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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Wang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Todd Tucker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wang comes to the cage accompanied by the wang song. Tucker is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Platters - Only You. Jason Wang has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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183 cm
25
290 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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225 cm
24
312 lbs
2 - 56 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Basic striking
Knockout power |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jason Wang! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 56 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Todd Tucker! The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Vladimir Khabensky and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Wang looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. Tucker looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight! Tucker throws a head kick that misses. Wang feinted with a counter takedown. Wang shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tucker defends it nicely. Wang closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Wang winds up and cracks Tucker with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round. Nice strikes from Wang there. Wang perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there. Tucker really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wang. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Wang is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Tucker is just riding it out for now. Wang eventually gives up the hold. Wang is keen to just control but Tucker is a slippery customer. Wang uses his free foot to push down on Tucker's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Tucker. Tucker is squirming around, avoiding Wang's attempts to control the action. Wang raining down shots from the mount! Wang landing strikes, looking to finish! Wang with the ground and pound from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Wang landing punches. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Wang lands a big elbow. Wang could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely. Wang connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Wang trying to control but Tucker is having none of it. Wang working Tucker over with strikes here. Wang trying to control but he's not successful this time. Wang working Tucker over with strikes here. Wang has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Tucker is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jason Wang! Our winner, Jason Wang, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans. 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
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
46% |
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