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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kent Phillips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Tucker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tucker has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Michael Tucker enters the cage!
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197 cm
18
295 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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188 cm
26
215 lbs
4 - 14 - 2 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
World class MT
Very flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kent Phillips! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 14 - 2, fighting out of New York, Michael Tucker! The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Steve Montenegro and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Sloppy strikes from Tucker. Those never looked like landing. Tucker looks gassed! Phillips digs a good body shot into Tucker's ribs. Phillips throws a shot to the body.
Phillips cracks a nice hook into Tucker's ribs. Tucker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Phillips.
Phillips throws a lazy right hand but Tucker sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Phillips throws a body punch but Tucker moves out of range. Tucker slips under a jab. Michael Tucker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Phillips scores with a jab to the body. This has been an exciting period of action! Phillips jabs at Tucker's body. Phillips is looking to wear down Tucker with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. Phillips connects with a body shot. Tucker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Phillips.
Tucker takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Phillips ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Phillips takes a swing at Tucker's ribcage but misses. Tucker takes a body punch but keeps moving. Phillips lands a nice looking body shot.
Phillips tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tucker was well out of range. Poor timing from Phillips. Tucker moves away from the strike by Phillips. Phillips swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Tucker throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round. Tucker slips a jab from Phillips. Phillips moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Phillips connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Tucker moves out of range as Phillips strikes. Tucker shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. A jab from Phillips does it's job there. Phillips takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Phillips misses with a looping right. Phillips scores with a nice strike. The fighters circling - Phillips throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Tucker steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Phillips. Phillips stuns Tucker with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Phillips throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Phillips throws a hook to the side of Tucker's head but Tucker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Tucker bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Phillips with a jab. Phillips just misses with a punch to the body.
Phillips could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely. Tucker falls off balance throwing a combination
and Phillips counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Phillips connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tucker momentarily.
Phillips throws the left hand but Tucker avoids the punch easily. Phillips lands a glancing blow to the side of Tucker's head. Phillips misses the shot to the body. Phillips tests Tucker's chin there with a solid looking shot. Phillips scores with a shot to the body.
Phillips scores with a nice head shot. Tucker slips under a jab. Nice jab there from Phillips. Phillips jabbing away but nothing is landing. Phillips throws out a loose jab but Tucker uses good head movement to avoid it. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Tucker throws a combination that misses and Phillips counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Phillips scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Phillips connects with a right hand. Tucker shakes it off. Phillips scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight! Kent Phillips showed his dominance in that final round. Well Phillips has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 10:8 Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 10:8 Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 10:8
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kent Phillips!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
65% |
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