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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mike Luciano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Snow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Luciano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nick Snow!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Reed Andrews and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snow stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Snow wants it to stay on the feet.
Snow misses with a double jab
and Luciano counters with a nice uppercut.
Snow throws a right and a left that both miss.
Snow throws a left and a right that both miss
and Luciano holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Luciano fails to pull guard.
Snow is trying to push Luciano away but Luciano has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Luciano goes for a takedown in the clinch but Snow prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Luciano. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Luciano looking for a takedown.
Luciano tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Snow smiles and moves away.
Snow misses with a combination
and Luciano counters by clinching up.
Snow wants to break free but Luciano has control.
Luciano fails to pull guard.
Luciano's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Snow throws a series of punches but Luciano avoids them all with ease.
Luciano clinches up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luciano tries to pull guard but Snow won't allow it.
Luciano keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Snow's efforts to push away.
Luciano drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Snow gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Luciano lands a body punch.
Luciano looking to throw knees to the head but Snow is blocking nicely.
Luciano tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Snow smiles and moves away.
Luciano dodges the punch combination from Snow.
Snow throws a left and a right that both miss
and Luciano moves into the clinch.
Luciano manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Luciano has a closed guard, preventing Snow from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luciano wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Snow manages to pass to side control.
Luciano tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Snow manages to move to mount!
Luciano really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snow is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Snow stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Snow throws a left and a right that both miss
and Luciano counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Luciano.
Luciano has Snow pressed against the cage, preventing Snow from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Luciano breaks the clinch.
Snow misses with a double jab
and Luciano counters by clinching up.
Snow keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Luciano's efforts to push away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snow has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Luciano can't get the takedown.
Snow is trying to break the clinch but Luciano has him pressed against the cage.
Luciano tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Snow just stands there and leans against the cage.
Snow looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Luciano has Snow pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Snow manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Luciano is breathing heavily.
Snow wants to break the clinch but can't.
Snow looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The referee calls for Luciano to work.
Snow is trying to break the clinch but Luciano is controlling him.
A frustrated look appears on Snow's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Snow has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mike Luciano will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nice uppercut lands for Luciano. That snapped Snow's head back.
Luciano closes the distance and clinches.
Snow gets underhooks to prevent Luciano's takedown attempt.
Snow tries to circle away but Luciano has him pinned against the cage.
Luciano jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Snow walks away with a smile on his face. Luciano gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Snow falls off balance throwing a combination
and Luciano holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Luciano fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Luciano. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Luciano fails to pull guard.
Luciano throws an elbow that misses.
Luciano jumps guard but Snow stands there with Luciano around his waist. Luciano gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Snow's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A frustrated look appears on Snow's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Luciano - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Snow wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snow tries to break free but Luciano pushes him back against the cage.
Snow is pressed up against the cage. Luciano has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Snow down to the mat. Snow avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Snow misses with a double jab
and Luciano counters by clinching up.
Snow looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Snow wants to break free but Luciano has control.
Snow tries to circle away but Luciano has him pinned against the cage.
Snow wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Luciano breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Luciano shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Snow as he avoids it easily.
Mike Luciano is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Snow swinging wildly here.
Snow throws a combination that misses
and Luciano counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nick Snow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Snow throws a combination that misses
and Luciano holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Luciano wants a takedown.
Snow working hard to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snow is trying to break the clinch but Luciano is controlling him.
Snow has had enough of the clinch but Luciano keeps him there for the moment.
Snow tries to break the clinch but Luciano is controlling the position.
Luciano jumps guard but Snow stands there with Luciano around his waist. Luciano gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Luciano keeps control of Snow as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Snow can't break the clinch.
Snow is looking to break free of the clinch but Luciano has double underhooks.
Luciano jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Snow walks away with a smile on his face. Luciano gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Snow misses with a combination
and Luciano counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Luciano.
Snow wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Snow wants to get back to striking at distance but Luciano won't allow it.
Snow is trying to force a seperation but Luciano has the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snow wants to get back to striking at distance but Luciano won't allow it.
