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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kareem al Rashid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and J J Tucker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). al Rashid's entrance music is Highlight Reel. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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159 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Kareem al Rashid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, J J Tucker!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Saam Ante and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid leg kick lands there for al Rashid.
A cross from al Rashid lands.
Nice body punch from al Rashid.
A nice leg kick lands there from al Rashid.
Tucker fails with an attempt to clinch.
al Rashid takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tucker misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! al Rashid crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Tucker - the referee stops the clock and al Rashid gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Tucker. al Rashid manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
al Rashid thows a body shot but no joy.
Tucker gets tackled into the cage by al Rashid. al Rashid maintains the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tucker lands with a short shot to the head.
Tucker with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tucker blocks a body shot from al Rashid.
Tucker tries to work over al Rashid's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
al Rashid takes an elbow to the temple.
Tucker lands a damaging elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by al Rashid.
al Rashid has a couple of punches blocked by Tucker.
al Rashid cracks Tucker with a nice body shot.
Tucker creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through al Rashid's defenses.
al Rashid has a couple of punches blocked by Tucker.
Tucker told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
al Rashid lands with a short shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Tucker.
Tucker tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tucker cracks al Rashid with a nice body shot.
al Rashid takes an elbow to the forehead.
al Rashid goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for al Rashid.
al Rashid lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tucker.
A right hook to the body lands for Tucker.
al Rashid misses with a punch to the body.
Tucker lands a nice elbow.
al Rashid fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
al Rashid lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tucker backwards.
Tucker lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of al Rashid backwards.
al Rashid fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tucker blocks an uppercut.
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!
al Rashid lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tucker.
al Rashid lands with a right to the head.
Tucker blocks an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tucker.
Tucker misses with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
al Rashid misses with a hook to the ribs.
al Rashid lands a left hand.
al Rashid scores with a hook to the body.
Tucker with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
al Rashid doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tucker tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and al Rashid avoids it.
A knee to the head by Tucker.
Tucker connects with a nasty looking knee right to al Rashid's face.
Tucker working aggressively here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, al Rashid creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
al Rashid scores with an uppercut up the middle.
al Rashid throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tuckers head.
al Rashid tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tucker's elbow.
al Rashid misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hand to the body from al Rashid.
Tucker tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and al Rashid avoids it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by al Rashid.
al Rashid blocks a body shot from Tucker.
Still in the clinch, Tucker scores with a nice short uppercut.
al Rashid throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A right hook to the body lands for al Rashid.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
al Rashid struggles to land a body shot inside as Tucker controls his hands.
Tucker with an attempt at a knee that misses.
al Rashid scores with a nice hook to the head.
al Rashid has a couple of punches blocked by Tucker.
al Rashid working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tucker prevents a body shot from al Rashid.
al Rashid throws a head punch that misses.
Tucker lands an elbow just above al Rashid 's eye.
al Rashid lands with a short shot to the head.
Tucker blocks an uppercut.
al Rashid softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tucker working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
al Rashid has a couple of punches blocked by Tucker.
al Rashid tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tucker crunches a lovely knee into al Rashid's ribcage.
al Rashid blocks a punch to the side of the 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 scores with an uppercut up the middle.
al Rashid is rocked!
Tucker lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Oh al Rashid is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tucker dips a shoulder and cracks al Rashid with a mighty uppercut! al Rashid falls back against the cage and Tucker unloads with a barrage of strikes! al Rashid is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Tucker screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). J J Tucker!
J J Tucker spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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hype
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