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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Carrot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Todd Tucker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tucker has chosen The Platters - Only You as his entrance music. Tucker has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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285 lbs
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312 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Carrot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 45 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Todd Tucker!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Frank Dennis and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carrot has a takedown stuffed.
Tucker feints the counter takedown.
Tucker looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Tucker misses with a hook
and Carrot counters with a crisp right hand that drops Tucker! Carrot lets Tucker back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
It looks like Todd Tucker has been cut.
Tucker looks to throw the jab but Carrot is out of range.
Carrot shoots in for a takedown but Tucker shows good takedown defense.
Tucker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Carrot seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
We've been told by Carrot's head coaches at Den of Tears (22 coaches, $500 fee) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Tucker moves in looking to clinch but Carrot pushes him off.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Carrot.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Carrot. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Carrot has taken the fight to the clinch.
Carrot could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Carrot stalling the fight.
Carrot pulls Tucker into guard.
Carrot might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
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!
Carrot is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Carrot tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carrot pulls Tucker in close to prevent any damage.
Carrot controls Tucker momentarily but Tucker frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carrot looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tucker is one step ahead there.
Carrot pulls Tucker in close to prevent any damage.
Tucker really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Carrot. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
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.
Carrot manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Tucker misses with an uppercut
and Carrot moves into the clinch.
Carrot goes for a takedown in the clinch but Tucker prevents it.
Tucker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Carrot pressing his opponent against the cage.
Carrot breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carrot throws a quick inside leg kick.
Carrot dives in and grabs Tucker's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tucker pushes down on Carrot's head and hops out.
Carrot shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tucker pinned against the cage. Tucker gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tucker tries to clinch
and Carrot counters with a right hand to the body.
Carrot shoots in for a double leg but Tucker sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Carrot closes the distance and clinches up with Tucker, looking for a takedown. Carrot pushes Tucker against the cage but Tucker circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tucker swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tucker closes the distance but Carrot moves to the side
and Carrot counters with a head kick.
Carrot drives through and clinches with Tucker against the cage.
Carrot is pushing Tucker up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Carrot fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tucker can't find room to land a body shot as Carrot controls the action.
Carrot tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tucker just stands there and leans against the cage.
Tucker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tucker can't find room to land a body shot as Carrot controls the action.
Carrot has Tucker pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Tucker manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Carrot lands an elbow that stopped Tucker in his tracks for a moment.
Carrot is trying to pull guard but Tucker has him pressed against the cage.
Carrot breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Carrot dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Todd Tucker's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Tucker is looking to clinch but Carrot is avoiding it.
Nice sprawl there from Tucker as Carrot shoots in.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tucker! But no joy.
Carrot shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tucker defends it nicely.
Tucker keeps the fight on the outside.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tucker! But no joy.
Carrot fails with an attempt to clinch.
Carrot 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 Carrot off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Carrot. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Carrot is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tucker sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Tucker misses with a hook. Carrot ducked under it nicely.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Carrot here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Tucker doesn't manage to clinch there - Carrot circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carrot tries to clinch up but Tucker circles away and keeps his distance.
Tucker looks to clinch
and Carrot counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tucker thinking.
Tucker misses with a right hand
and Carrot connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tucker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Carrot wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carrot tries for a takedown but Tucker sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tucker looks to throw the jab but Carrot is out of range.
Tucker fails in his attempt to clinch.
Carrot shoots in looking for a takedown. Tucker tries to sprawl out of it but Carrot keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tucker manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Tucker tries to counter with a clinch but Carrot shakes him off and moves away.
Tucker blocks a head kick by Carrot.
Tucker avoids the head kick by Carrot.
Tucker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Carrot swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Carrot attempts a counter takedown but Tucker avoids it well and moves away.
Tucker has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tucker tries to circle away but Carrot has him pinned against the cage.
Good body shot from Carrot.
Tucker wants to get back to striking at distance but Carrot won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carrot wants a takedown but no success here.
Carrot tries to pull guard but Tucker won't allow it.
Carrot crunches a lovely knee into Tucker's ribcage.
Tucker wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Carrot goes for a takedown in the clinch but Tucker prevents it.
Tucker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tucker can't find room to land a body shot as Carrot controls the action.
Carrot goes for a takedown attempt but Tucker pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Tucker fails in his attempt to clinch.
Carrot lands with a slapping head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tucker moves in looking to clinch but Carrot pushes him off.
Carrot staying out of range there.
Tucker swats away the attempt to clinch by Carrot.
Carrot moves away from the strike by Tucker.
