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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between William H Bonney (ranked 197 p4p, 283 weight class) and Charles Tucker (ranked 28 p4p, 42 weight class). Tucker comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Faith of The Heart kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, William H Bonney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charles Tucker!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Paul Tew and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bonney fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tucker pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
We've been told by Bonney's head coaches at Outlaw MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Tucker wants to land a leg kick but Bonney is out of range.
Bonney connects with a nice looking jab.
It looks like Charles Tucker has been cut.
Bonney ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tucker moves away.
A telegraphed right hand from Tucker misses the target.
Bonney takes one on the chin but seems OK.
It looks like William H Bonney has been cut.
Bonney uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tucker.
Bonney throws a poor cross that misses
and Tucker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A jab from Bonney misses.
It seemed like Tucker was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bonney scores with a jab. Tucker acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bonney scores with the left hand. Tucker knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bonney throws the left hand but Tucker avoids the punch easily.
Tucker has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Tucker throws an overhand right that lands on Bonney's shoulder, as Bonney tries to avoid the shot.
Bonney looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bonney connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tucker moves out of range as Bonney strikes.
Bonney throws a hook to the side of Tucker's head but Tucker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tucker! But no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tucker shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
William H Bonney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tucker throws a hook but Bonney blocks it.
Bonney is looking to counter punch.
Bonney misses with a straight right.
Tucker is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bonney.
A jab from Tucker finds it's way through Bonney's defenses.
Bonney throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bonney pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bonney uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tucker.
Bonney was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bonney throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bonney is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Tucker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bonney moves away.
Tucker cracks Bonney with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bonney ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tucker throws out a loose jab but Bonney uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bonney scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bonney darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonney slips a jab from Tucker.
Bonney misses with a right hand
enabling Tucker to counter with a crisp jab.
Bonney lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Tucker just misses with a punch to the body.
Tucker misses with a hook.
Tucker throws a lazy right hand but Bonney sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bonney throws a poor cross that misses
and Tucker counters with a stiff right hand.
Bonney throws a shot from downtown. Tucker moves away and avoids it.
Tucker swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bonney connects with a looping right hand.
Bonney's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tucker connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bonney scrambles back to his feet.
Bonney looks to land a right hand but Tucker moved out of range.
Tucker catches Bonney with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Tucker misses with a looping left.
Bonney looks to score with a jab to the body but Tucker is just out of range.
Tucker looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bonney's corner calls for a 1-2. Bonney obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That has opened up Charles Tucker's cut even more.
Tucker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tucker now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonney throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bonney throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tucker thuds his right hand into Bonney's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Tucker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tucker misses with a lunging right hand
and Bonney counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bonney's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tucker under the eye.
Tucker staying out of range there.
Bonney turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A slow jab from Tucker misses its intended target.
Bonney just misses with a punch to the body.
Tucker lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Tucker paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bonney is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tucker.
Tucker scores with a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tucker changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bonney is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Bonney thows a left - swing and a miss!
It seemed like Tucker was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Tucker.
Tucker fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
William H Bonney's cut is getting worse.
Tucker moves out of range of the strikes.
Bonney throws the left hand but Tucker avoids the punch easily.
Tucker ducks right into an uppercut from Bonney.
Tucker slips a jab from Bonney.
Bonney checks a leg kick.
Tucker lands a head shot.
Tucker just misses with a punch to the body.
Tucker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bonney moves away.
Tucker looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tucker looks for the body kick but Bonney saw that one coming.
Bonney works the jab nicely.
The cut above Charles Tucker's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Bonney cracks Tucker with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Tucker looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Bonney finish him?
Tucker is rocked!
Tucker misses with an uppercut. Bonney saw that one coming.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
William H Bonney dominated that round.
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!
Tucker uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bonney.
Tucker slips under a jab.
Bonney throws a hook but Tucker avoids it easily.
Tucker checks the leg kick.
Tucker throws a hook but Bonney blocks it.
Tucker takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bonney ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tucker slips under a jab from Bonney.
Bonney misses the shot to the body.
Bonney is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tucker.
Tucker gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bonney cracks Tucker with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Tucker looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Bonney finish him?
Tucker is still on wobbly legs! Can Bonney finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bonney slips under a jab.
Tucker seems to have recovered his senses.
Tucker moves away from the strike by Bonney.
Bonney throws out a loose jab but Tucker uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tucker throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bonney has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Bonney looks to land a right hand but Tucker moved out of range.
Bonney connects with the punch.
Tucker uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bonney.
Tucker tries to move into range but Bonney moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bonney connects with an inside leg kick.
Bonney connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Charles Tucker's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Tucker shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Tucker throws a hook but Bonney avoids it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Bonney misses the target.
Bonney uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tucker.
Bonney half committed to a counter leg kick.
Tucker slips a jab from Bonney.
Tucker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bonney.
Tucker flicks out a counter leg kick but Bonney steps away.
Tucker uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bonney.
Tucker misses with an uppercut. Bonney saw that one coming.
A little feinted left hand from Bonney on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bonney misses with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonney avoids the head kick by Tucker.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Tucker might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Bonney has got the better of the exchanges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tucker looks to score with a jab to the body but Bonney is just out of range.
William H Bonney is winning the standup battle so far.
Tucker throws a lazy uppercut
and Bonney counters with a nice right hand that sends Tucker toppling to the canvas! Tucker scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Bonney finish him?!
Bonney is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tucker can do to turn this around?
Tucker misses with a hook. Bonney ducked under it nicely.
Tucker uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bonney.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Tucker.
Tucker scores with a jab. Bonney acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bonney throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tucker sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tucker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tucker throws a counter combo.
Bonney looks to land a left hand but Tucker moved out of range nicely.
A countering left hand to the body from Tucker misses.
A head kick misses from Tucker.
Tucker misses with a wild body shot.
Good exchange - Bonney coming out on top.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Charles Tucker's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). William H Bonney!
Our winner, William H Bonney, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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