Snow is trying to push Luciano away but Luciano has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Luciano breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Snow misses with a combination
and Luciano counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Luciano.
Luciano pushes off an throws an elbow but Snow leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Luciano drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Luciano tries to pull guard but Snow won't allow it.
Luciano keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Snow's efforts to push away.
Snow wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Snow has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Luciano slowing the pace effectively.
Luciano tries to score a body lock takedown but Snow shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Snow wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Luciano has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Snow avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Snow is looking to break free of the clinch but Luciano has double underhooks.
Luciano has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Snow looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Snow working hard to break the clinch.
Luciano taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Luciano jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Snow walks away with a smile on his face. Luciano gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Snow rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Luciano moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Snow throws a combination that misses
and Luciano counters by moving into the clinch.
Snow is trying to break the clinch but Luciano is controlling him.
Luciano jumps guard but Snow stands there with Luciano around his waist. Luciano gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Snow tries to circle away but Luciano has him pinned against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Luciano dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're 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.
Luciano is looking to clinch.
Luciano changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Snow tries to avoid it but Luciano manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Snow to the ground. Snow escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Snow throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Luciano.
Snow throws a right and a left that both miss.
Snow throws a left and a right that both miss
and Luciano counters by clinching up.
Luciano just leaning against Snow, taking a breather.
Snow is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Snow is trying to break free.
Snow has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Snow has had enough of the clinch but Luciano keeps him there for the moment.
A frustrated look appears on Snow's face as he tries to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snow is looking to break free of the clinch but Luciano has double underhooks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Snow looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Luciano prevents Snow from breaking the clinch.
Luciano tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luciano wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Luciano tries to pull guard but Snow won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Luciano. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Luciano jumps guard but Snow stands there with Luciano around his waist. Luciano gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Luciano taking a breather.
Snow wants to get back to striking at distance but Luciano won't allow it.
Snow can't break the clinch.
Snow tries to break free but Luciano pushes him back against the cage.
Luciano tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Snow just stands there and leans against the cage.
Snow has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Luciano wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Snow has him pressed against the cage.
Luciano is trying to push Snow away but Snow has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Snow is trying to force a seperation but Luciano has the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Luciano has Snow pressed against the cage, preventing Snow from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Snow wants to break the clinch but can't.
Luciano tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Snow smiles and moves away.
Snow throws a left and a right that both miss
and Luciano counters by clinching up.
Snow wants to get back to striking at distance but Luciano won't allow it.
Snow tries to break the clinch but Luciano is controlling the position.
Luciano tries to pull guard but Snow holds him up against the cage and eventually Luciano drops back down to his feet.
Luciano keeps control of Snow as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Luciano pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Snow throws a combination that misses
and Luciano counters by clinching up.
Luciano is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Snow is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snow wants to get back to striking at distance but Luciano won't allow it.
Luciano throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Snows head.
Snow has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Snow wants to break free but Luciano has control.
Luciano manages to break the clinch.
Snow blocks a head kick by Luciano.
Sloppy strikes from Snow. Those never looked like landing.
Snow throws a combination that misses
and Luciano counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Snow throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Luciano holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Snow wants to break free but Luciano has control.
Snow wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Luciano has him pressed against the cage.
Snow looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Luciano tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Snow just stands there and leans against the cage.
Luciano has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Snow is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Luciano can't get the takedown.
Snow is trying to push Luciano away but Luciano has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mike Luciano has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Snow is trying to break the clinch but Luciano is controlling him.
Snow tries to break free but Luciano pushes him back against the cage.
Snow is looking to break free of the clinch but Luciano has double underhooks.
Luciano working aggressively here.
Luciano has Snow pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Snow manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Snow is trying to break free.
Snow prevents Luciano from breaking the clinch.
Snow wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Luciano keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Snow's efforts to push away.
Snow can't break the clinch.
Nick Snow has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mike Luciano is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Luciano is looking to break free of the clinch but Snow has double underhooks.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mike Luciano.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Luciano, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Luciano!
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