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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dark Fear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Lucas Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dark Fear!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Travis Lucas Jr!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Radbod Blank and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fear takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fear tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lucas Jr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lucas Jr flicks out a counter leg kick but Fear steps away.
Lucas Jr throws a head kick that misses.
Lucas Jr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fear clinches.
Lucas Jr is struggling to control the position.
Lucas Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fear moves into the clinch.
I was talking to Fear's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Fear breaks from the clinch.
Lucas Jr misses with a low kick.
A good leg kick by Lucas Jr.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lucas Jr misses with a low kick as Fear jumps back.
Fear lands a nice shot to the body.
Fear is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lucas Jr shapes to counter with a head kick.
Oooooh!!! Fear has knocked Lucas Jr down with a huge combo! Fear steps away and waves a wobbly Lucas Jr back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucas Jr misses with a leg kick.
Fear tries to clinch there but Lucas Jr circles away.
Lucas Jr tries a quick counter leg kick but Fear is wise to it.
Fear tries to clinch up but Lucas Jr circles away and keeps his distance.
Lucas Jr plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Fear misses with a hook. Lucas Jr ducked under it nicely.
Lucas Jr throws a leg kick but Fear checks it.
Fear appears to be looking for a big counter.
Lucas Jr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lucas Jr counters with a body kick.
Lucas Jr wants to slow Fear down by chopping away at his legs.
Fear tries to clinch there but Lucas Jr circles away.
Fear tries to clinch up but Lucas Jr circles away and keeps his distance.
Lucas Jr flicks out a counter leg kick but Fear steps away.
Fear rushes Lucas Jr and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Come on Lucas Jr - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lucas Jr.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lucas Jr stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A head punch on the inside from Lucas Jr fails to land.
Fear with an attempt at a knee that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fear.
Lucas Jr wants to get back to striking at distance but Fear won't allow it.
Fear is trying to break free.
Fear tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lucas Jr's elbow.
Lucas Jr slows down the pace here.
Lucas Jr misses with the head strike.
Lucas Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucas Jr breaks from the clinch.
Fear takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Fear jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Fear is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lucas Jr will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Lucas Jr lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Dark Fear has been cut.
Fear forces Lucas Jr back against the cage and clinches.
Fear throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lucas Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fear tries a body shot but Lucas Jr blocks it.
Fear is working Lucas Jr over against the cage.
Fear missing with knees to the body.
Fear tries a body shot but Lucas Jr blocks it.
Lucas Jr throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Fear throws an elbow but misses.
Fear has Lucas Jr pressed against the cage, preventing Lucas Jr from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lucas Jr can't break the clinch.
Fear creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lucas Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lucas Jr working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fear misses with a knee to the head.
Fear doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fear blocks an uppercut.
Lucas Jr lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fear backwards.
Fear is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Fear lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lucas Jr backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Dark Fear will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dark Fear's cut.
That's time! Fear's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Fear wants to clinch up but Lucas Jr keeps it at a distance.
Fear backing away here, and Lucas Jr unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Fear checks a low kick from Lucas Jr.
It looked like Fear was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Lucas Jr swats away the attempt to clinch by Fear.
Lucas Jr throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lucas Jr throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lucas Jr misses with a low kick as Fear jumps back.
Fear tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lucas Jr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lucas Jr lands a high kick!
Lucas Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lucas Jr throws a big counter head kick but Fear avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lucas Jr pivots, looking for a leg kick but Fear is out of range and Lucas Jr settles back down.
Lucas Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fear tries to clinch but Lucas Jr moves out of range.
Lucas Jr does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Fear with a nice cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucas Jr tries to work over Fear's front leg with a kick but Fear checks it.
A little feinted left hand from Fear on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lucas Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.
Good leg kick by Lucas Jr there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
An inside leg kick lands from Lucas Jr.
Lucas Jr throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Dark Fear is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fear tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lucas Jr motions for Fear to come forward. Lucas Jr throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fear tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lucas Jr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lucas Jr throws a low kick but it's checked well by Fear.
Fear is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Lucas Jr.
A combination from Fear does no damage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fear looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fear chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lucas Jr can pounce on him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fear wants to clinch up but Lucas Jr keeps it at a distance.
Fear tries to clinch there but Lucas Jr circles away.
Fear tries to clinch up.
