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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Travis Lucas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesus Rios (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
39 - 17 - 0 |
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205 lbs
33 - 14 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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World class MT
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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
39 - 17 - 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
33 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Jesus Rios!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Dmitry Maklakov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lucas tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jesus Rios seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rios is looking to clinch but Lucas is avoiding it.
Rios throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rios tries to land a leg kick but Lucas saw it coming and moves away.
Rios looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rios is looking to slow Lucas down with leg kicks.
Rios moves out of range of the body kick.
Rios rushes Lucas and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rios lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lucas.
Rios has a couple of punches blocked by Lucas.
Lucas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A shot in the inside from Lucas.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rios misses with a punch to the body.
Rios lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lucas is looking to control Rios's arms but Rios gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lucas has his back to the cage.
Rios avoids the elbow strike from Lucas, against the cage.
Rios lands an uppercut.
Rios has a couple of punches blocked by Lucas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rios misses with some punches.
Lucas throws an elbow that misses.
Rios misses with the head strike.
Lucas lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rios backwards.
Lucas missing with knees to the body.
Lucas working aggressively here.
Rios is pushing Lucas up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rios creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Rios.
Rios is working Lucas over against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lucas stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rios throws a head punch that misses.
Rios working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lucas misses with a body punch.
Lucas throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rios blocks it with crossed arms.
Rios tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lucas's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rios works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rios stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rios fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lucas taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Lucas tries a body shot but Rios blocks it.
Rios lands a right hand.
Rios fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rios works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lucas is breathing heavily.
Rios misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rios lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lucas backwards.
Lucas wants to stall.
Rios tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rios misses with the head strike.
Rios lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Rios.
Rios throws a punch but it's blocked by Lucas.
Lucas misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rios lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lucas.
Rios misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rios scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rios scores with a shot to the side of Lucas's head.
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!
Rios lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lucas creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lucas tries to break the clinch but Rios is controlling the position.
Rios lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rios swings wildly with an uppercut but Lucas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rios misses with a punch on the inside.
Rios's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Lucas blocks a body shot from Rios.
Rios throws a punch but it's blocked by Lucas.
Lucas controlling the action here for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rios cracks Lucas with a nice body shot.
Rios tries a body shot but Lucas blocks it.
Rios misses with a punch on the inside.
Rios doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rios blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rios lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The referee calls for Rios to work.
Rios avoiding damage as Lucas throws knees to the body.
Rios tries a body shot but Lucas blocks it.
Lucas's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rios tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lucas's elbow.
Rios has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
A right handed body shot lands from Rios.
Rios lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rios fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rios lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lucas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesus Rios dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rios tries to clinch there but Lucas circles away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rios.
Rios scoring well with a low kick there.
Rios wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rios fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lucas.
Rios scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rios.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Rios - that will leave a mark!
Rios tests Lucas's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rios has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lucas is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rios pushes Lucas back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rios.
Rios lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rios.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rios lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lucas backwards.
Rios lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rios throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rios lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lucas is rocked!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rios creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Oh Lucas is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
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!
Rios tries to work over Lucas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rios throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lucass head.
Rios tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rios can't find room to land a body shot as Lucas controls the action.
Rios has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rios tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Rios fails to land.
Lucas seems to have got his legs back now.
Lucas is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Rios fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rios tries a body shot but Lucas blocks it.
Lucas misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Rios.
Rios lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lucas backwards.
Rios tries to work over Lucas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rios misses with a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Rios.
Rios throws a head punch that misses.
Rios misses with some punches.
Lucas has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lucas is trying to maintain a safe position but Rios gets an underhook and turns Lucas into the cage.
Lucas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rios lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rios lands an uppercut.
Lucas's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rios lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rios is leaning against Lucas and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rios gets through Lucas's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rios scores with a shot to the side of Lucas's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Rios.
Rios lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rios unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Lucas! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Rios is unloading with more strikes now! Lucas drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jesus Rios!
Jesus Rios 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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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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