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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charles Luciano (ranked 418 p4p, 1096 weight class) and Zack Rize (ranked 61 p4p, 151 weight class). Rize comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Luke Combs - When It Rains It Pours kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Charles Luciano!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zack Rize!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Summer Carpenter and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rize throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Luciano is looking for a counter combo.
Luciano lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Luciano swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rize scores with a crisp jab that stopped Luciano in his tracks.
Rize connects with a solid leg kick.
Rize scores with a jab to the jaw.
Rize throws a jab but it's blocked by Luciano.
Luciano fires out a quick counter leg kick but Rize just manages to avoid it.
A low kick from Luciano is predictable there
and Rize counters with a straight right hand.
Luciano thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rize tries to clinch
and Luciano counters with a series of strikes. Rize will be more careful next time no doubt.
Rize throws the left hand but Luciano avoids the punch easily.
Luciano appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Luciano uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rize.
Rize swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Luciano misses with a straight left.
Rize tries to counter by closing the distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rize throws a jab but it's blocked by Luciano.
As Rize looks to move away, Luciano throws a big counter combo but Rize just gets out of the way.
Rize tries to land a leg kick but Luciano saw it coming and moves away.
Rize thows a leg kick but Luciano checks it
and Luciano counters with a left and a right that stings Rize.
Luciano keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rize pivots, looking for a leg kick but Luciano is out of range and Rize settles back down.
Rize connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rize swings for the body but Luciano moves out of range.
Rize thuds his right hand into Luciano's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Luciano has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Rize misses with a lunging right hand
and Luciano counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rize jabs Luciano right on the nose. Luciano blinks but takes it well.
Luciano staying out of range there.
Rize fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Luciano manages to avoid it.
Luciano lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Rize checks a low kick from Luciano.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rize misses with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rize misses with a jab to the body
and Luciano counters with a nice uppercut.
Luciano looks to score with a jab to the body but Rize is just out of range.
The fighters circling - Luciano throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Luciano bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It looked like Luciano was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Rize fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Luciano defending well as Rize loads up on a big left hand.
Luciano appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Rize looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rize scoring well with a low kick there.
Rize throws a shot from downtown. Luciano moves away and avoids it.
Luciano feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Rize gets a clinch.
Rize misses with a punch to the body.
Luciano misses with some punches.
Rize scores with a shot to the side of Luciano's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luciano works on Rize's body with a couple of short punches.
Luciano throws a head punch that misses.
Rize lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Luciano.
Rize misses with a hook from the clinch.
Luciano struggles to land a body shot inside as Rize controls his hands.
Luciano fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Luciano breaks from the clinch.
Rize throws a low kick but it's checked well by Luciano.
Luciano uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rize.
Luciano misses with a looping left.
Luciano throws a nice looking combination but Rize bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Luciano checks a low kick from Rize.
Rize fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Luciano throws a nice looking combination but Rize bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A low kick from Luciano misses
enabling Rize to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luciano connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rize attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
And Luciano counters with a quick kick to the body but Rize blocks it.
Oooooh!!! Rize has knocked Luciano down with a huge combo! Rize steps away and waves a wobbly Luciano back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Luciano is rocked!
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!
Rize lands a head shot.
Oh Luciano is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rize lands with a thumping leg kick.
Luciano seems to have got his legs back now.
Rize tries to land a leg kick but Luciano saw it coming and moves away.
Rize stuns Luciano with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rize. That's going to slow Luciano down.
Rize explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rize moves out of range of the body kick from Luciano.
Luciano takes a swing at Rize's ribcage but misses.
Luciano slips a straight right by Rize.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zack Rize dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Luciano misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Rize counters with a nice uppercut.
Luciano misses with a straight left.
Rize throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Luciano is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Luciano has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rize.
Left hook, right uppercut from Rize.
Rize dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rize throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Luciano misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rize throws a leg kick that is checked
and Luciano counters with a head kick that drops Rize to the mat! Rize scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rize swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Luciano on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Good work by Rize as he checks the leg kick.
Rize throws a jab when Luciano was well out of range.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Rize in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luciano tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Rize is able to avoid easily.
Luciano tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rize was well out of range. Poor timing from Luciano.
Rize scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rize fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Luciano is out of range.
Rize uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Luciano.
A bone on bone clash there as Luciano blocks the leg kick.
Rize takes a swing at Luciano's ribcage but misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Luciano misses the target.
Luciano lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Luciano checks the leg kick.
Luciano tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rize wants to land a leg kick but Luciano is out of range.
Rize throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Luciano jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Zack Rize seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rize throws a leg kick
and Luciano counters with a series of strikes. Rize will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rize misses with a left hand
and Luciano counters with a crisp one two that drops Rize! Luciano thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Rize to his feet! Rize is in big trouble!
Rize is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rize misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Luciano counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Charles Luciano!
Charles Luciano retains his heavyweight title!
Our winner, Charles Luciano, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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hype
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