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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gilberto Tucker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Time Drayton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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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
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gilberto Tucker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Time Drayton!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Robert Twigg and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drayton moves into range and clinches up with Tucker.
Tucker missing with knees to the body.
Drayton has picked Tucker up - he's going for a ride! Drayton dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Drayton wants to take a breather but Tucker is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Drayton missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Drayton lands a nice short elbow.
Drayton missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Drayton really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tucker. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tucker wants to get back to his feet.
Tucker is trying to escape back to his feet but Drayton uses the scramble to pass into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tucker tries to escape but Drayton is in control.
Drayton wants to stand but Tucker is controlling his arm.
Drayton advances nicely into full mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tucker is looking to get to half guard.
Drayton stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Drayton breaks from the clinch.
Drayton forces Tucker back against the cage and clinches.
Drayton manages to pull guard.
Tucker is looking to stand up but Drayton won't let him.
Drayton wants to stand and escape but Tucker is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tucker postures up in Drayton's guard and throws a big left but Drayton blocks it.
Tucker wants to stand but Drayton has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Tucker prevents Drayton from getting back to his feet.
Tucker decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Time Drayton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tucker closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Drayton did well to prevent Tucker getting side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tucker is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Tucker not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Tucker throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Tucker is nestled in close to Drayton, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Drayton is trying to stand back up but Tucker is controlling him
Drayton is trying to escape back to his feet but Tucker uses the scramble to pass into side control.
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.
Drayton is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Tucker asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Drayton closes the distance and pushes Tucker back into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Time Drayton dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Drayton throws a nice looking combination but Tucker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Drayton managing to block the knees to the body from Tucker.
Drayton gets control of Tucker's arms and successfully pulls guard. Drayton will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Tucker prevents Drayton from getting back to his feet.
Drayton has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tucker distracts Drayton with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drayton is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Drayton manages to escape and get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drayton throws a sloppy head kick and Tucker moves out of range easily.
Drayton moves into the clinch.
Tucker prevents Drayton from breaking the clinch.
Drayton drags the fight down to the ground.
Tucker prevents Drayton from getting back to his feet.
Tucker loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tucker stands and steps away. Drayton gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Drayton jumps guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drayton wants to get back to his feet but Tucker is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Tucker chips away with some ground and pound.
Tucker won't allow Drayton to get back to his feet.
Tucker throwing strikes from guard but Drayton blocks nicely.
Drayton has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Tucker off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drayton moves into range and clinches up with Tucker.
Drayton wants the takedown. Tucker is fighting it off but Drayton persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Tucker's guard against the cage.
Tucker has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Drayton looking to sit in guard and control but Tucker gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Tucker stops Drayton from standing up.
Tucker throwing strikes from guard but Drayton blocks nicely.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Drayton is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Tucker is controlling him.
Tucker really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drayton is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Tucker missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Drayton wants to get back to his feet but Tucker is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Drayton wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Tucker manages to pass to side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Time Drayton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Drayton misses with a wild combination.
Drayton takes the fight into the clinch.
Drayton wants to break free but Tucker has control.
Drayton crunches a lovely knee into Tucker's ribcage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drayton jumps into guard, dragging Tucker to the mat.
Tucker gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Drayton misses with a head kick.
Tucker shoots in but no luck this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drayton closes the distance and clinches.
Drayton drags the fight down to the ground.
Time Drayton has got the better of the ground game so far.
Drayton has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Tucker is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Drayton has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Tucker clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Tucker wants to get back to his feet.
Drayton gets his hands free as Tucker looks to control.
Tucker wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tucker trying to control the hands but Drayton won't let him.
Drayton is hanging on to Tucker's back as he tries to escape.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tucker wants to get back to his feet.
You can see the frustration on Tucker's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Drayton is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Tucker is trying to get back to his feet but Drayton has full control of the position and if anything, Tucker has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Drayton is looking for a choke. Tucker gets to his feet with his opponent on his back and slams him to the mat. Tucker manages to squirm out of the attempted choke and turns into his opponent's guard.
Drayton wants to get back to his feet but Tucker is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tucker is standing up over Drayton. Drayton looks to escape but Tucker dives into side control.
Tucker is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Drayton is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Drayton bucks up and tries to throw Tucker off but instead Tucker has got his back!
And that's the end of the fight!
Time Drayton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Drayton has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Time Drayton!
After the fight, Time Drayton was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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RATING
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