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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Travis Lucas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaakko Kilpinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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208 lbs
36 - 16 - 0 |
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220 lbs
16 - 13 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
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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
36 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Travis Lucas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jaakko Kilpinen!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Chris Edwards and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kilpinen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lucas has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cus' Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Kilpinen is looking to clinch but Lucas is avoiding it.
Lucas scores with a nice head shot.
Good leg kick by Kilpinen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kilpinen tries a head kick but it misses.
Kilpinen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kilpinen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lucas staying out of range there.
Lucas throws a body kick that misses.
Kilpinen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lucass jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kilpinen misses with a double jab.
Kilpinen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lucas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kilpinen avoids the head kick by Lucas.
Lucas misses with a hook. Kilpinen ducked under it nicely.
Kilpinen misses with a low kick as Lucas jumps back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilpinen misses with a two punch combination.
A low kick from Kilpinen misses
and Lucas counters with a nice body kick.
Lucas closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lucas lands a really nice looking cross but Kilpinen seems unphased.
Lucas blocks a leg kick.
Kilpinen tries a head kick but it misses.
Jaakko Kilpinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kilpinen throws a leg kick
and Lucas counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kilpinen throws a body punch but Lucas moves out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Kilpinen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kilpinen.
Kilpinen connects with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kilpinen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lucas pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kilpinen is out of range and Lucas settles back down.
Kilpinen misses with a straight left.
Kilpinen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Kilpinen.
Lucas misses with a hook. Kilpinen ducked under it nicely.
Kilpinen misses with a low kick.
Lucas misses the shot to the body.
Lucas throws a head kick that misses.
Kilpinen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kilpinen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kilpinen lands a nice looking kick to the body. Lucas takes a step back to recover.
Kilpinen lands a high kick!
Kilpinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lucas was well out of range. Poor timing from Kilpinen.
Kilpinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lucas.
Lucas misses with an uppercut. Kilpinen saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucas checks a leg kick.
Lucas gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kilpinen scoring well with a low kick there.
Lucas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kilpinen scores with a shot to the body.
Kilpinen moves out of range of the body kick.
Kilpinen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kilpinen tries a head kick but it misses.
Lucas avoids the head kick by Kilpinen.
Kilpinen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lucas throws a low kick but Kilpinen avoids it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kilpinen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kilpinen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lucas.
Kilpinen tries to clinch up
and Lucas counters with a crisp one two that drops Kilpinen! Lucas thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Kilpinen to his feet! Kilpinen is in big trouble!
Kilpinen is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kilpinen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kilpinen is still on wobbly legs! Can Lucas finish him?
Kilpinen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lucas. That did some damage!
Kilpinen seems to have recovered his senses.
Lucas throws a hook but Kilpinen avoids it easily.
Kilpinen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lucas's sensitive parts.
Lucas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kilpinen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lucas throws a leg kick
and Kilpinen holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lucas breaks from the clinch.
Lucas scores with a jab to the head.
Nice straight punches there by Kilpinen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kilpinen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jaakko Kilpinen will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lucas takes a swing at Kilpinen's ribcage but misses.
Kilpinen throws a jab when Lucas was well out of range.
Kilpinen looks to land a right hand but Lucas moved out of range.
Kilpinen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kilpinen looks to land a left hand but Lucas moved out of range nicely.
Kilpinen lands a nice shot that snaps Lucas's head back.
Kilpinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lucas was well out of range. Poor timing from Kilpinen.
Lucas checks a leg kick.
Kilpinen thows a leg kick but Lucas checks it
and Lucas counters with a nice leg kick.
Lucas takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kilpinen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lucas darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kilpinen throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucas buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lucas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kilpinen manages to avoid it.
Kilpinen tries to close the distance and clinch but Lucas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lucas misses with a few strikes there.
Kilpinen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kilpinen throws a head kick that misses
and Lucas counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kilpinen thinking.
Kilpinen takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Lucas with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kilpinen to score with a decent uppercut.
Kilpinen is looking to slow Lucas down with leg kicks.
Lucas throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lucas lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kilpinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kilpinen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kilpinen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lucas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kilpinen throws a leg kick but Lucas checks it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lucas.
Jaakko Kilpinen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Some bone on bone action there as Lucas checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Lucas scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kilpinen doesn't seem bothered though.
Kilpinen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lucas slips a jab from Kilpinen.
A lazy body kick from Kilpinen
and Lucas counters with a leg kick.
Kilpinen is breathing heavily.
Lucas paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lucas is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lucas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kilpinen.
Lucas scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucas throws a jab but it's blocked by Kilpinen.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kilpinen checks a leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lucas.
Lucas looks for the body kick but Kilpinen saw that one coming.
Kilpinen throws a sloppy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kilpinen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lucas has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kilpinen 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.
Kilpinen has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Lucas has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kilpinen.
Lucas checks a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Kilpinen.
A telegraphed right hand from Lucas misses the target.
Kilpinen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kilpinen misses with a body kick.
That's four minutes 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.
Kilpinen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Lucas.
Lucas lands with a straight right. Kilpinen didn't see that one coming.
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!
A low kick from Lucas is predictable there
and Kilpinen holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Lucas throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lucas managing to block the knees to the body from Kilpinen.
Lucas breaks the clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lucas.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kilpinen misses with a jab to the body
and Lucas counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lucas tried to score with a low kick but Kilpinen checks it.
Lucas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lucas lands a big head kick that sends Kilpinen tumbling to the mat! Lucas takes a step backwards and waves Kilpinen back to his feet - he wants the finish!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Travis Lucas dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Kilpinen is looking to chop away at Lucas's legs.
Lucas lands a brutal uppercut that launches Kilpinen off his feet! Kilpinen tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:07 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Travis Lucas!
Travis Lucas decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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