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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between J J Tucker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ring Vinayagamoorthy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vinayagamoorthy has chosen Soul Captain Band - Taistelun arvoinen as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, J J Tucker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ring Vinayagamoorthy!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Chris Saunders and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vinayagamoorthy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big left from Vinayagamoorthy misses.
Vinayagamoorthy on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tucker. Tucker obviously looking to wear him down.
We've been informed that Vinayagamoorthy has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Vinayagamoorthy throws a body punch but Tucker moves out of range.
Vinayagamoorthy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tucker is looking to chop away at Vinayagamoorthy's legs.
Tucker looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tucker moves into the clinch successfully.
Vinayagamoorthy lands a nice shot to the body.
Tucker lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tucker lands a nice shot to the body.
Vinayagamoorthy lands a left hand.
Knees to the body from Tucker.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short uppercut from Vinayagamoorthy.
Our sources have told us that Tucker has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Vinayagamoorthy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vinayagamoorthy blocks a body shot from Tucker.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vinayagamoorthy.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Vinayagamoorthy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tucker misses with a punch to the body.
Tucker is leaning against Vinayagamoorthy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vinayagamoorthy pushes Tucker back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vinayagamoorthy looking to slow down the pace here.
Tucker prevents a takedown attempt there.
Vinayagamoorthy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tucker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tucker stops a takedown attempt from Vinayagamoorthy.
Tucker misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vinayagamoorthy.
Tucker lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Vinayagamoorthy backwards.
Vinayagamoorthy swings wildly with an uppercut but Tucker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tucker tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Vinayagamoorthy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tucker lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tucker lands an elbow inside that Vinayagamoorthy shrugs off.
Vinayagamoorthy looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vinayagamoorthy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Vinayagamoorthy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vinayagamoorthy tries for a takedown but Tucker manages to get underhooks.
J J Tucker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ring Vinayagamoorthy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A body shot lands from Tucker.
Vinayagamoorthy misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tucker.
Vinayagamoorthy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vinayagamoorthy goes for a takedown in the clinch but Tucker prevents it.
Vinayagamoorthy wants to stall.
Vinayagamoorthy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tucker lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vinayagamoorthy.
Tucker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tucker connects with a knee to the head.
Vinayagamoorthy avoiding damage as Tucker throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vinayagamoorthy dodges an elbow strike from Tucker.
Vinayagamoorthy blocks an elbow strike from Tucker.
Tucker has a couple of punches blocked by Vinayagamoorthy.
Vinayagamoorthy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Tucker misses with an elbow over the top.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Vinayagamoorthy throws a punch but it's blocked by Tucker.
Vinayagamoorthy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Vinayagamoorthy pushes Tucker back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Vinayagamoorthy managing to block the knees to the body from Tucker.
Tucker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tucker tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Vinayagamoorthy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vinayagamoorthy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vinayagamoorthy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tucker prevents a body shot from Vinayagamoorthy.
Tucker tries to land a knee to the head but Vinayagamoorthy blocks with his arms.
Vinayagamoorthy is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vinayagamoorthy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vinayagamoorthy goes for a takedown in the clinch but Tucker prevents it.
Vinayagamoorthy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tucker misses with a knee to the head.
Tucker struggles to land a body shot inside as Vinayagamoorthy controls his hands.
Tucker prevents a body shot from Vinayagamoorthy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tucker throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vinayagamoorthy taking a breather.
Tucker tries to land a knee to the head but Vinayagamoorthy blocks with his arms.
Vinayagamoorthy prevents a body shot from Tucker.
Tucker misses with a knee strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tucker misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vinayagamoorthy.
Vinayagamoorthy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vinayagamoorthy is looking to control Tucker's arms but Tucker gets an underhook and turns him. Now Vinayagamoorthy has his back to the ropes.
Vinayagamoorthy misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
J J Tucker dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Vinayagamoorthy lands a right hook to the body.
