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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mike Luciano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Weston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Luciano has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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150 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
1 - 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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Weston!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Dean Styles and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luciano moves out of range of the strikes.
Luciano throws a series of punches but Weston avoids them all with ease.
Luciano throws a lazy uppercut
and Weston counters with a straight right hand.
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.
Luciano gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Weston has had enough of the clinch but Luciano keeps him there for the moment.
Weston breaks from the clinch.
Weston avoids the body shot from Luciano.
Luciano closes the distance looking to clinch
and Weston counters with a straight right hand.
Luciano gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Luciano takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Weston rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Luciano counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Weston misses with an uppercut
so Luciano counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Luciano stops Weston from standing up.
Weston wriggles free and stands up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weston listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Luciano takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Weston swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Luciano misses with a takedown attempt
and Luciano takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Luciano tries a head kick but it misses.
Luciano slips under a jab from Weston.
Weston darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A jab from Luciano misses.
Weston dips to his left and cracks Luciano with an uppercut!
Luciano steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Weston.
Weston lands a jab to Luciano's midsection.
Luciano moves to clinch but Weston breaks away
and Weston counters with a stiff right hand.
Luciano moves to clinch but Weston breaks away
and Weston counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luciano fails with the takedown
and Weston counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Luciano. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Luciano misses with a takedown
and Weston counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Luciano throws a sloppy head kick
and Weston cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Luciano misses with a takedown attempt
and Weston counters with a stiff right hand.
Luciano is breathing heavily.
Weston waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Luciano.
Luciano shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Weston counters with a nice uppercut.
Weston might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Luciano tries to clinch up.
Weston with a hook.
Jab, jab by Weston - just one landing.
A lazy body kick from Luciano
and Luciano takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luciano walks into a straight right hand from Weston.
Luciano has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Luciano there as he acknowledges the shot.
Luciano fails with the takedown
and Weston counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Luciano has his takedown stuffed
and Weston counters with a straight right hand.
Michael Weston is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheers as Weston lands an impressive looking overhand right. Luciano doesn't seem phased though.
Weston scores with a nice head shot.
Luciano fails with the takedown
and Weston counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Luciano thinking.
Luciano shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Weston counters with a nice uppercut.
Weston jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Weston circles away from the clinch attempt
and Weston counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weston is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Luciano uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Weston.
Luciano with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Weston counter with a right hand.
Luciano ducks right into an uppercut from Weston.
Weston missing with a left hand there. Luciano was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Weston connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Weston fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Luciano on the side of the head.
Luciano shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Weston counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jab by Weston.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Luciano takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Weston throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Luciano takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice uppercut lands for Weston. That snapped Luciano's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Weston dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Weston throws a lazy uppercut
and Luciano counters with a left to the body.
Luciano throws a series of strikes that have Weston backpedaling.
Luciano with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Weston to score with a decent uppercut.
Weston punishes Luciano's body with a nice straight punch.
Luciano tries a head kick but it misses.
Luciano moves into the clinch.
Luciano is working for takedown but Weston is calmly controlling the position for now.
Weston pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Luciano looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Weston rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Luciano counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Weston fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Luciano with a poor takedown
letting Weston counter with a right hand.
Luciano ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A combination from Weston does no damage.
Weston stuns Luciano with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Weston throws a good cross that connects.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luciano throws a left and a right that both miss
and Weston counters with a series of strikes. Luciano will be more careful next time no doubt.
Weston lands a jab.
Weston throws a hook but Luciano avoids it easily.
Weston dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Luciano shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Weston counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Luciano. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Weston looks to land a right hand but Luciano moved out of range.
Weston fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mike Luciano is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice defenses there by Luciano.
Luciano shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Weston counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Weston misses with a looping left.
Luciano walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Weston scores with a jab. Luciano acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luciano falls off balance throwing a combination
and Luciano takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Luciano takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Luciano with a poor takedown
and Weston counters with a nice uppercut.
