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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Travis Lucas Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Travis Lucas Jr !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Junior Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lucas Jr wants to land a leg kick but Johnson is out of range.
Lucas Jr shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lucas Jr throws a nice head kick!
Johnson instigates a clinch.
Lucas Jr blocks the elbow strike.
Johnson missing with knees to the body.
Lucas Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Johnson controls his hands.
Lucas Jr blocks an elbow strike.
Lucas Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.
Johnson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lucas Jr avoiding damage as Johnson throws knees to the body.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch but Lucas Jr keeps him there for the moment.
Lucas Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Johnson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jab, jab by Johnson - just one landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lucas Jr is able to avoid easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Johnson throws a solid leg kick but Lucas Jr takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Johnson.
Johnson slips a jab from Lucas Jr .
Lucas Jr lands a leg kick that knocks Johnson off balance momentarily.
Johnson rushes Lucas Jr and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Johnson struggles to land a body shot inside as Lucas Jr controls his hands.
Johnson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short right from Johnson on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Lucas Jr fails to land.
Johnson looking to throw knees to the head but Lucas Jr is blocking nicely.
Lucas Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Johnson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Johnson looks to land a left hand but Lucas Jr moved out of range nicely.
Lucas Jr moves into range and clinches up with Johnson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lucas Jr avoids it.
Johnson tries to land knees in the clinch but Lucas Jr avoids the damage to the body.
Johnson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lucas Jr is looking to control Johnson's arms but Johnson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lucas Jr has his back to the ropes.
Lucas Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lucas Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lucas Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Johnson pushes Lucas Jr up against the ropes in a clinch.
Lucas Jr managing to block the knees to the body from Johnson.
Lucas Jr is trying to maintain a safe position but Johnson gets an underhook and turns Lucas Jr into the ropes.
Johnson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lucas Jr has Johnson pushed against the ropes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucas Jr gets through Johnson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Johnson manages to break the clinch.
Lucas Jr delivers a nice body kick.
Johnson tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Lucas Jr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lucas Jr tries to work over Johnson's front leg with a kick but Johnson checks it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lucas Jr 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 Johnson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Johnson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Lucas Jr connects with a good right hand that stumbles Johnson. Johnson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lucas Jr wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
Johnson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lucas Jr is able to avoid easily.
Lucas Jr gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
It looks like Travis Lucas Jr has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson moves out of range of the body kick from Lucas Jr .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lucas Jr throws out the jab.
Lucas Jr misses with an attempted mid kick.
Johnson lands a nice hook to Lucas Jr 's body. Lucas Jr takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lucas Jr is breathing heavily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lucas Jr checks a leg kick.
Johnson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lucas Jr defending well as Johnson loads up on a big left hand.
Johnson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lucas Jr on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lucas Jr blocks a head kick by Johnson.
Johnson throws a hook but Lucas Jr blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lucas Jr .
Johnson dips to his left and cracks Lucas Jr with an uppercut!
The fight stays on the outside here - Johnson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Junior Johnson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Travis Lucas Jr 's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A head kick from Johnson lands but Lucas Jr takes it in his stride.
Johnson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lucas Jr .
Johnson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lucas Jr .
Johnson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lucas Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Some wild striking there from Johnson.
Johnson misses with a hook
and Lucas Jr counters with a nice body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson misses with a body kick.
Lucas Jr gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lucas Jr working aggressively here.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch but Lucas Jr keeps him there for the moment.
Lucas Jr lands with a right to the head.
Lucas Jr pushes Johnson back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Johnson is looking to break free of the clinch but Lucas Jr has double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Lucas Jr has him pressed against the ropes.
Johnson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lucas Jr misses with a hook. Johnson ducked under it nicely.
Johnson wants to clinch but Lucas Jr slips to the side
enabling Lucas Jr to counter with a crisp jab.
Lucas Jr wants to land a leg kick but Johnson is out of range.
Lucas Jr throws a leg kick but Johnson checks it.
