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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Drottinn Hrothgar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick O Neil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hrothgar comes to the cage accompanied by The Howling Fjord. O Neil has chosen eye of the tiger as his entrance music. Drottinn Hrothgar is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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26
156 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
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180 cm
21
155 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Drottinn Hrothgar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Patrick O Neil!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hrothgar closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Drottinn Hrothgar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Hrothgar does it's job there.
Hrothgar lands a lovely overhand right.
O Neil throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hrothgar takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hrothgar keeps the fight on the outside.
Horrible takedown by O Neil or perhaps it was just good defense by Hrothgar which made him look bad.
Hrothgar connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hrothgar scores with a body shot.
O Neil takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hrothgar lands a straight punch to the body, keeping O Neil at a distance.
O Neil tries to move into range but Hrothgar moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hrothgar lands with a shot to the body.
Hrothgar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hrothgar is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
O Neil fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hrothgar lunges at O Neil with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by O Neil's hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
O Neil moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hrothgar scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Jab, jab by Hrothgar - just one landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hrothgar works O Neil's body with a nice hook.
Hrothgar's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Hrothgar duly obliges.
A left lands for Hrothgar.
O Neil is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hrothgar closes the distance looking to clinch
and O Neil counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Hrothgar slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Hrothgar tries to land a sweep but no joy.
O Neil trying to move into half guard but instead Hrothgar has managed to sweep!
Hrothgar pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. O Neil is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hrothgar is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Hrothgar's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Hrothgar preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hrothgar thows a big elbow that misses.
Hrothgar slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
O Neil is looking to reverse the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
O Neil is trying to escape the position but Hrothgar is controlling the position.
Hrothgar decides to stand back up. Hrothgar steps back and let's O Neil get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hrothgar scores with a nice head shot.
Hrothgar fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
O Neil on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Drottinn Hrothgar dominated that round.
That's time! Hrothgar's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nice shot lands for Hrothgar.
Patrick O Neil is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
O Neil fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
O Neil misses with a straight left.
Hrothgar connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hrothgar tries to close the distance and clinch but O Neil swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hrothgar jabs at O Neil's body.
Hrothgar darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A left and a right from Hrothgar both land. Nice combination.
O Neil will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
O Neil takes a body punch but keeps moving.
O Neil scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
O Neil blocks the strikes from Hrothgar.
Hrothgar really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
O Neil wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hrothgar keeps working.
Hrothgar wants to control but O Neil postures up.
O Neil is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Neil wants to control but Hrothgar is keeping him busy.
O Neil working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Hrothgar gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Hrothgar moves into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hrothgar keeping full guard, as O Neil tries to pass.
O Neil stops Hrothgar from standing up.
Hrothgar is pulling down on O Neil's head to control his posture.
O Neil trying to move into half guard but instead Hrothgar has managed to sweep!
Hrothgar stands and throws O Neil's legs to the side, diving into side control.
O Neil seems a little lost for a moment, as Hrothgar dominates the positioning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hrothgar postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Hrothgar lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear O Neil down.
O Neil tries to escape but Hrothgar is in control.
Hrothgar sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but O Neil is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
O Neil is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Hrothgar is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
O Neil is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Hrothgar content just to control the position here.
O Neil is trying desperately to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Drottinn Hrothgar dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Hrothgar scores with a one two! O Neil had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Hrothgar scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
O Neil with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hrothgar to score with a decent uppercut.
O Neil takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hrothgar thuds his right hand into O Neil's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hrothgar connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed O Neil momentarily.
O Neil avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hrothgar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hrothgar stuffs the takedown.
O Neil shoots in for a takedown but Hrothgar shows good takedown defense.
Hrothgar scores with a jab.
O Neil takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
O Neil fails to pull guard.
Drottinn Hrothgar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Patrick O Neil.
O Neil has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hrothgar avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
O Neil tries for a takedown but Hrothgar manages to get underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Neil can't break the clinch.
O Neil is trying to break the clinch but Hrothgar has him pressed against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hrothgar takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hrothgar lands a hook that snaps the head of O Neil backwards.
Hrothgar effectively controlling the action here.
O Neil tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hrothgar just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hrothgar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A left and a right from Hrothgar both land. Nice combination.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hrothgar.
Hrothgar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but O Neil paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hrothgar misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
O Neil tries to move into range but Hrothgar moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hrothgar darts in trying to clinch
and O Neil counters with a shoot takedown. Hrothgar fights it but they end up in guard.
Hrothgar wants to stand up but O Neil is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hrothgar keeping moving, preventing O Neil from controlling successfully.
O Neil is looking to work some ground and pound but Hrothgar has wrist control.
O Neil stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hrothgar swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hrothgar seems keen to control O Neil's posture.
Hrothgar is looking to stand up but O Neil isn't so interested in that idea.
Patrick O Neil has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
O Neil must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
O Neil shoots in and drives through. Hrothgar sprawls well.
Hrothgar lands a jab to O Neil's midsection.
O Neil wants to clinch.
Hrothgar ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hrothgar slips under a jab from O Neil.
O Neil misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hrothgar stuns O Neil with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hrothgar ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
O Neil shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Hrothgar napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Hrothgar is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on O Neil's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Hrothgar gets full guard.
Hrothgar manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Hrothgar looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
And that's the end of the fight!
Drottinn Hrothgar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hrothgar, 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Drottinn Hrothgar!
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energy
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