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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jeffrey Tucker (ranked 151 p4p, 327 weight class) and Ian Carter (ranked 19 p4p, 45 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Carter's choice of entrance music: “Shipping up to Boston” Dropkick Murphy’s. Ian Carter has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jeffrey Tucker!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ian Carter!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Russell Pearce and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tucker tries to keep at a distance but Carter has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tucker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Carter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tucker's elbow.
Tucker lands with a left to the head.
Carter blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Carter fails to land.
Carter lands with a right to the head.
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.
Tucker will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Carter up against the cage.
Tucker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Carter lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Carter prevents a body shot from Tucker.
Tucker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Carter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Carter.
Tucker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Carter lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tucker or not.
Tucker lands with a right to the head.
Tucker prevents a body shot from Carter.
Tucker trying to stall but Carter improves his position.
Carter misses with some punches.
Carter misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter breaks the clinch.
Carter doesn't manage to clinch there - Tucker circles away.
Tucker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tucker.
Carter tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tucker half committed to a counter leg kick.
Tucker lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Ian Carter has been cut.
Carter on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Carter fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tucker misses with a hook
and Carter finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Tucker throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Carter! But no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tucker lands a big head kick that sends Carter tumbling to the mat! Tucker takes a step backwards and waves Carter back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Carter is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tucker throws a leg kick that misses.
Carter is still on wobbly legs! Can Tucker finish him?
Tucker cracks Carter with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Carter falls to his knees and Tucker doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeffrey Tucker!
Jeffrey Tucker retains his welterweight title!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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