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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tucker Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Tyler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thomas comes to the cage accompanied by Get Off On The Pain - Gary Allan . Tyler comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Yep kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Tucker Thomas has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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181 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tucker Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jake Tyler!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Ian Loll and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas misses with a looping right.
Tyler looks to throw the jab but Thomas is out of range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Thomas. Tyler shrugs it off though.
Thomas keeps the fight on the outside.
The fighters circling - Tyler throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thomas moves away from the strike by Tyler.
Tyler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thomas.
Tyler fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Thomas scores with a sloppy right hand. Tyler should have avoided that one.
Thomas lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thomas does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Thomas lunges at Tyler with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tyler's hand.
Thomas is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
The fighters circling - Tyler throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thomas walks into a left hand.
Thomas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tyler.
Thomas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tyler connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Thomas momentarily.
Thomas loads up on a big right hand but Tyler slips the punch.
Tucker Thomas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyler on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tyler.
Tyler throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Thomas counter with a right hand.
Thomas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tyler tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Thomas swivels and escapes.
Thomas slips a jab and a cross from Tyler.
Thomas defending well as Tyler loads up on a big left hand.
Tyler throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Thomas counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Tyler moves away from the strike by Thomas.
A clash of legs there as Tyler blocks the low kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tyler.
Tyler throws a hook but Thomas avoids it easily.
Tyler throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tyler throws an overhand right that lands on Thomas's shoulder, as Thomas tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas throws a looping overhand right but Tyler ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tyler misses the jab.
Thomas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tyler might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Tyler lands with an uppercut that bounces Thomas off the cage and back into range.
Tyler moves out of range as Thomas throws a body kick.
Tyler is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thomas.
Tyler avoids the body shot from Thomas.
Tyler lands a jab to Thomas's midsection.
Tyler with a nice cross.
Tyler cracks Thomas with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jake Tyler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thomas tries to move into range but Tyler moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Tyler throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tyler looks to throw the jab but Thomas is out of range.
Tyler throws the left hand but Thomas avoids the punch easily.
Tyler throws a jab when Thomas was well out of range.
Thomas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tyler.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyler scores with a nice right hand.
Tyler throws an overhand right that lands on Thomas's shoulder, as Thomas tries to avoid the shot.
Thomas defending well as Tyler loads up on a big left hand.
Thomas scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tyler misses the jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Tyler checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tyler looks to throw the jab but Thomas is out of range.
Thomas moves out of range as Tyler strikes.
A slow jab from Tyler misses its intended target.
Thomas lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Thomas ducks under a wild hook from Tyler.
A punch lands to the side of Thomas 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tyler scores with a sloppy right hand. Thomas should have avoided that one.
A big right from Tyler misses.
Thomas blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyler takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thomas cracks the inside of Tyler's front leg.
Thomas wants to land a leg kick but Tyler is out of range.
Tyler looks to throw the jab but Thomas is out of range.
Tyler loads up on a big right hand but Thomas slips the punch.
Tyler misses with a lunging right hand
and Thomas counters with a leg kick.
Tyler is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Thomas had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Tyler looks gassed!
Tyler connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Thomas throws a nice inside leg kick.
A big left from Tyler misses.
Thomas scores with a sloppy right hand. Tyler should have avoided that one.
Tyler drops his hands momentarily and Thomas takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Tyler throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Thomas tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Tyler is in Thomas's guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Thomas has Tyler pulled in close to control his posture.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Thomas is on top in guard.
Thomas stays in close to Tyler's body and controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tucker Thomas dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Tyler throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Thomas was covering up waiting for the punch and Tyler finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Thomas pulls Tyler in to control the position.
Thomas utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tyler works over Thomas with some ground and pound from guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Thomas holds on and takes a little breather.
Thomas not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Thomas is really struggling to control Tyler but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
We're going to have a standup here because Tucker Thomas wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Thomas throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Thomas scoring well with a low kick there.
Tucker Thomas is winning the standup battle so far.
Tyler throws a series of punches but Thomas avoids them all with ease.
Jab by Thomas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas moves away from the strike by Tyler.
Thomas throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tyler ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thomas moves away.
That kick from Thomas tenderised Tyler's leg. Tyler is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tyler has Thomas up against the cage in a clinch.
Thomas makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tyler tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Thomas as Tyler tries to tie him up.
The referee calls for Tyler to work.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Thomas creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Tyler.
Tyler throws a punch but it's blocked by Thomas.
Thomas is trying to maintain a safe position but Tyler gets an underhook and turns Thomas into the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Tyler fails to land.
Thomas keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tyler's efforts to push away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyler lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Thomas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thomas prevents a body shot from Tyler.
Thomas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thomas struggles to land a body shot inside as Tyler controls his hands.
Tyler breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tyler misses with a takedown attempt
and Thomas counters with a low kick, right behind Tyler 's knee.
Tyler avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tyler misses with an uppercut
and Thomas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A jab from Tyler does it's job there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tyler. Thomas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tyler throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Thomas throws a jab when Tyler was well out of range.
Thomas thows a body shot but no joy.
Thomas clobbers Tyler with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Tyler.
A nice leg kick lands there from Thomas.
Tyler looks for a takedown but Thomas sprawls well.
Tucker Thomas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Tyler.
Thomas gets caught napping as Tyler dives in and scores a takedown. Thomas manages to retain guard.
Tyler trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Thomas knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tyler on the ground.
Thomas is trying to control the position but Tyler postures up.
Tyler throws an elbow that misses. Thomas uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Tyler's guard. Nice move by Thomas!
Thomas looking to pass the guard.
Tyler has his foot on Thomas's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Thomas works his way back into a safe position though.
Thomas trying to control the position from guard on top but Tyler is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thomas is stalling in the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Tyler looking for a triangle here. Thomas is fighting it but it looks tight! Tyler pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Thomas is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Jake Tyler!
Jake Tyler managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Revolution Fatigues, into his post fight interview.
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energy
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hype
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