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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Tucker (ranked 4769 p4p, 564 weight class) and Andre Cardoso (ranked 3526 p4p, 449 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Brawler
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Tucker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Andre Cardoso!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Donatello Bradman and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cardoso feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Cardoso works over Tucker with some ground and pound from guard.
Cardoso cracks Tucker with a solid left hand.
Cardoso wants to control from the top but Tucker keeps moving.
Cardoso stands up and waves to Tucker to follow him.
Tucker misses the shot to the body.
Tucker listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Cardoso throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Tucker tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Cardoso is in Tucker's guard.
Cardoso slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Tucker preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cardoso scoring with punches to the head and body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cardoso missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cardoso trying to control the position from guard on top but Tucker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tucker trying to keep a closed guard but Cardoso is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tucker doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Cardoso stands up and waves to Tucker to follow him.
Cardoso moves into the clinch successfully.
Cardoso throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Cardoso tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tucker avoids it.
Tucker managing to block the knees to the body from Cardoso.
Our sources have told us that Tucker has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Tucker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cardoso gets a clinch.
Tucker is trying to break the clinch but Cardoso has him pressed against the cage.
Cardoso using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tucker has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tucker.
Cardoso fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cardoso with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like John Tucker has been cut.
Cardoso looks winded!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tucker blocks the elbow strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tucker.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Tucker scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tucker tries to circle away but Cardoso has him pinned against the cage.
Cardoso escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cardoso looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Tucker is looking to get back to is feet but Cardoso passes into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cardoso trying to control the position but Tucker is working away.
Tucker tries to buck Cardoso off but Cardoso is having none of it.
Cardoso misses with the ground and pound.
Cardoso thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Tucker knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cardoso on the ground.
Tucker struggling a bit here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tucker is not content to let Cardoso control the position.
You can see the frustration on Tucker's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Cardoso is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Tucker is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Cardoso throws a strike aimed at the side of Tucker's head but Tucker avoids it well.
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.
Cardoso tries to score with some ground and pound. Tucker controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cardoso is looking to take a break and control but Tucker is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tucker is trying to get back to half guard.
The ground and pound from Cardoso seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Tucker tries to escape but Cardoso is in control.
Tucker tries to buck Cardoso off but Cardoso is having none of it.
Cardoso thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Cardoso scoring with punches from side control.
Tucker is looking to regain half guard here but Cardoso keeps moving and retains side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andre Cardoso dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Tucker's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Tucker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cardoso shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Cardoso was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Tucker wants to get back to his feet.
Cardoso creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Cardoso thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Cardoso working the ground and pound but Tucker is defending the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cardoso is looking to take a break and control but Tucker is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cardoso is trying to get an arm triangle but Tucker is defending well.
Cardoso is looking to take a break and control but Tucker is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cardoso lands a nice forearm strike.
Tucker is looking to regain half guard here but Cardoso keeps moving and retains side control.
Cardoso working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Cardoso is breathing heavily.
Tucker throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Tucker managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Cardoso.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Tucker tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tucker is trying to work for a sweep but Cardoso has mounted him!
Cardoso has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cardoso thowing shots but they're missing.
Tucker is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Cardoso looking for a guillotine from mount but Tucker is having none of it.
Tucker can't escape the position.
Cardoso looking to ground and pound but Tucker is blocking nicely.
Cardoso lands a big elbow.
Tucker is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Tucker wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Cardoso.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tucker is looking to get to half guard.
Cardoso avoids the attempt from Tucker to control.
Cardoso trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Cardoso blocks Tucker's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Cardoso lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Cardoso unloads with some shots from mount but Tucker bucks and avoids them well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cardoso lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Cardoso has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cardoso wants to finish this one by submission but Tucker is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Cardoso.
Cardoso is working for a guillotine from mount but Tucker frees his head quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cardoso is landing with some decent strikes but Tucker is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Tucker is in all sorts of trouble here.
Andre Cardoso has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tucker tries to hold on but Cardoso pushes him away.
Cardoso is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Tucker can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Tucker is wriggling around trying to escape.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tucker tries to hold on but Cardoso postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andre Cardoso showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on John Tucker's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Tucker scores with a spinning back kick!
A nice combination there by Tucker.
Tucker ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tucker cracks Cardoso with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Cardoso tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Tucker pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Cardoso is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Tucker!
After winning the bout, John Tucker thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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