Tucker wants to clinch but Vinayagamoorthy slips to the side
and Tucker takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vinayagamoorthy misses the shot to the body.
Vinayagamoorthy has closed the distance and engaged Tucker in a clinch.
Tucker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vinayagamoorthy cracks Tucker with a nice body shot.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Vinayagamoorthy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tuckers head.
The referee calls for Vinayagamoorthy to work.
Tucker tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vinayagamoorthy avoids it.
A right hand to the body from Vinayagamoorthy.
Vinayagamoorthy scores with a shoulder strike.
Tucker misses with a knee to the head.
A shot in the inside from Vinayagamoorthy.
Tucker scores with a shot to the side of Vinayagamoorthy's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Vinayagamoorthy.
Tucker throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vinayagamoorthy blocks it with crossed arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vinayagamoorthy scores with a shoulder strike.
Tucker unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Vinayagamoorthy lands a left hand.
Tucker throws a punch but it's blocked by Vinayagamoorthy.
Vinayagamoorthy misses with some punches.
Tucker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vinayagamoorthy avoiding damage as Tucker throws knees to the body.
Tucker tries to throw a body punch but Vinayagamoorthy avoids it by throwing Tucker back against the ropes.
Tucker is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vinayagamoorthy is defending well for now.
Tucker lands with a left to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Vinayagamoorthy fails to land.
Vinayagamoorthy has a couple of punches blocked by Tucker.
Tucker makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tucker connects with a knee to the head.
Tucker connects with a knee to the head.
Vinayagamoorthy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tucker struggles to land a body shot inside as Vinayagamoorthy controls his hands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vinayagamoorthy stalling in the clinch but Tucker improves position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vinayagamoorthy swings wildly with an uppercut but Tucker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vinayagamoorthy is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Tucker gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Vinayagamoorthy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tucker unloads a knee to the mid-section. Vinayagamoorthy lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tucker misses with a punch on the inside.
Vinayagamoorthy has Tucker pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Tucker manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Vinayagamoorthy has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Tucker after a bit of a struggle.
J J Tucker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ring Vinayagamoorthy.
Tucker crunches a lovely knee into Vinayagamoorthy's ribcage.
A body shot lands from Tucker.
Vinayagamoorthy is breathing heavily.
Vinayagamoorthy drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tucker pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Tucker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vinayagamoorthy blocks an uppercut.
Vinayagamoorthy tries to throw a body punch but Tucker avoids it by throwing Vinayagamoorthy back against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tucker lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tucker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Tucker.
Tucker gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Vinayagamoorthy.
Tucker lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tucker can't find room to land a body shot as Vinayagamoorthy controls the action.
Vinayagamoorthy goes for a takedown in the clinch but Tucker prevents it.
Vinayagamoorthy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tucker landing knees to the body.
Vinayagamoorthy looking to stall.
Vinayagamoorthy goes for a takedown attempt but Tucker pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Tucker is looking to land body kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vinayagamoorthy shoots in but no luck this time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tucker throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tucker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Vinayagamoorthy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vinayagamoorthy looks to throw the jab but Tucker is out of range.
Vinayagamoorthy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vinayagamoorthy misses with a hook
and Tucker counters by moving into the clinch.
Tucker blocking some punches.
Tucker is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vinayagamoorthy is defending well for now.
Vinayagamoorthy taking a breather.
Tucker blocks an uppercut.
Tucker blocks an uppercut.
Tucker lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tucker throws a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vinayagamoorthy swings wildly with an uppercut but Tucker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tucker as Vinayagamoorthy tries to tie him up.
Vinayagamoorthy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tucker backwards.
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 J J Tucker will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Tucker tries to clinch but Vinayagamoorthy is having none of it.
Tucker tries to close the distance and clinch but Vinayagamoorthy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tucker connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Vinayagamoorthy momentarily.
Vinayagamoorthy loads up on a big right hand but Tucker slips the punch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Vinayagamoorthy thuds a left hand into Tucker's body.
