can't keep his opponent in guard - O Neill advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Neill is working for a submission of some sort.
O Neill wants to pass to mount but Red is defending the position.
Red wants to get back to full guard.
O Neill stops Red from getting back to his feet.
O Neill tries to pass the half guard into mount. Red knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Red tries to roll over but O Neill keeps him under control.
Red is defending against the submission attempts here by O Neill.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
O Neill misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Red looks to throw the jab but O Neill is out of range.
Red swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Red misses with a two punch combination.
Red thows a left - swing and a miss!
Red slips under a jab.
Red missing with a left hand there. O Neill was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice uppercut lands for Red. That snapped O Neill's head back.
O Neill slips a straight right by Red.
O Neill moves out of range as Red strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Red avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Red just misses with a punch to the body.
Red throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Red falls off balance throwing a combination
and O Neill counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
O Neill uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Red.
A telegraphed right hand from Red misses the target.
A big right from Red misses.
O Neill throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Red's waist but Red gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing O Neill off to one side.
Red loads up on a big right hand but O Neill slips the punch.
Red throws a hook but O Neill blocks it.
O Neill shoots for a takedown but Red saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Red defending well as O Neill loads up on a big left hand.
A jab from Red does it's job there.
Red throws a jab when O Neill was well out of range.
A lazy left from Red finds it's target.
O Neill ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Red moves away.
Red pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Red misses with a hook. O Neill ducked under it nicely.
Red throws a good cross that connects.
O Neill looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
O Neill is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
O Neill walks into a jab.
Nice shot lands for Red.
Red fakes high and swings low for a body shot but O Neill manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grandmaster Red showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
O Neill throws a good cross that connects.
Grandmaster Red seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Red lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but O Neill circles away quickly and effectively.
O Neill throws out a powerful jab.
Red just misses with a punch to the body.
Red loads up on a big right hand but O Neill slips the punch.
Red throws a left and a right that both miss
and O Neill counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by O Neill.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Red working a defensive guard here.
O Neill pushes down on Red's leg and manages to get into half guard.
O Neill has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Red defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from O Neill.
Red tries to lock up and control but O Neill gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Neill working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Red sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
O Neill passes to full mount!
Red defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from O Neill.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
O Neill working for a submission but Red is keeping him at bay.
Red wants to control but O Neill is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Neill working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
O Neill is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Red is surviving well by controlling O Neill's body position as best he can.
Red really doesn't want to stay on the ground with O Neill. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Red working to try and regain half guard.
Red tries to lock up and control but O Neill gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Red working to try and regain half guard.
Red is squirming around, avoiding O Neill's attempts to control the action.
O Neill looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Red tries to hold on but O Neill pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Red prevents any damage by holding on tight.
O Neill avoids the attempt from Red to control.
O Neill looking to control and managing it successfully.
Red working to try and regain half guard.
O Neill trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Martin O Neill has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Red is in all sorts of trouble here.
Red is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Red is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
O Neill prevents Red from getting the reversal.
O Neill wants to finish this one by submission but Red is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from O Neill.
Red can't escape the position.
O Neill is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Red is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Red flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. O Neill anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Red and secures both hooks! This could be bad! O Neill slips an arm under Red chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. O Neill has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. O Neill is squeezing on Red like an anaconda would it's prey. Red fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Martin O Neill!
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RATING
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