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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Tucker (ranked 3166 p4p, 401 weight class) and Zabit Samedov (ranked 4210 p4p, 503 weight class). John Tucker could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Zabit Samedov's chin.
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209 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin |
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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
2 - 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zabit Samedov!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Donatello Bradman and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tucker throws a head kick but Samedov moves out of range.
Tucker misses with a hook.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tucker darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
It looks like Zabit Samedov has been cut.
Tucker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tucker looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Samedov drives through and clinches with Tucker against the cage.
Samedov lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like John Tucker has been cut.
Samedov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Samedov lands a nice elbow.
Tucker tries to land knees in the clinch but Samedov avoids the damage to the body.
Samedov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Samedov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tucker.
Samedov pushes off an throws an elbow but Tucker leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Tucker.
I was talking to Tucker's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tucker blocks an elbow strike from Samedov.
Tucker manages to break the clinch.
Tucker swings for the body but Samedov moves out of range.
Samedov darts in and clinches Tucker up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samedov throws an elbow but it misses.
Samedov misses with an elbow over the top.
Tucker working hard to break the clinch.
Tucker blocks an elbow strike.
Samedov throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tucker has had enough of the clinch but Samedov keeps him there for the moment.
Tucker scores with a shot to the side of Samedov's head.
Samedov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Samedov misses with an elbow over the top.
A short right from Tucker on the inside.
Tucker is trying to break free.
Tucker is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tucker avoids the elbow strike from Samedov, against the cage.
Tucker blocks an elbow strike from Samedov.
Samedov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tucker working hard to break the clinch.
Samedov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tucker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Samedov takes the fight into the clinch.
Tucker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Tucker misses.
Samedov closes the distance and lands a one-two.
John Tucker's cut is getting worse.
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!
Tucker misses with a double jab
and Samedov counters with a two punch combo.
Samedov drops his hands momentarily and Tucker takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Samedov slips a jab from Tucker.
Tucker uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tucker looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tucker takes a swing at Samedov's ribcage but misses.
Tucker throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Samedov moves into the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Samedov throws an elbow but misses.
Samedov misses with an elbow over the top.
With the fighters up against the cage, Samedov throws an elbow but misses.
Tucker controlling the action here for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Samedov.
Tucker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Samedov tries to clinch up.
A combination from Tucker does no damage.
Samedov has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Samedov goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Samedov looks to land a combination but Tucker avoids it well.
Tucker throws a big shot that misses.
Tucker scores with the left hand. Samedov knows he should have avoided that one.
That has opened up Zabit Samedov's cut even more.
Tucker misses with a few strikes there.
Samedov clinches with his opponent.
Samedov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
John Tucker's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A nice left hand lands by Samedov.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Samedov.
Tucker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tucker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Samedov clinches up with Tucker and pushes him back against the cage.
Samedov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Tucker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tucker tries to break the clinch but Samedov is controlling the position.
Still in the clinch, Samedov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jeez, John Tucker's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Samedov misses with the head strike.
Tucker is trying to break free.
Still in the clinch, Samedov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Samedov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tucker is rocked!
Samedov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tucker blocks it with crossed arms.
Oh Tucker is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Samedov has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Tucker - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Samedov, and another! Tucker is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Zabit Samedov!
Zabit Samedov made sure to mention his sponsor, Phantom Fightwear in his post fight interview.
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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