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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tessenji Fuuhaku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Lucas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 cm
22
180 lbs
7 - 0 - 0 |
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187 cm
29
193 lbs
22 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tessenji Fuuhaku! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
22 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Travis Lucas! The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Lucas missing with a left hand there. Fuuhaku was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Lucas misses with a head kick.
Lucas takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lucas misses with a left hand and Fuuhaku connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Lucas throws a front kick aimed at Fuuhaku's knee but Fuuhaku avoids it well. Fuuhaku works the jab nicely. Lucas moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Lucas throws a leg kick and Fuuhaku counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Fuuhaku lands with a right hand. 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! Fuuhaku lands a front kick. Fuuhaku wants to slow Lucas down by chopping away at his legs. Fuuhaku pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lucas scores with a kick to the body.
Lucas tries to clinch enabling Fuuhaku to counter with a crisp jab. Lucas takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's one minute gone in the round. Fuuhaku connects with an inside leg kick. A shot to the liver by Lucas. Beautiful body shot. Fuuhaku lands a head shot. Lucas takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Fuuhaku throws a jab but it's blocked by Lucas. Fuuhaku misses the jab. Lucas doesn't manage to clinch there - Fuuhaku circles away.
Fuuhaku tries to score with a low kick but Lucas moves his leg out of the way. Fuuhaku moves out of range of the body kick from Lucas.
Nice body kick from Fuuhaku. Fuuhaku throws a head kick but Lucas moves out of range.
Fuuhaku misses with a head kick.
Fuuhaku avoids the head kick by Lucas.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Lucas misses with a kick to the body and Fuuhaku counters with a flying knee. Nice. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Fuuhaku lands a right hook to the body.
Lucas throws a body kick despite being completely out of range and Fuuhaku counters with a lovely straight right hand! Lucas misses with a leg kick and Fuuhaku counters with a lovely straight right hand! Lucas buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lucas walks forward, straight into a front kick from Fuuhaku. Fuuhaku listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Lucas takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Fuuhaku plants his feet and lands a nice head kick! Fuuhaku lands with a shot to the body. Nice straight punches there by Fuuhaku. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Fuuhaku. Lucas fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A low kick from Lucas misses and Fuuhaku counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Lucas is lucky that one didn't land flush. Lucas misses with a low kick. Fuuhaku 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. Fuuhaku connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lucas. Lucas circles away out of range and recomposes himself. Fuuhaku lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Donk. Lucas catches Fuuhaku right on the button with a cross. Fuuhaku cracks the inside of Lucas's front leg. Lucas swings for the body but Fuuhaku moves out of range.
Fuuhaku scores with a body shot.
Good leg kick by Fuuhaku there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! A leg kick checked by Lucas. Fuuhaku scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Fuuhaku throws a nice inside leg kick. Fuuhaku pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lucas is out of range and Fuuhaku settles back down. Lucas fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Fuuhaku checks it well. Lucas chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fuuhaku can pounce on him.
A jab from Fuuhaku finds it's way through Lucas's defenses. Fuuhaku lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lucas's sensitive parts. Fuuhaku misses with a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lucas. Fuuhaku does a little dance to reset his feet. That kick from Fuuhaku tenderised Lucas's leg. Lucas is trying to keep his angry face on. Lucas thows a leg kick but Fuuhaku checks it and Fuuhaku counters with a nice leg kick. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Fuuhaku scoring well with a low kick there.
Lucas's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Fuuhaku lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Fuuhaku scores with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tessenji Fuuhaku dominated that round. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lucas throws a sloppy head kick and Fuuhaku moves out of range easily. Lucas throws a hook to the side of Fuuhaku's head but Fuuhaku sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Fuuhaku scores with a hook to the body. Lucas takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Lucas attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. Fuuhaku feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lucass jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! Lucas misses with a body kick. Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Lucas might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Fuuhaku has got the better of the exchanges. Fuuhaku swats away the attempt to clinch by Lucas. Fuuhaku blocks a leg kick. An inside leg kick from Fuuhaku misses. Lucas throws a hook to the side of Fuuhaku's head but Fuuhaku sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Fuuhaku circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fuuhaku throws a hook but Lucas blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Lucas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Lucas tries to land a leg kick but Fuuhaku saw it coming and moves away.
Lucas chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fuuhaku can pounce on him.
Lucas tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Fuuhaku manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Fuuhaku lands with a nice body punch. A solid leg kick lands there for Lucas.
Fuuhaku fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lucas. A bone on bone clash there as Fuuhaku blocks the leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Fuuhaku. Lucas is breathing heavily. Fuuhaku connects with a high kick.
