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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ted Mcbride (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Tucker (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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279 lbs
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225 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ted Mcbride!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chris Tucker!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mcbride shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tucker as he jumps to the side.
Tucker looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Mcbride!
Mcbride pushes Tucker away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Tucker gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Tucker is trying to get an arm triangle but Mcbride is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mcbride is looking for a sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tucker is looking to take a break and control but Mcbride is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tucker looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Mcbride is avoiding damage well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tucker avoids the strikes from the bottom by Mcbride.
Mcbride can't do much from the bottom here.
Mcbride is trying to improve his position.
Mcbride tries to escape but Tucker is in control.
Tucker trying to control the position but Mcbride is working away.
Tucker tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Tucker takes advantage of some sloppy striking from Mcbride to pass into mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Mcbride regains half guard.
Mcbride manages to get to full guard.
Mcbride striking from his own guard.
Mcbride 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.
Tucker's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Mcbride will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Mcbride keeping moving, preventing Tucker from controlling successfully.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Mcbride bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Tucker's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcbride keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Tucker's head.
Mcbride could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Tucker wants to control the position but Mcbride says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Mcbride will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Mcbride winds up and cracks Tucker with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Mcbride working over Tucker with some ground and pound. Tucker looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Mcbride throwing shots but Tucker is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tucker blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mcbride.
Tucker is trying to get back to full guard.
Mcbride takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tucker has hold of Mcbride's hands but Mcbride slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Mcbride slips a nice elbow through Tucker's hands, connecting with Tucker's forehead.
Mcbride stands up out of the half guard.
Tucker rushes Mcbride and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mcbride breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mcbride shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Tucker is trying to defend but Mcbride finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tucker keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tucker is trying to get back to full guard.
Tucker wants to control but Mcbride is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ted Mcbride dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Mcbride fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tucker throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Mcbride was covering up waiting for the punch and Tucker finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Tucker controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Mcbride is looking for a triangle but Tucker pushes his legs off easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mcbride looking to control but Tucker passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcbride is pressing down on Tucker's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Tucker trying to control but Mcbride is working from the bottom.
Mcbride has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tucker can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Mcbride throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Tucker prevents Mcbride from getting back to his feet.
Tucker advances to half guard.
Mcbride is refusing to be controlled, as Tucker sits in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Mcbride throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Mcbride manages to get to full guard.
Tucker passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Tucker controlling the action here.
Mcbride missing with punches from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcbride flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Tucker prevents Mcbride from standing back up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Mcbride throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tucker's waist but Tucker gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mcbride off to one side.
Tucker keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Tucker shapes to counter with a head kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ted Mcbride. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tucker rushes Mcbride and presses him up against the cage.
Tucker using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mcbride has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mcbride throws an elbow that misses.
Mcbride tries for a takedown but Tucker manages to get underhooks.
Mcbride swings wildly with an uppercut but Tucker uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tucker wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mcbride dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Tucker has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Mcbride uses from the top position.
Tucker looking to control.
Mcbride landing with the ground and pound.
Mcbride postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mcbride landing some decent shots from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Tucker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Tucker shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Mcbride lands a good elbow from the bottom.
Mcbride wants to stand and escape but Tucker is having none of it.
Mcbride trying to control the position.
Mcbride wants to stand and escape but Tucker is having none of it.
Mcbride is looking for a triangle but Tucker pushes his legs off easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tucker wants to control from the top but Mcbride keeps moving.
Mcbride is looking to stand up but Tucker isn't so interested in that idea.
Chris Tucker has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcbride is looking for a triangle but Tucker pushes his legs off easily.
Mcbride wants to stand up but Tucker is controlling him.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tucker tries to clinch up.
Tucker fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Mcbride sprawls well initially but Tucker persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Mcbride trying to control from the bottom.
Tucker prevents Mcbride from standing back up.
Mcbride manages to get to full guard.
Mcbride punching to the body, from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcbride wants to stand and escape but Tucker is having none of it.
Tucker slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Mcbride.
Mcbride avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tucker.
Mcbride is trying to stand back up but Tucker is controlling him
Tucker controlling the pace.
Mcbride pushes Tucker off and gets back to his feet.
Tucker throws a series of punches but Mcbride avoids them all with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tucker will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mcbride looks for a takedown but Tucker sprawls well.
Mcbride shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tucker as he avoids it easily.
Chris Tucker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tucker fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mcbride, pushing him back against the cage.
Tucker decides to pull guard.
Mcbride in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mcbride's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Tucker has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Mcbride is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Mcbride avoiding damage as Tucker throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tucker is stalling here.
A frustrated look appears on Tucker's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tucker has Mcbride pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Tucker pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Mcbride tumbling to the mat - Tucker dives into Mcbride's guard.
Mcbride looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tucker is one step ahead there.
Mcbride wants to stand and escape but Tucker is having none of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mcbride tries to strike from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Tucker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tucker 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Tucker!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
29% |
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