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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Luciano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Bunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luciano comes to the ring accompanied by Show Goes on...Violin. 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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180 cm
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155 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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179 cm
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158 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Charlie Luciano! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Billy Bunter! The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Alyssa Summers and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Luciano forces Bunter back against the ropes and clinches. Bunter has had enough of the clinch but Luciano keeps him there for the moment. Luciano manages to break the clinch.
Bunter scores with a nice right hand.
Bunter shoots in but Luciano avoids the takedown attempt easily. Luciano rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bunter moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Bunter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Luciano was well out of range. Poor timing from Bunter. Bunter keeps the fight on the outside. Luciano cracks Bunter with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Luciano takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Bunter circles away from the clinch attempt and Bunter counters with a three punch combo that has Luciano backing up. Luciano nods at Bunter to acknowledge the strikes. Luciano rushes Bunter and presses him up against the ropes. A nice right hand lands inside from Luciano. With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Luciano creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. This has been an exciting period of action! A head punch blocked on the inside by Bunter. Bunter lands a shoulder strike. Luciano breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Luciano cracks Bunter with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Luciano lands a lovely overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bunter throws a hook but Luciano avoids it easily. Luciano scores with a nice head shot. Luciano keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Luciano looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Bunter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Luciano was well out of range. Poor timing from Bunter. A shot to the liver by Luciano. Beautiful body shot. Luciano drives through and clinches with Bunter against the ropes.
Bunter misses with a hook from the clinch. Luciano misses with the head strike.
Luciano lands with a light punch inside. Bunter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bunter softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes. Luciano lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bunter backwards. Bunter tries to pull guard but Luciano holds him up against the ropes and eventually Bunter drops back down to his feet.
Luciano lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bunter backwards. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Luciano blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bunter has a couple of punches blocked by Luciano.
Bunter wants to break free but Luciano has control.
Luciano misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bunter is trying to break free. A head punch blocked on the inside by Luciano. Luciano pushes Bunter back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head. Bunter wants a takedown but no success here.
Charlie Luciano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy Bunter. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Luciano. Luciano lands with a short shot to the head. Bunter blocks an uppercut.
Luciano working some nice short punches in the clinch. Bunter's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Luciano lands a left hand.
Bunter tries to circle away but Luciano has him pinned against the ropes. Luciano blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bunter misses with a short punch on the inside. Luciano lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Bunter tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Luciano scores with an uppercut up the middle. Luciano's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Luciano clinches. Bunter takes a shot to the head. Bunter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Luciano has a couple of punches blocked by Bunter.
Luciano misses with some punches.
Bunter is trying to pull guard but Luciano turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch. Luciano manages to break the clinch.
Luciano moves out of range as Bunter strikes. Luciano forces Bunter back against the ropes and clinches. Luciano lands with a left to the head. A quick uppercut on the inside from Luciano. Bunter wants to get back to striking at distance but Luciano won't allow it.
Luciano lands with a left to the head. Luciano scores with a shot to the side of Bunter's head. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Luciano pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Bunter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Bunter keeps the fight on the outside. Luciano looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Luciano fails in his attempt to clinch. Luciano throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Luciano swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bunter swats away the attempt to clinch by Luciano. Luciano fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bunter, pushing him back against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Bunter lands with a left to the head. Luciano lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bunter backwards. Luciano lands with a short head shot on the inside. Luciano lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Bunter misses with a short punch on the inside. Luciano blocking some punches.
Luciano avoids the elbow strike from Bunter, against the ropes.
Bunter wants to break free but Luciano has control.
A short left from Luciano. A head punch blocked on the inside by Luciano. Luciano lands an uppercut. Bunter throws a head punch that misses. A short right from Luciano on the inside. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! A shot in the inside from Luciano. Luciano lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bunter backwards. Bunter leaning against his opponent.
