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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cestmir Cejka (ranked 2766 p4p, 3022 weight class) and George Tucker (ranked 293 p4p, 309 weight class). George Tucker has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Great wrestler
World class MT
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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 17 - 25 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Cestmir Cejka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, George Tucker!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Russell Pearce and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tucker walks into a straight right hand from Cejka.
Tucker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tucker missing with a left hand there. Cejka was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cejka connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Tucker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A big right from Cejka misses.
Cejka misses with a left hand
letting Tucker counter with a right hand.
Cejka throws a shot from downtown. Tucker moves away and avoids it.
Cejka connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tucker's hands.
Tucker thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tucker lands a head shot.
Cejka checks a leg kick nicely.
Tucker ducks under a wild hook from Cejka.
Tucker misses with a hook.
Cejka throws a shot from downtown. Tucker moves away and avoids it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tucker! But no joy.
Tucker scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cejka lands with a good body shot.
Cejka slips a jab from Tucker.
Cejka cracks Tucker with an open hand slap.
Cejka misses with a body shot.
A big left from Cejka misses.
Cejka takes one to the chin there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cejka tests Tucker's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Cejka misses the target.
Tucker scores with a jab. Cejka acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Tucker slips a jab from Cejka.
Tucker looks to land a combination. Cejka sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Tucker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cejka defending well as Tucker loads up on a big left hand.
Cejka closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tucker can't find room to land a body shot as Cejka controls the action.
Cejka manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Tucker misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cejka misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cejka.
With the fighters up against the cage, Tucker throws an elbow but misses.
Cejka lands a nice uppercut.
Tucker misses with a body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tucker lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tucker has a couple of punches blocked by Cejka.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tucker misses with the head strike.
I was talking to Cejka's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Tucker working aggressively here.
Tucker letting Cejka take a breather here.
Tucker lands a body shot.
A short right from Tucker on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Tucker.
Tucker lands with a left to the head.
Tucker has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Cejka seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Tucker can turn it around.
A right hook to the body lands for Tucker.
Tucker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cejka.
Tucker throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Tucker blocking some punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Tucker.
Cejka is breathing heavily.
Cejka tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cejka struggles to land a body shot inside as Tucker controls his hands.
Tucker misses with a punch to the body.
Tucker misses with an elbow strike.
Tucker softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tucker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cejka lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tucker being controlled against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tucker.
Tucker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cejka working aggressively here.
Cejka blocking some punches.
Tucker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tucker misses with a body kick.
Cejka moves away from the strike by Tucker.
Cejka bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tucker loads up on a big right hand but Cejka slips the punch.
Cejka misses with a straight left.
Tucker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cejka on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Cejka cracks Tucker with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cejka showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tucker.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cejka swings widly with a right hand
and Tucker counters with a nice uppercut.
Cejka bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tucker's head.
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 loads up on a big right hand but Cejka slips the punch.
Tucker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cestmir Cejka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cejka misses with a two punch combination.
A swing and a miss from Tucker.
Cejka takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tucker fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cejka, pushing him back against the cage.
Tucker misses with a punch on the inside.
Tucker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tucker throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cejkas head.
Cejka stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Tucker.
Cejka is rocked!
Tucker has Cejka pressed against the cage. He pushes Cejka back and as he springs towards him off the cage, Tucker throws a beautiful elbow that sends Cejka crashing to the floor! Tucker piles on the pressure with more strikes! Cejka is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). George Tucker!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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