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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Junior Rivera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry Lucas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rivera comes to the cage accompanied by Push it to the Limit - Rick Ross. The crowd seem to be enjoying Lucas's choice of entrance music: Serial Killer. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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28 - 11 - 0 |
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179 lbs
34 - 15 - 2 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Junior Rivera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 15 - 2, fighting out of New York, Henry Lucas!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Wesley Smith and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lucas blocks the body kick.
Lucas has Rivera up against the cage in a clinch.
Rivera missing with knees to the body.
Rivera misses with a knee to the head.
Lucas scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rivera throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lucas blocks it with crossed arms.
A short left from Lucas.
Lucas lands with a right to the head.
Lucas makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lucas looking to throw knees to the head but Rivera is blocking nicely.
Lucas with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rivera misses with a knee strike.
Rivera looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rivera lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lucas takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right from Lucas on the inside.
Lucas lands with a left to the head.
Lucas throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rivera blocks it with crossed arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucas misses with a punch on the inside.
Lucas lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rivera has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Lucas after a bit of a struggle.
Lucas blocks an uppercut.
Lucas gets through Rivera's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rivera tries a knee to the head but Lucas blocks it.
Lucas lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rivera backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lucas.
Rivera tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rivera blocks a body shot from Lucas.
Lucas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rivera.
Rivera tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rivera throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lucas blocks it with crossed arms.
Rivera trying to stall but Lucas improves his position.
Lucas misses with a knee strike.
Rivera throws a punch but it's blocked by Lucas.
A knee to the head by Rivera.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivera is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Rivera with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lucas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rivera is defending well for now.
Rivera avoiding damage as Lucas throws knees to the body.
Lucas lands a shoulder strike.
A knee to the head by Rivera.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rivera lands a knee to the head.
Lucas avoiding damage as Rivera throws knees to the body.
Rivera looking to throw knees to the head but Lucas is blocking nicely.
Rivera is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lucas gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Lucas blocks an elbow strike from Rivera.
Rivera tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rivera with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lucas lands with a short shot to the head.
Lucas tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lucas throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivera misses with a knee strike.
Rivera is looking to break free of the clinch but Lucas has double underhooks.
Rivera tries to land knees in the clinch but Lucas avoids the damage to the body.
Lucas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lucas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lucas makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lucas utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A short right from Lucas on the inside.
Lucas tries to work over Rivera's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lucas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lucas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rivera's elbow.
Rivera trying to land knees to the body.
Lucas blocks an elbow strike.
Rivera working aggressively here.
Lucas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rivera tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivera misses with a knee strike.
Lucas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rivera with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rivera throws an elbow but it misses.
Rivera missing with knees to the body.
Rivera connects with a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lucas has a couple of punches blocked by Rivera.
Lucas lands a shoulder strike.
Lucas misses with a punch to the body.
Rivera is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lucas is keeping busy.
Rivera misses with a knee strike.
Lucas using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rivera has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rivera tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rivera with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lucas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rivera misses with a knee strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Junior Rivera dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lucas moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lucas takes a swing at Rivera's ribcage but misses.
Rivera misses with a low kick.
Rivera closes the distance and clinches.
Lucas scores with a shoulder strike.
Rivera tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Junior Rivera has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rivera misses with a knee to the head.
Rivera breaks the clinch.
Nice uppercut there from Lucas.
Rivera takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lucas checks the leg kick.
Rivera throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lucas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rivera throws out the jab.
Rivera tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lucas was well out of range. Poor timing from Rivera.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucas connects with a body shot that sends Rivera's belly button to the back.
Rivera ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lucas moves away.
Lucas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lucas gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rivera throws an elbow but it misses.
Lucas working aggressively here.
Rivera lands a knee to the head.
Lucas makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rivera with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rivera tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rivera obliges.
Rivera pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lucas working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lucas swings wildly with an uppercut but Rivera uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lucas working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rivera throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lucas blocks it with crossed arms.
Rivera tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lucas misses with a knee strike.
Rivera lands a knee to the head.
Lucas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lucas lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right from Lucas on the inside.
Lucas lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rivera backwards.
Lucas blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lucas swings wildly with an uppercut but Rivera uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rivera throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rivera blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Rivera.
Rivera looking to throw knees to the head but Lucas is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivera misses with a knee strike.
Lucas landing knees to the head.
It looks like Junior Rivera has been cut.
Lucas blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lucas throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lucas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lucas misses with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lucas.
Lucas lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lucas as Rivera tries to tie him up.
Lucas working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lucas managing to block the knees to the body from Rivera.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lucas.
Rivera blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Lucas scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rivera is rocked!
Rivera taking a breather.
Oh Rivera is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lucas landing knees to the head.
Lucas throws a big uppercut that drops Rivera! More strikes from Lucas and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Rivera lies dazed against the cage as Lucas celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Henry Lucas!
Henry Lucas decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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