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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jeffrey Tucker (ranked 525 p4p, 953 weight class) and Nakagome Kakuzo (ranked 80 p4p, 140 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jeffrey Tucker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nakagome Kakuzo!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Alyssa Summers and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tucker takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kakuzo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kakuzo throws a front kick aimed at Tucker's knee but Tucker avoids it well.
Kakuzo throws a sloppy head kick and Tucker moves out of range easily.
Tucker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kakuzo throws a lazy head kick
enabling Tucker to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Nakagome Kakuzo has been cut.
Kakuzo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tucker's head.
Kakuzo connects with a single shot there.
Kakuzo fails with a takedown attempt.
Tucker appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Tucker takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nice straight punches there by Tucker. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tucker.
Tucker throws a hook to the side of Kakuzo's head but Kakuzo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tucker moves out of range of the strikes.
Tucker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kakuzo throws a low kick but Tucker avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kakuzo avoids the head kick by Tucker.
Jeffrey Tucker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kakuzo throws a lazy head kick
and Tucker counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kakuzo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kakuzo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kakuzo throws an off balance right hand
and Tucker counters with a good low kick that Kakuzo was not able to check.
Kakuzo bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Tucker managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Kakuzo.
Kakuzo in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Kakuzo working the head and body with strikes.
Kakuzo is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Tucker is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Kakuzo working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Kakuzo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tucker keeps working.
Tucker parries the strikes from Kakuzo easily there. Kakuzo is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Tucker to escape.
Tucker struggling a bit here.
Tucker is looking for a sweep.
Kakuzo is looking to take a break and control but Tucker is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tucker is trying to escape the position but Kakuzo is controlling the position.
Kakuzo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kakuzo is looking to take a break and control but Tucker is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kakuzo throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kakuzo is looking to take a break and control but Tucker is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tucker is trying to improve his position.
Tucker is not content to let Kakuzo control the position.
Kakuzo throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Kakuzo lands some shots froms side control.
Kakuzo trying to control the position but Tucker is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kakuzo working the ground and pound.
Tucker is looking to regain half guard here but Kakuzo keeps moving and retains side control.
Kakuzo cracks Tucker with a big elbow.
Tucker tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kakuzo with the ground and pound but Tucker regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Kakuzo lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Tucker avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kakuzo.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nakagome Kakuzo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nakagome Kakuzo's cut.
That's time! Tucker's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kakuzo misses with a straight right.
Tucker appears to be looking for a big counter.
Kakuzo gets a double leg takedown into Tucker's guard.
Tucker wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Kakuzo manages to pass to side control.
Kakuzo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tucker's head.
Kakuzo 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.
Kakuzo unloading with bombs!
Kakuzo scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Tucker wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Kakuzo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kakuzo connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Kakuzo trying to control but Tucker is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kakuzo raining down shots from the mount!
Kakuzo landing strikes from the mount and Tucker is in trouble!
Tucker is rocked!
Kakuzo postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Tucker in real trouble here! The ref calls for Tucker to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nakagome Kakuzo!
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RATING
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