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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ragnar Sigurdsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Devin Tucker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ragnar Sigurdsson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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177 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
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185 cm
20
170 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Tends to cut |
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ragnar Sigurdsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Devin Tucker!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Darius Henderson and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sigurdsson doesn't manage to clinch there - Tucker circles away.
Tucker looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Tucker shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Sigurdsson tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Tucker manages to move to mount!
Sigurdsson is trying desperately to improve position.
Tucker is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Sigurdsson has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Sigurdsson is trying to stand up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sigurdsson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Tucker unloading with bombs!
Tucker controlling from the full mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tucker is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Sigurdsson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Sigurdsson tries to lock up and control but Tucker gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Tucker scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Sigurdsson tries to lock up and control but Tucker gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Tucker controlling from the full mount.
Sigurdsson is working to get back to half guard.
Sigurdsson trying desperately to get to his feet.
Sigurdsson looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tucker controlling from the full mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tucker raining down hammerfists from mount.
Tucker lands a couple of good shots and Sigurdsson has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Tucker gets his hands free as Sigurdsson looks to control.
Tucker lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Sigurdsson.
Sigurdsson just trying to survive but Tucker is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Tucker controlling the positon.
Sigurdsson breaks Tucker's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sigurdsson throws an elbow that misses. Tucker uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sigurdsson's guard. Nice move by Tucker!
Tucker gets to his feet - Sigurdsson follows without any prompting.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sigurdsson feints and as Tucker raises his hands in defense, Sigurdsson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Tucker manages to escape and get back to his feet.
A head kick misses from Sigurdsson.
Tucker changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sigurdsson tries to avoid it but Tucker manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sigurdsson to the ground. Sigurdsson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Tucker looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sigurdsson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tucker has closed the distance and engaged Sigurdsson in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tucker dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Sigurdsson prevents the takedown attempt.
Tucker pulls Sigurdsson into guard.
Tucker avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sigurdsson wants to stand but Tucker is controlling his posture from full guard.
Tucker bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sigurdsson's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sigurdsson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sigurdsson wants to sweep but no luck.
Sigurdsson working for a triangle but Tucker defends it easily.
Sigurdsson looking for a guillotine here but Tucker defends easily.
Sigurdsson is breathing heavily.
Sigurdsson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Devin Tucker dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Tucker darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Tucker is thwarting Sigurdsson's attempts to control the position.
Tucker looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sigurdsson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Sigurdsson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Tucker slows the pace down in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tucker is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Tucker decides to return to a standing position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tucker shoots in for a takedown but Sigurdsson shows good takedown defense.
Sigurdsson rushes Tucker and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sigurdsson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tucker successfully pulls guard.
Tucker is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Tucker has his hands on Sigurdsson's head, controlling the position.
Sigurdsson decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Tucker, up you get!
Tucker has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sigurdsson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tucker on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
No luck for Tucker with that takedown attempt.
Sigurdsson scores with a sloppy right hand. Tucker should have avoided that one.
It looks like Devin Tucker has been cut.
Tucker is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Sigurdsson's half guard.
Tucker is breathing heavily.
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 get back to his feet.
Tucker prevents Sigurdsson from standing back up.
Sigurdsson trying to control here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tucker seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Sigurdsson manages to get to full guard.
Sigurdsson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Tucker seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Tucker keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sigurdsson's head.
Devin Tucker has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tucker postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Tucker is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Tucker stopping the sweep attempt from Sigurdsson.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tucker postures up.
Tucker works over Sigurdsson with some ground and pound from guard.
Tucker content to stall in guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Devin Tucker will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Devin Tucker's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Sigurdsson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tucker lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sigurdsson circles away quickly and effectively.
As Tucker looks to move away, Sigurdsson throws a big counter combo but Tucker just gets out of the way.
Ragnar Sigurdsson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tucker drives through and clinches with Sigurdsson against the cage.
Tucker tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Sigurdsson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sigurdsson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sigurdsson misses with a knee to the head.
Tucker gets control of Sigurdsson's arms and successfully pulls guard. Tucker will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tucker seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Let's hope that Tucker has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Sigurdsson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Tucker is proving hard to escape from.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sigurdsson trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Tucker working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sigurdsson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sigurdsson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Tucker throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Sigurdsson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Tucker has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sigurdsson has managed to get both his arms back between Tucker's legs - danger averted.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Tucker is on top in guard.
Sigurdsson keeping moving, preventing Tucker from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tucker lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Tucker lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Tucker showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Sigurdsson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sigurdsson wants to sweep but no luck.
Tucker controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sigurdsson controls Tucker momentarily but Tucker frees himself.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Tucker keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sigurdsson's head.
Tucker scoring with some ground and pound.
Sigurdsson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Tucker controls the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Sigurdsson throws a head kick but Tucker moves out of range.
Despite the aggression on Tucker's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Tucker closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Tucker works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Sigurdsson tries to strike but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tucker scores with a couple of short elbows.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Sigurdsson manages to get back to half guard.
Sigurdsson wants to control but Tucker is keeping busy.
Tucker sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Ragnar Sigurdsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sigurdsson throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Devin Tucker is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Tucker in particular looking to stall.
And that's the end of the fight!
Devin Tucker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tucker winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Topper Green scores the fight 27:30
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Devin 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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RATING
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