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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between JJ Tucker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phil Arcuri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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168 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, JJ Tucker!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Phil Arcuri!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tucker finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Arcuri throws a body shot but no joy.
Tucker tries to score with a low kick but Arcuri moves his leg out of the way.
Tucker lands a leg kick that knocks Arcuri off balance momentarily.
Tucker will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Arcuri walks into a straight right hand from Tucker.
Tucker tries to close the distance and clinch but Arcuri swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tucker fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Arcuri checks it well.
Arcuri drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Tucker defends it well.
Tucker looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Arcuri finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Tucker throws a shot to the body.
Tucker is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tucker.
Arcuri has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Tucker scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
JJ Tucker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arcuri loads up on a big right hand but Tucker slips the punch.
Tucker throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Arcuri throws a counter combo.
Arcuri throws a hook but Tucker blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arcuri throws a sloppy head kick
and Tucker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Arcuri throws a sloppy body shot
and Tucker counters with a left to the body.
Arcuri plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Tucker avoids a kick to the body.
Arcuri misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tucker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tucker blocks a head kick by Arcuri.
Arcuri defending well as Tucker loads up on a big left hand.
Arcuri misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tucker.
Tucker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Arcuri's corner calls for a 1-2. Arcuri obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Tucker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A nice side step and Arcuri releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Tucker takes a swing at Arcuri's ribcage but misses.
Tucker throws an off balance right hand
and Arcuri cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tucker tests Arcuri's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tucker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Arcuri with the counter takedown but Tucker avoids it easily.
Arcuri misses with a looping right.
Tucker moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tucker jabs Arcuri right on the nose. Arcuri blinks but takes it well.
Tucker shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Tucker throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tucker uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Arcuri.
Arcuri blocks a low kick nicely.
Arcuri looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tucker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tucker wants to clinch but Arcuri slips to the side
and Arcuri counters with a right hand to the body.
Arcuri tries to land a front kick but Tucker steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Arcuri throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Arcuri takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Arcuri moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tucker scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Arcuri tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Arcuri tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That kick from Tucker tenderised Arcuri's leg. Arcuri is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tucker connects with an inside leg kick.
Tucker looks to score with a jab to the body but Arcuri is just out of range.
Tucker tries to clinch
and Arcuri counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Arcuri circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tucker moves in looking to clinch but Arcuri pushes him off.
Nice straight punches there by Tucker. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tucker.
Arcuri misses with an uppercut.
Arcuri lands with a nice body punch.
Arcuri misses with a few strikes there.
Tucker scores with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Arcuri waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tucker.
A little feinted left hand from Tucker on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tucker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Arcuri.
Arcuri lands with a cross.
Tucker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tucker moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Tucker throws a body shot but no joy.
Tucker swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Arcuri.
Arcuri misses with an uppercut. Tucker saw that one coming.
Tucker wants to clinch up but Arcuri keeps it at a distance.
Arcuri tries a quick counter leg kick but Tucker is wise to it.
Tucker slips under a jab from Arcuri.
Tucker throws a big shot that misses.
Arcuri is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Arcuri blocks a low kick nicely.
Tucker connects with a jab.
Arcuri takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Arcuri moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
JJ Tucker dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Arcuri throws a big shot that misses.
Tucker throws a body shot but no joy.
Tucker connects with a solid leg kick.
Arcuri throws a big shot that misses.
Tucker connects with a leg kick. Arcuri looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Arcuri misses with a hook.
Tucker looks to land a left hand but Arcuri moved out of range nicely.
Tucker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Arcuri was well out of range. Poor timing from Tucker.
Tucker scores with a hook.
Tucker throws a good cross that connects.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A leg kick checked by Arcuri.
Arcuri uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tucker.
Tucker finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Arcuri appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
The fighters circling - Arcuri throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Arcuri chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tucker can pounce on him.
Tucker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Arcuri can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tucker just misses with a punch to the body.
Arcuri swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A shot to the liver by Tucker. Beautiful body shot.
Arcuri misses with a wild body shot.
Arcuri keeps the fight on the outside.
Arcuri's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Arcuri chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tucker can pounce on him.
Arcuri plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Tucker lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Tucker instigates a clinch.
Tucker wants to stall.
Tucker taking a breather.
Arcuri blocking some punches.
Tucker lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tucker lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tucker throws a head punch that misses.
Tucker controlling the action here for a moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tucker.
Arcuri blocks a body shot from Tucker.
Tucker throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Arcuri misses with a punch to the body.
Tucker pushes Arcuri back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Arcuri blocks an uppercut.
Arcuri drops down looking for an ankle pick but Tucker pulls his leg out and moves away.
