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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lasi Kukko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bender Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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194 lbs
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201 lbs
17 - 20 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Powerful |
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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
13 - 6 - 2, fighting out of London, Lasi Kukko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bender Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Richard Clark and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kukko on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kukko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rodriguez avoids the body shot from Kukko.
Kukko misses with a straight right.
Rodriguez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rodriguez misses with a looping left.
Rodriguez throws a body punch but Kukko moves out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez misses with an uppercut.
Kukko fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kukko throws a solid leg kick but Rodriguez takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kukko.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kukko paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kukko slips under a jab from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rodriguez throws a shot to the body.
Rodriguez looks to land a combination but Kukko avoids it well.
Kukko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rodriguez connects with a jab.
Kukko shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rodriguez sprawls well. Rodriguez wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kukko gets slowly back to his feet.
Rodriguez blocks a low kick nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Rodriguez there.
A punch combination from Kukko misses.
Rodriguez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kukko decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Rodriguez's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kukko prevents Rodriguez from getting back to his feet.
Kukko tries to free his leg and advance position but Rodriguez is retaining full guard.
Rodriguez seems keen to control Kukko's posture.
Kukko wants to pass the guard but Rodriguez is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Kukko is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Bender Rodriguez was stalling too much, according to the referee.
A swing and a miss from Kukko.
Rodriguez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bender Rodriguez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A telegraphed right hand from Rodriguez misses the target.
Rodriguez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kukko.
Rodriguez misses with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez throws a poor cross that misses
and Kukko counters with a straight right hand.
Rodriguez might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Kukko takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A swing and a miss from Rodriguez.
Kukko staying out of range there.
Rodriguez misses with a left hand
and Kukko counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Rodriguez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Kukko misses the target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kukko takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kukko scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bender Rodriguez will probably get the nod.
That's time! Kukko's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Rodriguez cracks Kukko with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kukko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rodriguez connects with a looping right hand.
No joy there for Kukko, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kukko is looking to score with low kicks.
Rodriguez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kukko manages to avoid it.
Rodriguez looks to throw the jab but Kukko is out of range.
Rodriguez throws out a loose jab but Kukko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rodriguez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kukko.
Rodriguez swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kukko takes one on the button.
Rodriguez misses with the combination.
Kukko ducks under a wild hook from Rodriguez.
Kukko lands a nice hook to Rodriguez's body. Rodriguez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kukko throws out a powerful jab.
Rodriguez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kukko finds it's way round the side to connect with Rodriguez's head.
The crowd cheers as Rodriguez lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kukko doesn't seem phased though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kukko moves away.
Lasi Kukko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kukko throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kukko is defended easily by Rodriguez.
Kukko throws a jab but it's blocked by Rodriguez.
Nice takedown defense from Rodriguez. No joy for Kukko on that attempt.
Rodriguez throws the left hand but Kukko avoids the punch easily.
Kukko lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Kukko misses.
Kukko moves in looking to clinch but Rodriguez pushes him off.
Rodriguez throws the left hand but Kukko avoids the punch easily.
Kukko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rodriguez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kukko shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Rodriguez napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Rodriguez is trying to get back to half guard.
Kukko in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Kukko wants to control but Rodriguez is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kukko tries to advance to mount but Rodriguez denies him.
Rodriguez is looking for a sweep.
Kukko tries to advance to mount but can't.
Rodriguez is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rodriguez wants to control but Kukko postures up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kukko misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lasi Kukko dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Kukko misses with a straight left.
Rodriguez moves out of range of the strikes.
Rodriguez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kukko was well out of range. Poor timing from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rodriguez throws a series of strikes that have Kukko backpedaling.
Bender Rodriguez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kukko drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Kukko trying to control the action but Rodriguez is working from the bottom.
Rodriguez managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Kukko.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kukko working the ground and pound but Rodriguez is defending the strikes.
Kukko throws an elbow but Rodriguez slips to the side and avoids it well.
Rodriguez is looking to regain half guard here but Kukko keeps moving and retains side control.
Rodriguez managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Kukko.
Sloppy strikes there by Kukko.
Rodriguez struggling a bit here.
Rodriguez is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Rodriguez takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kukko is looking to take a break and control but Rodriguez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kukko lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Kukko has knee on belly and moves into mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rodriguez wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Kukko.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kukko controlling the pace for now.
Kukko landing punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kukko lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Kukko is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Rodriguez is rocked!
Kukko throwing strikes here but Rodriguez is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Rodriguez is still in real trouble! Can Kukko finish him?
Kukko cracks Rodriguez with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lasi Kukko!
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FIGHT
RATING
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