Luciano has his takedown stuffed
and Weston counters with a straight right hand.
Weston pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Luciano fails with the takedown
and Weston cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Michael Weston seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd cheers as Weston lands an impressive looking overhand right. Luciano doesn't seem phased though.
Weston lands the left hand.
Weston lands with a right hand.
Luciano gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Luciano gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Weston counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weston lands a glancing blow to the side of Luciano's head.
Weston rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Luciano moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Luciano tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Weston counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Weston checks a leg kick.
Luciano gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nice body punch from Weston.
Luciano fails with the takedown
and Weston counters with a stiff right hand.
Weston scores with a jab. Luciano acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Weston scores with the left hand. Luciano knows he should have avoided that one.
Weston lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A big right from Weston misses.
Luciano shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Weston counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weston throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Luciano takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Luciano fails with the takedown
and Weston counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Luciano takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Weston throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Luciano sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Luciano fails with the takedown
and Weston counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Luciano displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Weston throws out the jab.
Luciano tries to clinch but Weston moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Weston throws a lazy right hand but Luciano sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Luciano misses with a lunging right hand
and Weston counters with a left and a right that stings Luciano.
Luciano has his takedown stuffed
and Weston counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Weston showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Good exchange - Weston coming out on top.
Weston avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Luciano throws a front kick aimed at Weston's knee but Weston avoids it well.
Weston throws out a loose jab but Luciano uses good head movement to avoid it.
Luciano with a lazy takedown attempt
and Weston counters with a straight right hand.
Luciano fails with an attempt to clinch.
Weston lands a jab to Luciano's midsection.
Weston misses with a straight right.
Weston loads up on a big right hand but Luciano slips the punch.
Luciano displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Weston throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Luciano fails with an attempt to clinch.
Luciano ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Weston lands a jab.
Weston looks to throw the jab but Luciano is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luciano takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Luciano tries to clinch
and Weston counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Weston throws a lazy uppercut
and Luciano holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Luciano tries to pull guard but Weston won't allow it.
Weston looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Weston breaks the clinch.
Weston goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Weston throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Luciano on the side of the head.
A shot to the liver by Weston. Beautiful body shot.
Luciano tries for a takedown but Weston circles away easily
and Weston counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Luciano. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Weston fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Weston connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Luciano moves in looking to clinch but Weston pushes him off.
Weston throws a lazy uppercut
and Luciano holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weston lands with a light punch inside.
Weston keeps control of Luciano as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Weston breaks from the clinch.
Luciano uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Weston.
Luciano takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Weston throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Luciano falls off balance throwing a combination
and Weston counters with a straight right hand.
Weston throws a hook to the side of Luciano's head but Luciano sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Luciano clinches up with Weston and pushes him back against the cage.
Weston breaks the clinch.
Weston lands with a right hand.
Luciano with a lazy takedown attempt
and Weston counters with a nice uppercut.
Weston throws a good cross that connects.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luciano staying out of range there.
Michael Weston is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Luciano tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Weston counters with a stiff right hand.
Weston scores with a jab.
Weston throws a combination. Luciano tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Luciano moves out of range as Weston strikes.
Luciano tries to clinch up
and Weston connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Weston lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Weston connects with a nice looking jab.
Luciano lands a nice looking body shot.
Luciano with a poor takedown
enabling Weston to counter with a crisp jab.
Luciano bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Weston.
Luciano takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Weston has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Weston punishes Luciano's body with a nice straight punch.
Weston scores with a crisp jab that stopped Luciano in his tracks.
Weston lands with a straight right. Luciano didn't see that one coming.
Weston throws a shot from downtown. Luciano moves away and avoids it.
Weston will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Luciano moves away from the strike by Weston.
Weston works Luciano's body with a nice hook.
Luciano looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Weston scores with a punch to the head.
Weston throws out a powerful jab.
Mike Luciano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Luciano throws a body kick that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Weston comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Weston winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Weston!
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energy
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hype
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