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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Randy Slader (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duck Tycoon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Slader comes to the cage accompanied by Pantera - Walk. Tycoon has chosen Rubber Ducky as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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175 cm
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185 lbs
16 - 6 - 1 |
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178 cm
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178 lbs
19 - 10 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class 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
16 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Randy Slader! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Duck Tycoon! The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Eddie Farnsworth and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Good leg kick by Slader there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tycoon has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Slader. Tycoon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Slader connects with a high kick.
It looks like Duck Tycoon has been cut. Tycoon is looking to score with low kicks. Tycoon throws a half hearted mid kick. Slader throwing a counter right hand but Tycoon manages to avoid it. Slader uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tycoon has time to react. Tycoon throws the left hand but Slader avoids the punch easily. Slader throws a mid kick that lands with a slap. Tycoon takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tycoon thuds his shin into the meat of Slader's side. Slader misses with a wild body shot. Slader throws a nice outside leg kick. We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Tycoon has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat. This has been an exciting period of action! Tycoon on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. Nice shot by Tycoon. A cross from Slader lands. Slader misses with a head kick.
Slader moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round. Slader throws a leg kick that misses. Slader scoring well with a low kick there.
Tycoon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Randy Slader is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Tycoon looks for the body kick but Slader saw that one coming. Slader misses the shot to the body. Slader fakes the leg kick and cracks Tycoon in the body. Slader throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Slader takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Tycoon lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tycoon fails with a takedown attempt. A little feinted left hand from Slader on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Tycoon sizes up Slader with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. Tycoon has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Slader. A looping hook to the body misses from Slader. Tycoon does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Slader with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tycoon to score with a decent uppercut. Slader lunges at Tycoon with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tycoon's hand. This has been an exciting period of action! Tycoon lands with a shot to the body. Duck Tycoon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Tycoon drops his hands momentarily and Slader takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Tycoon takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A leg kick checked by Tycoon. Slader with a body punch. A glancing blow. Slader getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Tycoon misses with an attempted mid kick.
Slader misses with a two punch combination.
Tycoon drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Tycoon connects with a nice looking jab.
Slader lands a nice shot to the body.
Slader throws a series of punches but Tycoon moves out of range. Slader swings for the body but Tycoon moves out of range.
Tycoon throws a head kick but Slader moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Tycoon throws a hook but Slader blocks it. Slader is looking to counter with a shot to the body. Tycoon avoids the body shot from Slader.
Tycoon looks like he wants to counter punch here. A swing and a miss from Slader. Tycoon on the wrong end of a nice hook. Slader throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Tycoon tries a head kick but it misses.
Slader takes a kick to the side of the head. A kick lands to the mid section there for Tycoon. A big right from Slader misses. Slader ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tycoon moves away. Tycoon wants to counter with a clinch but Slader pushes him away. Slader takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Slader throws a lazy uppercut
and Tycoon counters with a stiff right hand. Tycoon on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Slader throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Crunch! Tycoon slams his shin into Slader's torso.
That's four minutes gone in the round. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Tycoon swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Slader. Tycoon cracks Slader with an open hand slap. Tycoon misses the shot to the body. Tycoon throws a predictable looking body shot
and Slader makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick. A jab from Tycoon misses. Tycoon ducks under a wild hook from Slader. Slader jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Slader throws a wild body kick that Tycoon sees coming a mile off. Slader displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tycoon throws out the jab. Tycoon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tycoon misses with a wild body shot. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Tycoon takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A telegraphed right hand from Tycoon misses the target. A counter left hand to the body from Slader misses its target. Nice cross by Tycoon. Slader loads up on a big right hand but Tycoon slips the punch. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Slader dominated that round. The cut man is working on Duck Tycoon's cut. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Tycoon swings and misses with a shot to the body and Slader counters with a nice uppercut. Good work by Tycoon as he checks the leg kick. Tycoon misses with a hook. It looked like Slader was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Tycoon. A looping hook to the body misses from Tycoon. Slader does a little dance to reset his feet. Slader lands an overhand right. Tycoon takes a swing at Slader's ribcage but misses. Good shot there by Tycoon. Tycoon on the wrong end of a nice hook. Tycoon moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Nice straight punches there by Slader. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Slader. Tycoon moves out of range of the leg kick from Slader. Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Tycoon might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Slader has got the better of the exchanges. Slader throws a lazy uppercut
letting Tycoon counter with a right hand. Tycoon throws a leg kick which misses Slader's front leg but catches the back leg as Slader tries to avoid it. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Good shot there by Tycoon. Tycoon checks a leg kick. Slader lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's one minute gone in the round. Tycoon looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. A nice leg kick lands there from Slader. Tycoon throws a lazy head kick and Slader counters with a left and a right that stings Tycoon. Slader looks to land a left hand but Tycoon moved out of range nicely. Slader lands a really nice looking cross but Tycoon seems unphased.
