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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Novo Novo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Tucker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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196 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Good low kicks
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Novo Novo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Danny Tucker!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Bruno Lombardi and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tucker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Novo.
Tucker throws out a counter right but Novo avoids it with no problem.
Novo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tucker throws a leg kick which misses Novo's front leg but catches the back leg as Novo tries to avoid it.
Novo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tucker.
Novo misses with a hook
and Tucker counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tucker changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Novo swings away with a body shot that misses
and Tucker counters with a good low kick that Novo was not able to check.
Tucker ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tucker darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tucker misses with a looping right.
Nice jab there from Novo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Novo throws out a loose jab but Tucker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tucker bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tucker cracks the inside of Novo's front leg.
The fighters circling - Novo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Novo throws a hook but Tucker blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tucker lands a leg kick that knocks Novo off balance momentarily.
Novo scores with a shot to the body.
Novo Novo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tucker slips under a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Novo. Tucker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tucker turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tucker slips a jab from Novo.
Novo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Novo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Novo moves out of range as Tucker strikes.
Tucker misses with a right hand
and Novo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Novo lands with an uppercut that bounces Tucker off the cage and back into range.
Tucker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Novo throws out the jab.
Tucker flicks out a counter leg kick but Novo steps away.
A jab from Novo misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Novo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tucker.
Tucker slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tucker scores with a jab. Novo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Novo looks to land a right hand but Tucker moved out of range.
Novo throws an overhand right that lands on Tucker's shoulder, as Tucker tries to avoid the shot.
Novo missing with a left hand there. Tucker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tucker was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Tucker does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Novo misses the shot to the body.
Tucker swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Novo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
It looks like Danny Tucker has been cut.
Tucker forces Novo back against the cage and clinches.
Tucker scores with a shoulder strike.
Novo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tucker backwards.
Tucker dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Tucker scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tucker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Novo's elbow.
Novo misses with a punch on the inside.
Tucker lands a hook that snaps the head of Novo backwards.
Tucker is struggling to control the position.
Tucker lands with a left to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Novo stalling in the clinch but Tucker improves position.
Tucker misses with a body punch.
Tucker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tucker blocking some punches.
Tucker tries to work over Novo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Novo wants to stall.
Novo throws a head punch that misses.
Novo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tucker stalling.
Tucker blocking some punches.
Tucker lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Novo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Novo stalling in the clinch but Tucker improves position.
Novo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tucker has a couple of punches blocked by Novo.
Tucker tries a body shot but Novo blocks it.
Novo throws a punch but it's blocked by Tucker.
Novo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tucker has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tucker throws a head punch that misses.
Tucker lands a shoulder strike.
Tucker stalling.
Novo wants to stall.
Tucker blocks an uppercut.
Novo is trying to stall.
Tucker struggles to land a body shot inside as Novo controls his hands.
Tucker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tucker lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Novo backwards.
Novo trying to stall but Tucker improves his position.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Tucker misses with a body punch.
Novo blocking some punches.
Tucker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Novo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tucker lands a hook that snaps the head of Novo backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Novo throws a punch but it's blocked by Tucker.
Tucker blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Danny Tucker will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Danny Tucker's cut.
That's time! Novo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Novo scores with a nice head shot.
Novo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Tucker slips a jab from Novo.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tucker. That's going to slow Novo down.
Novo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Novo looks to land a right hand but Tucker moved out of range.
Novo misses with a looping left.
Novo looks to throw the jab but Tucker is out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Novo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Novo connects with a looping right hand.
Novo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tucker.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tucker scoring well with a low kick there.
Novo misses the jab.
Tucker doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Tucker takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tucker misses with a hook. Novo ducked under it nicely.
Novo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good exchange - Tucker coming out on top.
Novo swings for the body but Tucker moves out of range.
Tucker is looking for the big counter here.
A punch lands to the side of Tucker 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A left lands for Novo.
Novo loads up on a big right hand but Tucker slips the punch.
Tucker slips a straight right by Novo.
A punch lands to the side of Tucker 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tucker bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tucker throws a leg kick that is checked
and Novo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Novo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tucker has time to react.
Tucker misses with a straight right.
Novo is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Novo checks a leg kick.
Novo is looking to counter punch.
Novo lands a jab to the nose.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Novo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Novo throws a looping overhand right but Tucker ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tucker jabs at Novo's body.
Novo throws a big shot that misses.
Tucker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Novo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tucker takes a swing at Novo's ribcage but misses.
Decent striking displayed by Novo there.
Novo lands a nice shot to the body.
An inside leg kick from Tucker misses.
Tucker ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A good leg kick by Tucker.
Novo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tucker blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Novo lands a hook to the side of the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Tucker lands a left hand that snaps the head of Novo backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Novo.
Novo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tucker backwards.
Tucker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tucker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Novo.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Novo.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tucker.
Tucker has a couple of punches blocked by Novo.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tucker.
Novo blocking some punches.
Tucker misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Novo fails to land.
A nice left hand lands by Novo.
Tucker lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tucker presses Novo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tucker.
Novo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tucker has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Novo seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Tucker can turn it around.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tucker lands with a light punch inside.
Tucker is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Tucker blocking some punches.
Tucker lands a nice shot to the body.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Tucker in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
A short right from Tucker.
Tucker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Tucker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Novo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Novo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Novo fails to land.
Novo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tucker lands a nice uppercut.
Tucker working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tucker throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Novos head.
Tucker lands a right hand.
Novo is rocked!
Tucker is struggling to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Novo Novo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Danny Tucker's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Novo slips a jab from Tucker.
Oh Novo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Novo scores with a hook.
Novo seems to have got his legs back now.
Novo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tucker sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Novo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tucker was well out of range. Poor timing from Novo.
A nice side step and Tucker releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Tucker thumps Novo with a low kick.
Novo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tucker.
Tucker staying out of range there.
Tucker looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tucker lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tucker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Novo.
Tucker ducks under a wild hook from Novo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Novo misses with a hook.
Tucker dips to his left and cracks Novo with an uppercut!
Novo looks to land a left hand but Tucker moved out of range nicely.
Novo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tucker feints a counter leg kick.
Tucker lands a nice looking kick to the body. Novo takes a step back to recover.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tucker misses with a wild body shot.
Tucker lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Novo misses with a hook
and Tucker counters by moving into the clinch.
Tucker tries to work over Novo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tucker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Novo's elbow.
Tucker lands a body punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Novo misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Novo.
Tucker lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tucker struggles to land a body shot inside as Novo controls his hands.
Novo working aggressively here.
Tucker lands a right hand.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Tucker lands a left hand.
Tucker leaning his opponent against the cage.
Novo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tucker misses with a body punch.
Tucker stalling the fight.
Novo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tucker misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tucker lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
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!
Novo misses with the head strike.
Novo has a couple of punches blocked by Tucker.
Tucker blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tucker.
Novo blocking some punches.
Novo trying to control the position but instead, Tucker has worked for underhooks and has pushed Novo into the cage.
Tucker lands with a right to the head.
Tucker lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Novo backwards.
Tucker scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tucker scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Come on Tucker - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Danny Tucker seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Novo misses with a punch on the inside.
Tucker lands a right hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Novo.
Tucker lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tucker lands with a short shot to the head.
A right hand to the body from Tucker.
Novo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tucker has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A right handed body shot lands from Tucker.
Tucker creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Novo's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Novo drops to his knees and Tucker pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Danny Tucker!
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