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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ray Philips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Osi Tuck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Philips comes to the cage accompanied by Dance Hall Days. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Ray Philips!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Osi Tuck!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Alec Ball and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tuck swinging wildly here.
Tuck misses with an uppercut.
Philips lands a nice hook to Tuck's body. Tuck takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tuck tries for a takedown but Philips sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tuck closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Philips did well to prevent Tuck getting side control.
Philips wants to get back to full guard.
Philips is trying to control but can't.
Philips is trying to get back to full guard.
Tuck is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Philips is looking for a sweep. Tuck is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuck thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Philips works his way to full guard. Good work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tuck accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Philips keeping moving, preventing Tuck from controlling successfully.
Philips tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tuck wants to control from the top but Philips keeps moving.
Tuck seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Tuck is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Philips has his hands on Tuck's head, controlling the position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Philips is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Tuck tries to free his leg and advance position but Philips is retaining full guard.
Tuck slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Philips is looking to regain half guard here but Tuck keeps moving and retains side control.
Tuck has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Philips wants to control but Tuck postures up.
Philips knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tuck on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Tuck seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Tuck scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Philips to see if he's OK.
Tuck wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Philips, who protects the arm well.
Philips tries to improve position but can't.
Tuck lands a nice forearm strike.
Tuck grinds an elbow into Philips's temple.
Tuck connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Philips some visible discomfort.
Philips stops Tuck from passing to mount.
Tuck trying to control the position but Philips is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Philips is working to avoid the ground and pound but Tuck connects with a decent elbow.
Tuck working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Philips tries to improve position but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Philips is not content to let Tuck control the position.
Philips tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Tuck wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Osi Tuck dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tuck misses with a body shot.
Tuck ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Philips moves away.
Tuck fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tuck uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Tuck.
Tuck closes this distance looking for a takedown but Philips circles away.
Philips uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tuck.
Tuck connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Philips's hands.
Tuck fails to land with a series of punches.
Philips misses with a right hand
and Tuck counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A telegraphed right hand from Philips misses the target.
Philips throws a predictable looking body shot
and Tuck counters with a one-two to the body.
Philips tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tuck swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuck takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Tuck misses with a jab to the body
and Philips cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Philips avoids the body shot from Tuck.
Ray Philips seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Philips connects with a body shot.
Philips tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tuck paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Philips looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tuck takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Philips throws a low kick, looking for Tuck's leg but Tuck calmly moves out of range.
Ray Philips is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tuck throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Philips tries to clinch up but Tuck circles away and keeps his distance.
Philips stuns Tuck with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Philips throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tuck changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Philips wants to clinch
and Tuck counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tuck trying to control from half guard but Philips is working away.
Philips is trying to get back to full guard.
Philips gets back to full guard.
Philips looking to control.
Tuck tries to free his leg and advance position but Philips is retaining full guard.
Philips wants to sweep here but Tuck controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tuck trying to control but Philips is working from the bottom.
Tuck won't allow Philips to sweep him here.
Tuck tries to free his leg and advance position but Philips is retaining full guard.
Philips is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tuck takes a swing at Philips's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Tuck keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Philips.
Tuck with a poor takedown
and Philips counters with a good low kick that Tuck was not able to check.
Ray Philips has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Osi Tuck.
Tuck scores with a shot to the body.
Tuck works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Tuck swats away the attempt to clinch by Philips.
Tuck with a jab.
Nice takedown defense from Philips. No joy for Tuck on that attempt.
Philips dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tuck is breathing heavily.
Philips throws an off balance right hand
and Tuck counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tuck takes a jab right on the kisser.
Philips throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tuck counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tuck throws a shot from downtown. Philips moves away and avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ray Philips will probably get the nod.
That's time! Philips's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Philips looks to score with a jab to the body but Tuck is just out of range.
No joy there for Tuck, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Philips tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Tuck counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tuck lands a slapping body shot.
Philips swinging wildly here.
Tuck throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Philips.
Tuck ducks under a wild hook from Philips.
Tuck shoots for a double leg takedown but Philips sprawls well. He's pushed Tuck's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tuck takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tuck ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tuck takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Philips moves in looking to clinch but Tuck pushes him off.
Philips moves in looking to clinch but Tuck pushes him off.
Ray Philips is winning the standup battle so far.
Tuck looks to land a right hand but Philips moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Philips throws a combination that misses
and Tuck counters with a single leg into guard. Philips didn't expect that.
Tuck prevents Philips from getting back to his feet.
Philips is trying to keep Tuck in close.
Tuck preventing the sweep.
Tuck trying to control but Philips is working from the bottom.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Tuck preventing the sweep.
Tuck working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tuck won't allow Philips to sweep him here.
