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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Abdul Tucker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aubrey Graham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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178 lbs
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175 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Abdul Tucker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aubrey Graham!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Gregory Folan and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Graham has Tucker pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Graham pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Tucker tumbling to the mat - Graham dives into Tucker's guard.
Graham is in close to Tucker's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Tucker could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Tucker tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Graham stops Tucker from standing up.
Graham throws a big elbow that misses.
Tucker has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Graham can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Tucker avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graham advances to half guard.
Graham looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Graham is trying to control the action in half guard but Tucker is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graham thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Graham drops an elbow to the side of Tucker's head.
Graham not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Tucker wants to get back to his feet.
Graham is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Tucker wants to control but Graham is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Tucker is looking for a sweep. Graham is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Graham is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Graham seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Graham is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Tucker reverses the position - he's now on top in Graham's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Graham looking for a sweep. Not yet Graham, not yet.
Tucker throws an elbow that misses. Graham uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Tucker's guard. Nice move by Graham!
Graham wants to control from the top but Tucker keeps moving.
Graham stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tucker swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graham slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Graham makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Tucker tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Graham is in close to Tucker's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Graham with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Graham trying to control but Tucker is working from the bottom.
Tucker is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Graham trying to control but Tucker is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Graham looking to sit in guard and control but Tucker gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Tucker wants to stand but Graham has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Tucker stays in close to Graham's body and controls the position.
Tucker with a flurry of punches that miss.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tucker throwing strikes but missing.
Graham has control of Tucker's left arm, preventing Tucker from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aubrey Graham dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Graham shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Graham has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tucker has one foot on Graham's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Graham looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Graham missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Graham throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Tucker to regain full guard.
Graham trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tucker keeping moving, preventing Graham from controlling successfully.
Graham loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tucker has momentary wrist control but Graham slips an elbow through the middle.
Graham postures up and lands a big shot to Tucker's brow.
Graham looking to sit in guard and control but Tucker gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Tucker wants to stand but Graham has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Graham utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Graham working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tucker.
Tucker wants to control from the top but Graham keeps moving.
Tucker throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graham pulls Tucker in close to his closed guard and prevents Tucker from doing any damage or advancing position.
Tucker postures up and lands a big shot to Graham's brow.
Graham looking for a sweep. Not yet Graham, not yet.
Tucker loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Graham working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tucker.
Graham looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tucker is one step ahead there.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Tucker fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graham shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Graham was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Graham looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Graham is breathing heavily.
Tucker is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Graham stops Tucker from getting back to his feet.
Graham thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Graham slips a nice elbow through Tucker's hands, connecting with Tucker's forehead.
Graham looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Tucker with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Graham winds up and cracks Tucker with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tucker is looking to get back to full guard here but Graham has managed to pass to side control instead.
Aubrey Graham has got the better of the ground game so far.
Graham is trying to ground and pound but Tucker uses the momentary lack of control by Graham to regain half guard.
Tucker is not content to let Graham control the position.
Graham wants to work for an arm triangle but Tucker is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Graham working over Tucker with some ground and pound. Tucker looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Graham missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Aubrey Graham will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Graham clinches with his opponent.
Tucker is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Graham is defending well for now.
Graham works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Tucker manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Graham is trying to trip Tucker. He has hold of a leg but Tucker is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Graham persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
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!
Graham is looking to work some ground and pound but Tucker has wrist control.
Graham chips away with some ground and pound.
Graham throws a strike but Tucker rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Graham can do anything to dispel that myth.
Tucker sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Graham is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tucker throws an elbow that misses. Graham uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Tucker's guard. Nice move by Graham!
Tucker wants to stand and escape but Graham is having none of it.
Graham is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Graham is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Graham wants to control from the top but Tucker keeps moving.
Graham is working Tucker over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Graham trying to control but Tucker is working from the bottom.
Graham controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graham stopping the sweep attempt from Tucker.
Tucker keeping moving, preventing Graham from controlling successfully.
Tucker wants to stand but Graham is controlling the position.
Graham scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Graham chips away with some ground and pound.
Graham throwing strikes but missing.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tucker tries to sprawl but Graham drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tucker pushes Graham off looking to stand but Graham dives back in and keeps control.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Graham connects with a nice short shot to Tucker's temple.
Tucker taking some punishment here, with Graham in his half guard.
Graham is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Graham thows a huge punch but Tucker dodges it nicely.
Nice strikes from Graham there.
Tucker is rocked!
Graham working over Tucker with some ground and pound. Tucker looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Oh Tucker is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Graham is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Graham takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Graham lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Tucker quite badly. Tucker pulls Graham in close trying to recover. Graham postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Tucker on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Tucker doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aubrey Graham!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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