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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tin Lau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenneth Lucas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tin Lau has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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140 lbs
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147 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tin Lau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kenneth Lucas!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lau moves into range and clinches up with Lucas.
Lucas is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Lau ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Lau no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Lau keeping moving, preventing Lucas from controlling successfully.
Lau wants to stand and escape but Lucas is having none of it.
Lucas slips nicely into half guard.
Lucas working Lau over with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lau pushes Lucas off looking to stand but Lucas dives back in and keeps control.
Lau looking for submissions off his back.
Lucas missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lau tries to kick Lucas off but Lucas keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Lucas is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Lau doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Lucas.
Lau blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lucas.
Lau is staying active underneath Lucas, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lucas missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lucas prevents Lau from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lucas not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lau wants to get back to his feet.
Lucas postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Lau to stand up.
Lucas scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lucas throws a shot from downtown. Lau moves away and avoids it.
Lucas throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lucas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lau wants to clinch but Lucas slips to the side
and Lucas makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lucas fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nice cross by Lucas.
A big left from Lucas misses.
Lucas throws a shot from downtown. Lau moves away and avoids it.
Lau doesn't manage to clinch there - Lucas circles away.
Lucas scores with a sloppy right hand. Lau should have avoided that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lau blocks a head kick by Lucas.
Lau fails with an attempt to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Lau.
Lau gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lucas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lucas throws a sloppy body shot
and Lau counters with a left to the body.
Lau gets a clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Lucas.
Lau blocking some punches.
Lau fails to pull guard.
Lau tries to circle away but Lucas has him pinned against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lau pulls guard.
Lucas stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lau swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lucas is looking to work some ground and pound but Lau has wrist control.
Lau wants to stand and escape but Lucas is having none of it.
Lucas wants to control from the top but Lau keeps moving.
Lau is looking to stand up but Lucas isn't so interested in that idea.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenneth Lucas dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lucas throws a lazy uppercut
letting Lau counter with a right hand.
Lucas looks to land a right hand but Lau moved out of range.
Lau bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lucas's head.
Lucas scores with a three punch combo!
Lucas slips a jab from Lau.
Lucas throws a wild body kick that Lau sees coming a mile off.
Lau moves out of range of the body kick from Lucas.
Kenneth Lucas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A clash of legs there as Lau blocks the low kick.
Lucas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lau moves away.
Lucas misses with a wild combination.
Lucas misses with a wild combination.
Lau fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lau avoids the head kick by Lucas.
Nice shot by Lau.
Lau misses with an uppercut. Lucas saw that one coming.
Lucas goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Lucas misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lau scores with the left hand. Lucas knows he should have avoided that one.
Kenneth Lucas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lau throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lucas counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lucas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lucas is breathing heavily.
Nice defenses there by Lau.
No joy there for Lucas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lau connects with the punch.
Lucas is rocked!
Lau has closed the distance and engaged Lucas in a clinch.
Lucas is still on wobbly legs! Can Lau finish him?
Lau successfully pulls guard.
Lau kicks Lucas off and gets to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lau clinches with his opponent.
Lau drags the fight down to the ground.
Lau has his feet on Lucas's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Lau throws an uppercut from hell that sends Lucas clean off his feet! He's out cold! Lau stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tin Lau!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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