Tucker pivots, looking for a leg kick but Vinayagamoorthy is out of range and Tucker settles back down.
Vinayagamoorthy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vinayagamoorthy keeps the fight on the outside.
Vinayagamoorthy throws a jab when Tucker was well out of range.
Tucker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vinayagamoorthy.
Vinayagamoorthy closes the distance and clinches.
Tucker throws a punch but it's blocked by Vinayagamoorthy.
Tucker with a knee to the head.
Tucker tries to throw a body punch but Vinayagamoorthy avoids it by throwing Tucker back against the ropes.
Vinayagamoorthy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tucker backwards.
Tucker unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Vinayagamoorthy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vinayagamoorthy lands a shot to the body.
Tucker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tucker crunches a lovely knee into Vinayagamoorthy's ribcage.
Tucker scores a nice knee to the body.
Tucker prevents a body shot from Vinayagamoorthy.
Vinayagamoorthy has Tucker pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Tucker manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Vinayagamoorthy throws a punch but it's blocked by Tucker.
Vinayagamoorthy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tucker trying to land knees to the body.
Vinayagamoorthy is trying to stall.
Tucker lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Vinayagamoorthy or not.
Vinayagamoorthy tries to stall but Tucker uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Tucker throws a punch but it's blocked by Vinayagamoorthy.
Tucker tries to land knees in the clinch but Vinayagamoorthy avoids the damage to the body.
Tucker working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Vinayagamoorthy looking to slow down the pace here.
A left hand lands to the body for Tucker.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tucker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tucker tries a body shot but Vinayagamoorthy blocks it.
Tucker lands a body punch.
A short right from Tucker.
Tucker tries a body shot but Vinayagamoorthy blocks it.
J J Tucker has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tucker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tucker lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tucker using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tucker scores a nice knee to the body.
Tucker digs a right hand underneath Vinayagamoorthy's ribcage. Vinayagamoorthy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A hook to the body from Tucker.
Tucker scores with a knee to the head.
Tucker looking to throw knees to the head but Vinayagamoorthy is blocking nicely.
A right hook to the body lands for Tucker.
Tucker landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Vinayagamoorthy prevents a body shot from Tucker.
Tucker landing knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tucker creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Vinayagamoorthy's defenses.
Tucker lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Vinayagamoorthy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tucker looking to throw knees to the head but Vinayagamoorthy is blocking nicely.
Tucker misses with a body punch.
Vinayagamoorthy managing to block the knees to the body from Tucker.
Vinayagamoorthy drops down looking for an ankle pick but Tucker pulls his leg out and moves away.
Vinayagamoorthy jabs at Tucker's body.
Ring Vinayagamoorthy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
J J Tucker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vinayagamoorthy takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Tucker throws a nice looking combination but Vinayagamoorthy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vinayagamoorthy is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Tucker rather than just go for the knockout.
Vinayagamoorthy just misses with a punch to the body.
Vinayagamoorthy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vinayagamoorthy misses with a body shot.
Tucker scores with a hook to the body. Vinayagamoorthy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vinayagamoorthy lands a jab to Tucker's midsection.
Tucker ducks under a wild hook from Vinayagamoorthy.
A telegraphed right hand from Tucker misses the target.
A shot to the liver by Vinayagamoorthy. Beautiful body shot.
Vinayagamoorthy tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
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!
Vinayagamoorthy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vinayagamoorthy misses the shot to the body.
Tucker scores with a kick to the body.
Tucker throws a quick inside leg kick.
Vinayagamoorthy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tucker counters with a series of strikes. Vinayagamoorthy will be more careful next time no doubt.
Tucker moves into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Vinayagamoorthy fails to land.
Tucker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vinayagamoorthy looking to slow down the pace here.
Tucker lands a right hand.
Still in the clinch, Tucker scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
J J Tucker showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tucker has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... J J Tucker!
J J Tucker tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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