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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Luciano (ranked 811 p4p, 3443 weight class) and Brutus Cox (ranked 117 p4p, 432 weight class). Antonio Luciano has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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185 cm 26 190 7 - 2 - 0 |
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190 cm 25 190 1 - 0 - 0 |
Decent wrestler Excellent boxer Cardio machine |
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BJJ White Belt Excellent boxer Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Antonio Luciano! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Brutus Cox! The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, David Hoff and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Cox steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Luciano. Cox uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Luciano. Cox looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Cox throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Luciano to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Brutus Cox has been cut. Cox moves away from the strike by Luciano. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cox! But no joy. Luciano works Cox's body with a nice hook. Luciano throws a jab when Cox was well out of range. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Cox drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Luciano lands a big uppercut and Cox crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Cox looks OK. Luciano waves Cox back to his feet! The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Luciano cracks Cox with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Luciano has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Cox to stand back up!
Cox is rocked! Antonio Luciano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round. Luciano pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Luciano engages and cracks Cox with a massive lead left hook - Cox tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Luciano is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Antonio Luciano! A very excited looking Antonio Luciano made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
91% |
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