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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Vanorden (ranked 842 p4p, 1334 weight class) and Frank Lucas (ranked 117 p4p, 183 weight class). Vanorden comes into the arena with Unstoppable blaring out of the sound system. 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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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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 17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bruce Vanorden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Frank Lucas!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Wesley Smith and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vanorden throws a hook to the side of Lucas's head but Lucas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've been informed that Lucas has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Vanorden keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lucas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vanorden tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Lucas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vanorden misses with a hook
and Lucas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vanorden gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lucas.
Vanorden doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lucas is trying to push Vanorden away but Vanorden has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vanorden doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vanorden tries a body shot but Lucas blocks it.
Lucas has a couple of punches blocked by Vanorden.
Lucas is trying to push Vanorden away but Vanorden has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Vanorden tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vanorden lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Lucas.
Lucas wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lucas tries to throw a body punch but Vanorden avoids it by throwing Lucas back against the cage.
Lucas is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Vanorden lands a nice uppercut.
Lucas wants to break free but Vanorden has control.
Vanorden lands with a right to the head.
Lucas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vanorden throws a sloppy body shot
and Lucas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vanorden throws a jab when Lucas was well out of range.
Lucas takes one to the side of the head.
Vanorden has closed the distance and engaged Lucas in a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Vanorden as Lucas tries to tie him up.
Lucas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vanorden stalling in the clinch.
Vanorden goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vanorden wants a takedown.
Vanorden works on Lucas's body with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vanorden being controlled against the cage.
Vanorden trying to control the position but instead, Lucas has worked for underhooks and has pushed Vanorden into the cage.
Vanorden has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Vanorden scores with a nice hook to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vanorden tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lucas's elbow.
Vanorden misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vanorden scores with a hook to the body.
Vanorden tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lucas's elbow.
A left hand lands to the body for Vanorden.
Lucas wants to break free but Vanorden has control.
Vanorden struggles to land a body shot inside as Lucas controls his hands.
A right hook to the body lands for Vanorden.
Lucas wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Vanorden drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lucas blocks a body shot from Vanorden.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucas wants to get back to striking at distance but Vanorden won't allow it.
Vanorden has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lucas avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruce Vanorden. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vanorden tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lucas's elbow.
Lucas misses with a body punch.
Vanorden tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vanorden gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Lucas wants to get back to full guard.
Vanorden content to control rather than advance.
Vanorden passes the guard and advances to mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vanorden takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Lucas is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Lucas is looking to get to half guard.
Vanorden takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vanorden won't let Lucas get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Lucas really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Vanorden content just to control the position here.
Vanorden has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Vanorden dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lucas is looking to slow Vanorden down with leg kicks.
Vanorden keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vanorden misses with a straight right.
Lucas appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Vanorden throws a poor cross that misses
and Vanorden takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vanorden is looking to clinch.
Vanorden takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Lucas. Vanorden shrugs it off though.
Vanorden jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A jab from Vanorden misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vanorden tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vanorden throws a big shot that misses.
Lucas throws out a counter right but Vanorden avoids it with no problem.
Vanorden is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lucas can do to turn this around?
Lucas throws a lazy right hand but Vanorden sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lucas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vanorden tries to clinch but Lucas moves out of range.
Lucas takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Vanorden is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Nice body punch from Vanorden.
Lucas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vanorden swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Lucas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice uppercut there from Vanorden.
Bruce Vanorden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vanorden darts in and clinches Lucas up against the cage.
Vanorden tries to work over Lucas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vanorden lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lucas is breathing heavily.
Lucas prevents a body shot from Vanorden.
Vanorden can't find room to land a body shot as Lucas controls the action.
Vanorden tries to throw a body punch but Lucas avoids it by throwing Vanorden back against the cage.
Vanorden struggles to land a body shot inside as Lucas controls his hands.
Vanorden lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vanorden has Lucas pressed against the cage, preventing Lucas from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lucas breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vanorden closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lucas 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!
Vanorden tries to throw a body punch but Lucas avoids it by throwing Vanorden back against the cage.
Lucas tries to break the clinch but Vanorden is controlling the position.
Vanorden tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vanorden tries to throw a body punch but Lucas avoids it by throwing Vanorden back against the cage.
Vanorden lands a hook that snaps the head of Lucas backwards.
Lucas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vanorden makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Vanorden is looking to take this one to the mat.
Lucas trying to stall but Vanorden improves his position.
Vanorden misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lucas misses with a punch on the inside.
Vanorden keeps control of Lucas as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lucas.
Vanorden is looking to take this one to the mat.
Vanorden tries to throw a body punch but Lucas avoids it by throwing Vanorden back against the cage.
Lucas lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Vanorden backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucas is trying to break the clinch but Vanorden has him pressed against the cage.
Vanorden struggles to land a body shot inside as Lucas controls his hands.
Vanorden tries to work over Lucas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lucas lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lucas is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Lucas is trying to break free.
Bruce Vanorden has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Vanorden lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lucas blocks a body shot from Vanorden.
Vanorden scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lucas is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Vanorden goes for a takedown in the clinch but Lucas prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruce Vanorden. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vanorden lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lucas manages to break the clinch.
Vanorden tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lucas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lucas only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Lucas throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vanorden is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lucas.
Vanorden throws a poor cross that misses
and Lucas counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Vanorden connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lucas momentarily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lucas lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Vanorden has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Vanorden and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Lucas thows a leg kick but Vanorden checks it
and Vanorden counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vanorden tries to clinch but Lucas is having none of it.
Vanorden lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Lucas - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Vanorden!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bruce Vanorden!
An out of breath Bruce Vanorden thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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