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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lasi Kukko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin O Neill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Neill has chosen Sing for the moment - Eminem as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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194 lbs
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180 cm
31
195 lbs
19 - 15 - 2 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 13 - 2, fighting out of London, Lasi Kukko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 15 - 2, fighting out of New York, Martin O Neill!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Richard Clark and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kukko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. O Neill sees it coming and avoids it easily.
O Neill swings for the body but Kukko moves out of range.
Kukko throws a series of punches but O Neill avoids them all with ease.
Kukko shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Kukko stalling.
O Neill is refusing to be controlled, as Kukko sits in half guard.
Kukko is thwarting O Neill's attempts to control the position.
Kukko wants to pass to mount but O Neill is defending the position.
O Neill gets full guard.
O Neill escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kukko gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
O Neill looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kukko is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kukko trying to control the position from guard on top but O Neill is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kukko with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
O Neill not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kukko engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Kukko pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. O Neill is keeping the position for now.
Kukko throws a big elbow that misses.
O Neill working a defensive guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Neill looking for a sweep. Not yet O Neill, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kukko wants to control from the top but O Neill keeps moving.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Nice sprawl there from Kukko as O Neill shoots in.
Kukko buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
O Neill takes a kick to the side of the head.
O Neill digs a good hook to Kukko's body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
O Neill fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kukko manages to avoid it.
Kukko throws a wild body kick that O Neill sees coming a mile off.
O Neill fails with a takedown attempt.
O Neill is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kukko.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kukko gets the takedown into side control.
O Neill can't do much from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Neill gets back to half guard.
Kukko looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Kukko passes the guard and advances to mount!
O Neill is bucking up trying to escape but Kukko cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Kukko controlling from the full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kukko lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Kukko cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
O Neill regains half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kukko performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Kukko moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from O Neill.
Kukko lands an elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
O Neill tries to buck Kukko off but Kukko is having none of it.
Kukko wants to take a breather but O Neill manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Kukko.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lasi Kukko dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kukko drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
O Neill tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Kukko easily slips into full mount!
O Neill keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Kukko looking to control but O Neill is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kukko avoids the attempt from O Neill to control.
Lasi Kukko overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
O Neill can't escape the position.
O Neill is squirming around, avoiding Kukko's attempts to control the action.
Kukko scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Neill wants to hold on but Kukko pushes him away.
O Neill regains half guard.
Kukko moves nicely into side control.
Kukko scores with a couple of short elbows.
O Neill manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
O Neill missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
O Neill slips a nice elbow through Kukko's hands, connecting with Kukko's forehead.
O Neill controlling the action here.
Kukko is trying to control but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Neill works his way into full mount!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kukko is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
O Neill prevents Kukko from getting the reversal.
O Neill postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Kukko looks a forlorn figure.
Kukko is trying to escape the mount.
O Neill is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Kukko can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
O Neill tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Kukko is bucking up trying to escape but O Neill cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Kukko wants to hold on but O Neill pushes him away.
O Neill is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Neill looking to control but Kukko is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kukko wants to control but O Neill is having none of it.
Kukko is squirming around, avoiding O Neill's attempts to control the action.
O Neill thowing shots but they're missing.
Kukko keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
O Neill controlling his opponent.
O Neill landing punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kukko tries to hold on but O Neill postures up.
Kukko sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
O Neill with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Kukko wants to improve his position but O Neill is controlling well.
O Neill controlling the action here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kukko has hold of O Neill's hands but O Neill slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
O Neill looks to land a strike but Kukko avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
O Neill drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Kukko dives on top into guard.
Kukko landing with the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martin O Neill showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Kukko pivots, looking for a leg kick but O Neill is out of range and Kukko settles back down.
Kukko lands a nice looking body shot.
O Neill misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kukko.
O Neill shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kukko sprawls well. Kukko wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. O Neill gets slowly back to his feet.
O Neill moves forwards but Kukko connects with a nice, crisp jab.
O Neill staying out of range there.
Kukko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kukko throws the kick towards the body but O Neill avoids it.
Kukko slips under a jab from O Neill.
Kukko misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kukko misses with a looping left.
The fighters circling - Kukko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kukko keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kukko throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kukko drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kukko stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. O Neill swivels though and keeps the full guard.
O Neill trying to keep a closed guard but Kukko is proving a slippery customer.
Kukko scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kukko controls from within his opponent's guard.
Kukko pushing down on O Neill's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
O Neill is trying to maintain the position but Kukko is very close to passing his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Neill is looking for a sweep. Kukko is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
O Neill looking for submissions off his back.
O Neill trying to control but Kukko postures up.
O Neill wants to control but Kukko passes into side.
Kukko working away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kukko lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear O Neill down.
O Neill gets back to half guard.
Kukko moves nicely into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Neill can't do much from the bottom here.
Kukko connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused O Neill some visible discomfort.
O Neill wants to control but Kukko postures up.
Kukko working the ground and pound.
O Neill holding on.
O Neill tries to buck Kukko off but Kukko is having none of it.
Kukko is chipping away with strikes.
O Neill taking punishment in the form of punches.
O Neill manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
O Neill keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kukko working O Neill over with strikes.
Kukko throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
O Neill looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Nice strikes from Kukko there.
Kukko scoring with strikes to the body and head.
O Neill is looking to improve his position.
O Neill looking for submissions off his back.
O Neill takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kukko works his way into full mount!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
O Neill is in a horrible position here. Kukko smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lasi Kukko showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kukko has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lasi Kukko!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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