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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stig OHara (ranked 2240 p4p, 3138 weight class) and Cristopher Sandoval (ranked 244 p4p, 332 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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190 cm 19 210 2 - 0 - 1 |
Good wrestling Excellent boxer Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler Counter fighter Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Stig OHara! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of London, Cristopher Sandoval! The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! OHara ducks right into an uppercut from Sandoval. Sandoval lands a right hook to the body.
OHara 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.
OHara bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts OHara, as that shot connected.
Sandoval is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by OHara. A quick step to the side and OHara tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect. Sandoval misses with a hook
and Sandoval takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Sandoval misses with a jab, cross combination.
A counter left hand to the body from OHara misses its target. OHara scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! OHara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sandoval was well out of range. Poor timing from OHara. Sandoval scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. Sandoval throws an ugly left hook that misses
and OHara counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Sandoval throws an off balance right hand
and OHara connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. OHara misses with a looping left. Sandoval throws a counter combo.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Sandoval bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Sandoval moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. OHara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sandoval swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. OHara lands with a nice body punch. Sandoval uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from OHara. OHara with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sandoval to score with a decent uppercut. OHara lands a slapping body shot.
OHara with a body punch. A glancing blow. Sandoval slips a jab from OHara. Sandoval cracks OHara with a good jab. OHara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sandoval manages to avoid it.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. OHara fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. OHara uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sandoval. Sandoval scores with a jab to the body. Nice defenses there by OHara. OHara misses with a body shot.
Sandoval jabbing away but nothing is landing. Sandoval slips under a jab. Sandoval scores with a hook. OHara misses with a body shot.
OHara is looking to wear down Sandoval with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. Sandoval tries to clinch but OHara moves away and OHara cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. OHara thuds his right hand into Sandoval's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. A big left from Sandoval misses.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Nice defenses there by Sandoval. Sandoval lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected. OHara fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sandoval on the side of the head. OHara is really peppering his opponent's head with punches. Sandoval avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Sandoval throws out a counter right but OHara avoids it with no problem. OHara lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. OHara just misses with a punch to the body.
Donk. OHara catches Sandoval right on the button with a cross. Sandoval fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sandoval has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight. OHara scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. OHara scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Sandoval throws an ugly left hook that misses
and OHara counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Sandoval throws a combination that misses and OHara connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Sandoval scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Sandoval has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from OHara finds it's way round the side to connect with Sandoval's head. OHara looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio. OHara looks to score with a jab to the body but Sandoval is just out of range. Sandoval now looks to counter with a shot at the body. Sandoval misses the shot to the body. OHara keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sandoval. Sandoval takes one to the side of the head.
Sandoval misses with a shot to the body and Sandoval takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Sandoval misses with a jab to the body
and OHara counters with a stiff right hand. OHara loads up on a big right hand but Sandoval slips the punch. Stig OHara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Sandoval keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from OHara. OHara drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. OHara scores with a jab. Sandoval acknowledges it with a nod of the head. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Stig OHara dominated that round. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Nice jab there from OHara. OHara pushing out the jab but it's not landing. A big right from OHara misses. OHara throws a hook but Sandoval avoids it easily. OHara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sandoval was well out of range. Poor timing from OHara. Sandoval steps to the side to avoid the strikes from OHara. OHara misses with an uppercut. Sandoval saw that one coming. Sandoval lands the left hand. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Sandoval moves out of range as OHara strikes. Sandoval throws an uppercut from half a mile away. OHara sees it coming and avoids it easily. Sandoval scores with a decent looking hook. A punch combination from Sandoval misses.
 That's one minute gone in the round. A jab from Sandoval misses. OHara throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Sandoval misses with a body shot
and Sandoval takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Sandoval takes a shot to the body in his stride.
OHara throws a shot from downtown. Sandoval moves away and avoids it. Sandoval swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sandoval throws out a token jab with nothing on it. OHara displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sandoval throws out the jab. Sandoval with a nice cross. Sandoval misses the body punch and OHara counters with a lovely straight right hand! OHara misses the body punch and Sandoval counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. OHara getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! A slow jab from Sandoval misses its intended target. OHara bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. OHara lands a really nice looking cross but Sandoval seems unphased.
OHara keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sandoval fakes high and swings low for a body shot but OHara manages to avoid it. Sandoval takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
OHara scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
 Sandoval is rocked! OHara wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Sandoval is still on wobbly legs! Can OHara finish him? Sandoval looks to land a combination but OHara avoids it well. Sandoval seems to have recovered his senses. Sandoval is breathing heavily. OHara digs a good body shot into Sandoval's ribs. Sandoval swings and misses with a hook to the body.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Sandoval takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Sandoval throws a hook but OHara avoids it easily. Sandoval moves out of range of the strikes. Sandoval will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
OHara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sandoval.
Sandoval misses with a series of wild punches.
OHara with a body punch. A glancing blow. OHara throws a shot to the body.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. OHara lands a nice shot that snaps Sandoval's head back.
Sandoval on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Sandoval misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from OHara.
Sandoval throws a wild combination but nothing lands. OHara throws a big shot that misses. Sandoval gets cracked with a nice right hand there by OHara. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. A jab from OHara finds it's way through Sandoval's defenses. OHara scores with a nice head shot. OHara drops Sandoval with a straight right hand, right on the button! OHara follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stig OHara! An out of breath Stig OHara 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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