Philips is working hard here to advance position.
Philips not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Philips blocks a jab.
Tuck misses with a low kick.
Tuck tried to score with a low kick but Philips checks it.
Tuck scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Tuck scores with a jab to the jaw.
Tuck takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Tuck scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tuck connects with a single shot there.
Philips closes the distance looking to clinch
and Tuck counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Philips gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Tuck to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Tuck trying to control but Philips is working from the bottom.
Philips working a defensive guard but Tuck passes into half guard.
Tuck is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Philips doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Tuck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Philips is looking for a sweep. Tuck is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Philips trying to control here.
Tuck winds up and cracks Philips with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Osi Tuck has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tuck lands strikes from half guard.
Philips is trying to control but can't.
Tuck is nestled in close to Philips, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Osi Tuck really dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Philips has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tuck.
Nice body punch from Philips.
Philips swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Tuck counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A big left from Philips misses.
Philips throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tuck shoots in looking for a takedown but Philips manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Tuck's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Nice shot by Tuck.
Tuck on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Tuck circles away from the clinch attempt
and Tuck counters with a straight right hand.
Tuck displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Philips throws out the jab.
Good work by Tuck as he checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuck blocks a leg kick.
Philips staying out of range there.
Philips tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tuck paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tuck scores with a hook to the body. Philips takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Philips lands a head kick. Tuck smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Philips throws an off balance right hand
and Tuck counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Philips thinking.
Philips fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tuck throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Philips looks to land a combination. Tuck sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Osi Tuck has been cut.
Philips connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Tuck uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Philips.
Philips throws a head kick but Tuck moves out of range.
Philips misses with a body shot
and Tuck counters with a shoot takedown. Philips fights it but they end up in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Philips is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Philips can't keep his opponent in guard - Tuck advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Tuck drops an elbow to the side of Philips's head.
Philips trying to control from the bottom.
Philips is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Tuck's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Tuck's back!
Tuck covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Philips lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Tuck just trying to survive but Philips is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Tuck manages to reverse the position and now he's in Philips's guard. Nice work there by Tuck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tuck in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Philips wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Tuck stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Philips swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Philips wants to sweep but no luck.
Tuck throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Philips works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Tuck trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tuck won't allow Philips to sweep him here.
Tuck wants to control from the top but Philips keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tuck accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tuck trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Tuck misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
The fight stays on the outside here - Philips looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tuck closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Philips quickly recovers to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Osi Tuck will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Osi Tuck'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. And we move into the final round!
Philips fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tuck manages to avoid it.
Philips throws a series of punches but Tuck avoids them all with ease.
Tuck throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Philips connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tuck.
Philips moves into the clinch.
Philips misses with an elbow strike.
Tuck escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tuck chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Philips can pounce on him.
Philips throws a good cross that connects.
Tuck throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Tuck needs to keep his hands up - Philips had a free shot at his head there.
Philips misses with a hook to the body
and Tuck counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tuck punishes Philips's body with a nice straight punch.
Tuck is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Tuck's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Philips connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tuck scrambles back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Philips lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Philips lands with a hook. Tuck tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nice defenses there by Tuck.
Tuck drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Tuck avoids the body shot from Philips.
Philips tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tuck paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tuck lands with a hook. Philips tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Philips moves in looking to clinch but Tuck pushes him off.
Philips looks to score with a jab to the body but Tuck is just out of range.
Philips scores with a sloppy right hand. Tuck should have avoided that one.
Philips misses with the combination.
Tuck misses with a body shot
and Philips counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tuck takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Philips tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tuck swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Philips throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Philips throws a body punch but Tuck moves out of range.
Tuck displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Philips throws out the jab.
Philips tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Philips thows a left - swing and a miss!
Philips missing with a left hand there. Tuck was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Philips swings widly with a right hand
and Tuck decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Philips's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tuck trying to control the position from guard on top but Philips is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tuck might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Philips kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Philips is trying to keep Tuck in close.
Osi Tuck is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tuck stays in close to Philips's body and controls the position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Tuck stopping the sweep attempt from Philips.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Osi Tuck.
Tuck fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Philips uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tuck.
Philips misses with a double jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Tuck keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Philips misses with a wild body shot.
Philips looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Philips fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tuck manages to avoid it.
Philips tries to move into range but Tuck moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ray Philips has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Philips gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Philips not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Tuck looking to pass the guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tuck not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Let's hope that Tuck has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ray Philips showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Tuck has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 48:48
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 48:48
Judge William Peck scores the fight 46:49
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
Ray Philips retains his title. It's always disappointing when a championship fight ends as a draw but that's what happens when you leave the fight in the judges hands!
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