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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Luke Lukas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tristan Bangs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lukas comes to the cage accompanied by I am Glorious . 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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150 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Luke Lukas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tristan Bangs!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Reed Andrews and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lukas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lukas scores with a body shot.
Lukas swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bangs counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Lukas is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Tristan Bangs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bangs throws out a loose jab but Lukas uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick step to the side and Lukas tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slow jab from Bangs misses its intended target.
Lukas was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lukas ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lukas connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bangs momentarily.
Bangs connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lukas momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bangs tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lukas manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lukas throwing a counter right hand but Bangs manages to avoid it.
Bangs takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
It looks like Tristan Bangs has been cut.
Bangs misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bangs misses with a lunging right hand
and Lukas counters with a right hand to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Bangs misses the target.
Bangs moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bangs misses with a few strikes there.
It looked like Lukas was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Bangs.
Lukas is looking to wear down Bangs with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bangs tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Lukas counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bangs tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lukas manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bangs tries a head kick but it misses.
Lukas was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lukas connects with a body shot that sends Bangs's belly button to the back.
Bangs uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lukas moves out of range of the strikes.
Lukas lands a slapping body shot.
Bangs looks winded!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bangs connects with a looping right hand.
Bangs tries to close the distance and clinch but Lukas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lukas displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Bangs tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lukas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A counter left hand to the body from Lukas misses its target.
Bangs takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Lukas lands with an uppercut that bounces Bangs off the cage and back into range.
Lukas slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bangs fails with an attempt to clinch.
A counter left hand to the body from Lukas misses its target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lukas comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bangs misses with a left hand
and Lukas counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Lukas lands with a good body shot.
Bangs takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bangs moves forwards but Lukas connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lukas tries to bum rush Bangs with a series of wild strikes but Bangs uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lukas scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd cheers as Lukas lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bangs doesn't seem phased though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Lukas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tristan Bangs's cut.
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.
Bangs on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bangs takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bangs swings widly with a right hand
and Lukas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Luke Lukas is winning the standup battle so far.
Lukas avoids the head kick by Bangs.
Bangs misses with a hook
and Lukas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bangs scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bangs feints a jab promting Lukas to slip. Bangs then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Lukas slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Lukas pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Bangs back to the cage. Lukas follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
That has opened up Tristan Bangs's cut even more.
Bangs is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lukas changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lukas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bangs moves away.
Lukas is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bangs can do to turn this around?
Bangs tries to clinch but Lukas is having none of it.
A punch combination from Lukas misses.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Bangs might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Lukas has got the better of the exchanges.
Bangs paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bangs swings widly with a right hand
and Lukas counters with a nice uppercut.
Lukas punishes Bangs's body with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lukas scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Lukas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lukas cracks a nice hook into Bangs's ribs.
Lukas dips to his left and cracks Bangs with an uppercut!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lukas lands a really nice looking cross but Bangs seems unphased.
Lukas bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bangs's head backwards.
Bangs has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
No joy there for Lukas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lukas lands a two punch combo.
Bangs walks into a straight right hand from Lukas.
Lukas lands with a nice body punch.
Bangs throws a sloppy head kick
and Lukas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice shot lands for Lukas.
A jab lands there for Lukas.
Bangs showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lukas.
A little jabbing left from Bangs on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Lukas. Those never looked like landing.
Lukas throws a right hand that Bangs ducks under and follows up with a left that Bangs also avoids with ease.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bangs lands an overhand right.
Lukas lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bangs at a distance.
Lukas stalks Bangs and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bangs's face. Bangs staggers backwards, shaken.
Bangs looks to throw the jab but Lukas is out of range.
Lukas sizes up Bangs with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Lukas dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tristan Bangs's cut.
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. This is the final round!
Bangs moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lukas lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lukas lands with a straight right. Bangs didn't see that one coming.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bangs.
Bangs tries to clinch but Lukas is having none of it.
Bangs is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right-left combo lands from Lukas.
Lukas with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lukas throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bangs on the side of the head.
Bangs misses with a hook.
Bangs throws a right hand that misses
and Lukas counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lukas gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lukas takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Lukas fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bangs tries to clinch up but Lukas circles away and keeps his distance.
Lukas appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bangs misses with a straight left.
Lukas swings for the body but Bangs moves out of range.
Lukas scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lukas throws a series of punches but Bangs moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bangs! But no joy.
Lukas throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bangs might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lukas throws a series of punches but Bangs avoids them all with ease.
Lukas throws a series of punches but Bangs avoids them all with ease.
Lukas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bangs.
Bangs looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bangs slips a jab from Lukas.
Bangs throws a combination that misses
and Bangs takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lukas slips a straight right by Bangs.
Lukas was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Luke Lukas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lukas throws out a powerful jab.
Lukas with a jab.
Lukas lands a head shot.
Bangs thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tristan Bangs has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Bangs.
Lukas paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lukas comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Luke Lukas is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lukas darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bangs looks to land a body kick but Lukas moved away.
Lukas feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bangss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lukas lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luke Lukas showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lukas has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luke Lukas!
Luke Lukas took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, KnockOut for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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energy
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