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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Luciano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lars Nilsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luciano comes to the cage accompanied by The Mechanic. 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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195 lbs
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Good wrestling
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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
39 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Charlie Luciano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lars Nilsson!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Yves DeLean and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nilsson throws a head kick but Luciano moves out of range.
Nilsson throws a leg kick
letting Luciano counter with a right hand.
Nilsson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Luciano throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Luciano throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nilsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Nilsson misses its intended target.
Nilsson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Luciano throws a quick counter kick to the body but Nilsson avoids it.
Luciano misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Luciano takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nilsson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Luciano turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nilsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Luciano just misses with a punch to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nilsson.
Nilsson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Luciano's hands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nilsson misses with a straight right.
Lars Nilsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Luciano avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luciano turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nilsson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nilsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Luciano.
Luciano misses with a body kick.
Luciano uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nilsson.
Nilsson takes one on the button.
Luciano misses with a left hand
and Nilsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Luciano takes a swing at Nilsson's ribcage but misses.
Luciano lands with a good body shot.
Nilsson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Luciano. That one must have hurt.
Nice uppercut lands for Luciano. That snapped Nilsson's head back.
Nilsson throws a poor cross that misses
and Nilsson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Luciano scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Luciano takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nilsson throws a leg kick
letting Luciano counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luciano uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nilsson.
Nilsson misses with a low kick.
Nilsson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nilsson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Luciano's calf.
Nilsson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nilsson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nilsson blocks a leg kick.
Luciano throws a push kick but Nilsson slaps the foot to one side.
Nilsson throws a low kick but Luciano moves out of range easily.
Luciano fires out a quick counter leg kick but Nilsson just manages to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Luciano.
Nilsson lands an overhand right.
Nilsson lands with a nice body punch.
Nilsson is looking to chop away at Luciano's legs.
Luciano was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Luciano ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A low kick from Nilsson misses
and Luciano counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A slow jab from Nilsson misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nilsson tries to work over Luciano's front leg with a kick but Luciano checks it.
Luciano thuds his right hand into Nilsson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nilsson misses with the combination.
Luciano lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nilsson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nilsson throws a lazy uppercut
and Luciano counters with a right hand to the body.
Nilsson moves away from the strike by Luciano.
Nilsson throws a shot from downtown. Luciano moves away and avoids it.
Nilsson misses with a hook
letting Luciano counter with a right hand.
Nilsson throws a body shot but no joy.
Luciano thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nilsson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nilsson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nilsson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Luciano.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nilsson misses with a left hand
and Luciano counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A shot to the liver by Luciano. Beautiful body shot.
Luciano bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nilsson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Luciano manages to avoid it.
Luciano tries a low kick but Nilsson avoids it.
Nilsson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nilsson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
An attempted straight right counter from Luciano misses the target.
A jab from Luciano finds it's way through Nilsson's defenses.
Nilsson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Luciano connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A jab from Nilsson does it's job there.
Luciano walks into a left hand.
Nilsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Luciano looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Luciano chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nilsson throws the left hand but Luciano avoids the punch easily.
Nilsson defending well as Luciano loads up on a big left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Charlie Luciano will probably get the nod.
That's time! Luciano's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Luciano fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nilsson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Luciano throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Nilsson, right into the meat.
Luciano steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nilsson.
Luciano throws an off balance right hand
and Nilsson counters with a thumping low kick.
Nilsson misses the shot to the body.
Luciano misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nilsson.
Nilsson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Nilsson.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Nilsson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Luciano has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Luciano and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Luciano swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Nilsson.
Luciano misses the shot to the body.
A little jabbing left from Nilsson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nilsson throws a sloppy body shot
and Luciano connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nilsson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Luciano.
Luciano ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nilsson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Luciano.
Nilsson swings widly with a right hand
and Luciano counters with a straight right hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Luciano.
Luciano looks to land a right hand but Nilsson moved out of range.
A clash of legs there as Luciano blocks the low kick.
Nilsson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nilsson scores with a body shot.
Nilsson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Luciano connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Nilsson momentarily.
Luciano staying out of range there.
Nilsson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Luciano bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nilsson lands with an overhand left.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nilsson misses with the combination.
Luciano feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Nilsson scores with a sloppy right hand. Luciano should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luciano scores with the left hand. Nilsson knows he should have avoided that one.
Luciano throws a body punch but Nilsson moves out of range.
Luciano cracks Nilsson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nilsson is rocked!
Nilsson lands with a hook. Luciano tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nilsson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nilsson is looking to chop away at Luciano's legs.
Luciano connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nilsson is still on wobbly legs! Can Luciano finish him?