Luciano tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. A head punch blocked on the inside by Luciano. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charlie Luciano dominated that round. That's time! Luciano's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bunter keeps the fight on the outside. Luciano catches Bunter with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Luciano wants to clinch up but Bunter keeps it at a distance. Bunter scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Luciano doesn't seem bothered though. Luciano has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ. Nice uppercut there from Luciano. Bunter misses with an uppercut. Luciano saw that one coming. Bunter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Bunter misses with a few strikes there.
Luciano closes the distance and clinches. Luciano has Bunter pressed against the ropes, preventing Bunter from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Bunter wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short uppercut from Luciano. Luciano lands on the inside with an uppercut. Luciano escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Luciano clinches with his opponent.
Luciano pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Luciano fails in his attempt to clinch. Bunter keeps the fight on the outside. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Bunter takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Luciano tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bunter misses with a straight left. A shot to the liver by Bunter. Beautiful body shot. Bunter tries to keep at a distance but Luciano has taken the fight into the clinch. Luciano softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes. Bunter throws a punch but it's blocked by Luciano. Luciano lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bunter backwards. Luciano doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bunter tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Luciano lands a hook to the side of the head. Luciano lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Bunter blocking some punches.
Luciano breaks from the clinch.
Bunter just misses with a punch to the body.
Luciano lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bunter at a distance.
Luciano tries to clinch but Bunter is having none of it. Charlie Luciano is winning the standup battle so far. Luciano clinches up against the ropes. Luciano escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Luciano clinches with his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bunter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Bunter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bunter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Luciano lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bunter backwards. A short left from Luciano. Bunter wants to break free but Luciano has control.
Luciano misses with a hook from the clinch. Luciano lands with a light punch inside. Luciano lands an uppercut. Luciano keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bunter's efforts to push away. A head punch blocked on the inside by Luciano. Luciano breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bunter takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Bunter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Luciano moves away. Charlie Luciano is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. The fight moves into the clinch position. Luciano has a couple of punches blocked by Bunter.
Luciano working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Luciano lands an uppercut. Luciano fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Luciano blocks an uppercut.
Luciano lands a nice uppercut. Luciano lands a hook to the side of the head. Luciano tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Luciano blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Luciano is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bunter can do to turn this around? Luciano breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Luciano fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bunter looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Luciano scores with a nice head shot. Luciano rushes Bunter and presses him up against the ropes. A short right from Luciano. Bunter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Luciano.
Luciano lands with a right to the head. Luciano's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Luciano wants to clinch. Luciano has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bunter finds it's way round the side to connect with Luciano's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Bunter misses with a hook. Luciano lands with a hook. Bunter tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Luciano tries to clinch there but Bunter circles away.
Bunter lands the left hand. Luciano throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bunter counters with a stiff right hand. Luciano clinches. Luciano blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Luciano misses with some punches.
Bunter wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Bunter tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Luciano just stands there and leans against the ropes. Bunter is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Luciano gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt. Charlie Luciano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy Bunter. Luciano working some nice short punches in the clinch. A short uppercut from Luciano. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Luciano pushes Bunter back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head. Bunter is trying to break the clinch but Luciano is controlling him. Luciano tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Luciano lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Bunter misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charlie Luciano dominated that second round. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Luciano clinches up with Bunter and pushes him back against the ropes. Luciano pushes Bunter back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head. Charlie Luciano has scored more points in the clinch so far. Luciano lands a hook that snaps the head of Bunter backwards. Luciano throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bunters head. A short left from Luciano.
Bunter is rocked! Luciano prevents Bunter from breaking the clinch. Bunter is still on wobbly legs! Can Luciano finish him? Luciano misses with a hook from the clinch. Luciano lands with a short head shot on the inside. Bunter blocking some punches.
Luciano lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Bunter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Luciano lands a big right hand that drops Bunter! The killer instinct kicks in and Luciano finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Luciano!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Charlie Luciano! Charlie Luciano gave a mention to RSR Elite Gear in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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energy
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