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Event:
SyFi 60
Date: Jun 08, 2018 |
#R1#
Tucker looks to land a right hand but Frazier moved out of range.
Frazier keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Frazier looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tucker takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.#CUT2#
It looks like John Tucker has been cut.
Frazier throws a looping overhand right but Tucker ducks down to avoid it.
Tucker throwing a counter right hand but Frazier manages to avoid it.
Frazier misses with a hook.
Tucker takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Clay Frazier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tucker throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tucker takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Frazier lands a right hook to the body.
Tucker lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Tucker takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Tucker misses with a looping left.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice body punch from Frazier.
Tucker misses with a double jab.
#CL2#
Frazier takes the fight into the clinch.
Frazier gets through Tucker's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Frazier lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tucker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
#T1#
Frazier has Tucker pressed against the cage, preventing Tucker from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Frazier lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nice body punch from Frazier - that landed with a thud.
A short left from Frazier.
Tucker takes a shot to the head. #ROC2#
Tucker is rocked!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Frazier creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Oh Tucker is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Frazier unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Tucker! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Frazier is unloading with more strikes now! Tucker drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Clay Frazier!
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Event:
WeInSyd 9
Date: Apr 25, 2018 |
#R1#
Tucker stuns Rangel with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tucker swinging wildly here.
Rangel is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Tucker lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tucker misses with a leg kick.
Tucker thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Rangel if he has to take too many more of those.
A jab from Tucker does it's job there.
Tucker lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rangel circles away quickly and effectively.#TD2#
Rangel darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tucker trying to control but Rangel postures up.
#SUB2#
Rangel is trying to work for a kimura but Tucker is defending well.
#SUB2#
Rangel is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Tucker is just riding it out for now. Rangel eventually gives up the hold.
Tucker is trying to stand up here but Rangel is controlling him well. #T1#
Tucker is trying to maintain the position but Rangel is very close to passing his half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Rangel is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Tucker is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Gabriel Rangel!
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Event:
WeInSyd 6
Date: Apr 04, 2018 |
#R1#
Tucker throws a push kick but Syracuse slaps the foot to one side.
It looked like Syracuse wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Syracuse throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Syracuse throws the left hand but Tucker avoids the punch easily.
Tucker misses with a kick to the body.
Syracuse went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.#TD#
Syracuse manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Tucker on his heels. He'll look to pass Tucker's guard now, I'm sure.
Tucker really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Syracuse. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Syracuse landing with the ground and pound.
Syracuse wants to control from the top but Tucker keeps moving.
Tucker throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Syracuse trying to control the position from guard on top but Tucker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T1#
Syracuse will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Tucker is trying to control the position but Syracuse postures up.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Syracuse cracks Tucker with a solid left hand.
Tucker looking to control but Syracuse passes into half guard.
Syracuse throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Syracuse slips a nice elbow through Tucker's hands, connecting with Tucker's forehead.
Tucker blocking the ground and pound attempt from Syracuse.
Tucker avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Syracuse.
Syracuse missing with the ground and pound from half guard. #T2#
Tucker trying to control here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tucker is trying to get back to full guard.
Tucker trying to hold on to Syracuse's head to control him but Syracuse postures up.
Syracuse not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Tucker wants to control the action here but instead Syracuse manages to pass to full mount!
Tucker throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Syracuse wants to control the pace but Tucker is squirming around nicely.
Syracuse lands with some strikes.
Syracuse really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.#T3#
Syracuse punishing his opponent with strikes.
BOOM! Syracuse connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Syracuse lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Tucker keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Syracuse raining down hammerfists from mount.
Syracuse is landing with some decent strikes but Tucker is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Tucker wants to control but Syracuse is having none of it.
Syracuse landing strikes from the mount.
The referee warns Tucker that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Tucker is working to get back to half guard.
#T4#
Syracuse has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Tucker's face.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Syracuse scores with a couple of good head shots there.
#ROC#
Tucker is rocked!
Tucker is in a horrible position here. Syracuse smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Tucker is still in real trouble! Can Syracuse finish him?
Syracuse lands with some strikes.
Syracuse postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Tucker badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Syracuse around the waist but Syracuse pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Syracuse is the winner by TKO! Syracuse jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joshua Syracuse!
Joshua Syracuse was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Event:
SyFi 21
Date: Mar 09, 2018 |
#R1#
Tucker throws a front kick aimed at Count Vacula's knee but Count Vacula avoids it well.
Tucker lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.#CUT#
It looks like Ricardo Count Vacula has been cut.#TD2#
Count Vacula looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Count Vacula wants to control from the top but Tucker keeps moving.
Count Vacula passes into half guard. #SUB2#
Count Vacula is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Tucker keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tucker is looking to improve his position.
#SUB2#
Count Vacula is trying for a kimura here. Tucker looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Count Vacula wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ricardo Count Vacula!
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Event:
SyFi 10
Date: Feb 11, 2018 |
#R1#
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.#CUT#
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.#CL2#
Samedov drives through and clinches with Tucker against the cage.
Samedov lands a damaging elbow. #CUT2#
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.
#BC#
Tucker manages to break the clinch.
Tucker swings for the body but Samedov moves out of range.
#CL2#
Samedov darts in and clinches Tucker up against the cage.#T1#
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.
#BC#
Tucker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL2#
Samedov takes the fight into the clinch. #BC#
Tucker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#T2#
A big right from Tucker misses.
