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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Phan Tran Le (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Orlando Tucker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Le comes to the cage accompanied by Dukes of Hazard Theme Song - Waylon Jennings. Orlando Tucker has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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182 lbs
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192 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Great elbows
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Phan Tran Le!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Orlando Tucker!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Dillan Fox and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tucker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tucker rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Le moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Tucker as he connects with a hook.
Tucker slips a straight right by Le.
Le throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tucker stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A shot to the liver by Le. Beautiful body shot.
Le looks to score with a jab to the body but Tucker is just out of range.
Tucker cracks Le with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Tucker takes one to the chin there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Le works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Tucker swinging wildly here.
Le misses with a two punch combination.
Tucker throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Le.
Orlando Tucker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tucker misses with a jab, cross combination.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tucker.
Tucker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Le lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Le scores with a one two! Tucker had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Orlando Tucker has been cut.
A punch combination from Tucker misses.
A lazy left from Le finds it's target.
Tucker throws a body punch but Le moves out of range.
Le takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tucker tries a low kick but Le avoids it.
Le clinches up against the cage.
Le comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tucker is trying to force a seperation but Le has the dominant position.
Le connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tucker's face.
Tucker tries to break free but Le pushes him back against the cage.
Le lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Tucker wants to stall.
Tucker is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Le to keep the fight standing.
Le lands a hook to the side of the head.
Le with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Le lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tucker tries a body shot but Le blocks it.
Le with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Le utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Tucker comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tucker throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Le tries to land a knee to the head but Tucker blocks with his arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le tries a knee to the head but Tucker blocks it.
Tucker misses with a hook to the ribs.
Le lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Le lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tucker backwards.
Le lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tucker backwards.
Tucker throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Tucker tries to land knees in the clinch but Le avoids the damage to the body.
Le lands with a left to the head.
Le using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tucker has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Le lands an elbow inside that Tucker shrugs off.
Le breaks the clinch.
Le dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tucker moves into the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Le.
Le misses with a knee strike.
Tucker tries to circle away but Le has him pinned against the cage.
Le throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tuckers head.
Tucker throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A frustrated look appears on Tucker's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le throws an elbow but it misses.
A knee to the head by Le.
Tucker tries to score a body lock takedown but Le shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Le lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Le prevents Tucker from breaking the clinch.
Le lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Le throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Tucker misses with a knee strike.
Le tries to land a knee to the head but Tucker blocks with his arms.
Le misses with an elbow over the top.
Tucker landing knees to the head.
Tucker tries to pull guard but Le forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Phan Tran Le has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Orlando Tucker.
Tucker fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Le scores a nice knee to the body.
Tucker working hard to break the clinch.
Le lands an elbow just above Tucker 's eye.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Le obliges.
Tucker looks winded!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Le softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Le comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That has opened up Orlando Tucker's cut even more.
Le landing knees to the head.
Tucker scores a nice knee to the body.
Tucker can't find room to land a body shot as Le controls the action.
Le throws a knee to the head but misses.
Le using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Le throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tuckers head.
Tucker jumps guard but Le stands there with Tucker around his waist. Tucker gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Le has Tucker pressed against the cage, preventing Tucker from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Tucker has had enough of the clinch but Le keeps him there for the moment.
Tucker tries to break the clinch but Le is controlling the position.
Le crunches a lovely knee into Tucker's ribcage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Le tries a knee to the head but Tucker blocks it.
Le lands an elbow inside that Tucker shrugs off.
Tucker misses with a knee strike.
Le blocks a body shot from Tucker.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phan Tran Le dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Orlando Tucker's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Tucker throws out a powerful jab.
Tucker throws a sloppy head kick and Le moves out of range easily.
Le jabs Tucker to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Le works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Tucker throws a right hand that Le ducks under and follows up with a left that Le also avoids with ease.
Le misses the jab.
Le getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Tucker with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Le to score with a decent uppercut.
Le closes the distance and clinches.
Tucker takes an elbow to the temple.
Le lands a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Le tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Le misses with a knee strike.
Le throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tucker blocks it with crossed arms.
Tucker wants to break free but Le has control.
Le lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Le lands with a left to the head.
Tucker drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tucker misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Le.
Tucker drops down looking for an ankle pick but Le pulls his leg out and moves away.
Le darts in and clinches Tucker up against the cage.