Lucas Jr feints and then cracks Fear's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fear down.
Lucas Jr throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Fear.
Fear tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Lucas Jr counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Fear is lucky that one didn't land flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fear blocks a low kick nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Fear on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Fear throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fear tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lucas Jr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lucas Jr raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Fear fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lucas Jr throws a head kick that misses.
Fear throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lucas Jr.
Fear fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucas Jr shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Fear is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lucas Jr was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Fear moves out of range as Lucas Jr throws a body kick.
Lucas Jr keeps the fight on the outside.
Fear tries to clinch but Lucas Jr is having none of it.
Travis Lucas Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fear is looking to clinch but Lucas Jr is avoiding it.
Lucas Jr throws a low kick but it's checked well by Fear.
Fear tries to clinch but Lucas Jr moves out of range.
Lucas Jr shapes to counter with a head kick.
Fear wants to clinch.
Fear fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fear tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lucas Jr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lucas Jr shapes to counter with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Fear checks a leg kick.
Fear is looking to clinch.
Fear wants to clinch.
Lucas Jr swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Lucas Jr swats away the attempt to clinch by Fear.
Lucas Jr tries a quick counter leg kick but Fear is wise to it.
Lucas Jr has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lucas Jr takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Lucas Jr throws a leg kick that is checked
and Fear cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fear tries to clinch up but Lucas Jr circles away and keeps his distance.
Fear instigates a clinch.
Fear tries to circle away but Lucas Jr has him pinned against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lucas Jr.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Travis Lucas Jr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dark Fear's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Lucas Jr pivots, looking for a leg kick but Fear is out of range and Lucas Jr settles back down.
Lucas Jr showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fear.
Lucas Jr is looking to score with low kicks.
Lucas Jr swats away the attempt to clinch by Fear.
Fear tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lucas Jr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lucas Jr only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A head kick by Lucas Jr misses
and Fear counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lucas Jr thinking.
Fear moves in looking to clinch but Lucas Jr pushes him off.
Lucas Jr throws a big counter head kick but Fear avoids it with no problem.
Fear moves out of range of the body kick from Lucas Jr.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fear darts in and clinches Lucas Jr up against the cage.
Fear lands a nice uppercut.
Fear misses with a punch to the body.
Fear trying to control the position but instead, Lucas Jr has worked for underhooks and has pushed Fear into the cage.
Lucas Jr is trying to maintain a safe position but Fear gets an underhook and turns Lucas Jr into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Fear looking to stall.
Fear is trying to stall.
Fear can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Lucas Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fear wants to clinch.
Fear darts in trying to clinch
and Lucas Jr counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Fear tries to clinch but Lucas Jr moves away
and Lucas Jr counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Fear tries to clinch up.
Fear tries to clinch but Lucas Jr moves out of range.
Lucas Jr feints a counter leg kick.
Lucas Jr throws a leg kick but Fear sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Lucas Jr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fear is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Oooooh!!! Fear has knocked Lucas Jr down with a huge combo! Fear steps away and waves a wobbly Lucas Jr back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Lucas Jr is rocked!
It looks like Travis Lucas Jr has been cut.
Lucas Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lucas Jr is still on wobbly legs! Can Fear finish him?
Fear is looking to clinch.
Fear moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromLucas Jr.
A decent looking cross lands there for Fear.
Fear moves in looking to clinch but Lucas Jr pushes him off.
Lucas Jr scoring well with a low kick there.
Lucas Jr seems to have recovered his senses.
Fear tries to clinch but Lucas Jr is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fear closes the distance and pushes Lucas Jr back into the cage.
Fear digs a right hand underneath Lucas Jr's ribcage. Lucas Jr let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lucas Jr takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fear is trying to break the clinch but Lucas Jr is controlling him.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A short right from Lucas Jr.
Fear's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lucas Jr throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fear is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lucas Jr takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Fear tries to clinch up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fear is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fear blocks a head kick by Lucas Jr.
Fear darts in and clinches Lucas Jr up against the cage.
Fear lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lucas Jr backwards.
Lucas Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Fear.
Dark Fear has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lucas Jr wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fear has him pressed against the cage.
Fear is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Fear breaks from the clinch.
Fear fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lucas Jr swats away the attempt to clinch by Fear.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dark Fear showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Fear has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dark Fear!
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energy
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hype
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