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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charles Luciano (ranked 695 p4p, 1377 weight class) and Joel Miller (ranked 95 p4p, 176 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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21 - 11 - 1 |
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189 cm
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10 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Charles Luciano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Joel Miller!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Jeff Smith and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Miller.
Luciano swings for the body but Miller moves out of range.
Miller throws an overhand right that lands on Luciano's shoulder, as Luciano tries to avoid the shot.
Miller uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Luciano.
Despite the aggression on Miller's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A big right from Luciano misses.
Luciano throws a lazy body kick
and Miller counters with a right hand to the body.
Luciano slips under a jab.
Miller moves out of range of the leg kick from Luciano.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Miller throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Miller has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Luciano is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Luciano fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Miller is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luciano throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Miller counters with a straight right hand.
Luciano defending well as Miller loads up on a big left hand.
Luciano swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Miller throws a sloppy body shot
and Luciano counters with a stiff right hand.
Charles Luciano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Luciano jabs Miller to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A cross from Miller lands.
Luciano misses with a looping left.
Luciano lands a head kick!
It looks like Joel Miller has been cut.
Luciano throws a jab when Miller was well out of range.
Miller misses with a body shot.
Luciano ducks under a wild hook from Miller.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luciano fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Miller checks it well.
Miller darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miller tests Luciano's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Luciano misses with a straight left.
Miller avoids the head kick by Luciano.
Miller lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Luciano misses the shot to the body.
Luciano lands a nice looking body kick.
Luciano tries to land a front kick but Miller steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Miller doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Luciano changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luciano looks to land a right hand but Miller moved out of range.
A head kick misses from Luciano.
Miller lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Luciano misses with a wild body shot.
Miller tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Luciano was well out of range. Poor timing from Miller.
Luciano rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Miller moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Miller lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A looping hook to the body misses from Luciano. Miller does a little dance to reset his feet.
Miller throws a lazy uppercut
and Luciano counters with a stiff right hand.
Miller tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Miller avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller misses with a wild body shot.
Luciano throws a lazy uppercut
letting Miller counter with a right hand.
Miller takes one on the button.
Luciano throws a low kick but it's checked well by Miller.
Miller doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Luciano uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Miller.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Miller tests Luciano's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A slow jab from Luciano misses its intended target.
Miller misses the shot to the body.
Luciano feinted with a counter takedown.
Miller lands a left and a right that send Luciano crashing to the mat, dazed. Miller thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Luciano is rocked!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Joel Miller will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Joel Miller's cut.
That's time! Luciano's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Miller ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Luciano moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Miller. Luciano does a little dance to reset his feet.
Luciano drops his hands momentarily and Miller takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Luciano misses with a right hand
and Miller counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Miller connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
We've been told by Luciano's head coaches at 3Band MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Miller on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Miller throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Luciano looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Luciano misses with a hook to the body
and Miller counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Oh Luciano is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Luciano moves away.
Luciano seems to have got his legs back now.
Miller takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Luciano pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Luciano misses with a hook
and Miller counters with a nice body shot.
Luciano scores with a leg kick.
Miller lands a big uppercut and Luciano crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Luciano looks OK. Miller waves Luciano back to his feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Luciano on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Miller lands a big uppercut and Luciano crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Luciano looks OK. Miller waves Luciano back to his feet!
Miller lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Luciano up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Miller from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Luciano's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Joel Miller!
Joel Miller 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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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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