Tucker lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tucker gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tucker lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arcuri blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tucker misses with a punch to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Arcuri pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Arcuri connects with a crisp jab.
A jab from Tucker finds it's way through Arcuri's defenses.
Tucker lands with an uppercut that bounces Arcuri off the cage and back into range.
Tucker dips to his left and cracks Arcuri with an uppercut!
Arcuri looks to land a body kick but Tucker moved away.
Tucker lands a body shot.
A big right from Tucker misses.
Arcuri throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tucker scoring well with a low kick there.
A low kick from Tucker is predictable there
and Arcuri counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tucker fails to land with a series of punches.
A little jabbing left from Arcuri on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arcuri checks a leg kick.
The fighters circling - Tucker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Arcuri gets tackled into the cage by Tucker. Tucker maintains the clinch.
Arcuri swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Arcuri misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tucker lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tucker as Arcuri tries to tie him up.
Tucker tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Arcuri avoids it.
Tucker works on Arcuri's body with a couple of short punches.
JJ Tucker has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Still in the clinch, Tucker scores with a nice short uppercut.
Arcuri breaks the clinch.
Tucker fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Arcuri has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tucker throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tucker ducks under a wild hook from Arcuri.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
JJ Tucker dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Tucker pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Arcuri staying out of range there.
Tucker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Arcuri swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tucker is looking to clinch but Arcuri is avoiding it.
Arcuri lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Arcuri looks to throw the jab but Tucker is out of range.
Arcuri connects with a body shot.
Tucker throws a good cross that connects.
Tucker swings for the body but Arcuri moves out of range.
Tucker tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Arcuri manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tucker clinches up against the cage.
Arcuri misses with a punch on the inside.
Tucker tries to land a knee to the head but Arcuri blocks with his arms.
Arcuri blocks the elbow strike.
A bit of stalling here from Arcuri.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Arcuri.
Arcuri misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tucker keeps control of Arcuri as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tucker tries a body shot but Arcuri blocks it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tucker.
Arcuri manages to break the clinch.
Tucker misses with a hook to the body
and Arcuri counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tucker's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Arcuri connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tucker scrambles back to his feet.
Tucker lands a nice shot that snaps Arcuri's head back.
Tucker gets a clinch.
Tucker pushes Arcuri back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Arcuri.
Tucker is pushing Arcuri up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Arcuri avoiding damage as Tucker throws knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tucker scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tucker gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Arcuri avoids the elbow strike from Tucker, against the cage.
Tucker misses with some punches.
Tucker lands with a short shot to the head.
Arcuri struggles to land a body shot inside as Tucker controls his hands.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Tucker.
Arcuri tries to stall but Tucker uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A head punch on the inside from Tucker fails to land.
Tucker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tucker trying to land knees to the body.
Arcuri is trying to maintain a safe position but Tucker gets an underhook and turns Arcuri into the cage.
Tucker blocks an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Tucker.
Tucker landing knees to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arcuri trying to stall but Tucker improves his position.
Tucker has a couple of punches blocked by Arcuri.
Tucker utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Arcuri has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Tucker lands a shoulder strike.
Tucker manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Tucker tries to land knees in the clinch but Arcuri avoids the damage to the body.
Arcuri tries to throw a body punch but Tucker avoids it by throwing Arcuri back against the cage.
Tucker lands a shot to the body.
Arcuri is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Tucker to keep the fight standing.
A short uppercut from Tucker.
Arcuri misses with a short punch on the inside.
Arcuri's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tucker.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arcuri on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tucker moves into range and clinches up with Arcuri.
Tucker with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tucker tries to land a knee to the head but Arcuri blocks with his arms.
Tucker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tucker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tucker blocks an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Tucker.
Arcuri blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Arcuri takes an elbow to the temple.
Tucker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tucker scores a nice knee to the body.
Tucker lands a shot to the body.
Arcuri takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tucker tries to throw a body punch but Arcuri avoids it by throwing Tucker back against the cage.
Tucker tries to land a knee to the head but Arcuri blocks with his arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
JJ Tucker clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Tucker works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Tucker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tucker misses the jab.
Arcuri looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tucker lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tucker lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Arcuri circles away quickly and effectively.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tucker, as that shot connected.
Tucker swings widly with a right hand
letting Arcuri counter with a right hand.
Arcuri throws a wild body kick that Tucker sees coming a mile off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tucker throws out a powerful jab.
Tucker thows a left - swing and a miss!
Arcuri ducks under a wild hook from Tucker.
Arcuri keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tucker.
Arcuri misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tucker throws a hook to the side of Arcuri's head but Arcuri sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
As Tucker backs off Arcuri throws a huge counter combo but Tucker manages to avoid it all.
