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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ford Prefect (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duck Tycoon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Prefect comes to the cage accompanied by For Whom The Bell Tolls. Tycoon comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Rubber Ducky kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Duck Tycoon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 cm
30
181 lbs
5 - 7 - 0 |
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178 cm
21
178 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Solid Muay Thai
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ford Prefect! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Duck Tycoon! The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Ren Mimura and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Tycoon lands the left hand. Prefect moves forwards but Tycoon connects with a nice, crisp jab. Tycoon leaves Prefect with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. Prefect misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tycoon.
Prefect misses with a jab, cross combination.
A slapping body kick lands there for Tycoon. Tycoon tries to land a leg kick but Prefect saw it coming and moves away.
Prefect takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Prefect avoids the body shot from Tycoon.
Prefect looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Prefect shoots in looking for a takedown but Tycoon manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Prefect's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ford Prefect. That's going to take a lot out of him. Prefect misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. Prefect blocks a leg kick. Tycoon throws the kick towards the body but Prefect avoids it. Tycoon cracks a nice hook into Prefect's ribs. Tycoon throws a low kick, looking for Prefect's leg but Prefect calmly moves out of range. Tycoon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Prefect.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Prefect closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tycoon circles away. Prefect throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Prefect blocks a low kick nicely. Tycoon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Prefect manages to avoid it. Prefect misses the shot to the body. A looping hook to the body misses from Tycoon. Prefect does a little dance to reset his feet. Tycoon lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Tycoon misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Prefect tries a head kick but it misses.
Prefect misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tycoon counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Tycoon scores with the left hand. Prefect knows he should have avoided that one. Tycoon misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Prefect cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Tycoon cracks Prefect with a good jab. Excellent takedown into side control there by Prefect. Tycoon tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Prefect wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. Prefect is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Tycoon knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Tycoon tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Prefect wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Prefect controlling from side mount. Prefect swings around for an armbar but Tycoon sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Prefect's guard. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Prefect has an active guard here but Tycoon has managed to pass into half guard.
Prefect looking for submissions from an awkward position here. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Duck Tycoon dominated that round. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Tycoon stuffs the takedown. Tycoon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Prefect manages to avoid it. Prefect avoids a kick to the body.
A big left from Tycoon misses. Prefect tries for a takedown but Tycoon sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. Prefect pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Prefect shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tycoon sprawls well. Tycoon wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Prefect gets slowly back to his feet. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ford Prefect. That's going to take a lot out of him. Prefect shoots in looking for a takedown. Tycoon tries to sprawl out of it but Prefect keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tycoon manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round. Prefect avoids the body shot from Tycoon.
Tycoon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tycoon throws a shot from downtown. Prefect moves away and avoids it. Tycoon lands a jab to the head.
Tycoon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Prefect.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Prefect just misses with a punch to the body.
Prefect takes a swing at Tycoon's ribcage but misses. Tycoon lands a leg kick that knocks Prefect off balance momentarily. Prefect avoids the body shot from Tycoon.
Duck Tycoon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Tycoon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Prefect manages to avoid it. Tycoon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Prefect shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Tycoon's guard. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Tycoon wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Prefect postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Tycoon is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Prefect, into his guard. There's a bit of a scramble here and now Prefect is on top in guard.
Prefect wants to control from the top but Tycoon keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Tycoon is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control. It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup. Tycoon keeping moving, preventing Prefect from controlling successfully. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up. Tycoon buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Duck Tycoon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Tycoon misses the shot to the body. Tycoon walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Prefect checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. A clash of legs there as Prefect blocks the low kick. Prefect scores with a punch to the head. Duck Tycoon seems to be getting the better of the standup. Prefect keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Prefect works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Prefect takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Prefect is looking to wear down Tycoon with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. Tycoon walks into a jab. Tycoon keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's one minute gone in the round. Prefect takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Prefect is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tycoon sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. Prefect throws a series of punches but Tycoon moves out of range. Tycoon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tycoon looks to land a right hand but Prefect moved out of range. Tycoon stuffs the takedown attempt from Prefect. Prefect gets slowly back to his feet. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ford Prefect. That's going to take a lot out of him. Tycoon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Tycoon lands with a straight right. Prefect didn't see that one coming. Prefect avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Prefect tries to score a power double leg takedown but Tycoon sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Prefect somewhat. No luck for Prefect with that takedown attempt. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Tycoon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Prefect drops his hands momentarily and Tycoon takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Prefect shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tycoon sprawls well. Tycoon wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Prefect gets slowly back to his feet. Tycoon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Prefect takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Tycoon lands a nice looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Tycoon clinches up with Prefect and pushes him back against the cage. Prefect letting Tycoon take a breather here. Tycoon throws an elbow that misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Tycoon takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. Ford Prefect has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Tycoon lands a body punch. Tycoon gets underhooks to prevent Prefect's takedown attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Prefect jumps guard but Tycoon turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Stalling in the clinch from Tycoon.
Duck Tycoon is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. Tycoon landing some nice looking knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight! Duck Tycoon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I've got Tycoon winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30 Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30 Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Duck Tycoon! After winning the bout, Duck Tycoon thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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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
42% |
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