A low kick from Johnson misses
and Lucas Jr counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Johnson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Johnson lands a right hand.
Lucas Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lucas Jr working aggressively here.
Johnson prevents a body shot from Lucas Jr .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lucas Jr scores with a shoulder strike.
Johnson tries to break free but Lucas Jr pushes him back against the ropes.
Johnson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lucas Jr has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lucas Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Johnson controls the action.
Johnson throws an elbow that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Lucas Jr displaying some good clinch control by pressing Johnson up against the ropes.
Johnson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lucas Jr trying to stall but Johnson improves his position.
Johnson lands with a left to the head.
Johnson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lucas Jr is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Johnson is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with some punches.
Lucas Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johnson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Johnson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Johnson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lucas Jr is defending well for now.
Johnson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lucas Jr .
Lucas Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Johnson.
Lucas Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson misses with a hook.
Johnson swings widly with a right hand
and Lucas Jr makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Johnson really felt that one!
Lucas Jr connects with a solid leg kick.
Lucas Jr throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a kick to the body.
Lucas Jr checks a low kick from Johnson.
Lucas Jr cracks the inside of Johnson's front leg.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lucas Jr clinches with his opponent.
Lucas Jr has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lucas Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Johnson lands with a right to the head.
Johnson breaks the clinch.
Lucas Jr takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Johnson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lucas Jr .
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lucas Jr throws a nice outside leg kick.
Johnson moves in looking to clinch but Lucas Jr pushes him off.
Johnson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Johnson duly obliges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Junior Johnson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Travis Lucas Jr 's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Lucas Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson misses with an uppercut.
Lucas Jr has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lucas Jr there as he acknowledges the shot.
Johnson misses with a body kick.
Johnson lands with a straight right. Lucas Jr didn't see that one coming.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
Lucas Jr looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Junior Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson swings widly with a right hand
enabling Lucas Jr to counter with a crisp jab.
A head kick from Lucas Jr lands but Johnson takes it in his stride.
It looks like Junior Johnson has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A head kick misses from Lucas Jr .
Johnson is looking to clinch but Lucas Jr is avoiding it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Johnson looks to land a right hand but Lucas Jr moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a looping left.
Johnson scores with a kick to the body.
Lucas Jr moves out of range of the body kick.
Johnson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Johnson takes a swing at Lucas Jr 's ribcage but misses.
Lucas Jr lands with a cross.
Johnson misses with a hook. Lucas Jr ducked under it nicely.
Lucas Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson misses with a looping left.
Johnson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lucas Jr counters with a nice low kick that buckles Johnson's knee momentarily.
Johnson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lucas Jr .
Travis Lucas Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses the jab.
Lucas Jr moves out of range of the body kick.
Lucas Jr is looking to score with low kicks.
Johnson throws a nice looking combination but Lucas Jr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Johnson throws a jab when Lucas Jr was well out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Johnson misses the target.
Lucas Jr blocks the body kick.
Lucas Jr takes the fight into the clinch.
Lucas Jr keeps control of Johnson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson wants to break free but Lucas Jr has control.
Junior Johnson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Johnson manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lucas Jr throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lucas Jr throws a head kick but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson misses with a low kick.
Johnson wants to slow Lucas Jr down by chopping away at his legs.
Johnson tries to clinch
and Lucas Jr counters with a good low kick that Johnson was not able to check.
Johnson clobbers Lucas Jr with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but Lucas Jr is just out of range.
Lucas Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Some wild striking there from Lucas Jr .
Lucas Jr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Johnson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lucas Jr is out of range and Johnson settles back down.
Junior Johnson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tests Lucas Jr 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Johnson thows a body shot but no joy.
Lucas Jr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Johnson.
Johnson misses with a head kick.
Johnson scores with a shot to the body.
Lucas Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Johnson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Johnson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lucas Jr looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Lucas Jr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Johnson tries a head kick but it misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Junior Johnson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Johnson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Junior Johnson!
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