Tucker looks to score with a jab to the body but Arcuri is just out of range.
Arcuri is looking for the big counter here.
Tucker with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tucker misses with a straight right.
A jab from Tucker does it's job there.
Tucker gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Arcuri misses with some punches.
Arcuri lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tucker struggles to land a body shot inside as Arcuri controls his hands.
Tucker pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Arcuri is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Tucker misses with a punch to the body.
Tucker landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tucker lands a nice shot to the body.
Arcuri is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Tucker trying to land knees to the body.
Arcuri's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tucker ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tucker checks a low kick from Arcuri.
Tucker clinches up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Arcuri lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tucker backwards.
Tucker creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Arcuri tries to circle away but Tucker has him pinned against the cage.
Arcuri stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tucker.
Arcuri throws a punch but it's blocked by Tucker.
Tucker misses with some punches.
Tucker landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tucker landing knees to the body.
Tucker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Arcuri misses with the head strike.
Tucker stalling.
Arcuri breaks the clinch.
Tucker scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A slow jab from Arcuri misses its intended target.
Tucker throws a right and a left that Arcuri avoids nicely.
Arcuri looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tucker looks to throw the jab but Arcuri is out of range.
Tucker wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jab from Tucker.
Tucker turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The fighters circling - Tucker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tucker moves in looking to clinch but Arcuri pushes him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arcuri takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Arcuri lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tucker circles away quickly and effectively.
Tucker connects with a good right hand that stumbles Arcuri. Arcuri circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
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 tries to clinch but Arcuri is having none of it.
Tucker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Arcuri was well out of range. Poor timing from Tucker.
Tucker fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Arcuri checks it well.
Arcuri unleashes a big counter combination but Tucker bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Tucker throws a right and a left that Arcuri avoids nicely.
JJ Tucker is winning the standup battle so far.
Arcuri lands a jab to the head.
Tucker throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tucker throws a jab but it's blocked by Arcuri.
Nice defenses there by Arcuri.
Tucker backing away here, and Arcuri unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Arcuri throws a head kick but Tucker moves out of range.
Tucker throws a poor cross that misses
and Arcuri counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
JJ Tucker had his way with Phil Arcuri in that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Arcuri moves out of range as Tucker strikes.
Tucker dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Arcuri. That did some damage!
Tucker walks into a left hand.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tucker.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tucker lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Arcuri has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Arcuri and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tucker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tucker comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A left lands for Arcuri.
Tucker fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tucker misses the jab.
And Arcuri tries to counter it with a takedown but Tucker pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Tucker ducks under a wild hook from Arcuri.
Tucker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tucker uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Arcuri.
Tucker looks to throw the jab but Arcuri is out of range.
Arcuri throws a poor cross that misses
and Tucker counters with a low kick, right behind Arcuri 's knee.
Arcuri takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tucker fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tucker avoids the body shot from Arcuri.
Tucker fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Arcuri looks for the body kick but Tucker saw that one coming.
Tucker throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Tucker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Arcuri.
Tucker is looking to chop away at Arcuri's legs.
Tucker lands a right hook to the body.
A jab from Arcuri misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arcuri jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tucker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Arcuri was well out of range. Poor timing from Tucker.
Arcuri rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tucker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tucker connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A lazy body kick from Arcuri
and Tucker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
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 slips a jab from Arcuri.
Tucker misses with a wild body shot.
Tucker throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Arcuri to counter with a crisp jab.
Arcuri throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Tucker clinches up against the cage.
Tucker stalling in the clinch but Arcuri improves position.
Tucker lands a right hand that snaps the head of Arcuri backwards.
Tucker tries a body shot but Arcuri blocks it.
JJ Tucker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tucker lands an elbow that stopped Arcuri in his tracks for a moment.
Arcuri works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tucker misses with a body punch.
Arcuri is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Tucker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tucker is trying to stall.
Arcuri taking a breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Tucker unloads a knee to the mid-section. Arcuri lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Arcuri has had enough of the clinch but Tucker keeps him there for the moment.
Arcuri lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tucker backwards.
Arcuri's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Arcuri uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tucker.
Tucker lands a leg kick that knocks Arcuri off balance momentarily.
Tucker bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Arcuri's head.
Tucker scores with a body shot.
Tucker lands a nice leg kick that just misses Arcuri's sensitive parts.
Tucker lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nice defenses there by Tucker.
Phil Arcuri has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tucker scoring well with a low kick there.
And that's the end of the fight!
JJ 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 50:45
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 50:45
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... JJ Tucker!
JJ Tucker retains his lightweight title!
After the fight, JJ Tucker was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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