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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sandra Kluba (ranked 4298 p4p, 6484 weight class) and Frank Lucas Iv (ranked 398 p4p, 499 weight class). Sandra Kluba is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sandra Kluba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frank Lucas Iv!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Sam Margolis and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kluba takes the fight into the clinch.
Kluba is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Lucas Iv changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kluba fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Lucas Iv shoots in but no luck this time.
Kluba throwing a counter right hand but Lucas Iv manages to avoid it.
Sandra Kluba has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Lucas Iv.
Kluba misses with a head kick.
Kluba shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Lucas Iv eats them both and turns towards Kluba to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
No luck for Kluba with that takedown attempt.
Lucas Iv shoots in for a double leg but Kluba sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Horrible takedown attempt by Kluba or perhaps it was just good defense by Lucas Iv, which made it look bad.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lucas Iv looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kluba is fending him off so far but Lucas Iv persists. Nope, Kluba circles away and we're back to standing.
Lucas Iv misses with a head kick.
Kluba is looking to counter the offense by Lucas Iv and move into the clinch.
Kluba closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lucas Iv circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kluba fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Lucas Iv shoots in and bounces Kluba off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Kluba has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Lucas Iv off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Kluba tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lucas Iv manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lucas Iv has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Lucas Iv tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kluba paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lucas Iv closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Kluba to the mat! Kluba manages to get full guard.
Kluba pushes Lucas Iv off and gets back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kluba swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kluba wants to clinch but Lucas Iv slips to the side
and Lucas Iv counters with a one-two to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lucas Iv gets caught napping as Kluba dives in and scores a takedown. Lucas Iv manages to retain guard.
Kluba wants to stand but Lucas Iv is controlling his posture from full guard.
Kluba postures up in Lucas Iv's guard and throws a big left but Lucas Iv blocks it.
Kluba won't allow Lucas Iv to sweep him here.
Kluba sitting in guard here, content to control.
Kluba decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Lucas Iv, up you get!
Kluba drops his hands momentarily and Lucas Iv takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kluba shoots in for a takedown but Lucas Iv shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucas Iv fails to land with a series of punches.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lucas Iv is defended easily by Kluba.
Kluba shoots and misses
and Lucas Iv counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Lucas Iv.
Lucas Iv trying to control but Kluba is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lucas Iv accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lucas Iv throws a big right hand that misses.
Lucas Iv is pushing down on Kluba's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kluba is fighting to maintain full guard but Lucas Iv has managed to sneak the leg through.
Lucas Iv landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Lucas Iv trying to control the action but Kluba is working from the bottom.
Kluba trying to control here.
Kluba is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Lucas Iv scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lucas Iv sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kluba defending well though.
Kluba looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Lucas Iv looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kluba with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Lucas Iv seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Lucas Iv missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lucas Iv seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kluba does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Lucas Iv slows the pace down in half guard.
Lucas Iv wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kluba keeps working.
Lucas Iv slips a nice elbow through Kluba's hands, connecting with Kluba's forehead.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Sandra Kluba will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Lucas Iv shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Kluba is trying to defend but Lucas Iv finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Kluba is looking to control Lucas Iv's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kluba avoid being mounted?
Lucas Iv missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Lucas Iv lands a nice short elbow.
Lucas Iv thows a huge punch but Kluba dodges it nicely.
Lucas Iv content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Lucas Iv takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kluba works his way to full guard. Good work.
Lucas Iv throws a big elbow that misses.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Kluba holds on and takes a little breather.
Kluba looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lucas Iv is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kluba trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Lucas Iv lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Lucas Iv lands a couple of elbows.
Lucas Iv sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Lucas Iv postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kluba controls Lucas Iv momentarily but Lucas Iv frees himself.
Lucas Iv throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kluba works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lucas Iv trying to control but Kluba is working from the bottom.
Kluba trying to strike off his back.
Kluba pushes Lucas Iv off and scrambles back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kluba shoots in looking for a takedown. Lucas Iv tries to sprawl out of it but Kluba keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lucas Iv manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kluba misses with a hook
and Lucas Iv counters with a series of strikes. Kluba will be more careful next time no doubt.
Lucas Iv throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kluba.
Kluba appears to be looking for a big counter.
Lucas Iv shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Kluba is trying to defend but Lucas Iv finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kluba misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Lucas Iv working over Kluba with some ground and pound. Kluba looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Kluba is looking for a sweep. Lucas Iv is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lucas Iv throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Lucas Iv trying to control from Kluba's half guard. Kluba has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kluba wants to stand but Lucas Iv is controlling the position.
Kluba keeping moving, preventing Lucas Iv from controlling successfully.
Kluba is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lucas Iv is aware though and is defending well.
Lucas Iv missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lucas Iv loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lucas Iv slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kluba is working to avoid the ground and pound but Lucas Iv connects with a decent elbow.
Lucas Iv is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kluba knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Lucas Iv in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kluba is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Lucas Iv's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Kluba keeping control of the position.
Lucas Iv lands with a punch from half guard.
Lucas Iv missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kluba is positioning himself well to prevent Lucas Iv advancing to mount.
Frank Lucas Iv has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lucas Iv scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kluba is refusing to be controlled, as Lucas Iv sits in half guard.
Lucas Iv throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lucas Iv not doing much here.
Lucas Iv missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Lucas Iv showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Lucas Iv fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kluba is looking to counter the offense by Lucas Iv and move into the clinch.
Kluba throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lucas Iv clinches up with Kluba and pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Kluba fails to land.
Kluba has picked Lucas Iv up - he's going for a ride! Kluba dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Lucas Iv is trying to stand back up but Kluba is controlling him
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lucas Iv manages to get to full guard.
Lucas Iv is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kluba stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lucas Iv swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lucas Iv wants to stand and escape but Kluba is having none of it.
Lucas Iv wriggles free and stands up.
Kluba avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kluba fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lucas Iv darts in looking for a takedown but Kluba gets double underhooks and turns Lucas Iv into the cage.
Kluba is looking to counter with head kicks.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kluba.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kluba moves into the clinch.
Lucas Iv misses with the head strike.
Lucas Iv misses with a punch to the body.
Kluba breaks from the clinch.
Kluba tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kluba tries for a takedown but Lucas Iv sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sandra Kluba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kluba closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lucas Iv circles away.
Lucas Iv misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lucas Iv tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kluba paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lucas Iv instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucas Iv scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kluba misses with a knee strike.
Lucas Iv tries to score a body lock takedown but Kluba shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Lucas Iv is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Lucas Iv tries to work over Kluba's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lucas Iv tries to score a body lock takedown but Kluba shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Lucas Iv gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Kluba has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Lucas Iv is on him like a limpet, forcing Kluba back against the cage.
Kluba wants a takedown but no success here.
Lucas Iv gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Lucas Iv takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lucas Iv missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lucas Iv is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Kluba is looking for a sweep. Lucas Iv is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kluba wants to control but Lucas Iv is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Lucas Iv trying to control the pace.
Kluba missing with punches from the bottom.
Kluba moves into full guard.
Lucas Iv wants to control from the top but Kluba keeps moving.
Lucas Iv lands a couple of elbows.
Kluba working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lucas Iv.
Kluba trying to strike off his back.
Lucas Iv trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kluba bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lucas Iv's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Frank Lucas Iv.
I think Lucas Iv has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 James Glass scores the fight 28:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Lucas Iv!
After winning the bout, Frank Lucas Iv thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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