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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cuthbert Allgood (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. Cuthbert Allgood is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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223 lbs
18 - 10 - 0 |
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180 cm
27
195 lbs
16 - 8 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
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ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cuthbert Allgood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Martin O Neill!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Neill stuffs the takedown attempt from Allgood. Allgood gets slowly back to his feet.
O Neill shoots for a takedown but Allgood saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Allgood looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? O Neill is fending him off so far but Allgood persists. Nope, O Neill circles away and we're back to standing.
Allgood throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around O Neill's waist but O Neill gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Allgood off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cuthbert Allgood. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Allgood fails to land the takedown.
O Neill fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Allgood avoids it really well and circles away.
O Neill looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Allgood is fending him off so far but O Neill persists. Nope, Allgood circles away and we're back to standing.
Martin O Neill seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
O Neill shoots for a double leg takedown but Allgood sprawls well. He's pushed O Neill's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
No luck for O Neill with that takedown attempt.
O Neill tries to score a power double leg takedown but Allgood sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten O Neill somewhat.
O Neill manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Allgood on his heels. He'll look to pass Allgood's guard now, I'm sure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allgood controls O Neill momentarily but O Neill frees himself.
O Neill trying to control the position from guard on top but Allgood is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
O Neill might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Allgood kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
O Neill pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Allgood is keeping the position for now.
O Neill wants to control from the top but Allgood keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Martin O Neill hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
O Neill changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Allgood tries to avoid it but O Neill manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Allgood to the ground. Allgood escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
O Neill shoots in for a double leg but Allgood sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Allgood is defended easily by O Neill.
O Neill closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. O Neill connects with a nice short shot to Allgood's temple.
Allgood is staying active underneath O Neill, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Allgood looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Neill wants to take a breather but Allgood is having none of it.
Allgood wants to get back to full guard.
O Neill is keen to just control but Allgood is a slippery customer.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Martin O Neill has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
O Neill shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Allgood defends it nicely.
Allgood displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from O Neill.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Neill shoots in for a takedown but Allgood shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
O Neill shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Allgood sprawls well. Allgood wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. O Neill gets slowly back to his feet.
O Neill shoots and misses
and Allgood counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for O Neill!
Allgood has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of O Neill's face.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Allgood dominating with strikes here.
Allgood controlling from the full mount.
BOOM! Allgood connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Allgood putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Allgood landing strikes from the mount.
O Neill taking shots to the head.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Allgood connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
O Neill is rocked!
O Neill bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
O Neill pushing down on Allgood's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Allgood looking for submissions off his back.
O Neill missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Allgood tries to roll over but O Neill keeps him under control.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
O Neill throws a strike but Allgood avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Allgood keeping moving, preventing O Neill from controlling successfully.
Allgood isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. O Neill stacks Allgood on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by O Neill!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
O Neill trying to control the action but Allgood is working from the bottom.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Allgood stops O Neill from passing to mount.
O Neill goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Allgood has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for O Neill but great work by Allgood.
Allgood looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
O Neill is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Allgood looks up at the clock and then as O Neill takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Allgood smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
O Neill manages to get back to half guard.
Allgood landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Allgood not landing any meaningful shots this time.
O Neill wants to get back to full guard.
O Neill gets back to full guard.
Allgood showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Allgood with a nice head shot there.
O Neill looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
O Neill looking to control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Allgood accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Allgood preventing the sweep.
Allgood is looking to work some ground and pound but O Neill has wrist control.
Allgood postures up in O Neill's guard and throws a big left but O Neill blocks it.
Allgood wants to control from the top but O Neill keeps moving.
O Neill working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Allgood.
Allgood keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of O Neill's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Allgood tries to free his leg and advance position but O Neill is retaining full guard.
Allgood wants to control from the top but O Neill keeps moving.
O Neill wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cuthbert Allgood dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
O Neill shoots and misses
and Allgood counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Allgood.
O Neill has his foot on Allgood's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Allgood works his way back into a safe position though.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now O Neill is on top in guard.
Allgood keeping moving, preventing O Neill from controlling successfully.
Allgood tries to land a sweep but no joy.
O Neill postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
O Neill won't allow Allgood to sweep him here.
O Neill is stalling in the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allgood had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. O Neill defends it easily.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Allgood has his foot on O Neill's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. O Neill works his way back into a safe position though.
O Neill sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Neill in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
O Neill postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Allgood throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
O Neill passes into half guard.
Allgood wants to improve his position but O Neill is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allgood is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but O Neill pulls his head out easily.
O Neill is keen to just control but Allgood is a slippery customer.
Allgood tries to get to full guard but O Neill has control of the leg.
O Neill is working for a kimura but Allgood is defending it quite comfortably.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allgood is staying active underneath O Neill, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Allgood moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Allgood working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from O Neill.
Allgood has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but O Neill can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
O Neill wants to control from the top but Allgood keeps moving.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Martin O Neill wasn't active enough on the ground.
O Neill fails with a takedown attempt.
Allgood closes the distance and clinches up with O Neill, looking for a takedown. Allgood pushes O Neill against the cage but O Neill circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Allgood looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
O Neill shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
O Neill seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
O Neill is just content to waste time from the top position. Allgood takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Allgood can't keep his opponent in guard - O Neill advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Allgood keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
O Neill throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
O Neill working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
O Neill trying to pass the guard but Allgood defending well.
Allgood trying to hold on to O Neill's head to control him but O Neill postures up.
O Neill throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
O Neill seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Allgood does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
O Neill works his way into side control.
Cuthbert Allgood overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Allgood is not content to let O Neill control the position.
The ground and pound from O Neill seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
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 corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
O Neill looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Allgood is fending him off so far but O Neill persists. Nope, Allgood circles away and we're back to standing.
O Neill fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Allgood to the ground. O Neill is now in Allgood's guard.
O Neill pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Allgood is keeping the position for now.
O Neill is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Allgood is pulling down on O Neill's head. It's preventing any offense from O Neill, at least for the moment.
Allgood is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Neill trying to control the position from guard on top but Allgood is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
O Neill pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Allgood is keeping the position for now.
O Neill scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Neill looking to pass the guard.
Allgood escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. O Neill gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Allgood controls O Neill momentarily but O Neill frees himself.
Allgood can't keep his opponent in guard - O Neill advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allgood is trying to get back to full guard.
O Neill is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
O Neill tries to pass the half guard into mount. Allgood knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
O Neill wants to lay and pray for a moment but Allgood keeps working.
Allgood trying to hold on to O Neill's head to control him but O Neill postures up.
O Neill looks to land a strike but Allgood avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Allgood working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. O Neill doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. O Neill manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
O Neill makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
O Neill sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Allgood's guard.
O Neill throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Allgood throws a strike from the bottom but O Neill passes into side control!
Allgood prevents O Neill from moving into mount.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Allgood tries to improve position but can't.
Allgood is not content to let O Neill control the position.
Allgood avoids any damage from the ground and pound of O Neill.
O Neill is looking to take a break and control but Allgood is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Allgood taking punishment in the form of punches.
O Neill tries to advance to mount but Allgood denies him.
Allgood is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
O Neill looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Allgood is avoiding damage well.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
O Neill is working Allgood over with some ground and pound from side control.
O Neill wants to control but Allgood is keeping him busy.
O Neill tries for a kimura but Allgood is defending well.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
O Neill tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Allgood is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but O Neill is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
O Neill throws some wild stikes that Allgood manages to avoid easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Martin O Neill comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think O Neill has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Cuthbert Allgood!
The fight ends as a draw!
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hype
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pop
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