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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Tucker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reed Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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265 lbs
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260 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand |
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BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Michael Tucker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Reed Richards!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Colin Fray and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richards throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Richards throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sloppy strikes from Richards. Those never looked like landing.
Richards throws a front kick aimed at Tucker's knee but Tucker avoids it well.
Tucker is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Richards.
It looks like Michael Tucker has been cut.
Richards misses with a wild combination.
Tucker gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Richards gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Richards taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A short left from Richards.
Richards breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sloppy strikes from Richards. Those never looked like landing.
Richards fails to land with a series of punches.
Richards pushes Tucker up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tucker jumps guard but Richards turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Richards misses with an elbow strike.
Richards manages to break the clinch.
Richards closes the distance and pushes Tucker back into the cage.
Richards lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Richards breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Richards rushes Tucker and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Richards.
Tucker is trying to stall.
Richards's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tucker avoids the head kick by Richards.
Richards misses with a low kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tucker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Richards manages to break the clinch.
Tucker slips a jab and a cross from Richards.
Richards will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sloppy strikes from Richards. Those never looked like landing.
Tucker avoids a kick to the body.
Richards moves into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Richards breaks the clinch.
Tucker blocks a head kick by Richards.
Richards takes the fight into the clinch.
Richards escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tucker circles away quickly and effectively.
Richards takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Richards throws out a leg kick but Tucker moves out of range and Richards only half commits.
Richards misses with a low kick.
Richards throws a combination that misses
enabling Tucker to counter with a crisp jab.
Richards cracks Tucker with an open hand slap.
Reed Richards seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Richards connects with a body shot that sends Tucker's belly button to the back.
Richards slips a straight right by Tucker.
Richards instigates a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Richards as Tucker tries to tie him up.
Richards taking a breather.
Richards scores a nice knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Richards tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tucker wants to break the clinch but can't.
Richards softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Richards tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tucker is looking to break free of the clinch but Richards has double underhooks.
Richards breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Richards is looking to chop away at Tucker's legs.
A combination from Richards does no damage.
Richards throws a body kick that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Richards looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Richards forces Tucker back against the cage and clinches.
Tucker managing to block the knees to the body from Richards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reed Richards dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michael Tucker's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Tucker slips under a jab.
Richards throws out a loose jab but Tucker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Richards moves into the clinch.
Richards tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tucker avoids the elbow strike from Richards, against the cage.
Tucker managing to block the knees to the body from Richards.
Richards misses with a knee strike.
Richards lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The referee calls for Richards to work.
Tucker tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Richards just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tucker's brow.
Tucker tries to stall but Richards uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Tucker tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Richards smiles and moves away.
Richards throws a right hand that Tucker ducks under and follows up with a left that Tucker also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards misses with a body kick.
Richards fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tucker manages to avoid it.
Reed Richards seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tucker misses with a double jab
and Richards finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Tucker takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A combination from Tucker does no damage.
A telegraphed right hand from Richards misses the target.
Richards has managed to clinch.
Richards breaks from the clinch.
Richards moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards breaks the clinch.
Richards scores with a one two! Tucker had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sloppy strikes from Tucker. Those never looked like landing.
Richards scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Tucker takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Richards misses with a body kick.
Some wild striking there from Richards.
Richards goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Richards, right into the meat.
Michael Tucker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Richards lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tucker at a distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Richards lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Tucker has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tucker and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tucker, pushing him back against the cage.
Richards breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Richards looks for the body kick but Tucker saw that one coming.
Richards looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tucker rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Richards moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Richards misses with a jab, cross combination.
Richards misses with a series of wild punches.
Richards tries to score with a low kick but Tucker moves his leg out of the way.
Richards pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Tucker back to the cage. Richards follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Richards buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richards fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tucker checks it well.
Tucker misses with a looping left.
Tucker rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Richards moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tucker showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Richards.
Richards throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Richards throws a solid leg kick but Tucker takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Richards.
A combination from Richards does no damage.
Richards throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Richards throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tucker.
Richards clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tucker has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Richards is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reed Richards showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Michael Tucker's cut.
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. 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.
Richards tries to score with a low kick but Tucker moves his leg out of the way.
Richards lands a jab-cross combination.
Richards looks to land a combination but Tucker avoids it well.
Richards gets a clinch.
Richards lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Richards escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tucker throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Richards throws a sloppy head kick and Tucker moves out of range easily.
Richards is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tucker.
Tucker takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Richards lunges at Tucker with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tucker's hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Richards wants to slow Tucker down by chopping away at his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Richards moves into range and clinches up with Tucker.
Richards breaks from the clinch.
Richards instigates a clinch.
Richards tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Richards throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tucker blocks it with crossed arms.
Richards content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Richards prevents Tucker from breaking the clinch.
Richards looking to throw knees to the head but Tucker is blocking nicely.
Richards pushes Tucker back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards misses with an elbow over the top.
Richards prevents a takedown attempt there.
Tucker is trying to force a seperation but Richards has the dominant position.
Tucker blocks an elbow strike from Richards.
Tucker is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Richards is defending well for now.
Richards lands a shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
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!
Richards lands with a right to the head.
Richards creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tucker's defenses.
Richards lands an uppercut.
Richards misses with a knee strike.
Richards connects with a knee to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Richards.
Tucker working hard to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards gets through Tucker's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Richards pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Richards lunges at Tucker with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tucker's hand.
Richards throws a right and a left that Tucker avoids nicely.
Richards takes the fight into the clinch.
A short right from Richards.
Michael Tucker's cut is getting worse.
Richards lands an elbow inside.
A short body shot lands from Richards as the two fighters clinch.
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!
Richards lands a nice uppercut.
Richards dips a shoulder and cracks Tucker with a mighty uppercut! Tucker falls back against the cage and Richards unloads with a barrage of strikes! Tucker is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Richards screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Reed Richards!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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