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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ruben Firot (ranked 5048 p4p, 4639 weight class) and George Tucker (ranked 518 p4p, 503 weight class). Firot comes into the arena with Cano De Cali - Mi Momento blaring out of the sound system. Ruben Firot has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ruben Firot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, George Tucker!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Firot waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tucker.
Tucker cracks Firot with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Tucker fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Firot has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A big left from Firot misses.
Tucker swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Firot pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Left hook, right uppercut from Tucker.
A big left from Firot misses.
Tucker chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Firot can pounce on him.
Firot throws a series of punches but Tucker moves out of range.
Tucker throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Firot misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Tucker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tucker misses with a straight right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Firot displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tucker throws out the jab.
Tucker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Firot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tucker keeps the fight on the outside.
Ruben Firot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tucker scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Firot tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tucker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tucker throws a hook to the side of Firot's head but Firot sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tucker's jab looks to have found its range, popping Firot under the eye.
Tucker just misses with a punch to the body.
Firot swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Tucker listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Tucker checks a leg kick.
Firot moves away from the strike by Tucker.
Tucker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Firot.
Firot throws a hook but Tucker blocks it.
Tucker darts in and clinches Firot up against the cage.
Tucker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
George Tucker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Firot swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tucker tries to clinch there but Firot circles away.
Firot looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Firot keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Firot throws a right hand that misses
and Tucker counters with a nice uppercut.
Tucker has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
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 is looking to clinch.
Tucker misses with an uppercut. Firot saw that one coming.
Firot ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tucker lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Tucker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tucker's jab looks to have found its range, popping Firot under the eye.
Tucker lands with an overhand left.
Tucker swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Firot misses with a body shot.
Firot pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tucker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Firot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Tucker.
Firot fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Firot tries to land a front kick but Tucker steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tucker prevents a body shot from Firot.
Firot swings wildly with an uppercut but Tucker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Firot breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Firot moves into the clinch successfully.
Firot throws a head punch that misses.
Tucker prevents Firot from breaking the clinch.
Tucker wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tucker lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tucker.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tucker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Firot throws a hook but Tucker avoids it easily.
Firot blocks a jab.
Tucker showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Firot.
Firot throws a body kick that misses
and Tucker counters with a straight right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tucker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Firot.
Tucker comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Firot misses with a takedown attempt - Tucker sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Firot has taken the fight to the clinch.
Firot tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tucker prevents Firot from breaking the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
George Tucker dominated 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.
Firot misses with a series of wild punches.
Tucker lands a jab to the nose.
Tucker smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Tucker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Firot throws out the jab.
Firot moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Firot throws a series of punches but Tucker moves out of range.
Nice cross by Tucker.
Firot has taken the fight to the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Firot.
Tucker manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Firot misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Firot throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Firot fails to land.
Tucker misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tucker working aggressively here.
Firot lands a shoulder strike.
Tucker has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Firot lands with a short shot to the head.
Firot manages to break the clinch.
Tucker throws a one two combo.
Firot forces Tucker back against the cage and clinches.
Firot is trying to break the clinch but Tucker is controlling him.
Tucker creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Tucker just misses with a elbow thrown towards Firot's brow.
Tucker misses with a body punch.
Firot tries to work over Tucker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ruben Firot has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Firot throws a head punch that misses.
Tucker has a couple of punches blocked by Firot.
Firot misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tucker.
A head punch on the inside from Firot fails to land.
Tucker swings wildly with an uppercut but Firot uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Firot breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tucker. Firot does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tucker lands an overhand right.
Tucker lands a jab to the head.
Tucker lands an overhand right.
Firot walks into a jab.
Firot scores with a jab.
Firot tries to clinch but Tucker is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tucker scores with a leg kick.
Tucker ducks under a wild hook from Firot.
Firot throws a body kick that misses.
Firot tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tucker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tucker on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tucker tries to clinch up.
Firot throws a lazy right hand but Tucker sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A punch lands to the side of Firot 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tucker stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Firot lunges at Tucker with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tucker's hand.
Firot misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tucker.
It seemed like Tucker was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tucker listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Firot ducks under a wild hook from Tucker.
Firot with a lazy takedown attempt
and Tucker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Firot lands with a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Firot rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tucker makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Firot waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tucker.
That kick from Tucker tenderised Firot's leg. Firot is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tucker moves away from the strike by Firot.
A big right from Firot misses.
The fighters circling - Firot throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A little jabbing left from Tucker on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Firot throws a sloppy head kick and Tucker moves out of range easily.
Ruben Firot is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Firot moves away from the strike by Tucker.
Tucker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Firot.
Tucker gets caught napping as Firot dives in and scores a takedown. Tucker manages to retain guard.
Tucker is looking to stand back up but Firot counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Tucker.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Firot uses his free foot to push down on Tucker's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Tucker.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but George Tucker will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Firot misses with a hook
and Tucker counters with a nice uppercut.
Firot throws a series of punches but Tucker avoids them all with ease.
Firot has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tucker taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Tucker throws a punch but it's blocked by Firot.
Firot misses with some punches.
Tucker misses with a punch on the inside.
Tucker misses with a punch on the inside.
Firot escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tucker feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Firots jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Firot throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Firot throws a leg kick that misses.
Firot slips a jab from Tucker.
Firot throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tucker is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Firot.
Tucker jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Firot dodges the punch combination from Tucker.
Firot dodges the punch combination from Tucker.
George Tucker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Firot looks to score with a jab to the body but Tucker is just out of range.
Tucker throws a right hand that Firot ducks under and follows up with a left that Firot also avoids with ease.
Firot takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Firot swinging wildly here.
Tucker looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Firot looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Tucker takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Firot loads up on a big right hand but Tucker slips the punch.
Tucker scores with a kick to the midsection.
Ruben Firot has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tucker cracks a nice hook into Firot's ribs.
Tucker uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Firot.
Tucker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Firot wants to clinch up but Tucker keeps it at a distance.
Nice jab there from Firot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tucker smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Firot slips under a jab from Tucker.
A jab from Firot misses.
Tucker tests Firot's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Firot misses with an uppercut.
It seemed like Tucker was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tucker swats away the attempt to clinch by Firot.
Firot gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Firot breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice body punch from Tucker.
Firot plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Firot throws a hook but Tucker avoids it easily.
Good shot there by Tucker.
Tucker slips a straight right by Firot.
Tucker stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Tucker on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Firot. Firot obviously looking to wear him down.
Firot moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tucker connects with a good right hand that stumbles Firot. Firot circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Tucker keeps the fight on the outside.
Firot with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Tucker counter with a right hand.
Firot is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
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.
Oh Firot is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tucker lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). George Tucker!
Ruben Firot was interviewed post fight and said 'Thank you to my opponent and all the fans, my coaches and sponsors.'.
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