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The PFL First Round Joseph Luciano vs. Logan Storley round-by-round updates have arrived. They provide fans with real-time coverage and live scoring of the upcoming welterweight bout. Unfortunately, the matchup is not the originally scheduled fight.
Storley was initially scheduled to take on borderline undefeated Russian phenom Magomed Umalatov. Unfortunately, his opponent missed weight, forcing the PFL to reshuffle the card and scrap Luciano's original bout as well, which would have seen him face Sarek Shields.
Now, though, he must take on the daunting challenge of fighting Storley, who is not only a decorated NCAA Division I All-American wrestler but an interim Bellator welterweight champion with wins over the likes of striker extraordinaire Michael 'Venom' Page.
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Thus, it comes as no surprise that Storley is favored to win on DraftKings Sportsbook, who list him as a -360 favorite. Meanwhile, his opponent, Luciano, is a +285 underdog. However, MMA as a sport is no stranger to upsets and Luciano will look to do just that.
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The main card of the event starts at 10:00 PM E.T. (Eastern Time) / 7:00 PM P.T. (Pacific Time), but the bout between Luciano and Storley is expected to start at around 10:20 PM E.T. / 7:20 PM P.T.
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PFL First Round Joseph Luciano vs. Logan Storley
Round 1: Storley applies immediate pressure to start the round. Luciano throws a nice head kick that barely grazes him, and Storley realizes he wants no parts of a kickboxing match, shooting for a quick takedown. The entry isn't good but Storley gets it. Storley gets back control and somehow he's bleeding.
Suffocating performance from Storley so far, giving Luciano no breathing room as he pins his wrist to the mat. Some ground-and-pound lands for Storley, affording Luciano an opening to stand up. Storley, though, keeps Luciano pinned to the fence with a bodylock before tripping him to the mat.
He's in side control now, but seems to be working on an arm-triangle choke. He'll need to step over to the other side. Now Luciano is cut, though it isn't clear what caused it. Luciano gives up his back, but Storley doesn't mount him. Instead, he's controlling Luciano's wrist before landing some ground-and-pound.
Luciano gets back up, but Storley drags him back down. Undeterred, Luciano, again, gets back up. They remain against the fence, with Storley landing knees to the thigh. They break and Luciano lands a hard low kick that kicks Storley out of stance.
Our Score: 10-9 Storley
Round 2: Storley with a good right hand and a takedown shot, but Luciano defends well. Another takedown attempt from Storley, but Luciano stuffs it. Good right hand from Storley, while Luciano answers with kicks. Now Luciano tags him with a right hand.
Luciano got lulled into the striking exchange and Storley ducks under, getting an easy double-leg takedown. Luciano tries to use the butterfly guard to to neutralize Storley, but the American scoots over into side control. However, Luciano forces him back into half-guard.
This, though, is Storley's world, and he's comfortable smothering Luciano from top position. Some nice elbows land for Storley, who is teasing an arm-triangle choke, but can't get into side control. He almost gets full mount, but Luciano is wise to it. More elbows from Storley, who is opening Luciano up badly.
Another arm-triangle attempt, but Storley doesn't get it and resorts to landing hard elbows. Another good elbow, and now Storley is in full mount. He's back in half-guard, landing more elbows as Luciano tries to force a scramble but fails.
Our Score: 10-9 Storley, 20-18 Storley overall
Round 3: A hard body kick from Luciano opens the round, followed by a low kick. As with the previous rounds, Storley wastes no time in getting the takedown, securing back control against the fence. Storley is riding Luciano's leg, preventing him from getting back to his feet.
However, he lets it go and Luciano gets back to his feet, at least for a split-second, before Storley drags him back down to the mat. Luciano works his way back to his feet, but Storley drags him back down with ease, maintaining the rear bodylock. Nothing much in the way of action, just dominance from Storley.
Luciano just can't improve his position. Every time he gets back to his feet, Storley just gets an easy mat-return. Storley clinging to Luciano's back, breaking him down with every mat-return. Now, he has him pressed against the fence in full-guard, landing some ground-and-pound to end the round.
Our Score: 10-9 Storley, 30-27 Storley overall
Official Result
Logan Storley def. Joseph Luciano via unanimouus decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
