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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vinnie Terranova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Tucker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Terranova comes to the cage accompanied by Rodney O & Joe Cooley - Everlasting Bass. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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260 lbs
13 - 9 - 0 |
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260 lbs
12 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vinnie Terranova!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dan Tucker!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paulsen Ambrosius and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tucker looks to score with a jab to the body but Terranova is just out of range.
Terranova gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Terranova.
Terranova lands a right hand.
It looks like Dan Tucker has been cut.
Tucker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Terranova changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Tucker fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Terranova shoots and misses
and Tucker counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've been hearing reports that Terranova has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Tucker throws a shot from downtown. Terranova moves away and avoids it.
Tucker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tucker takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Terranova lands a slapping body shot.
A swing and a miss from Terranova.
Terranova has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tucker is trying to maintain a safe position but Terranova gets an underhook and turns Tucker into the cage.
Terranova putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tucker in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tucker lands a body shot.
Tucker misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Terranova scores with a knee to the head.
Terranova pushes Tucker back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Terranova - that landed with a thud.
Terranova lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tucker wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Terranova tries to score a body lock takedown but Tucker shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vinnie Terranova. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tucker wants to get back to striking at distance but Terranova won't allow it.
Tucker is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tucker tries a body shot but Terranova blocks it.
Terranova misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Terranova lands a left hand.
Terranova drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tucker misses with a punch to the body.
Tucker wants to break free but Terranova has control.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Terranova obliges.
Terranova lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Terranova lands an elbow inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terranova gets through Tucker's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tucker tries to break the clinch but Terranova is controlling the position.
Terranova scores with a shoulder strike.
Tucker throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Terranovas head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tucker creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tucker blocks a body shot from Terranova.
Terranova is trying to drag Tucker to the mat but Tucker just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Terranova lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Terranova fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tucker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tucker blocks a body shot from Terranova.
Terranova pushes Tucker back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tucker tries a body shot but Terranova blocks it.
Tucker blocks a body shot from Terranova.
Terranova has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Tucker is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Terranova landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Terranova is trying to drag Tucker to the mat but Tucker just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tucker is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Tucker digs a right hand into Terranova's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Terranova's gas tank.
Terranova tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tucker avoids it.
Nice elbow from Terranova.
Terranova lands with a left to the head.
Terranova lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Tucker gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Terranova.
Tucker managing to block the knees to the body from Terranova.
A head punch on the inside from Tucker fails to land.
Terranova lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tucker backwards.
Tucker tries to throw a body punch but Terranova avoids it by throwing Tucker back against the cage.
Tucker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tucker is fighting off a takedown attempt but Terranova is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Tucker to the mat. Tucker regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Terranova trying to control the position from guard on top but Tucker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tucker wants to get back to his feet but Terranova is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Terranova looking to pass the guard.
Terranova throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tucker works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tucker is trying to keep Terranova in close.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tucker wants to sweep here but Terranova controlling him for the moment.
Tucker preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Terranova postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vinnie Terranova dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dan Tucker's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Terranova fails with the takedown
and Tucker counters with a left to the body.
Tucker bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Terranova's head.
Terranova gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Tucker counters with a nice uppercut.
Terranova misses with an uppercut
and Tucker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Terranova throws a head kick that misses
enabling Tucker to counter with a crisp jab.
Terranova throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Terranova throws an off balance right hand
and Tucker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Terranova rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tucker counters with a stiff right hand.
Terranova throws a lazy head kick
and Tucker counters with a huge left! Terranova is in big trouble! He's backing up but Tucker isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Terranova from any more damage. A dominating finish by Tucker!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dan Tucker!
A very excited looking Dan Tucker made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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