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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charles Tucker (ranked 683 p4p, 883 weight class) and Swole Ricky Martin (ranked 94 p4p, 120 weight class). Tucker's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Faith of The Heart. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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 15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charles Tucker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Swole Ricky Martin!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Daniel Bishop and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martin throws the kick towards the body but Tucker avoids it.
A swing and a miss from Tucker.
Martin swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Tucker to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Swole Ricky Martin has been cut.
Tucker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tucker takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tucker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Martin blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martin misses with a low kick.
Tucker is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Martin.
We've been told by Tucker's head coaches at The House Of Pain that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Tucker lands a head shot.
Tucker uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Martin.
Tucker throws a big counter combination but Martin scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tucker gets cracked there but stands up to it.
It looks like Charles Tucker has been cut.
Martin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tucker.
Martin is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Tucker with a body shot.
Tucker closes the distance and pushes Martin back into the cage.
Martin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tucker tries to throw a body punch but Martin avoids it by throwing Tucker back against the cage.
Martin blocking some punches.
Martin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tucker working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Martin misses with a body punch.
Tucker throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Martin blocks it with crossed arms.
Tucker lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tucker throws a punch but it's blocked by Martin.
Martin can't find room to land a body shot as Tucker controls the action.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Martin.
Martin can't find room to land a body shot as Tucker controls the action.
Martin misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tucker prevents a body shot from Martin.
Martin prevents Tucker from breaking the clinch.
Tucker prevents a body shot from Martin.
Martin is working Tucker over against the cage.
Tucker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tucker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Martin's elbow.
Martin leaning against his opponent.
Tucker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tucker using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tucker misses with a punch to the body.
Tucker crunches a lovely knee into Martin's ribcage.
Martin looks winded!
Tucker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tucker blocking some punches.
Tucker makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tucker connects with a nasty looking knee right to Martin's face.
Martin misses with a body punch.
Martin is working Tucker over against the cage.
Martin misses with a knee strike.
Martin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tucker prevents a body shot from Martin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin tries to throw a body punch but Tucker avoids it by throwing Martin back against the cage.
Tucker misses with a punch on the inside.
Tucker softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tucker tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tucker lands an uppercut.
Martin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Tucker fails to land.
Martin throws a head punch that misses.
Martin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tucker lands an uppercut.
Martin tries a body shot but Tucker blocks it.
Martin lands a body shot in the clinch.
Martin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tucker or not.
A short right from Tucker on the inside.
Martin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Tucker.
Tucker looking to throw knees to the head but Martin is blocking nicely.
Tucker has a couple of punches blocked by Martin.
Martin blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tucker misses with a punch on the inside.
Tucker takes a shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Martin.
Tucker lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Martin.
Tucker blocks an uppercut.
Martin tries a body shot but Tucker blocks it.
Tucker misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Martin.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Martin.
Martin misses with a body punch.
Martin tries to work over Tucker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Martin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tucker lands with a right to the head.
Martin tries a body shot but Tucker blocks it.
Tucker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Martin's elbow.
A right hook to the body lands for Martin.
Martin trying to stall but Tucker improves his position.
Tucker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Tucker dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Tucker throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Martin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tucker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Martin can do to turn this around?
Martin misses with a wild body shot.
Tucker takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Donk. Martin catches Tucker right on the button with a cross.
Martin misses with an attempted mid kick.
Martin connects with a body shot that sends Tucker's belly button to the back.
Tucker lands with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A solid body kick from Martin.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Martin tried to score with a low kick but Tucker checks it.
Martin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Martin misses
letting Tucker counter with a right hand.
Martin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tucker.
Martin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tucker chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Martin can pounce on him.
Martin moves into the clinch.
A short right from Martin on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Tucker fails to land.
Martin lands an elbow inside that Tucker shrugs off.
Martin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tucker prevents a body shot from Martin.
Tucker swings wildly with an uppercut but Martin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Martin misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tucker.
Tucker utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tucker lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tucker misses with a knee to the head.
Martin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tucker lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Martin misses with a body punch.
Martin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tucker or not.
Tucker is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Tucker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tucker tries a body shot but Martin blocks it.
Martin tries to work over Tucker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tucker managing to block the knees to the body from Martin.
Tucker using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Martin misses with a body punch.
Tucker throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Martins head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tucker lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Martin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Martin.
Martin looking to slow down the pace here.
A short right from Tucker on the inside.
Tucker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Martin's elbow.
Martin misses with the head strike.
Tucker can't find room to land a body shot as Martin controls the action.
Tucker misses with a knee to the head.
Martin tries a body shot but Tucker blocks it.
Tucker throws a punch but it's blocked by Martin.
Tucker blocks a body shot from Martin.
Martin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tuckers head.
Martin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Martin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tucker blocks an elbow strike.
Tucker lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Martin takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin is trying to maintain a safe position but Tucker gets an underhook and turns Martin into the cage.
Martin lands a body punch.
Martin scores with a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Martin.
Martin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Martin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Martin can't find room to land a body shot as Tucker controls the action.
A short uppercut from Tucker.
Tucker managing to block the knees to the body from Martin.
Tucker lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Martin struggles to land a body shot inside as Tucker controls his hands.
Tucker tries to land a knee to the head but Martin blocks with his arms.
Tucker throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Martin blocks it with crossed arms.
Martin struggles to land a body shot inside as Tucker controls his hands.
Martin has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Tucker seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Martin can turn it around.
Charles Tucker has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Martin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Martin misses with a body punch.
Martin lands a shot to the body.
Martin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Swole Ricky Martin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Tucker moves out of range as Martin strikes.
Tucker has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Martin.
A lazy body kick from Martin
and Tucker counters with a nice body shot.
Tucker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Martin.
Tucker takes a kick to the side of the head.
Martin takes one on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tucker rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Martin counters with a right hand to the body.
Martin will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Tucker cracks a nice hook into Martin's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tucker connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A decent looking cross lands there for Martin.
Tucker misses with a straight left.
Martin throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Tucker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Martin throws a body kick that misses
and Tucker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A low kick from Martin misses
and Tucker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tucker wants to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Martin! But no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tucker misses with a lunging right hand
and Martin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tucker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tucker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Martin.
Tucker steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Martin.
Swole Ricky Martin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Martin throws the kick towards the body but Tucker avoids it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Martin.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martin moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
letting Tucker counter with a right hand.
Martin lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tucker throws a body shot but no joy.
Tucker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tucker tests Martin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Tucker as he connects with a hook.
Martin lands with an uppercut that bounces Tucker off the cage and back into range.
Tucker on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tucker takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Martin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Martin lands a leg kick that knocks Tucker off balance momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Martin lands a leg kick that knocks Tucker off balance momentarily.
Martin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tucker has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Martin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tucker moves away.
Tucker takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Swole Ricky Martin.
I think Martin 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Swole Ricky Martin!
A very excited looking Swole Ricky Martin made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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