Samedov closes the distance and lands a one-two.#CUT2#
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.
#CL2#
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.
#T3#
A short right hand to the side of the head by Samedov.#BC#
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. #CUT#
That has opened up Zabit Samedov's cut even more.
Tucker misses with a few strikes there.
#CL2#
Samedov clinches with his opponent.
Samedov lands a nice elbow from the clinch. #CUT2#
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. #BC#
Tucker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#T4#
Tucker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
#CL2#
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.#CUT2#
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.
#ROC2#
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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Event:
SyFi 2
Date: Jan 20, 2018 |
#R1##TD2#
Cardoso feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Cardoso works over Tucker with some ground and pound from guard.
Cardoso cracks Tucker with a solid left hand.
Cardoso wants to control from the top but Tucker keeps moving. #SU2#
Cardoso stands up and waves to Tucker to follow him.
Tucker misses the shot to the body.
Tucker listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.#TD2#
Cardoso throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Tucker tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Cardoso is in Tucker's guard.
Cardoso slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Tucker preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cardoso scoring with punches to the head and body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cardoso missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cardoso trying to control the position from guard on top but Tucker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tucker trying to keep a closed guard but Cardoso is proving a slippery customer.
#T1#
Tucker doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
#SU2#
Cardoso stands up and waves to Tucker to follow him. #CL2#
Cardoso moves into the clinch successfully.
Cardoso throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Cardoso tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tucker avoids it.
Tucker managing to block the knees to the body from Cardoso.
Our sources have told us that Tucker has been working on his elbows in the gym.#BC#
Tucker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL2#
Cardoso gets a clinch.
Tucker is trying to break the clinch but Cardoso has him pressed against the cage.
Cardoso using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tucker has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tucker.
Cardoso fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cardoso with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. #CUT2#
It looks like John Tucker has been cut.
Cardoso looks winded!#T2#
Tucker blocks the elbow strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tucker.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Tucker scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tucker tries to circle away but Cardoso has him pinned against the cage.#BC2#
Cardoso escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#TD2#
Cardoso looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Tucker is looking to get back to is feet but Cardoso passes into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cardoso trying to control the position but Tucker is working away.
Tucker tries to buck Cardoso off but Cardoso is having none of it.
Cardoso misses with the ground and pound.#SUB2#
Cardoso thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Tucker knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cardoso on the ground.
Tucker struggling a bit here.#T3#
Tucker is not content to let Cardoso control the position.
You can see the frustration on Tucker's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.#SUB2#
Cardoso is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Tucker is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Cardoso throws a strike aimed at the side of Tucker's head but Tucker avoids it well.#T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Cardoso tries to score with some ground and pound. Tucker controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cardoso is looking to take a break and control but Tucker is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tucker is trying to get back to half guard.
The ground and pound from Cardoso seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Tucker tries to escape but Cardoso is in control.
Tucker tries to buck Cardoso off but Cardoso is having none of it.#SUB2#
Cardoso thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Cardoso scoring with punches from side control.
Tucker is looking to regain half guard here but Cardoso keeps moving and retains side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andre Cardoso dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Tucker's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Tucker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
#TD2#
Cardoso shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Cardoso was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Tucker wants to get back to his feet.
Cardoso creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.#SUB2#
Cardoso thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Cardoso working the ground and pound but Tucker is defending the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cardoso is looking to take a break and control but Tucker is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #SUB2#
Cardoso is trying to get an arm triangle but Tucker is defending well.
Cardoso is looking to take a break and control but Tucker is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #T1#
Cardoso lands a nice forearm strike.
Tucker is looking to regain half guard here but Cardoso keeps moving and retains side control. #SUB2#
Cardoso working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Cardoso is breathing heavily.
Tucker throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Tucker managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Cardoso.
#T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Tucker tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tucker is trying to work for a sweep but Cardoso has mounted him!
Cardoso has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cardoso thowing shots but they're missing.
Tucker is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
#SUB2#
Cardoso looking for a guillotine from mount but Tucker is having none of it.
Tucker can't escape the position.
Cardoso looking to ground and pound but Tucker is blocking nicely.
Cardoso lands a big elbow.
Tucker is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Tucker wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Cardoso.
#T3#
Tucker is looking to get to half guard.
Cardoso avoids the attempt from Tucker to control.
Cardoso trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Cardoso blocks Tucker's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Cardoso lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Cardoso unloads with some shots from mount but Tucker bucks and avoids them well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cardoso lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Cardoso has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#SUB2#
Cardoso wants to finish this one by submission but Tucker is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Cardoso. #SUB2#
Cardoso is working for a guillotine from mount but Tucker frees his head quite easily.
#T4#
Cardoso is landing with some decent strikes but Tucker is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Tucker is in all sorts of trouble here.
Andre Cardoso has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tucker tries to hold on but Cardoso pushes him away. #SUB2#
Cardoso is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Tucker can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Tucker is wriggling around trying to escape.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tucker tries to hold on but Cardoso postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andre Cardoso showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on John 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!
#R3#
Tucker scores with a spinning back kick!
A nice combination there by Tucker.
Tucker ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tucker cracks Cardoso with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Cardoso tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Tucker pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Cardoso is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Tucker!
After winning the bout, John Tucker thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 11, 2018 |
#R1#
Tucker lands a brutal head kick. Felipe looks out on his feet and Tucker throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). John Tucker!
John Tucker thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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