It looks like Travis Lucas has been cut. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Donk. Fuuhaku catches Lucas right on the button with a cross. Fuuhaku pushes Lucas away with a front kick. Lucas takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Lucas takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fuuhaku pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fuuhaku throws out a loose jab but Lucas uses good head movement to avoid it. Lucas throws an overhand right that lands on Fuuhaku's shoulder, as Fuuhaku tries to avoid the shot. Lucas looks to land a left hand but Fuuhaku moved out of range nicely. Fuuhaku will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Fuuhaku thows a body kick. Lucas tries to catch it but that hurt him. Fuuhaku lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Fuuhaku lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tessenji Fuuhaku is winning the standup battle so far. Fuuhaku lands a jab to the nose. Lucas gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A bone on bone clash there as Lucas blocks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Fuuhaku throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Lucas's head. Lucas looks to land a body kick but Fuuhaku moved away. Lucas lands a nice looking body kick. Fuuhaku throws a head kick that misses. Fuuhaku cracks a nice hook into Lucas's ribs. Fuuhaku tries to land a front kick but Lucas steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Lucas slips a straight right by Fuuhaku. Lucas takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Lucas throws a leg kick which misses Fuuhaku's front leg but catches the back leg as Fuuhaku tries to avoid it. Lucas tries to clinch up but Fuuhaku circles away and keeps his distance. Fuuhaku throws a head kick that half lands.
Lucas scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Lucas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fuuhaku sees it coming and avoids it easily. Fuuhaku connects with a high kick. Fuuhaku moves out of range of the body kick from Lucas.
Fuuhaku connects with an inside leg kick. Fuuhaku throws a nice head kick!
A head kick by Lucas misses and Fuuhaku counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lucas is rocked! A leg kick checked by Fuuhaku. Lucas is still on wobbly legs! Can Fuuhaku finish him? Fuuhaku checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lucas seems to have recovered his senses. Lucas throws a head kick but Fuuhaku moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Fuuhaku scores with a nice right hand.
A punch combination from Lucas misses. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tessenji Fuuhaku dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Travis Lucas's cut. That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Fuuhaku looks to score with a jab to the body but Lucas is just out of range. Fuuhaku lands with a hook. Lucas tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Fuuhaku uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lucas. The fighters circle momentarily. Lucas darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Lucas misses with an uppercut
and Fuuhaku counters with a right hand to the body. Fuuhaku looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fuuhaku lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Fuuhaku avoids the head kick by Lucas.
A jab from Fuuhaku finds it's way through Lucas's defenses. Lucas throws a leg kick but Fuuhaku sees it coming and checks it nicely. Lucas throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Fuuhaku blocks a leg kick. Lucas avoids the head kick by Fuuhaku.
Lucas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round. A low kick from Lucas misses and Lucas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Fuuhaku connects with a crisp jab. Fuuhaku with a nice cross. Fuuhaku avoids a kick to the body.
Fuuhaku takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Fuuhaku feints and then cracks Lucas's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lucas down. Lucas takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Fuuhaku is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lucas can do to turn this around? Fuuhaku connects with a body shot. 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! Fuuhaku displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lucas throws out the jab. Fuuhaku connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Fuuhaku feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lucas's calf. Fuuhaku slips under a jab. Travis Lucas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Fuuhaku lands a leg kick that knocks Lucas off balance momentarily. Fuuhaku works Lucas's body with a nice hook. Lucas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Lucas takes a shot right to the bread basket. Lucas fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. A head kick misses from Fuuhaku. Lucas pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Lucas walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Fuuhaku cracks the inside of Lucas's front leg. Fuuhaku throws a mid kick that lands with a slap. Fuuhaku lands a high kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Fuuhaku displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lucas throws out the jab. Lucas tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Fuuhaku manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Fuuhaku connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lucas's hands. Lucas walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Lucas has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Fuuhaku throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lucas stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Fuuhaku lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A big right from Lucas misses. Fuuhaku lands a jab to Lucas's midsection. Lucas takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Fuuhaku lands a big head kick that sends Lucas tumbling to the mat! Fuuhaku takes a step backwards and waves Lucas back to his feet - he wants the finish! 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! Lucas throws a body kick, spinning off balance and Fuuhaku counters with a huge left! Lucas is in big trouble! He's backing up but Fuuhaku isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Lucas from any more damage. A dominating finish by Fuuhaku!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tessenji Fuuhaku! Tessenji Fuuhaku seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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