Le lands a damaging elbow.
Le with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Le lands an elbow that stopped Tucker in his tracks for a moment.
Tucker tries to pull guard but Le holds him up against the cage and eventually Tucker drops back down to his feet.
Phan Tran Le has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Orlando Tucker.
Tucker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tucker throws out a loose jab but Le uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tucker gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Le.
Le scores with a one two! Tucker had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tucker has closed the distance and engaged Le in a clinch.
Le blocks the elbow strike.
Le with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Tucker avoids the elbow strike from Le, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tucker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tucker misses with a kick to the body.
Tucker tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Le is able to avoid easily.
Le missing with a left hand there. Tucker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Le throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tucker sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Le walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Le blocks the body kick.
Le misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tucker lands with a kick to the temple. Le shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Le showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tucker.
Tucker is breathing heavily.
Danga de danga de dang - Le scores with a four punch combination!
Le closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tucker misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Le.
Le with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tucker is trying to break free.
Tucker's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Le lands a nice uppercut.
Le lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le misses with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Le.
Le creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tucker's defenses.
Tucker manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Le landing some decent shots from guard.
Tucker throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Le showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Tucker controls Le momentarily but Le frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Tucker has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Le is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Tucker.
Tucker is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tucker is trying to work for a sweep but Le has mounted him!
Tucker really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phan Tran Le dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Orlando 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 misses with a head kick.
Le lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tucker circles away quickly and effectively.
Le tries to clinch but Tucker moves out of range.
Le looks to throw the jab but Tucker is out of range.
Tucker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Le misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Le rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tucker moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Le lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tucker circles away quickly and effectively.
Le swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tucker keeps Le at a distance using the push kick.
Le lands with a nice body punch.
Le moves out of range as Tucker strikes.
Tucker misses with a series of wild punches.
Le tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tucker was well out of range. Poor timing from Le.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Le, as that shot connected.
Tucker swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tucker takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Le darts in and clinches Tucker up against the cage.
Le lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A nice right hand lands inside from Le.
A short left from Le.
Le lands an elbow just above Tucker 's eye.
Still in the clinch, Le scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tucker has a couple of punches blocked by Le.
Tucker breaks from the clinch.
The fighters circling - Tucker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Le moves in looking to clinch but Tucker pushes him off.
Le dodges the punch combination from Tucker.
Tucker misses with a wild combination.
Tucker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Le moves out of range of the strikes.
A head kick misses from Tucker.
Le blocks a head kick by Tucker.
Le moves into the clinch.
Tucker breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Le dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Le misses with a wild combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Le has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short right from Le on the inside.
Le lands an elbow inside that Tucker shrugs off.
Le scores with a knee to the head.
Le tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tucker lands a right hand that snaps the head of Le backwards.
Le throws an elbow that misses.
Le lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tucker is trying to break the clinch but Le is controlling him.
Le tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Le is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tucker can do to turn this around?
Le with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Tucker takes an elbow to the forehead.
Tucker has had enough of the clinch but Le keeps him there for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le looking to throw knees to the head but Tucker is blocking nicely.
Tucker tries to land a knee to the head but Le blocks with his arms.
Tucker is trying to break the clinch but Le is controlling him.
Tucker tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Le just stands there and leans against the cage.
Le lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tucker with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Le misses with a knee to the head.
Le works on Tucker's body with a couple of short punches.
Tucker using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Le has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Le landing knees to the head.
Le avoiding damage as Tucker throws knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Le.
Le blocks an uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Le.
Le is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Le lands an elbow inside that Tucker shrugs off.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Le.
Phan Tran Le is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tucker tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Le avoids it.
Tucker has had enough of the clinch but Le keeps him there for the moment.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Le with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Le misses with a knee strike.
Le connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tucker's face.
Tucker wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Le has him pressed against the cage.
Le misses with an elbow strike.
Tucker takes a knee to the side of the body.
Le tries a knee to the head but Tucker blocks it.
Tucker has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Le is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Phan Tran Le has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Orlando Tucker.
Le lands with a left to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Le tries a knee to the head but Tucker blocks it.
Tucker manages to break the clinch.
Le lands an overhand right.
Orlando Tucker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Le darts in and clinches Tucker up against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Phan Tran Le showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Le, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phan Tran Le!
A victorious Phan Tran Le thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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