Nilsson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Luciano scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nilsson seems to have recovered his senses.
Nilsson throws a chopping leg kick but Luciano manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nilsson misses with an uppercut. Luciano saw that one coming.
Luciano lands with a kick to the ribs.
Good work by Luciano as he checks the leg kick.
Nilsson misses with a right hand
and Luciano cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luciano will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Charlie Luciano is winning the standup battle so far.
An inside leg kick from Luciano misses.
Nilsson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Good shot there by Luciano.
Nilsson throws a poor cross that misses
and Luciano counters with a stiff right hand.
Nilsson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nilsson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Luciano lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Nilsson lands a nice shot to the body.
Luciano swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Luciano has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Nilsson.
Luciano turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Luciano slips under a jab.
Nilsson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Luciano counters with a nice low kick that buckles Nilsson's knee momentarily.
Good work by Luciano as he checks the leg kick.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nilsson dips to his left and cracks Luciano with an uppercut!
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!
Luciano scores with a jab.
Nilsson misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Luciano coming out on top.
Luciano blocks a leg kick.
Nilsson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nilsson thumps Luciano with a low kick.
A low kick from Nilsson misses
and Luciano counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Nilsson thinking.
Nilsson looks to land a left hand but Luciano moved out of range nicely.
A quick step to the side and Luciano tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nilsson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Luciano wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Luciano explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Luciano scoring well with a low kick there.
Nilsson lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice jab there from Luciano.
Luciano cracks the inside of Nilsson's front leg.
Nice defenses there by Nilsson.
Luciano motions for Nilsson to come forward. Luciano throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A little jabbing left from Nilsson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charlie Luciano dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Nilsson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Luciano checks it well.
As Nilsson backs away, Luciano returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Nilsson throws a series of punches but Luciano avoids them all with ease.
An attempted straight right counter from Luciano misses the target.
Luciano ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Luciano scores with a jab. Nilsson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nilsson scores with a hook.
Luciano drops his hands momentarily and Nilsson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Luciano with a hook.
Luciano takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Luciano pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Luciano checks a leg kick nicely.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nilsson.
Luciano thumps Nilsson with a low kick.
Nilsson throws a leg kick
and Luciano counters with a good low kick that Nilsson was not able to check.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Luciano misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nilsson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nilsson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nilsson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Luciano slips under a jab.
Donk. Nilsson catches Luciano right on the button with a cross.
Luciano checks a leg kick nicely.
Nilsson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Luciano counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nilsson throws a shot to the body.
Luciano takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Luciano slips a jab from Nilsson.
Luciano misses with a low kick.
Luciano is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nilsson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nilsson avoids the body shot from Luciano.
Nilsson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Luciano. Luciano obviously looking to wear him down.
A head kick by Nilsson misses
and Luciano cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nilsson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lars Nilsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Nilsson.
Luciano loads up on a big right hand but Nilsson slips the punch.
Luciano looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nilsson scores with a jab to the body.
Luciano thuds a left hand into Nilsson's body.
Luciano fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Nilsson checks it well.
A leg kick checked by Nilsson.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Nilsson checks a leg kick.
Despite the aggression on Nilsson's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Nilsson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Charlie Luciano has been cut.
A slow jab from Nilsson misses its intended target.
Nilsson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nilsson throws a head kick that misses
and Luciano counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nilsson throws a lazy uppercut
and Luciano makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Nilsson really felt that one!
Nilsson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Luciano turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A big left from Nilsson misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luciano lands with a shot to the body.
Luciano throws a quick inside leg kick.
Luciano keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nilsson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Luciano can pounce on him.
Luciano motions for Nilsson to come forward. Luciano throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Luciano throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A slow jab from Luciano misses its intended target.
Luciano lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nilsson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Luciano stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Luciano tests Nilsson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That kick from Luciano tenderised Nilsson's leg. Nilsson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Charlie Luciano is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Luciano chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nilsson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Luciano.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Luciano lands a nice looking kick to the body. Nilsson takes a step back to recover.
Nilsson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Luciano.
Nilsson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Luciano connects with a crisp jab.
Nilsson is looking to slow Luciano down with leg kicks.
Nilsson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Luciano lands with a right hand.
Luciano looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nilsson feints a jab promting Luciano to slip. Nilsson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Luciano slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Luciano scores with a nice strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Luciano throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nilsson takes a swing at Luciano's ribcage but misses.
Nilsson needs to keep his hands up - Luciano had a free shot at his head there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Charlie Luciano showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Luciano has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charlie Luciano!
Our winner, Charlie 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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