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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between George Steve (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Tucker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steve's entrance music is Justin Bieber ft. Ariana Grande - Let Me Think Bout You. A fine choice. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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170 cm
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150 lbs
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172 cm
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152 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, George Steve! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tom Tucker! The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Paul Tew and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Tucker throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Steve sees it coming and avoids it easily. Steve was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Tucker scores with a jab to the jaw. Steve on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Tucker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Steve was well out of range. Poor timing from Tucker. Tucker tries to close the distance and clinch but Steve swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Tucker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Steve ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tucker moves away. Steve misses with a looping right. Tucker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tucker swings for the body but Steve moves out of range.
It looked like Steve wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Tucker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tucker fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tucker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Steve paws at him with a jab and circles away. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A shot to the liver by Tucker. Beautiful body shot. Steve fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tucker manages to avoid it. Steve moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Tucker lands with a cross. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Steve just misses with a punch to the body.
Tucker changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. A shot to the body from Tucker misses and Steve counters with a nice uppercut. Tucker connects with a crisp jab. Steve slips a straight right by Tucker. Tucker uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Steve. Steve throws out a loose jab but Tucker uses good head movement to avoid it. Tucker slips a straight right by Steve. Tucker misses with a body shot.
Steve swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. A slow jab from Steve misses its intended target. Decent striking displayed by Tucker there. Steve throws a sloppy body shot
and Tucker counters by clinching up. Steve looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Steve is looking to break free of the clinch but Tucker has double underhooks. Steve breaks from the clinch.
Tom Tucker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Tucker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Steve swats him away and circles back towards the center. Tucker cracks Steve with a right hand to the side of the head. Steve avoids the body shot from Tucker.
Steve moves away from the strike by Tucker. Steve lands with a right hand. Tucker looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's two minutes gone in the round. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Tucker misses with a body shot
and Steve counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Steve staying out of range there. Tucker misses with a wild body shot. Steve avoids the body shot from Tucker.
Tucker takes a body punch but keeps moving. Tucker connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. Steve digs a good hook to Tucker's body.
Tucker misses with a body shot.
Tucker cracks Steve with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. A looping hook to the body misses from Steve. Tucker does a little dance to reset his feet. Steve misses with a looping right. Tucker throws a body shot but no joy. A swing and a miss from Steve. Tucker swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Tucker tries to clinch but Steve moves out of range. Tucker with a hook. Steve scores with a body shot.
Tucker looks to score with a jab to the body but Steve is just out of range. A counter left hand to the body from Steve misses its target. Tucker misses with a hook to the body
and Steve counters with a left to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Steve loads up on a big right hand but Tucker slips the punch. Steve waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tucker. Steve takes a shot right to the bread basket. Tucker ducks under a wild hook from Steve. Steve definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight. Tucker slips a jab from Steve. Steve throws a body shot but no joy. Tucker throws a body shot but no joy. An attempted straight right counter from Steve misses the target. Tucker connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. Tucker is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Steve had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté. Jab from Steve. Steve looks to score with a jab to the body but Tucker is just out of range. A big left from Steve misses. Tucker getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Tucker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Steve was well out of range. Poor timing from Tucker. Tucker misses with a lunging right hand
and Steve counters with a stiff right hand. Steve tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tucker was well out of range. Poor timing from Steve. Tucker tries to clinch up. Steve displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tucker throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Tucker wants to clinch up but Steve keeps it at a distance. Steve takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tucker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Steve swats him away and circles back towards the center. Steve has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tucker finds it's way round the side to connect with Steve's head. Tucker throws a predictable looking body shot
and Steve counters with a lovely shot to the body. Steve fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tucker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Steve paws at him with a jab and circles away. Steve scores with a jab to the jaw. Steve misses with a hook. Tucker lands an overhand right. Tucker takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Tucker misses with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Tucker looks to score with a jab to the body but Steve is just out of range. Steve throwing a counter right hand but Tucker manages to avoid it. Steve takes a shot right to the bread basket. Tucker is looking to take this fight into the clinch. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tom Tucker will probably get the nod. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tucker throws a right hand that misses
and Steve counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tucker is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round! Tucker throws an off balance right hand
and Steve counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Tucker is still on wobbly legs! Can Steve finish him? Steve ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Tucker out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). George Steve! George Steve is the new featherweight champion! George Steve tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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