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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Junkyard Dog (ranked 915 p4p, 120 weight class) and Danny Tucker (ranked 858 p4p, 110 weight class). Danny Tucker has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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190 lbs
17 - 10 - 0 |
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190 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Junkyard Dog!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Danny Tucker!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paul Aken and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy left from Dog finds it's target.
Tucker takes one to the chin there.
Tucker throws the left hand but Dog avoids the punch easily.
Danny Tucker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tucker takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
It looks like Danny Tucker has been cut.
Tucker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dog staying out of range there.
Nice defenses there by Dog.
A little feinted left hand from Dog on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tucker tries to move into range but Dog moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Dog lands a nice looking body shot.
Dog connects with a leg kick. Tucker looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Dog's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tucker under the eye.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dog misses with an uppercut.
Tucker looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Horrible takedown attempt by Dog or perhaps it was just good defense by Tucker, which made it look bad.
Tucker slips a straight right by Dog.
Dog has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Helsinki Private Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Dog takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Tucker connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Tucker cracks Dog with a good jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tucker just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Dog wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tucker uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tucker chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dog can pounce on him.
Dog moves forwards but Tucker connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Tucker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dog manages to avoid it.
Dog swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tucker uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dog.
Tucker follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Dog misses with a body shot.
Tucker is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dog.
Dog steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tucker.
Tucker throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dog throws a jab but it's blocked by Tucker.
Tucker takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Tucker looks to land a right hand but Dog moved out of range.
Tucker blocks a jab.
Dog misses with a right hand
and Tucker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dog misses with a looping left.
Dog ducks under a wild hook from Tucker.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dog misses with a body kick.
A good leg kick by Tucker.
Tucker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dog.
Tucker walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Tucker will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Dog moves forwards but Tucker connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Dog takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Dog moves into the clinch.
Dog misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dog lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dog gets control of Tucker's arms and successfully pulls guard. Dog will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Dog tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dog looking for subs off his back but Tucker has passed one foot through into half guard.
Dog tries to get to full guard but Tucker has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dog is pressing down on Tucker's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Dog working for a triangle but Tucker defends it easily.
Dog tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Dog is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Dog not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dog not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dog looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Tucker blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dog.
Tucker regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Dog.
Dog trying to move into half guard but instead Tucker has managed to sweep!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Junkyard Dog dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Danny Tucker's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Dog looks to score with a jab to the body but Tucker is just out of range.
Nice body punch from Dog.
Dog pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dog doesn't manage to clinch there - Tucker circles away.
Tucker just misses with a punch to the body.
Tucker slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Dog rushes Tucker and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Tucker scores with a shot to the side of Dog's head.
Tucker can't find room to land a body shot as Dog controls the action.
Dog lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dog lands with a left to the head.
Tucker's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short left from Dog.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dog misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tucker.
Tucker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tucker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dog.
Nice cross by Dog.
Tucker connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dog walks into a straight right hand from Tucker.
Tucker lands a nice hook to Dog's body. Dog takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dog attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Tucker throws a solid leg kick but Dog takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tucker.
Tucker dips to his left and cracks Dog with an uppercut!
Tucker connects with a nice looking jab.
Tucker moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tucker throws a low kick, looking for Dog's leg but Dog calmly moves out of range.
Dog looks to land a left hand but Tucker moved out of range nicely.
Dog ducks under a wild hook from Tucker.
Dog is looking to clinch but Tucker is avoiding it.
Tucker swings widly with a right hand
and Dog counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tucker has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dog.
Dog takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tucker thows a leg kick but Dog checks it
letting Dog counter with a right hand.
That has opened up Danny Tucker's cut even more.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tucker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dog moves away.
Tucker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dog.
Tucker doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tucker throws a hook but Dog blocks it.
Dog was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Dog lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tucker at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dog looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tucker rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dog counters with an outside leg kick.
Dog feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tucker's calf.
Nice body kick there by Tucker.
A telegraphed right hand from Dog misses the target.
Dog on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Dog closes the distance and clinches.
Tucker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tucker lands a shot to the body.
Tucker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dog tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tucker tries to throw a body punch but Dog avoids it by throwing Tucker back against the cage.
Tucker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tucker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tucker blocking some punches.
Tucker lands a right hand.
Tucker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dog lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tucker backwards.
Dog blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Junkyard Dog has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dog misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dog throws a punch but it's blocked by Tucker.
Dog blocking some punches.
Dog swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dog misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tucker throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tucker.
Tucker is trying to break the clinch but Dog has him pressed against the cage.
Tucker lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice left hand lands by Dog.
A short left from Tucker.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dog.
Tucker softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dog scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tucker scores with a shoulder strike.
Dog fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tucker is trying to break free.
Dog has Tucker pressed against the cage, preventing Tucker from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tucker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tucker throws a body shot but no joy.
Dog tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dog throws a good cross that connects.
Dog lands a nice hook to Tucker's body. Tucker takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dog is looking to clinch but Tucker is avoiding it.
Dog takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Dog checks a leg kick nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tucker goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dog swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tucker throws a body shot but no joy.
Tucker pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Danny Tucker will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Danny Tucker's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Tucker misses with a straight left.
Tucker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dog.
Nice defenses there by Dog.
Tucker throws a low kick but Dog moves out of range easily.
Dog manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Tucker on his heels. He'll look to pass Tucker's guard now, I'm sure.
Dog passes Tucker's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Dog tries to pass the half guard into mount. Tucker knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Junkyard Dog overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dog throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dog 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.
Tucker avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dog.
Dog has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dog sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tucker defending well though.
Tucker tries to get to full guard but Dog has control of the leg.
Dog thows a huge punch but Tucker dodges it nicely.
Dog not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dog looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Dog is nestled in close to Tucker, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Tucker is trying to stand back up but Dog is controlling him
Dog missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tucker regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Dog.
Dog throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tucker working a defensive guard here.
Dog trying to control but Tucker is working from the bottom.
Dog postures up in Tucker's guard and throws a big left but Tucker blocks it.
Dog looking to pass the guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Dog slips a straight right by Tucker.
Tucker takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tucker misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tucker throws a lazy right hand but Dog sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dog steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tucker.
Dog walks into a straight right hand from Tucker.
Dog bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The cut above Danny Tucker's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Tucker on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tucker misses with a lunging right hand
letting Dog counter with a right hand.
Tucker is rocked!
Danny Tucker's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Tucker looks to score with a jab to the body but Dog is just out of range.
Tucker is still on wobbly legs! Can Dog finish him?
Nice jab there from Dog.
Dog lands a jab to the nose.
Dog comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dog cracks Tucker with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Tucker tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Dog pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Tucker is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Junkyard Dog!
Junkyard Dog decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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