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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jose Luciano (ranked 2471 p4p, 3435 weight class) and Liam Murphy (ranked 338 p4p, 440 weight class). 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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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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Good kicks
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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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jose Luciano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Liam Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Joseph Jones and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A decent looking cross lands there for Luciano.
Luciano connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Luciano dips to his left and cracks Murphy with an uppercut!
Murphy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Murphy throws a body kick that misses
and Murphy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Luciano takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Luciano with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Luciano darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jose Luciano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Luciano looks for the body kick but Murphy saw that one coming.
Murphy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Luciano throws a leg kick but Murphy sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Murphy walks into a jab.
Luciano wants to slow Murphy down by chopping away at his legs.
Murphy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Luciano counters with an inside leg kick.
Murphy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Luciano scores with a nice strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Luciano.
Luciano connects with a leg kick.
Murphy checks a low kick from Luciano.
Luciano falls off balance throwing a combination
and Murphy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Murphy is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Murphy on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
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.
Luciano lands with a hook. Murphy tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Luciano works the jab nicely.
Luciano misses with a leg kick
and Murphy counters with an inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Luciano moves out of range of the strikes.
Luciano is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Luciano throws a leg kick
and Murphy makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Luciano looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Luciano scores with a four punch combination!
Murphy lands with a thumping leg kick.
Luciano scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Luciano throws a low kick but it's checked well by Murphy.
Murphy lands a glancing blow to the side of Luciano's head.
It looks like Jose Luciano has been cut.
A slapping leg kick lands for Murphy.
Luciano misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murphy.
Luciano tries to land a leg kick but Murphy saw it coming and moves away.
Luciano misses with a leg kick.
Luciano digs a good body shot into Murphy's ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Luciano ducks under a wild hook from Murphy.
Murphy goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Luciano was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Murphy connects with the punch.
Luciano throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Murphy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Luciano dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jose Luciano's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Luciano lands an overhand right.
Decent striking displayed by Luciano there.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Murphy, as that shot connected.
Luciano throws a push kick but Murphy slaps the foot to one side.
Luciano is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Murphy can do to turn this around?
Murphy looks to score with a jab to the body but Luciano is just out of range.
Murphy takes one to the side of the head.
Luciano throws a lazy right hand but Murphy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A shot to the body from Luciano misses
and Murphy counters with a good low kick that Luciano was not able to check.
Some bone on bone action there as Murphy checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Murphy looks to land a left hand but Luciano moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy misses with an uppercut. Luciano saw that one coming.
Murphy lands a leg kick that knocks Luciano off balance momentarily.
Luciano lands a jab.
Luciano is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Luciano bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Luciano throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Murphy misses with a body shot.
Luciano stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Murphy.
Jose Luciano is winning the standup battle so far.
A low kick from Luciano is predictable there
and Murphy counters with a three punch combo that has Luciano backing up. Luciano nods at Murphy to acknowledge the strikes.
Murphy thows a leg kick but Luciano checks it
and Murphy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Luciano cracks Murphy with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Murphy misses with a shot to the body
and Luciano counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Murphy lands with a thumping leg kick.
Luciano connects with a jab.
Luciano takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murphy throws a lazy right hand but Luciano sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Luciano pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Luciano keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luciano throws out a powerful jab.
Luciano throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Murphy counters with a right hand to the body.
Murphy misses with an uppercut.
Murphy takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Luciano swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Murphy.
Luciano slips under a jab.
Murphy scores with a punch to the head.
Murphy has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Luciano misses with a body kick.
Murphy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Luciano can pounce on him.
Luciano ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Luciano lands with a straight right. Murphy didn't see that one coming.
Murphy connects with a body shot.
Murphy throws an off balance right hand
and Luciano counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jose Luciano will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jose Luciano's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Murphy fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Luciano is out of range.
Luciano throws a right hand that misses
and Murphy counters with a thumping low kick.
Luciano throws a body kick that misses
and Murphy counters with a left to the body.
Murphy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Luciano jabs Murphy right on the nose. Murphy blinks but takes it well.
Luciano clobbers Murphy with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nice body punch from Luciano.
Luciano uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Murphy.
Murphy drops his hands momentarily and Luciano takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A low kick from Luciano misses
letting Murphy counter with a right hand.
A lazy body kick from Murphy
letting Luciano counter with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murphy lunges at Luciano with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Luciano's hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy is looking to chop away at Luciano's legs.
Murphy swings widly with a right hand
and Luciano counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Luciano cracks a nice hook into Murphy's ribs.
Luciano slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Luciano rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Murphy counters with a stiff right hand.
Murphy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Luciano throws a hook but Murphy avoids it easily.
A low kick from Luciano is predictable there
and Murphy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A jab from Luciano misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Luciano. Murphy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice cross by Luciano.
Murphy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Luciano.
Murphy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Luciano looks for the body kick but Murphy saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luciano moves out of range of the strikes.
Luciano thows a left - swing and a miss!
A little jabbing left from Murphy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Luciano misses the shot to the body.
Murphy takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Luciano connects with a crisp jab.
A shot to the liver by Luciano. Beautiful body shot.
Jose Luciano is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Luciano throws a leg kick that misses.
Luciano with a nice calf kick.
Luciano takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Luciano feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Murphys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Luciano bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Luciano cracks a nice hook into Murphy's ribs.
Liam Murphy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Luciano misses with a leg kick
and Murphy makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jose 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jose Luciano!
An out of breath Jose Luciano thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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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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