Slader slips a jab from Tycoon. Slader blocks a low kick nicely. Slader was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. That kick from Slader tenderised Tycoon's leg. Tycoon is trying to keep his angry face on. Tycoon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Slader throwing a counter right hand but Tycoon manages to avoid it. Tycoon chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Slader can pounce on him.
Slader throws a half hearted mid kick. Slader slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Slader uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tycoon. Slader jabbing away but nothing is landing. Slader slips a straight right by Tycoon.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Tycoon throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Slader throws a quick counter head kick but Tycoon was just out of range. Tycoon's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Tycoon is looking to chop away at Slader's legs. Tycoon throws a body punch but Slader moves out of range. A slapping body kick lands there for Slader. Slader takes one to the side of the head.
Slader buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tycoon.
Slader lands a nice looking body shot.
Tycoon throws a good cross that connects.
Tycoon throws a head kick that misses. Slader was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Tycoon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Slader.
Slader just misses with a punch to the body.
Slader's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tycoon under the eye. Slader avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Slader lands a nice looking body kick. Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Slader, as that shot connected.
Slader lands a slapping body shot.
Tycoon fails with the takedown. Slader misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tycoon.
Tycoon connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Some bone on bone action there as Slader checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. Slader moves out of range as Tycoon strikes. Tycoon throws a jab but it's blocked by Slader. Tycoon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Slader. Tycoon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Slader. Jab by Slader. A looping hook to the body misses from Slader. Tycoon does a little dance to reset his feet. Tycoon feints the counter takedown. Tycoon throws a shot from downtown. Slader moves away and avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Tycoon swings widly with a right hand
letting Slader counter with a right hand. Tycoon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Slader lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Slader ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Slader throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Slader lands with a thumping leg kick.
Slader misses with a low kick.
Slader lands a jab to the nose. Tycoon lands with a good body shot. Tycoon throws a mid kick that lands with a slap. Nice takedown defense from Slader. No joy for Tycoon on that attempt. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Slader ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tycoon moves away. Slader looks to throw the jab but Tycoon is out of range. Slader takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Slader dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Duck Tycoon's cut. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Tycoon comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. An inside leg kick from Slader misses. Tycoon has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Slader misses with a low kick. Slader misses with a looping left. Tycoon throws a lazy right hand but Slader sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Tycoon bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Tycoon works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Slader looks for the body kick but Tycoon saw that one coming. Slader scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Tycoon moves away from the strike by Slader. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. That kick from Tycoon tenderised Slader's leg. Slader is trying to keep his angry face on. A swing and a miss from Slader. Slader dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tycoon. That did some damage! Tycoon lands with a cross. Tycoon shoots in but Slader avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Tycoon takes one to the chin there. Slader lands a glancing blow to the side of Tycoon's head. Tycoon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Tycoon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Slader was well out of range. Poor timing from Tycoon. Tycoon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Slader wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Randy Slader is winning the standup battle so far. Slader throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Tycoon avoids a kick to the body.
Tycoon cracks Slader with an open hand slap. Tycoon misses with the combination.
Slader tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Tycoon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Slader.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A bone on bone clash there as Slader blocks the leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Slader misses the target. Tycoon scores with a hook to the body. Slader takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Tycoon walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Tycoon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Slader. Tycoon fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Slader. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Tycoon misses with a body kick. A solid leg kick lands there for Slader.
A swing and a miss from Tycoon. Tycoon takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tycoon throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Slader is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tycoon can do to turn this around? Tycoon scores with a one two! Slader had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. Tycoon blocks the body kick.
Slader scores with a nice head shot. Slader lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Tycoon swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Tycoon rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Slader counters with a good, hard body kick but Tycoon shrugs it off. Tycoon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Slader misses its target. Slader throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Slader misses the shot to the body. Tycoon moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Slader lands a head shot. Slader scores with a sloppy right hand. Tycoon should have avoided that one. Slader on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Slader misses with a body shot.
Slader moves out of range as Tycoon throws a body kick.
Slader connects with an inside leg kick. Tycoon jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tycoon looks to land a body kick but Slader moved away. Tycoon throws out a leg kick but Slader moves out of range and Tycoon only half commits.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Tycoon lunges at Slader with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Slader's hand. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Slader motions for Tycoon to come forward. Slader throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Some wild striking there from Slader.
Tycoon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Good shot there by Slader. Slader blocks the body kick.
Slader thows a left - swing and a miss! Tycoon feints the counter takedown. Slader throws a nice looking combination but Tycoon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Tycoon with the counter takedown but Slader avoids it easily. Slader misses with an uppercut. Slader blocks a jab. Good work by Tycoon as he checks the leg kick. Duck Tycoon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Slader.
And that's the end of the fight! That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Randy Slader. Well Slader 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27 Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27 Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Randy Slader! Randy Slader decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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