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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jobber Joe (ranked 500 p4p, 524 weight class) and Ricky Luciano (ranked 53 p4p, 57 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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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
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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 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jobber Joe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ricky Luciano!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Winston Alpacca and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joe cracks Luciano with a right hand to the side of the head.
Joe seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Joe blocks a jab.
Luciano slips a jab from Joe.
A combination from Joe does no damage.
Joe throws a combination that misses
and Luciano cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A cross from Joe lands.
Joe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Luciano loads up on a big right hand but Joe slips the punch.
Luciano lands a head shot.
Joe throws a hook but Luciano blocks it.
Joe moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Luciano takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Joe throws a series of punches but Luciano avoids them all with ease.
Luciano counters with a body kick.
The fighters circling - Luciano throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Joe connects with a body shot that sends Luciano's belly button to the back.
Joe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Luciano.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe misses with a combination
and Luciano counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Joe thinking.
Joe cracks Luciano with a right hand to the side of the head.
Joe just misses with a punch to the body.
Despite the aggression on Luciano's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Joe's jab looks to have found its range, popping Luciano under the eye.
Joe connects with a jab.
Luciano ducks under a wild hook from Joe.
Joe throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Luciano misses with an uppercut. Joe saw that one coming.
Joe lands an overhand right.
A swing and a miss from Luciano.
Nice shot by Joe.
Some wild striking there from Joe.
Luciano replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Joe blocks it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Luciano takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A telegraphed right hand from Joe misses the target.
And Luciano responds with a good body kick, but Joe manages to step out the way in time.
Joe looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Luciano avoids the body shot from Joe.
Joe throws an overhand right that lands on Luciano's shoulder, as Luciano tries to avoid the shot.
A nice side step and Luciano releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Joe throws a body punch but Luciano moves out of range.
Joe connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Joe lands a nice shot that snaps Luciano's head back.
Joe throws a hook but Luciano avoids it easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Joe darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Luciano uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Joe.
Luciano looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A big left from Luciano misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luciano tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Luciano defending well as Joe loads up on a big left hand.
Joe misses with a straight right.
Joe throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Luciano on the side of the head.
Joe is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Joe slips a jab from Luciano.
Joe connects with a crisp jab.
Luciano on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Luciano swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Luciano takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Luciano showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Joe.
Luciano looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Luciano displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Joe throws out the jab.
A jab from Joe misses.
Jobber Joe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Joe looks to land a left hand but Luciano moved out of range nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Luciano! But no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luciano throws a lazy right hand but Joe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Joe takes a swing at Luciano's ribcage but misses.
Luciano swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Joe looks to land a right hand but Luciano moved out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Joe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Luciano.
Luciano walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Joe dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Luciano takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Joe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Joe moves out of range of the strikes.
Joe's jab looks to have found its range, popping Luciano under the eye.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Joe checks a low kick from Luciano.
Joe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Luciano manages to avoid it.
Joe scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jobber Joe dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Good shot there by Joe.
Joe loads up on a big right hand but Luciano slips the punch.
Luciano looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Joe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A jab from Luciano misses.
Joe lands with a shot to the body.
Luciano ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Joe throws a big shot that misses.
Luciano is looking for the big counter here.
Luciano moves away from the strike by Joe.
Luciano uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Joe.
Luciano looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joe missing with a left hand there. Luciano was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jobber Joe is winning the standup battle so far.
Joe just misses with a punch to the body.
Joe throws a shot from downtown. Luciano moves away and avoids it.
Luciano showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Joe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe loads up on a big right hand but Luciano slips the punch.
Joe throws a right and a left that both miss.
Joe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Joe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Luciano can do to turn this around?
Luciano jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Luciano keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Joe.
Luciano moves out of range as Joe strikes.
Joe uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The fighters circling - Joe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Joe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Luciano moves away.
Joe jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Joe scores with a jab.
Joe slips a straight right by Luciano.
Joe is looking to counter punch.
A left lands for Joe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joe swings for the body but Luciano moves out of range.
Joe throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Luciano sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Joe throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Luciano sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Joe takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Luciano lands a jab to Joe's midsection.
Luciano throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Luciano throws out a loose jab but Joe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Joe throws the left hand but Luciano avoids the punch easily.
Joe lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Joe throws a body punch but Luciano moves out of range.
Joe misses with a hook. Luciano ducked under it nicely.
Luciano throws out a loose jab but Joe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Luciano misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe ducks under a wild hook from Luciano.
Joe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Joe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Luciano.
Luciano misses with a jab to the body
and Joe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Joe works over Luciano's head and body with a nice combination.
Joe misses with a looping right.
Joe feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lucianos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Joe connects with a body shot.
A cross from Joe lands.
Luciano ducks right into an uppercut from Joe.
Luciano is rocked!
Joe lands with a good body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Joe ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Luciano throws a looping overhand right but Joe ducks down to avoid it.
It looked like Joe wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luciano throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Luciano jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Joe swinging wildly here.
Oooooh!!! Luciano has knocked Joe down with a huge combo! Luciano steps away and waves a wobbly Joe back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Joe is rocked!
A swing and a miss from Joe.
Joe throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Luciano now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Joe has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Luciano.
Luciano displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Joe throws out the jab.
Luciano tries to move into range but Joe moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Luciano steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Joe.
Luciano swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jobber Joe dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Joe scores with a body shot.
Joe tries to bum rush Luciano with a series of wild strikes but Luciano uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
It seemed like Luciano was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Joe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Joe looks to score with a jab to the body but Luciano is just out of range.
Luciano throws out a counter right but Joe avoids it with no problem.
Joe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Luciano moves away.
Joe staying out of range there.
Joe misses with a series of wild punches.
Joe connects with a body shot that sends Luciano's belly button to the back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Luciano scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Luciano bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Luciano replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Joe blocks it well.
Joe sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luciano drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Joe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A counter left hand to the body from Joe misses its target.
Luciano looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Luciano fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Joe manages to avoid it.
Joe misses with a wild body shot.
Luciano's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Joe connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Luciano scrambles back to his feet.
Luciano goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Joe was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Luciano walks into a straight right hand from Joe.
The fighters circling - Joe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Joe wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Luciano takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A shot to the liver by Joe. Beautiful body shot.
Luciano avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Luciano let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Ricky Luciano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Joe swings widly with a right hand
letting Luciano counter with a right hand.
Joe throws out a loose jab but Luciano uses good head movement to avoid it.
Luciano has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Joe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Joe connects with a single shot there.
Joe closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Joe getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Joe misses with an uppercut. Luciano saw that one coming.
Luciano throws a shot from downtown. Joe moves away and avoids it.
Joe throws a hook but Luciano blocks it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Luciano! But no joy.
Joe misses with a two punch combination.
Joe throws a right hand that misses
and Luciano cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Oh Joe is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Joe walks straight into a right hand from Luciano - that's dropped him! Luciano jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Joe from any more punishment! Joe complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ricky Luciano!
Ricky Luciano spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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