Carrot 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 Carrot off to one side.
Carrot avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tucker stuffs the takedown attempt from Carrot. Carrot gets slowly back to his feet.
Tucker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Carrot throws a quick counter head kick but Tucker was just out of range.
Tucker wants to clinch up but Carrot keeps it at a distance.
Carrot pushes Tucker up against the cage in a clinch.
Carrot taking a breather.
Tucker can't break the clinch.
Carrot pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Todd Tucker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Carrot. Tucker shrugs it off though.
Carrot shoots in and drives through. Tucker sprawls well.
A slow jab from Tucker misses its intended target.
Tucker swings widly with a right hand
and Carrot counters with a leg kick.
Carrot doesn't manage to clinch there - Tucker circles away.
Tucker rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Carrot counters with a three punch combo that has Tucker backing up. Tucker nods at Carrot to acknowledge the strikes.
Tucker tries to clinch there but Carrot circles away.
Tucker wants to clinch.
Tucker defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Carrot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Carrot ducks under a wild hook from Tucker.
Carrot clinches with his opponent.
Carrot escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Carrot dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Todd Tucker's cut.
That's time! Carrot's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Tucker misses with an uppercut.
Carrot tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tucker swivels and escapes.
Carrot shoots in and drives through. Tucker sprawls well.
Carrot misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Carrot. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tucker tries to close the distance and clinch but Carrot swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tucker might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Carrot swats away the attempt to clinch by Tucker.
Carrot circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tucker moves in looking to clinch but Carrot pushes him off.
Horrible takedown attempt by Carrot or perhaps it was just good defense by Tucker, which made it look bad.
Tucker throws out a counter right but Carrot avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tucker tries to clinch but Carrot is having none of it.
Carrot half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Tucker tries to clinch up
and Carrot counters with a one-two to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carrot staying out of range there.
Carrot is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tucker can do to turn this around?
Carrot shoots in and drives through. Tucker sprawls well.
A nice combination there by Carrot.
Tucker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Carrot paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Carrot throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Nice defenses there by Carrot.
Carrot looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tucker is fending him off so far but Carrot persists. Nope, Tucker circles away and we're back to standing.
Tucker tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Carrot tries to close the distance and clinch but Tucker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A thudding body kick lands there by Carrot!
Carrot avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Carrot shoots in but Tucker avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A big right from Tucker misses.
Carrot throws a head kick that half lands.
Tucker misses with a looping left.
Carrot throws a big counter combination but Tucker scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tucker wants to clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Carrot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tucker misses with a right hand
and Carrot counters with a good, hard body kick but Tucker shrugs it off.
Nice body kick there by Carrot.
Tucker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Carrot.
Carrot shoots in for a takedown but Tucker shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Tucker throws a jab but it's blocked by Carrot.
Carrot is looking for a counter combo.
Tucker displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Carrot.
Carrot ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Carrot shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tucker as he avoids it easily.
Tucker is looking to clinch.
Tucker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carrot moves in looking to clinch but Tucker pushes him off.
John Carrot is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Carrot shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tucker as he avoids it easily.
Tucker throws a looping overhand right but Carrot ducks down to avoid it.
Tucker wants to clinch.
Carrot tries to score a power double leg takedown but Tucker sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Carrot somewhat.
Carrot ducks under a wild hook from Tucker.
Tucker tries to clinch up.
Horrible takedown attempt by Carrot or perhaps it was just good defense by Tucker, which made it look bad.
Tucker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carrot shoots in and drives through. Tucker sprawls well.
Carrot pushes Tucker up against the cage in a clinch.
Tucker wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Carrot has him pressed against the cage.
Tucker tries to work over Carrot's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tucker working hard to break the clinch.
Carrot is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Tucker is defending well.
Carrot pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Todd Tucker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tucker throws a lazy uppercut
and Carrot counters with a three punch combo that has Tucker backing up. Tucker nods at Carrot to acknowledge the strikes.
Tucker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Carrot.
As Tucker tries to get set, Carrot tries to push him back and clinch up but Tucker manages to avoid the attempt.
Carrot looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tucker is fending him off so far but Carrot persists. Nope, Tucker circles away and we're back to standing.
John Carrot is winning the standup battle so far.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Carrot.
Todd Tucker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
John Carrot is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Carrot shoots in and drives through. Tucker sprawls well.
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 John Carrot.
Well Carrot 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Carrot!
In defeat, Todd Tucker stepped up to the mic, saying 'Thank you for this opportunity to fight. There's a really nice bridge near my house, I'm going to jump off it.'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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