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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alexis Tucker (ranked 23132 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Willis (ranked 4578 p4p, 0 weight class). Bob Willis has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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151 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced |
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alexis Tucker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bob Willis!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Francis DeMontford and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Willis moves into range and clinches up with Tucker.
Willis tightens his grip and picks Tucker up, before dumping him to the ground. Tucker manages to land in guard.
Willis tries to free his leg and advance position but Tucker is retaining full guard.
Tucker will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Tucker looking for a sweep. Not yet Tucker, not yet.
Tucker is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Tucker is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Willis passes easily into side control. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Willis tries to move into full mount but can't pass Tucker's legs.
Tucker being controlled for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Willis tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Tucker really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Willis wants to stand but Tucker is controlling his arm.
An elbow from Willis crashes against the mat.
You can see the frustration on Tucker's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Willis is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Tucker has escaped the position, nice work there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Willis wants to stand but Tucker is controlling his arm.
Willis controls the position from side control.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Tucker is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Willis wants to stand but Tucker has his arm trapped.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tucker is trying to control Willis's posture but Willis avoids it.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Willis shoots in and bounces Tucker off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Willis stays in close to Tucker's body and controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Willis drops back looking for a leg! Tucker is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Tucker manages to kick Willis off! Willis jumps back into Tucker's guard.
Willis wants to stand but Tucker has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Willis not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Willis dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tucker looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Willis!
Bob Willis has got the better of the ground game so far.
Willis is looking to regain half guard here but Tucker keeps moving and retains side control.
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Willis is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Willis can't do much from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Willis is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Tucker is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Willis is in all sorts of trouble here.
Tucker wants to control the pace but Willis is squirming around nicely.
Willis slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Tucker is working for a kimura but Willis is defending it quite comfortably.
Willis trying to control here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Willis is looking for a sweep. Tucker is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tucker prevents Willis from standing back up.
Willis wants to control but Tucker passes into side.
Willis manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Willis tries to pass to full mount but Tucker defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tucker has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Willis is working away from the top position though.
Willis trying to control the pace.
Willis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tucker is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Willis thows a huge punch but Tucker dodges it nicely.
Willis working over Tucker with some ground and pound. Tucker looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Willis seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Nice strikes from Willis there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tucker is refusing to be controlled, as Willis sits in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Willis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Willis shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Tucker napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Tucker tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Willis jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Tucker manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Tucker is trying to escape the position but Willis is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Willis looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Tucker is avoiding damage well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Willis wants to stand but Tucker is controlling his arm.
Tucker tries to improve position but can't.
Tucker taking punishment in the form of punches.
Tucker is rocked!
Willis is trying to get an arm triangle but Tucker is defending well.
Oh Tucker is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Willis tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Willis has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Tucker!
Willis cracks Tucker with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Willis postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Tucker bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Willis and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bob Willis!
Bob Willis decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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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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